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Gondolier Italian Eatery

4.1
4.1
292 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian
Welcome to Gondolier Italian Eatery, where going out feels like coming home! We have been privileged to be a part of the Boulder County community for over 60 years. Many of our popular entrée items have remained on our menu since the beginning, and are still being prepared with the same passion and love as they were that many years ago. We proudly offer house-made pasta, pizza, and seasonal contemporary dishes, and are committed to bringing you consistently great Italian cuisine at a reasonable price.
At Gondolier Italian Eatery, you’ll experience so much more than delicious food. We have created a family-friendly, neighborhood atmosphere that never fails to delight our guests. So, gather all your favorite people, and join us for a meal!

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  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    Italian, Pizzeria, Contemporary Italian

  • Hours of operation

    Monday: Dinner: 4:30pm - 9:00pm Lunch and Dinner: Tuesday - Thursday: 11:30am - 9:00pm; Friday - Saturday: 11:30am - 9:30pm; Sunday: 11:30am - 9:00pm

  • Phone number

    (303) 443-5015

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Executive chef

    Nelson Kugel & Brian Delka

  • Catering

    Full menu available for parties from 10 to 1000. Family style, in-house made pastas, sauces, pizzas, and seasonal specialties. We can accommodate any request so please speak with us for more information.

  • Private party facilities

    Private dining room seats 18-36 guests for sit down or cocktail style dining. Full menu, or preselected options available. Can accomodate any requests, please call for more information.

  • Neighborhood

    Boulder

  • Cross street

    Foothills

  • Parking details

    Free parking lot available outside of restaurant entrance.

  • Additional

    Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 292 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.1
4.1 based on all time ratings
  • 4.2Food
  • 4.2Service
  • 3.9Ambience
  • 4.2Value

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  1. K2gator

    Palm Springs

    16 reviews

    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on February 27, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Asked for quiet area. Very accommodating. Tuscan ziti was excellent, a little bit of a kick.
  2. BarbaraT

    Denver

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 22, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    We split the mediterranean salad and the eggplant parmesan. Both were delicious.
  3. KirkB

    Denver

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 16, 2020

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Always good!! Love their food. Have been goinG for years
  4. marknewt

    Denver

    11 reviews

    4.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on February 16, 2020

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Outstanding Italian food — including best meatballs (should have ordered two instead of one!). Busy place with limited ambiance but great food and service. Always good!
  5. JenD

    Denver

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 15, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This is one of our favorite places to get cozy/romantic and enjoy a great meal. I especially love the "unpasta" with Chicken Marsala. And, the garlic bread is always so good. We had a wonderful server, as always. We appreciate Gondolier!
  6. George

    Kansas City

    8 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on February 15, 2020

    overall3food3service4ambience3
    Food was ok not great. Ordered fettuccine- noodles were good but lacked enough sauce and was super dry! Chicken Parmigiana was good.
  7. BrianS

    Denver

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on February 10, 2020

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    By far one of our favorite restaurants to take our family.
  8. OpenTable Diner

    Denver

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 31, 2020

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    Met a family member from south Denver and he recalled the Gondolier from college days on Broadway having homemade spagetti like Coloccis was in Louisville. Food was fine but lacked sufficient tomato sauce. No bread served with meal until ordered separately. We usually go to a location in Louisville where the spagetti is also done in house and includes salad and baked bread and olive oil and spices . These are all extras at Gondolier and not of the same quality for $14.50 in Louisville. Second time here and lets just say we gave it a try.
  9. RonaldF

    Denver

    25 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on January 2, 2020

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    In our party of 6, the food and service were very good. My only complaint was that the table was too close to the entrance and (i) it was drafty and (ii) the greeting of the receptionist(s) was sometimes so loud as to be distracting. Seating at the back of the restaurant tends to be dingy.
  10. Tedd

