Il Giardino Pizza Cafe

I’ve only been here twice… but each time, the dishes I got were amazing. They recently started making their pasta fresh in-​house. I had the sweet potato pasta that was on their special menu that day and couldn’t stop thinking about over the next couple of days. Also had the buffalo calamari and Hawaiian pizza, which were both delicious. I also received great service each time. Dee, our waitress, was a very pleasant host. I will definitely be returning whenever I crave good Italian food.

Great food at a great price. Fast delivery if you call your order in. The BBQ chicken pizza is one of my family’s favorites (lots of chicken, cilantro, red onion, BBQ sauce)!

This restaurant is awesome! Their food is TRUE Italian food… from their sandwiches to their entrees… delicious! The staff is kind and caring, especially Robert!
And, it’s a BYOB!

So, as you can see, I now have 30 check ins and countless take outs from Il G’s, as we affectionately call it.
I usually reserve 5 star ratings for truly fine dining experiences, however the consistent quality and attention to detail, fresh ingredients and service set this casual place apart from the rest. Rob is a wonderful host, and we’ve enjoyed sharing stories of Italy with him and also learning about their new pasta machine (from Italy) and hearing about how the brothers are experimenting with both classic and new unique preparations. Some recent examples include homemade fettucini, hot pepper fettucini, sweet potato pasta, salmon raviolis, etc. etc. etc. The portions always allow leftovers, and the quality of the ingredients is excellent. Having visited so many times, we can speak for the consistency as well as the variety of specials. We’ve also used their catering services which were excellent and a good value!
They’ve also continued to update the décor, and the latest updates are great — oak barrel name plates from vinyards (we noticed one from one of our favorites, Caymus!). They create a nice, yet casual setting.
Il G’s is our favorite local place, and we look forward to going back again and again!

Great place! Love the pizza and Italian dishes. The garlic bread soaked with olive oil is so good.

Very unhappy with my order this evening. The BBQ calamari was extremely cold, my hoagie didn’t have mayo when I asked the young lady for everything on it, they didn’t give me a fork to eat with the salad. Which didn’t seem so fresh. In addition to being 12 mins late for the 35 – 40 minute wait they quoted the driver was not friendly at all. This is the second time ordering from there, I’ll pass for the next time.

This place offered me a great meal with quality food. Amazed by the quality of food they provided. Very nice experience. High recommended for people who value food quality.

I’m a frequent adventurer of finding the best Italian restaurants in my vicinity. Once I got to Il Giardino with my family we already knew from the positive atmosphere of the staff when we first walked in, it was going to be a great experience. Every meal the members of my family ordered were just right, authentic Italian food at its finest!!! I drive all the way from south jersey to this fine establishment every Sunday for a nice Italian experience now. Our family has finally found our go to spot for Sunday dinner. My family won’t go anywhere else for REAL Italian food. 5 star amazing

This is the best italian restaurant in the area. The food is delicious and steaming hot! The portions are plentiful. They’re Margherita pizza is the best ! The service is excellent and the all the staff are very friendly. We LOVE IT HERE!!! And it’s BYOB

Grilled veggie grinder fell apart as soon as I picked it up. I was given a refund without hesitation and received a free slice of pizza. Excellent customer service

Yum. We had a great meal, slow but it’s a Friday at 6:30. Pizza was crisp, mussels were fantastic, Kid’s pasta was like an adult size. We’ll be back!

I don’t know if it was because we went on the later side of a Thursday night… But even then the food should have been better. I don’t think a single thing that landed on our table was seasoned. My boyfriend and I walked out of there with a $ 90 bill. The chicken cacciatore was the greasiest plate of food I’ve ever attempted to eat… I had to move it to my bread plate to attempt to eat because it was spilling over the gigantic bowl onto the table. My boyfriends dish was a $ 22 bowl of water and butter.

I got the margherita pizza and chicken Caesar salad and I was very disappointed in my $ 20+ meal. This was the most soggy pizza I’ve ever had, and it literally had one piece of basil per slice. Also, the chicken in the Caesar salad was burnt in some areas or it had old char from the grill or whatever they were using to cook the chicken, so it was not very appetizing. I will give them 2 stars because the delivery time was 30min faster than expected.

