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Reviewed 29 July 2023

Disappointed as selected this restaurant from the online menu & reviews wanting a good Italian restaurant that served genuine Italian food. Discovered that they now only sell pizza & pasta & no longer sell veal or chicken main meals….about time they remove this menu from...their website if they cannot deliver what they are advertising. Service was pathetic, after waiting 15 minutes had to ask for the menu. Shared 3 entrees & 2 pizzas (which were both burnt) plus had the lasagne which also had a burnt taste so could’t eat it. First & last time at this restaurant, NEVER AGAIN GIGI’s.More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 6 January 2023 via mobile

Daniel who runs his family pizzeria business over the last 13 years has been excruciating painful to deal with and the unpleasant attitude made it more worst. Our evening started very slowly… as we sat at the very back of the restaurant, it took 20mins...for us to be acknowledged then for our to be taken As our lovely and very young inexperienced waitstaff took our order. Few minutes later, she came back served the in open bottles of wine ( IS THERE A RULE SERVING UNOPEN BOTTLE OF ALCOHOL - RSA !!! ) Our main course arrived without serving our entree first??? Guess what it was completely forgotten!!! All well in good at this stage… BUT this is all went down hill… Restaurant was empty by 9.00pm apart from us waiting for the three waitstaff to attend to us. Ask if we need anything, perhaps clear our table, offer us some refreshments or even desserts…but nothing cause they all congregated at the front bar chatting I approached them at 9.15pm and interrupted their get together, I ask if there’s a manager In site I could speak to! Apparently just left and if I have any complaint I should ring between certain hours! As I proceed back to our table one of the waitstaff rung the proprietor assuming advised him on the current situation. After few minutes we were inform that his on his way back it be around 8mins. But this stage it’s 9.45pm. Daniel, had storm In towards us & proceeded telling us that we told staff that they’re horrible which completely untrue! He argued and given us facts over and over about how busy his restaurant over the last 13 years. He interrupted and speak over us while we tried voicing our side. This kind of proprietor should take a good crash course dealing with clientele and how to run his establishment. ( that’s if he likes keep his business running for years to come! ) 1. Apparently his establishment is not fine dining so serving extra cheese on your pasta and empty pepper Shaker his already going above and beyond for the service 2. As we all understand it’s hard to find a good waitstaff with current business climate but it doesn’t mean you leave your business to the hands of unexperienced waitstaff who can’t even deal with complaints. 3. The food is over rated!!! 4. Finally Daniel excruciating attitude without any hint of sympathy or even acknowledgment about our over all experience is painful to observed and watch. Balmain is a well established area where you can find little cafes and restaurants that run mostly by families which promote warmth welcome, friendly service and made you feel at home… BUT NOT GIGI’s BALMAIN It will be ashamed for this business to stay open and let present & future clientele to be treated the way we were treated last night. This will ruin the reputation of BalmainMore

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed 17 May 2022

Booked online for a specific time. Had the courtesy of arriving 5 mins early, only to find it has been standing on a ‘warm plate’ according to the owner. (It was a chair, gross to think actually) The owner hardly gave me time to put...my point across, just talked over me. Owner said that’s how they have been doing it for 26 years. (Yeah mate, we had online bookings 26 years ago) There are plenty of great Pizza (proper wood fired, Gigi’s isn’t) in Darling Street, Balmain. I’d say, from my experience, they definitely not one of them.More

Date of visit: May 2022
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Reviewed 25 February 2022 via mobile

Lovely place with nice staff and food :) please go and enjoy. Tony is the best :) they even let us move tables. Please go for a fun night out!

Date of visit: February 2022
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Reviewed 24 January 2022 via mobile

We couldnt decide where to eat and we noticed how good the pizzas looked when we walked past! We found the food to be delicious, beautiful ingredients and large portions.

