My recent dining experience was unfortunately disappointing due to various issues. The menu appeared to have repeating food elements for multiple dishes. Despite mentioning our dietary restriction of not consuming pork, the Arancini starter was served with bolognese sauce instead of the usual marinara sauce....We requested a replacement, but the waitress initially declined, stating the kitchen might be closed. Eventually, the Arancini was placed on our table, and we weren't charged for it in the end. Moreover, the wait times were quite lengthy, with an hour and a half of waiting for our main dishes, possibly exacerbated by the fact that we were a large group. The food quality was mixed – the salmon was enjoyable, but the vegetarian pasta dish was overcooked and lacked flavor in its sauce. Dessert options were limited, and the pavlova we ordered was marred by a sour Rhubarb strawberry jam and a scanty amount of fruit. To add to our frustrations, we experienced a half-hour wait for the bill, which was compounded by errors in the billing process that required multiple corrections. Overall, this experience left us disappointed with both the service and certain aspects of the food. Considering these issues, it's unlikely that we will choose to dine at this establishment again.More

The atmosphere, the staff and the food is outstanding. It deserves more than five stars. I had the lasagna. Although it is prepared in a somewhat different style, it was the best I've ever had. Attention is every detail of preparation and serving of the...food is very evident. If traveling in the area again, I would go out of my way to eat there. Reservations is a must.More

AMAZING food and service! A MUST stop if in St. Johns - reservations recommended. You will not be disappointed! We went twice because everything was so amazing

The food was fabulous and our waitress, but our reservations were given to someone else. We had email confirmation. We were seated anyways at a tall table.

We had a work dinner originally booked for 17. The day of the dinner, we now had 20. I called and left a vm message, as they don't open until 4:45pm, to see if there was room to add them. Within minutes I recieved a...text with updated headcount followed up by a call from IBN Elizabeth confirming. Outstanding Service, Professionalism and Personable...Elizabeth was a GEM, and it was lovely to meet her after dinner!! I can see why this business comes so highly rated and recommended. We were able to pre-order apps, which was amazing, ten minutes after everyone was seated, out they came. What perfection these apps were. Meatballs...oh wow!! The Pizza's were raved about as well, by everyone!! The flavors were divine. Our Servers were fantastic!! They were very organized, attentive, funny and looked after us ALL so well. Our main entrees were hot, fresh, and again the delicious flavors in every bite! The restarant was packed during the 2 hours we were there, what an awesome atmosphere!! No photos were taken, as we were too busy eating. Desserts were also had by a couple of folks who enjoyed thorpughly enjoed every bite. If I could rate IBN higher I would have, they truly exceeded my expectations on so many levels! With Service easily being 10/5. Food 10/5 and Atmosphere 5/5. Thank you so much for a beautiful evening at your establishment!! We will be back for sure!!More

Food was awesome!! Our server Doreen was amazing, very friendly and on top of her game !! Very relaxing dinner !!

A family get together. Service was great and the company was fantastic. A memorable night after my sister and families mother/mother-in-law had just died.

Italian by Night was simply incredible! We were lucky to get two seats at the bar without a reservation. Jesse, the bartender was absolutely fantastic. He was so helpful with his recommendations- thank you again! Caprese as an appetizer was perfect. The featured ravioli that...night was stuffed with duck in the most delicious tomato basil sauce. Finally, we finished with a tiramisu that was worthy to write home about. To say we licked our plates clean was an understatement. I absolutely would recommend it to anyone in the Saint John area! 10/10!!More

We had a fabulous Mother's Day supper. My mother's lamb ravioli was fantastic and my husband's jumbo shrimp linguini livorno was to perfection. I am less adventurous but I thoroughly enjoyed my pizza pollo with the delicious caramelized onions, chicken and gorgonzola cheese. The pavlova...and Italian donuts were a great finish. We had the early seating at 3:45 but it was packed. Our server was lovely and it was a nice touch that Michelle the owner/chef checked by the tables. Highly recommended.More

I wish I took photo. Nice place nice atmosphere. Went out for an appetizer and a bottle of wine. My wife picked an app on line, $52 feeds 2 to 4. A lot of money for an app. So I figured we were taking some...food home. Remember, appetizer to feed for as many as 4 people. So it came two large meatballs (not 4 smaller ones) one piece of tomato, 3 brochette's, some olives .It did have 4 pieces of cheese. $120 tip included.More

The food isn’t bad in Italian By Night . I’ve been there quite a few times before . It’s expensive , the service is variable , and the drinks are variable , but it’s got a good atmosphere. My waitress (whom was nice) didn’t tell...me my starter was served in the bowl it was cooked in and when I moved I was burned . What surprised me was the lack of concern by the owner , and the lack of systems to ensure this doesn’t happen again . Incident reporting is center to staff and patron safety . I now have to work in a hospital , wearing gloves , with finger burns . No fun ! I won’t be going back !More

Stopped in for some chicken parmigiana and a glass of wine. IBN is a favourite dinner spot any time I’m in Saint John. Among other things, the marinara sauce is the freshest I’ve ever found!