I’m not sure. We frequent guiseppes in Ambler but decided we wanted to try something different for pizza, for different sakes. I Unilocaled Il Giardino and liked the reviews. Our experience was not out of the ball park, it didn’t totally suck either.
We walked into the atrium, and no one was there to greet us but the ordering kitchen. I said, you have seating here right? that’s when they told us through double doors. Once through, there is nowhere to stand while waiting for table. and no hosting booth to direct us. Fine. But we walked in with another couple at practically the same time. A waiter approached us immediately and asked how many etc. There were 4 open 4 top tables on the floor. We waited for what felt like forever, could have been 5 minutes to 10 minutes after the initial greet. Finally, waiter asks, who arrived first? I am confused there are many open tables why does this matter?
We got seated in the last booth available and the other couple is told to wait until another table opens up, ten minutes at least. My assumption is they were low on wait staff or perhaps low on a chef, because they had three empty tables in the middle of the room, so why do two additional people have to wait. (If it were my restaurant I would have seated them at the first table temporarily and offered them complementary bread or soda, or wine glasses for their wine while they waited).
Our waitress was awesome. she projected her voice well, and smiled a lot and was overall very friendly and attentive. And our food was good. caesar salad YUM! and we ordered the margharita pizza and it was great. thin crispy bottomed crust, top still had a good chew. we devoured it.
It’s a mom and pop shop kind of feel. The décor in the restaurant is a bit lack-​luster. Place would look bigger without the booths, and being sat at a center table would seem less like a downgrading experience.
In our particular case the one waiter knew the booth in front of us, and spent the majority of his time talking with them. It was actually distracting, because he hovered there above the booth and despite him keeping his voice relatively low, it came in right over the top of the booth. I felt like to have a conversation with my boyfriend I had to keep fighting against this other voice. It made me annoyed. Was that table his only table, couldn’t he find some work to do?
It wasn’t a fantastic experience, but I can tell the food was good. Not a lot of the people eating in the dinning room seemed to be smiling or overabundantly happy. For a saturday night it was an older crowd. 3 stars because it was our first time, I intend to go back to try an italian dish. I am hoping our experience is a bit better.

Ordered the same thing from this place 3 times, a cheesesteak wrap, all 3 times my order was wrong!!! However, their paninis are awesome! I also love their fried calamari, penne alla vodka, and meatballs parmiggiano. Haven’t tried their pizza yet, that’s next. Go with the chicken broccoli rabe and provolone panini for lunch! Last but not least, this is the only place in town where I can find a traditional dish of southern Italia, pasta Puttanesca!!! That means a lot to me.

Large extra cheese pizza= foldable, gooey, cheesy deliciousness that is sure to make you close your eyes in pizza ecstasy! The fiancé and I have tried their pizza and salads twice now and fallen in love with it. The people on the phone for orders are so nice and the delivery guys have been super friendly! Good service, good food and good people will keep our business.

Stopped here a few Friday’s ago on the way into Ambler to visit family. We’ve been here several times, but this trip was really, really bad.
I ordered the Shrimp Pizza, which I remember loving. I could be wrong, but I believe they’ve changed recipes, as the shrimp were absolutely tiny, clearly out of a can, and tasted VERY fishy. Not what I was expecting. I didn’t finish my food, and I’ve only done that about three times in my entire life.
My wife ordered the calamari salad, and the waitress said it was her favorite salad on the menu. It was supposed to come with oil and seasoning, but it did not. The calamari portion was a bit smaller than expected. She had asked the waitress about what came on the salad, and she either didn’t know, or lied, because she said she could get kalamata olives on there for her. They weren’t on the plate.
When my wife asked the waitress about the dish after receiving it (essentially complaining), the waitress never returned. She avoided us like the plague.
Why exactly does this Italian place not serve bread with dinner? First and only Italian restaurant I’ve been to that hasn’t served bread. Strange.
We left spending about $ 35 for a pizza that I didn’t eat, a bed of spring mix with unseasoned calamari, and a mediocre cup of coffee. Next time we’ll go to Arpeggio’s.

We ordered the marguerite pizza. Very fresh and light. If recommend it!
The décor inside was quaint, I wouldn’t have expected this place to be so cute from the looks on the outside.

I’ve been coming to Il Giardino for years and recommend it to strangers on the street! When we lived in the neighborhood, we went for lunch or dinner every two or three weeks. Now that I’m farther away, it is probably only once every 4 – 6 weeks.
The pizzas are consistently delicious. My favorites are the white pizza and Tomaso (fillet of tomatoes, spinach, garlic, tomato sauce and mozzarella) but my husband and nephews love the sausage and pepperoni pies.
The Marsala is delightful with plenty of mushrooms. I’ve never had a seafood dish that was not delicious and full of seafood. The Bolognese sauce is the siren song that lures my husband so strongly that the 20 minute drive is meaningless.
The portions are generous, allowing for a yummy dinner and a great lunch in a day or two. The garlic bread is not only delicious but the reason my dad used to call Il Giardino a «vampire no fly zone.» The garlic is never burned or acrid, always rich, aromatic and heart-​healthy. :-)
My only disappointment is the chicken soup appetizer (the chicken is dry, despite being in soup). In fairness, I’m a darn good cook but cannot make French Toast to save my life. Who knows! Everything else is wonderful! Let the cook who has never flopped a dish cast the first spatula!

This place has exceptional food & great service. It’s hard to find good Italian food in this area. My wife and I had the chicken Parmesan, Penne à la vodka, and fettuccine Alfredo and they were amazing. The portions are huge! Dinner comes with amazing garlic bread & salad. The quality is superb and we would def go back for more.
If you ate looking for Italian food then do yourself a favor and check this place out.