Gianni's Steakhouse

We are visiting Lake Minnetonka from Florida and stayed at the Hotel Landing in Wayzata, MN. Ate at several restaurants here (Cov, 6Smith, and Gianni’s) and loved them all. Gianni’s Steakhouse had amazing atmosphere, wonderful service (Nick was awesome and very attentive), and the food was great. Had the toast points, my wife had the spun salad and said it was good (but not special) and I had a filet. We also ordered the fancy hash brown’s that were unique and delicious. If you can only visit one restaurant in Wayzata I would probably choose Gianni’s (6Smith 2nd and Cov 3rd)… but all are great. And all three offer valet parking.

Our most recent visit couldn’t have left me more disappointed. The “prime” ribeye was full of gristle, didn’t have a consistent sear, and completely lacked a spinalis. The green beans which are normally a delight were drenched in onions and over seasoned. The special side of carrots was cooked into a mush and were remarkably under seasoned. Service is nice, but it feels more like an Olive Garden or Buca di Beppo not a true steakhouse. Severely disappointed - not worth your money. #usedtobegood

This was our first time. We started with a couple cocktails, they were all good. We started with the bread basket, which was $6. It was good bread especially the garlic toasts but all these places charging for bread recently seems wrong, given the price you pay for your meal it should really be complimentary. For apps we had the escargot which was ok but had a strong thyme flavor, French onion soup was good and spun salad which for $18 was ridiculously small. The plate it was served on was like a bread plate size. We all had the 6oz filet. Steak was cooked as ordered and very tender, side of bearnaise it comes with was a little small. The potatoes papallete were fine, nothing special but what you expect from hashbrowns. For dessert we had the apple cobbler, key lime pie and flourless chocolate cake. All desserts were good. Rose and Todd were are server's. They were both excellent.

My significant other took me here for my birthday this year. It's one of my favorite restaurants. The food stands out for me!!! You won't find better stuffed hash browns in the city (in my opinion), but I have to say this visit my steak was one of the best I've ever had. We love steakhouse meals and this particular visit to Gianni's, we both were very impressed. The wine list is extensive, and drinks were delicious. My guy ordered key lime pie for dessert. We have made a habit of trying key lime pie ever since having it in Key West so we can compare it to where it is supposed to be the best anywhere. Gotta say, this pie was my favorite so far. It had such a beautiful flavor to it. A great friendly staff, a lovely atmosphere, a perfect date night for me, and a birthday meal.

Nick took great care of us! All the staff was friendly and personable. We started out with martinis. I got a dirty martini which was perfection. We had oysters Rockefeller, which was very delicious, but for next time I would prefer plain oysters because the flavor of the shellfish was so good it didn’t need anything extra on it. My entree was a fillet mignon salad, with crostini baguette and papalette on the side to share. Best steaks we’ve ever had. I would skip the potatoes or bread to leave room for dessert next time! Cabernet was rich bodied, earthy, and overall the right complement to the meat. We were each offered a complimentary dessert for our anniversary. I chose a brandy Alexander for my dessert, and I wished I wasn’t too full to finish it! Terri has made the place truly special, and the staff seemed like a handpicked team who cared about each other, the customer, and serving exceptional food.

This was me and my fiancé‘s first visit and 1000% would come again! Our waiter Larry was super friendly, attentive and Informative. He truly made the experience what it was! I ordered a filet mignon and my fiancé ordered the New York strip, and the steak melts like butter in your mouth. So wonderful!

Had some wine, the 24-oz ribeye, filet mignon pasta, their famous stuffed hash browns, broccoli and bread. Overall the quality was just so-so. I ordered the ribeye medium-rare, it came out rare and super fatty and hard to cut. I would’ve expected a hint of char from a steakhouse. The pasta was pretty good, but nothing fantastic. The hash browns were darn good and lived up to the hype. The wine selection was also great. Like a lot of restaurants in Wayzata - a little over rated - you can find much better steak houses in the city and even in other suburbs. This has more of a supper club feel than a steakhouse.

DELICIOUS food and drinks! Our waitress was amazing and didnt make us wait forever between checkins (while getting us started). My boyfriend got the porkchop and i got the filet mignon. I ordered my steak medium rare and it came back SO tender and juicy with the perfect sear. My "half" complaint is that it was *slightly* more well done than i was expecting, but i did wait a few minutes before cutting into it due to yapping. We also got the crab cake appetizer. 12/10, it was amazing and had so many flavors without overpowering the crab. He also thought the porkchop was 10/10. For sides, we got the asparagus and creamed corn. SO good. Cant wait to try their whole menu! For drinks we got the Manhattan, Old Fashion, and the Spiced Pear Daquiri. They were all amazing!