Gaudino's - Clair Shores

I can't imagine why they have anything lower than 5 stars across the board. Great food, great atmosphere, great servers!!! And they've been here for awhile which is even better!! Come on over for dinner! You won't regret it!

Good food. Waited almost 10 minutes before someone came to help me though

Excellent Sauce, friendly Service-I wish they made homemade noodles but everything was great.

I had high hopes for Gaudino’s after hearing so many wonderful things and Italian is my absolute go-to for going out to eat but unfortunately I was completely underwhelmed. I will say, the ambiance is beautiful and I liked the dim lighting. Their market looks great with a variety of cold cuts, salads, pastas and other pantry items. I ordered the Eggplant Parmesan. The food is delicious, but the portions are ridiculously small. We ordered two appetizers to share, plus our meals and dessert and I didn’t feel full. I wasn’t even that hungry to begin with but the portions were very sparse especially for the price-point. I have never left an Italian restaurant without feeling stuffed or having leftovers. The service was another big turnoff, as we felt rushed and our server was not very friendly/cheerful and it really seemed like she did not want to be there that Friday night. We had a 7:30p reservation, they closed at 9, and there were only a couple other tables while we were there. A young busser kept constantly coming over asking to clear our plates when there was clearly food left on it. I appreciate the efforts but it was excessive, every couple of minutes. Very off experience and I’m not sure I’ll be back.

The food is far from being authentic and the prices are outrageous. The sauce on most dishes is simply not good. The service and employees are fantastic. The atmosphere is immersive except for the modern pop music at an “Italian” restaurant. The best food combo here is a coffee and tiramisu.