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Giuseppe's Ristorante Italiano, Lexington, KY

Giuseppe's Ristorante Italiano

4.8
4.8
3644 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian
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There’s a quiet country road hiding near one of Lexington’s busiest intersections. Tucked down the lane in a tree-lined cove, Giuseppe’s has been serving great Italian cuisine serenaded by live music for the last 25 years. Renowned for its fresh fish and seafood, hand-cut steaks, traditional and contemporary pasta dishes, homemade desserts and extensive wine list, Giuseppe’s captures its guests with the ambiance of candlelight, easy sounds of slow jazz and a taste of passion which flows from your fork, making every dish its own invitation to return. Whether you prefer a table in the main dining room, the lounge, or the patio, Giuseppe’s is the perfect romantic spot for dates and anniversaries, and it’s also a favorite for large gatherings of family and friends. Giuseppe’s Private Dining Room provides a relaxed, intimate venue for business and social events. That is how something so hidden still stands out, and that is why those who find us return again and again.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 66 times today

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Contemporary Italian, Seafood
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Daily 4:00 pm–8:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (859) 272-4269
  • Website
    http://giuseppeslexington.com/
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive chef
    Steve Olmstead
  • Location
    4456 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY 40515
  • Neighborhood
    Lexington
  • Cross street
    Old Nicholasville Road
  • Parking details
    Giuseppe's has a parking lot by the front door of the restaurant.
  • Entertainment
    Live Jazz in our Lounge: Dave Hall plays saxophone Weds, Thurs and Fri. Tom Senff plays keyboard Sat.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 3,644 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.9Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.6Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • Central Kentucky

    Best Overall

  • Central Kentucky

    Best Food

  • Central Kentucky

    Italian

  • Central Kentucky

    Most Booked

  • Lexington

    Best Overall

  • Lexington

    Best Food

  • Lexington

    Best Service

  • Lexington

    Best Value

  • Lexington

    Great for fine wines

  • Lexington

    Romantic

  • Lexington

    Good for special occasions

  • Lexington

    Most Booked

3,644 Reviews

  1. JaredB

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Best Italian I have had in Kentucky; bit pricy though.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great place to eat. The food is excellent and the service was over-the-top. Highly recommend.

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  3. runningref

    Louisville

    64 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    64 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Outstanding as always. As usual, the only issue was parking on a rainy night but the facility doesn't lend itself to much help with that. Once inside, the food is always great and the service was top shelf!

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  4. Ky6471

    Louisville

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food, service, atmosphere is always consistent and excellent.

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    Nashville

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We love this restaurant! The food is amazing and the experience is always fantastic. This is a fun date night location and if you want it to be even more special, ask for Tim as your waiter. He truly is fantastic and always makes the experience so much better. He remembers details of our order without us even asking and always makes sure we are accommodated. Honestly, several of the staff have helped us and are always just top-notch! Highly recommend this restaurant! 

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  6. MelodyP

    Philadelphia

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Excellent as usual. Our favorite Italian in the area.

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  7. FrankK

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food and service are always great at Giuseppe’s

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was amazing and our server was incredible. Always a great time with good food here. Really enjoy the live jazz. Incredible selection of wine.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2
    Made a reservation a month in advance, wanted to celebrate my wife’s birthday with a good meal, nice music and atmosphere and they stuck us out on the porch. I even asked the front desk for a better location and they said sorry we’re busy with parties. Not only did we not see the jazz band or any of the dinning room or bar, we couldn’t even hear the music because we were so far away and it was so loud from other tables. Was not the Birthday celebration we had hoped for. Thanks Giuseppe’s for a memorable evening NOT!

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  10. MitchellB

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 1, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Giuseppe’s is our favorite restaurant in Lexington. We have had number of family dinners there with 12+ people.

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  11. OpenTable Diner

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 1, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Birthday dinner. Great food and staff. Allison was amazing!

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  12. Rocket

    Louisville

    27 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    27 reviews

    Dined on November 30, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had a group of 8. Liz took great care of us and everyone loved their meals. David Hall serenaded the birthday girls on his saxophone. It could not have been a more perfect evening.

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  13. OpenTable Diner

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 30, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Giuseppe’s ristorante is authentic Italian food at a great price! Liz was our server and was courteous and very attentive. Had music and he was great! We will be back soon!

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    Louisville

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 29, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Consistent, ample portions, and a fine wine menu, we look forward to dinner at Giuseppe’s! Always a treat!

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  15. LisaW

    Louisville

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 28, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Julia was absolutely fantastic! We will request her for future dining.

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  16. OpenTable Diner

    Louisville

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 28, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    our server timothy seemed very interested in helping and talking to all the other tables but when it came to us we felt very rushed and forgotten about! another server had to bring us bread, he rushed us on our drink selection he was very high energy with everyone but us, didn’t tell us the specials but told everyone else around us. very unpleasant birthday dinner. was so excited to come to this place and was very disappointed. food was great! apps were great & so were the drinks!