    Denver

    40 reviews

    2.0

    40 reviews

    Dined on January 2, 2020

    overall2food1service3ambience2
    I ordered the fettuccine Alfredo and had them add chicken. There was a minuscule amount of cool chicken. The fettuccine was cold and in a clump. The sauce was tasteless and cold as well. For a restaurant that claims to Italian, this is the worse food experience and I was embarrassed by the fact that we had brought our out of town guesses there to dine. Will not go back nor recommend them.
  11. AshleyZ

    Denver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 1, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best pasta I've ever had. The Gondolier makes their own! This is the place to come if you want spaghetti a million times better than boxed pasta you could make at home. The marinara sauce is also delicious. The restaurant is in a good location and it's a fun atmosphere. Really nice place to come with friends, family, or by yourself for great food.
  12. LisaM

    Denver

    7 reviews

    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on December 22, 2019

    overall3food3service2ambience4
    There was a big group so food took forever. Our server was great though and manager gave us a discount
  13. OpenTable Diner

    Denver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 30, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    I have loved the Gondolier for over 25 years. Never disappointed!!! ❤️❤️❤️
  14. DarrinT

    Denver

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 30, 2019

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Hidden in a strip mall is this wonderful restaurant that needs to be experienced. The food reminded me of traditional recipes from years past and their wine list has several options to pair with your meal. If you find yourself in the area, this is the place to go for a specail occation or just in the mood for great food.
  15. AnneB

    Denver

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our family has been enjoying the Gondolier since it began serving homemade spaghetti and meatballs, all you can eat for maybe $1.50 or thereabouts...and intergenerational (3) are now still enjoying the good food, very reliable and delicious taste, and the very plentiful selection of dishes. Keep up the good work...the Gondolier is one of our favorite Boulder restaurants ...we need to go to Longmont to try that venue/food, too. Thanks for your many years of helping us enjoy the Gondolier!
  16. DaveMell

    Denver

    15 reviews

    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on November 19, 2019

    overall4food4service5ambience2
    Although we all understood that they were short 2 servers, this book group has been coming to the Gondolier monthly for several years. We usually sit in the back where we won’t disturb the other restaurant patrons. The back room also accommodates a comfortable discussion and sharing of ideas among the members of the book group. We felt they could have set up our table in the smaller room to the left (east side) if the entrance without infringing on the rest of the people in the restaurant and the servers. This area would have worked much better for our group. Our server was very apologetic and provided the excellent service we have come to expect.
  17. joeh

    Denver

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2019

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Server was very good
  18. Lion

    Denver

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great place! Quiet, good food, good service. No pretense.
  19. OpenTable Diner

    Denver

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 19, 2019

    overall3food3service3ambience5
    We had a couple from out of state that evening who needed to make a 2 hour drive to eastern CO. We were seated quickly; there was very little noise due to less than half the seating used. Yet it was a weekend night. Food came quickly. Appreciate that.
  20. OpenTable Diner

    Denver

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 13, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our server was fantastic and the homemade pasta couldn’t have been better. Perfect date night! Thank you!
  21. MarinaM

    Philadelphia

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on October 6, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great place. Home made pasta.. had a take out and dinner on this trip. Please go.
  22. AggieNChicago

    Chicago

    7 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 6, 2019

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Very nice service, good food, reasonably priced
  23. Local

    Phoenix

    117 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    117 reviews

    Dined on October 6, 2019

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    Definitely a locals' place for very good Italian food. The ziti bolognese, spaghetti Alfredo and the chicken parmesan were all great. The noise level is loud. Great for families. Only thing that kept me from giving it 5 stars all the way around was the service was spotty - but given it was a Saturday night and packed, it was understandable. We will definitely return.
  24. ScottW

    Denver

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 6, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Outstanding food and service. Will definitely return!
  25. BillK

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 6, 2019

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Overall good. Four of us went. Nice house Chianti. Great place for a reasonably priced Italian meal.
  26. SMKDENVER

    Denver

    5 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 6, 2019

    overall2food1service3ambience3
    Food wasn't very good, no flavor and expensive. I would never go back.
  27. Csb44

