Guarino’s Restaurant

MarketAnswers 

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14 years ago

FIVE STAR Bread, Good Food, Pretty Lace, Romantic Garden – Great food, true Italian. Could not stop eating the wonderful bread that the waiter said was made locally in the neighborhood. Ask the waiter what his favorites are and order one of those. Worked for me! Garden outside is flowery and romantic. Loved the old-fashioned parlour -look inside with the the lace-decorated tables and old-style polished walnut bar.. Reasonably priced, with prompt, polite service. Definitely part of Little Italy in atmosphere and style. See th... read more

gamble7 

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14 years ago

I hope this is not authentic italian food! – All you hear about is "little italy" on the food network and by word of mouth. We went to Guarino's. nice on the ouside. We walked inand OH MY GOD!! We were in a time wrp back to 1930!! It had the ambiance of a Funeral Parlor. The chairs were Old and ricketey and didn't even match each other. All four of our chairs were different. The table cloths(doileys) were old and thread bare and stained. Eveyone was so close together, you may as well just set up a long table and sit everyone... read more

CSMobileUser2 

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14 years ago

S Good service and food, odd experience – I recently went to Guarino's late one afternoon for a quick lunch by myself. I sat at the bar, which was a big mistake. The food was great and the bartender was a sweet young lady that appeared well-educated and mature-- I appreciated the company. However, I wish I had sat in the back. Never in my entire life have I seen such mistreatment of employees. It went past yelling or scolding. It was the degrading tone and plain cruelty that made me so uncomfortable, I hurried my meal. Very ... read more

babenkowski 

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15 years ago

Extremely Bad Experience – My family and I went to dinner at Guarino's on Sunday May 23, 2010. We had a party of 10. I called to make reserations two weeks prior. When we arrived, the hostess seated us outside. I asked if they had something inside. She said no, they had a couple of big parties. Usually when you make reservations, they ask if outside is okay. They give you the choice. Strike one. The drinks were delivered. There was visable grease floating on top of the iced tea and soda. We sent one back, but we should have ... read more

Lulu93 

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15 years ago

food was fair-priced too high – went to this restaurant 20 years ago and hated the food. this was the first time back because it was the only place open for Sunday lunch. manicotti is not always available and it was tasty here, but overpriced for pasta shells with cheese filling! the reason I won't go back is because they had the nerve to automatically add 18% tip for a party of 3! tipping is the customer's choice-not the restaurant's. if they want to be sure their servers make money they should pay them more. at their price... read more

JMcleveland45 

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16 years ago

kraft-tastic spaghetti sauce – dark and musty smelling interior, extremely slow service, detached and seemingly angered teenage waiters, unclean restrooms, and such a ridiculously "italian-american" menu of things I could make at home that I was in disbelief that people were paying king's wages for this kind of food. why would you eat here when there are easily 15 other great restaurants on the same street? 

MobileGeographer 

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16 years ago

great risotto, osso bucco, bread and wine – Returned this year-- same great ossobucco and risotto. Charming decor that won't be like the hard and boring plastic you see in so many places. Ask for Suzi or Erik to wait on you. The owner's daughter Rachel chooses great wine-- ask what she likes and order that. From our visit last year--Went there because my son likes their lasagne, red merlot wine, and local bread.. He recommended their specialties, so I tried the osso bucco (gourmet veal shank). It was a melt-in-your mouth, fl... read more

BurningRiverEats 

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16 years ago

HUGE MISTAKES – Worst dining experience I've had in a long time!! Food was still frozen and salad was wilted and brown. The service was horrific! No one came to our table for a half hour because the hostess never assigned us a server and that is what our server told us when they finally got there. The whole time we were there all we heard was the person I assume was the manager screaming at the employees. When it came time for dessert they were out of everything and it was way over priced!! Would not recomend to anyone!! 

HungryInCleveland 

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16 years ago

Classy and Laid-back with Great Food – Guarino's easily offers the most enjoyable dinning experience in Cleveland's historic Little Italy district. The entire neighborhood bustles with Northeast Ohio's culinary inquisitive and a family friendly atmosphere that is reminiscent. The area is something more Mediterranean than Mid-western, but Guarino's stands out. The restaurant offers moderately priced meals that taste comparable to the district's most pricey affairs. The service is top-notch, helpful and personable. The shrimp ... read more