Trattoria Giorgio — Restaurant in Greenville

Incredibly disappointed. To preface, I feel the need to mention, in previous chapters of my life I worked in fine dining. After hearing positive reviews for the past couple of years, I was thrilled to be trying out this seeming quaint and romantic restaurant. I place a reservation weeks in advance to celebrate my birthday and my boyfriend’s accomplishments over the year. I noted each of these things to the host and even called the day of to see about a couple of glasses of champagne upon arrival and shared my card information to surprise my boyfriend with the meal on me. All perfectly curated for a wonderful date night.

We arrived at the restaurant ten minutes ahead of reservation time and were seated promptly with unfortunately zero acknowledgment to the occasions or glasses of champagne to toast and wake up the palette.

We sat there all of two minutes for the server to come up and ask what we’d like to drink. We hadn’t even had the chance to review a menu as we were absorbing our surroundings. We asked for more time and that was certainly given to us... 15+ minutes went by without even a glance in our direction. We called Jianna praying for possible reservation cancellations we could hopefully fill in, with no luck.

Sitting there feeling completely unwelcome and uncomfortable, listening to a waitress complain about her personal problems to our server, and seeing regulars being treated like royalty, we decided to give it a chance as we had no other choice.

Overall, the food was average and the service was utterly upsetting. When asking for thoughts and comparison between bottles of wine, it was very clear that there wasn’t much knowledge of the particular region/varietal (Super Tuscan).

Overall, honestly, there is way better Italian in Greenville and even an Olive Garden could outshine this staff. Don’t go to this place expecting the “experience” that you should when enjoying a white tablecloth meal.

-We went to brunch this morning, only two gentlemen working about ten tables (including two parties) and the experience was a million times better. As well as the price being over 50% less.

I’m not one to leave a bad review typically, as empathy is a strong value of mine, but when you’re paying as much as do for things like this, no matter how much is in the bank, you should absolutely be met with service appropriate...

If you’re considering this place for a special occasion, do yourself a favor and don’t.

We came here to celebrate a friend’s birthday, expecting decent service, edible food, and a nice atmosphere. What we got instead was an embarrassing, infuriating disaster from the moment we sat down. Frankly, a gas station deli would have delivered a better experience than this pretentious excuse for a restaurant.

Let’s start with our server, Carri — if you can even call her that. Her attitude was cold, rude, and dripping with condescension from the start. When the kitchen ran out of the only vegetarian-friendly dish on the menu, Carri treated our friend’s attempt to find an alternative like it was a personal inconvenience. She stood there with a smirk and a series of patronizing, tone-deaf suggestions, making an already limited situation even more uncomfortable.

Things only got worse. Two people at our table ordered the same salad. Only one arrived. Did we get a chance to ask about it? No — because Carri vanished. She made zero effort to check on us throughout the meal, though she had no trouble fawning over nearby tables with wine glasses in hand. Apparently, unless you’re boosting the alcohol sales, you’re not worth her time.

As for the food: one pasta dish came out so undercooked it was borderline crunchy; another was mushy and drowned in sauce. This place clearly can’t manage basic consistency in the kitchen, even on a slow night — and yes, the restaurant was barely half full, so there’s no excuse for the unacceptable delays.

Just when we thought it couldn’t get worse, Carri returned to drop off our checks, attempted to halfway refill one water glass (soaked the table and one person’s check), and walked away. No apology. No acknowledgment. Nothing.

This place may pride itself on ambiance and curated menus, but don’t be fooled. The only thing consistent here is the bad service and worse food. If we had gone to a fast food joint, we’d have at least received what we ordered — and probably with a smile.

We came to make memories. Instead, we got a lesson in how not to run a restaurant. Skip this place. You...

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