    Denver

    118 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    118 reviews

    Dined on October 5, 2019

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    This was our second visit to Gondolier. The food is wonderful. I tried the vegetable spaghetti noodles. It's really worth the try. The choice of sauces is such a plus here. I am gluten free, so the choices are very nice, but hard to look at the garlic knots without wishing I didn't have to be GF. The staff is wonderful and very attentive. If you go early, you can have your choice of table areas. The booths or the tables are comfortable. We look forward to our next visit, as it's now our "go to" restaurant when we want Italian in Boulder.
  28. OpenTable Diner

    Denver

    4 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 14, 2019

    overall1food2service2ambience3
    Pasta was way over cooked - mushy - 2 guests could not eat. Will no
  29. JudyFoodie

    Denver

    3 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 8, 2019

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Been coming to Gondolier for some time over the years. If you love great meatballs and hearty meal this place is tops!!!
  30. Yummy

    Hawaii

    14 reviews

    3.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on August 24, 2019

    overall3food4service3ambience4
    Food was good, but took too long. Was my mother’s birthday, we had to wait for twenty minutes for dessert. When it didn’t come I inquired where it was, waiter said kitchen backed up, restaurant wasn’t busy. Was very disappointed no birthday dessert for mother. Unhappy about the way it was handled, no manager came over, just gave us the bill with no dessert. I think part of dining experience is service, and we left very unhappy.
  31. JPSQ

    Denver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 17, 2019

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Great neighborhood eatery with a long Boulder history.
  32. Beep

    Richmond

    18 reviews

    3.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on August 4, 2019

    overall3food3service4ambience3
    Friendly, casual neighborhood place.
  33. Chuck

    Denver

    12 reviews

    4.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on July 17, 2019

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    Food was good, we had to Prompt the Server several times to get waited on. We did have reservations.
  34. lisaf

    Indiana

    22 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on July 6, 2019

    overall3food4service2ambience2
    Food was good, but service was very poor. Very few tables when we arrived around 8:30 and service was not good.
  35. MollieM

    Denver

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 16, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful food and extra wonderful service. Great food!
  36. Paul

    Denver

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on June 10, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    A great place for over 50 years
  37. Guests

    Denver

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 19, 2019

    overall3food2service3ambience4
    Noodles were terrible, thick, and wet. Not enough options for my 2 vegan family members.
  38. MikeM

    Denver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 13, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I have been following the Gondolier around Boulder for 40+ years and it has never failed to be excellent. I do miss the piano ...
  39. BuffParents

    Tampa

    25 reviews

    4.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on May 10, 2019

    overall4food4service5ambience3
    Eaten here many times. Always dependable! We booked to celebrate our daughter’s college graduation. Although they were quite busy (the whole city of Boulder is!), they did good by us with excellent service and food!
  40. ElizaC

    Denver

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 21, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a great Easter dinner at the Gondolier! Thanks!

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Gondolier Italian Eatery is rated 4.1 stars by 292 OpenTable diners.

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Additional information

  • Cross street

    Foothills

  • Neighborhood

    Boulder

  • Hours of operation

    Monday: Dinner: 4:30pm - 9:00pm Lunch and Dinner: Tuesday - Thursday: 11:30am - 9:00pm; Friday - Saturday: 11:30am - 9:30pm; Sunday: 11:30am - 9:00pm

  • Cuisines

    Italian, Pizzeria, Contemporary Italian

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking details

    Free parking lot available outside of restaurant entrance.

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive chef

    Nelson Kugel & Brian Delka

  • Additional

    Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

  • Phone number

    (303) 443-5015

  • Catering

    Full menu available for parties from 10 to 1000. Family style, in-house made pastas, sauces, pizzas, and seasonal specialties. We can accommodate any request so please speak with us for more information.

  • Private party facilities

    Private dining room seats 18-36 guests for sit down or cocktail style dining. Full menu, or preselected options available. Can accomodate any requests, please call for more information.

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