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  17. Kris

    Charleston

    43 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    43 reviews

    Dined on November 27, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful food. Fried oysters were amazing. All of our salads and entrees were great. Timothy is the best waiter.

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  18. JayB

    Louisville

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 26, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always a great experience. Food, service, music, atmosphere were all excellent.

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  19. michael

    Columbus

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Server and assistant were anticipating and responsive, but not to the point of annoyance. Food was excellent. Speed of service was well timed and appropriate. An excellent experience.

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  20. Gene

    Louisville

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always enjoy Giuseppe’s, our favorite place in Lexington

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  21. OpenTable Diner

    Louisville

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Giuseppe‘s is a very nice and romantic place to go for a special occasion. We always enjoy the music at spectacular. The food is usually super outstanding. However, last night there was very little seasoning and either of our dishes and I hate to say this, but it was the worst Milana I have ever had.  it was very hard, and had absolutely no flavor to it not even the pasta. I was so disappointed but I ate it anyway as much as I could my husband shrimp scampi was very good but again very very little seasoning on the pasta. Don’t know what happened here never had this happen before but will definitely be back again, our waitress, Samantha could not have been any better. She was very pleasant very helpful and just super outstanding person. Maybe it was just because it was the day after Thanksgiving . 

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  22. OpenTable Diner

    Louisville

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We love everything about Giuseppe’s! The best bruschetta ever and Allison is amazing!! We love to dine in the lounge.

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  23. TimothyG

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great restaurant and delicious food. The service was excellent.

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  24. SarahK

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    First visit and won’t be the last. Excellent food and the service was outstanding. Can’t remember the servers name but how he can remember four orders without writing anything is amazing. The person that brought the food knew right where each plate went. Everything from drinks to appetizers to bread to salad/soup to main course all so well timed. Thanks for much for a great experience.

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  25. DonaldK

    Louisville

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food and service was great first time we have visited

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  26. GaylaS

    Denver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 22, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Beautiful restaurant, great service we will return.

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  27. OpenTable Diner

    Louisville

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 22, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    All around amazing experience! From the food, to the service everything was on point. Our Server did a great job with her time management. She had a larger party that was behind us that we’re having a great time and drinking while celebrating a birthday but she always made a point of coming over to our table before she would ring in anything for the larger table as she did not want to get our items stuck behind her larger table. A sign of a great server! Can’t wait to come back! 

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  28. OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always a great spot for dinner night! Espresso martini & wild peach are the go to

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  29. OpenTable Diner

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 17, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This place never disappoints! Absolutely amazing!

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  30. OpenTable Diner

    Louisville

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Ask for Devan. Best server ever. Everything was wonderful for our large party.

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  31. KathyW

    Louisville

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 16, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful dining experience. Everything was perfect—the food, the waitstaff, the ambiance. They never fail!

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  32. PatrickM

    Louisville

    14 reviews

    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on November 15, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Food service all wonderful! Some like the patio some don’t! I personally don’t have a problem with it. Loved how server portioned the wine during the meal.

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  33. GordonM

    Tampa

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on November 15, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Everything was delicious, from appetizer, meals and dessert. Our server did an excellent job and the music (we sat in the bar area) was wonderful.

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  34. SherrieB

    Atlanta Metro

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on November 14, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our meals were delicious. The chicken florentine was perfect. Salads that come with the meal are very large. As are the entrees. Found out after you can order half plate. Service was also good. We would definitely return.

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  35. ThomasH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 14, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    First Class Experience. Our server Devin was on top of his game with timing, attention, and wine recommendation. Scallops were excellent and the restaurant's décor plus live music creates a refined ambience. Perfect spot for a special dinner.

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  36. OpenTable Diner

    Key West

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 14, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always a consistently delicious meal! Everything on the menu is delicious.

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  37. ThomasG

    New York Area

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Service was excellent. Never has a bad experience at this restaurant. It remains our go-to.

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  38. LexLocal

    Louisville

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Best in town, always. You wont be disappointed. the de simpson is the best.

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  39. Jttj

    Greater Boston

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    First time here and it won’t be our last. Great food and great atmosphere. We will definitely put this on our “ must go” list!

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  40. TonyS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 12, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent all the way around! We look forward to visiting again soon!!

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FAQs

Giuseppe's Ristorante Italiano offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (859) 272-4269.

Giuseppe's Ristorante Italiano is rated 4.8 stars by 3644 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 66 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Giuseppe's Ristorante Italiano

4456 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY 40515

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Old Nicholasville Road
  • Neighborhood
    Lexington
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Daily 4:00 pm–8:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Contemporary Italian, Seafood
  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Giuseppe's has a parking lot by the front door of the restaurant.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Steve Olmstead
  • Entertainment
    Live Jazz in our Lounge: Dave Hall plays saxophone Weds, Thurs and Fri. Tom Senff plays keyboard Sat.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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