Was being lazy last night. Didn't feel like putting forth any big effort or doing the fine dining…read morething. Just wanted an easy night out. We went to Pastina Rustic Italian Restaurant. It's local, comfortable, spacious, neat & clean, with a good staff, and reasonable food. We were seated right away. Our server was friendly and efficient. The menu has a reasonable selection. The food is good... not great, not overly creative, in fact pretty average. But we weren't looking for fine dining. And if you care about prices, it's really affordable. Good, family style restaurant in Mentor. Give them a try.

Pastina Rustic Italian--where "rustic" apparently means rustic noise. The place…read more was loud enough to make you wonder if dinner came with earplugs. We started with an Elouan Pinot Noir: light, dry and smooth, although pretty acidic. Still, a good choice. The Rhode Island calamari, however, was VERY good; crispy, sweet and spicy chili glaze with wasabi mayo. Now that's a calamari appetizer. I had linguine with marinara and a meatball. The house-made pasta was overcooked, the marinara was thin and sweet, with about as much garlic as a vampire convention. The meatball had good texture and flavor--too bad it arrived cold. Apparently, it had been waiting for the pasta. My spouse had the Shrimp Pesto Paillard with creamy pesto, Parmesan, tomato and house-made pasta. Flavorful, nicely balanced, and probably the best thing on the table. We asked the server to bring each course separately. Naturally, the appetizer and salad arrived together. Because apparently "one course at a time" is just a suggestion. The salad was romaine with two grape tomatoes, two cucumber slices and balsamic vinaigrette. A salad so minimalist it could have been designed by an accountant. Overall, some very good food mixed with some disappointing execution and an atmosphere that reminded me of the old Howard Johnson restaurants. Not the Howard Johnson where Jacques Pépin worked for ten years. This was more the Howard Johnson where you wondered if they were still serving dinner from 1967. O

Nonna T's feels like hidden gem the moment you arrive. The restaurant is inside a converted…read moresingle-family home, which gives it such a cozy, intimate, old-school Italian feel--more like being invited into someone's home for dinner than eating at a typical restaurant. We started with the Italian wedding soup, which was warm, comforting, and delicious. For dinner, our table tried the Bolognese, chicken Madeira, tortellini, and spaghetti. Everything was flavorful and satisfying, and the spaghetti looked like exactly what you hope for at a neighborhood Italian restaurant--a giant plate of pasta covered in red sauce with an enormous meatball in the middle. And when I say the portions are huge, I mean HUGE. There was no chance of ordering dessert because I could only finish about half of my entrée. The good news is that the other half became an entire lunch the next day, so basically this is dinner and meal prep in one. The service was friendly and attentive, and the whole place had such a warm, comfortable atmosphere. Delicious food, generous portions, and genuinely good service. Come hungry--and plan on leaving with a box.

Phenomenal food! Very large portions. We had enough spaghetti for 3 nights. Great warmed up as…read morewell. Very quaint little place. Servers were awesome. I can't say an ouch good things about the place. We live in Pittsburgh area. Told husband. I want to take a trip there just to eat at Nonna T's. From one Nonna to Nonna T, GREAT JOB!

Great pizza. One order of chicken piccata is enough for two. Good family restaurant.read more

Went for lunch with with wife wife it took seconds into we sat die. Smile with a service the…read morewaitress was very helpful gave us time to look at what we want. So you can't go wrong with any you order we got large cheese pizza spaghetti and meatballs their rolls are great I could imagine the garlic knots. Everything came out on time. Everything is freshly made you can tell they take pride in their products...

Never disappoints! Best steaks and Italian in Lake County! What a restaurant should be!read more

A very busy place for average Italian food. The staff is…read moreorganized. Large portions. The dining room could be cleaner. The mussels were smothered in too much garlic. The chicken Parmesan was good, the salad was made from bagged lettuce. Nothing fancy but solid.

The best family business. Owners are friendly. Food is fresh and delicious. This is my go-to place.read more

The location is very small. The majority of the their business is the take out and catering…read more They have two small tables which have reserved signs on them. When I asked about the signs, the owner told me that she kept the signs there so the delivery services won't sit down. A friend and I met for dinner. The service was exceptional. The food was even better. The portions were generous. The white balsamic vinaigrette was thick and tasty which went beautifully with the freshness of the salad. The chicken picatta was so good. My friend loved her chicken marsala. The owner let us sit there until we were ready to leave. I would highly recommend Trios.

Becca and the staff at Mario Fazios created two beautiful and delicious cassata cakes for my wife's…read morememorial Celebration last week. It was a bit of a rush order but Becca promised the cakes would be perfect and they absolutely were - the guests at the party couldn't stop talking about how wonderful they looked as well as tasted. It was exactly what my wife would have wanted, thank you so much.