Date of visit: January 2022
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Reviewed 4 December 2021

Amazing, fresh and gourmet food!! The Staff and chefs are fast, efficient and provide great service. Highly recommend!! 🙌🙌

Date of visit: December 2021
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Reviewed 30 November 2021

Ordered a few pizzas online and one of them had 4 errors to it. I call the store and they refused to send me a new one so I have to DRIVE to the store where they still refuse to refund or give me a...new one. After at least 10 minutes of arguing they acknowledged their mistakes but still declined to refund although they took back my pizza that I had paid for. Absolut scam from the owner Toni! Do not go there, such arrogance towards their customers. Worth to mention at least one lady in the staff was trying to be helpful, she had clearly seen this act from the owner previously.More

Date of visit: November 2021
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Reviewed 29 October 2020

We used to absolutely love this restaurant. We are wondering if it has changed hands? After our last visit in Oct 2020 my husband exclaimed he would never, ever consider going again. They brought out the mains at different times so different that we had...just about finished our meals before my daughter received hers. The sauce on the pizza was runny and awful, the garlic bread awful and expensive for what it was. The so called Bruscetta had not garlic or on it. Sad its not what it once was.More

Date of visit: October 2020
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Reviewed 19 July 2020 via mobile

Service needs some work... BUT I always enjoy the food. I've been to Gigi's twice now, once in July 2019 and once in July 2020. Both times I have found the food to be delicious and worth the drive. Their truffle specials were a must...try, however, our waitress didn't even bring them up. It was only because of social media that I knew they were available and had to ask about them. The service is always lacking, which is a pity because the food is worth it. Hopefully management puts a focus on their training and a customer focus.More

Date of visit: July 2020
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Reviewed 17 July 2020

I was so excited to try the vegan menu at this Gigi’s but was left so disappointed by horribly rude staff. After receiving notification to pick up our take away order in 30min, we arrived 35min later to be told they hadn’t cooked it yet...but to come back in 10min. After the 10min, we got to experience the rudest remarks from a pizza maker in the kitchen, Daniel, as to “if we want it or not?!” And when questioned the need for such rudeness when we were simply inquiring to the progress of our order, he simply gave us another backhanded comment. We asked for his name from a waiter and who simply played dumb and ignored our request. It was also great to see the pizza maker push ahead dockets and orders of people he favoured which would account for the initial delay with our order. We’re glad we requested a refund and did not spend a dollar with this establishment, though of course the refund itself took another 20min to process. Couldn’t believe the treatment we received tonight and the only saving grace was one front desk staff member, Olivia, who was so lovely, understanding and helpful throughout the refund process. Not exactly how we had planned to spend our Friday night but am so happy we ended up somewhere else where they were friendly and on time with our take away order.More

Date of visit: July 2020
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Reviewed 11 June 2020 via mobile

Firstly we were given a table right by the door even though most of the restaurant was empty. The cold breeze every time the door was opened was not ideal. Secondly the service was so slow - I struggled to get the waiters attention. Thirdly...when our mains arrived 2 of 5 were wrong. We ordered a vegan salad and when we questioned the Parmesan on top it turned out it was a non vegan salad!! One of the pastas came with the wrong pasta. No real apology or attempt to right the wrongs. I wouldn’t bother.More

Date of visit: June 2020
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Reviewed 10 March 2020 via mobile

Took my sisters to Gigi’s tonight following a great meal there a few weeks ago. Had the same super friendly waiter who was absolutely fantastic and a real asset to Gigi’s. Pizza was fantastic and we even had a few spare slices to bring home...for breakfast, yum.More

Date of visit: March 2020
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Reviewed 17 January 2020

Gigi's Balmain has so many vegan options and they are SO delicious! I've tried many of their pizzas and pastas and have never been disappointed. So fresh and full of flavour. I very much recommend the Montanara Vegana - SO GOOD! the pastas are all...amazing and they have a calzone STUFFED WITH GNOCCI! If you love tiramisu, you must try their traditional classic tiramisu. Best vegan food!More

Date of visit: December 2019
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Reviewed 4 January 2020 via mobile

Visited this quirky Italian restaurant new years night. Despite being very busy, food delivered punctually and was delicious. It was a great experience to view the chefs at work. Wait staff were attentive and friendly.

Date of visit: January 2020
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Reviewed 2 January 2020 via mobile

We stopped in with no reservation and were promptly seated - water was brought right to table but no glasses for 15’ plus. We ordered and main past dishes were served in about 10’ - nice! GF calzone was another matter and informed 30’ after...ordering it was not an option. Kudos to comp’g the substitute meal.More

Date of visit: January 2020
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Gigi's Pizzeria is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 3
  • Service: 3
  • Value: 3
  • Atmosphere: 3