Passion for cooking
Il Giardino da Giovanni restaurant was born from the successful management of the Etruscan Well restaurant in Orvieto, which was led with skill, passion, and excellent reviews by Giovanni and his staff, who took over from a previous management in 2013. In 2020, taking advantage of the nationwide lockdown, the restaurant moved to a new, much larger location with a beautiful outdoor garden, still in the center of Orvieto. Thus, in August 2020, Il Giardino da Giovanni was born. Giovanni's Garden Restaurant in Orvieto. The business is family-run and is actively managed by the owner, his partner and his parents, who work mainly in the kitchen. All the dishes are made exclusively at homeThis requires meticulous work that begins early in the morning. The entire staff is made up of people with considerable experience in the sector, the fruit of their passion and enthusiasm for their work. The parents ran a restaurant in Umbria, located near the town of Spoleto, for about thirty years.
The owner, on the other hand, graduated with honors from a hotel management school and expanded his skills by working assiduously at a leading restaurant in Tuscany. His specialty is cooking: this is essential for the position of dining room manager, which requires a thorough knowledge of culinary techniques. For fourteen years, the owner worked at a restaurant in Tuscany, a region universally known for its fine wine and fine cuisine. This experience helped consolidate and expand his already extensive knowledge. His family, although not originally from Orvieto, has become well-known and appreciated in the city thanks to word of mouth and the consistently excellent quality of their dishes. Overall, the staff at Giovanni's Garden Restaurant in Orvieto It consists of three kitchen staff and two dining room staff. The restaurant is a favorite destination not only for Orvieto residents, but also for the many tourists who daily visit the many architectural and artistic wonders of this splendid Umbrian town, known and loved throughout the world.
For this reason, the restaurant has established fruitful and important partnerships with hospitality businesses, hotels, and B&Bs. Thanks to hard work and constant commitment, the business has gained an ever-growing clientele. This effort has been rewarded with the Certificate of Excellence, awarded to the best restaurants reviewed on TripAdvisor, earning it the top spot. The company holds all HACCP and food safety certifications. For this reason, the Umbrian restaurant undergoes rigorous inspections twice a year, covering food preservation and hygiene.