Giovannis - Fife

My wife and I visited this cosy Italian restaurant for dinner during a short stay in Kirkaldy. We enjoyed our meal immensely. The staff were both very friendly and attentive despite them being very busy. Prices for both food and drinks were very reasonable. When we are next in the area, we will definitely make a point of visiting again.

Last minute decision to go to Giovannis. We hadn’t been there for a couple of years. Food was outstanding. I had the Minestrone which you can’t go wrong with, but the real star was the Pollo Agro Dolce. Tremendous. The house wine was so easy drinking as well. Great family run restaurant with a cosy vibe and warm and friendly staff. Kids loved it, wife loved it we will definitely be back.

Group of 4 dined on a Sunday evening for an anniversary celebration. Unfortunately, the steak and veal dishes weren't available due to being a chef short. Still, the Early Evening Menu offered a good variety of traditional Italian food and it was served in reasonably sized portions (not the mountains of food that can sometimes put you off! . The ice creams went down particularly well with our party. Waiting staff were friendly and helpful and happy to deal with children. Very reasonably priced for the selection offered.

Last minute decision to go for tea with a couple of friends. We booked for 5.30 and ate off the Early Bird menu. Two of us had the lasagne, which I could only describe as tasteless.. a very small portion of layers of pasta swimming in the middle of some kind of watery sauce.. not recognisable as lasagne! We did complain and were told the manager would come and speak to us. Unfortunately that didn 't happen and after our complaint we felt as if we were dismissed by the staff.. who up to that time had been very friendly.. our service and attitude from staff changed. . A small apology from the manager would have gone a long way but not to be! No recompense for the food, paid the full amount, and no friendly goodbye! Won 't be back!

Sadly a very disappointing evening. 2 ladies chose lasagne. It was floating pasta basically in a tasteless sauce. They did complain. However no management came to discuss. We still had to pay in full. Really feel that someone could have recompensed in a small way? We do appreciate they were short staffed and no chef as such? But it’s ok to come out to say that. …. No apologies from management. Expensive night out for food I could have cooked better. Always try to support locally but this was very disappointing tonight.