Giovanni's Inn

"My friends and I were there for one of the last "pizza nights" of the season. And oh wow, the mushroom pie was absolutely the tastiest pizza I've ever had. I'm not kidding as I'm spoiled by NYC pizza places which are supposed to be the best in the world. I stand corrected and I think the pizza chef is Giovanni himself. Fantastico!"

"Our friends highly recommended this restaurant to us, so we went on our 3 months wedding anniversary :D It’s so small and we passed it…..but it’s really a hidden gem. We love the warm environment, indoor and outdoor. Afternoon we saw the wood fire brick oven, we totally fell in love with this restaurant. We ordered the salad and mussels as appetizer. Well, salad was salad, good salad, but still just salad. Mussels are really good, yummy yummy. But, wait, what we love the most is pizza!! After we ordered two pizza: margarita and customized topping pizza, we even ordered another to go because they were so so so good. And finally, house made cheese cake and Bumba (do I spell right?) as desserts….perfect. Since we went on Wednesday, there was only pizza available. We’d like to go back again on other days to try their other foods. Anyway, they have the best pizza we have ever had in Orange County, no, in NYS, no, in the States so far (Note: I have been to 40 out of 50 states so far). So, highly highly recommended."

"Great hole in the wall restaurant. The entire staff is super friendly and welcoming. The food is absolutely amazing. Veal parm was mouthwatering. The vodka sauce was so perfect that i had to get a "to-go" jar of it to have at home the following day. Great home feel great to see the whole family involved in the restaurant. Definitely will be back again. Next camping trip we will stop by. 5 stars is not enough stars for the love and hospitality they showed us"

"Drove past there, many times, but never went in so after reading the reviews, we decided to give it a try. The food was absolutely delicious and fresh! I had the mushroom ravioli, and it was to die for!We had fresh, roasted zucchini from their own garden that was just delicious! My husband had the veal parm and my brother in law had the fish. Definitely going back!! We would definitely recommend this to family and friends!!!"

"Looking at my first review of Giovanni’s I can’t believe it was 6 years ago we first stumbled upon this place, loved it then love it now. We are from NYC and have been coming back as often as we can. Wonderful old school Italian, great warm rustic atmosphere, authentic food and great service. This is a real gem in the Catskills that could hold its own in NYC’s Little Italy! My favorite dishes are the veal parmigiana, tender, a large portion with a big side of pasta, the eggplant parmigiana melts in your mouth, the mussels marinara are fresh and succulent served with garlic bread, the broth is amazing, we return the plate clean every time! Everything is always fresh, plentiful and very reasonable. For 3 of us it’s under $100, can’t beat that! Sadly, COVID ended the live singing every Saturday night, but that doesn’t change the great food, drinks and reasonable prices. Oh and in the summer Wednesday is Pizza night, you will find Giovanni in the outdoor garden at the brick pizza oven cooking up pies all night, fantastic pizza!"