We are always satisfied at Mario Fazio's. This time, they outdid themselves. We ordered the…read more"Heavenly Pasta", and it is the BEST PASTA EVER!!!!!!! APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE!!! CLAP, CLAP, CLAP!!! Thank you!

Tonight was wing night. $.65 a wing. I ordered the wings with the sauce on the side, mild and…read moreteriyaki. Both were great. We ordered a dinner salad that was fresh and crispy. Service was excellent and very attentive constantly checking back if we needed anything. This is a lively restaurant but not too noisy. Definitely caters to the home crowd that frequents the restaurant.

The wings were super dry, I went for the pierogis but they don't have them anymore. The service was…read morevery slow and half-assed. Not impressed, probably will not be back. It is your typical dive bar restaurant, nothing to write home about.

Wish we could dine in for dinner but I do occasionally order pick up. Never disappointed, although…read morewe typically avoid the pizza. Only because their dinners and sandwiches are so awesome. Owner is really nice and very involved between being in the kitchen, taking orders and ringing people out

East side and west side - which don't talk to each other (2 of 2)…read more I happened to be in this area on the east side (far, far east) and found this Italian restaurant - Mama Roberto's - that was open for lunch. I saw that the reviews were mostly good, but something on the menu was staring at me in the face: AGLIO Y OLIO I'll get to that part later. Between checking the menu prior to arriving and walking in to be seated, I got a feel for the lay of the land and how this might play out. They brought out a basket of bread, which was a larger knotted roll of garlic bread. You wouldn't see this in Italy. The bread would be far more understated. The salad was very good and substantial, with tomatoes and cheese as well as your choice of a few dressings. I then looked over the main dishes they had for lunch. A few seemed okay and they had the veal and chicken parmigiana and marsala. I was tempted to get the latter, but, with only one chicken breast, I ordered the lasagna, which was only found on the dinner menu. I should not have done so. As soon as it arrived, I noticed its presentation. It was a big slab of lasagna sitting in a sea of tomato sauce. This sort of presentation is Italian-American. It's not the more delicate presentation with less obtrusive pasta sheets that you'd see in Italy or in more upscale Italian restaurants on this side of the pond. I finished it off and it sort of bogs you down, such that you can skip dinner. The service was excellent. There is a "can do" spirit in the service. Since they aren't featuring Coke Zero, which I like because it tastes more like original Coke, they mixed up some regular and diet Coke for me. Let me talk about its decidedly Italian-American leanings. The word "mama" is something I noticed. New York had a long running Italian restaurant near the theaters named Mama Leone's, except that the literature and memorabilia also shows it as Mamma Leone's. Mamma is the bona fide Italian spelling. However, I'm sure that Italian-Americans might say, "I hope your mama is doing better" or "Your mama is a good cook." (Note that it is definitely not "yo mama.") America seems to have defaulted to this Jersey Shore Italian-American spelling. Now, let me get to "AGLIO Y OLIO." Do you put together a menu and not check your spelling with "real deal" Italian people? The "y" means "and" in Spanish! The correct Italian spelling would be "AGLIO E OLIO," which means "garlic and oil." What's also happening that many Hispanic cooks have cut their teeth at Italian restaurants that lean Italian-American and, if that's the case, then the food reflects that. Summing it up, Mama Roberto's gives you a lot of food, the prices are very fair, the service is customer focused, and the restaurant is pleasant and clean. On the other hand, the food runs on the heavy side, it is way more Italian-American, and they have the credit card use upcharge which is becoming more common as businesses shift this normal cost of doing business to their customers. It could have been that one of their meat, chicken, or veal dishes would have been a more manageable portion and been more to my liking. Perhaps one of the white sauce pasta dishes might have also been more up my alley. However, they should revisit their lasagna recipe and use another benchmark for both its looks and taste. I hated writing this review because Mama Roberto's is a mix of positives and negatives. If you are fine with Italian-American food, and lots of it, this might work for you. For me, Mama Roberto's is but a 3-star restaurant.

Our server was very friendly and attentive, and especially helpful with a (very) senior citizen in…read moreour party. Enjoyable dinner. I got the veal parm with spaghetti and would get it again.

My husband and I stopped for lunch on a whim. It was our first time here and we will definitely be…read moreback very soon!! Our waitress was so kind and friendly the entire time. The restaurant has a cozy, family owned vibe and we loved that. I ordered the chicken Parmesan with cavitelli noodles and my husband got the same with spaghetti noodles. I got a house salad with mine and he had Italian Wedding Soup with his. Everything was absolutely delicious!! I loved the house dressing on my salad and my husband is still raving about how good his soup was. We both throughly enjoyed our entrees as well. The chicken was cooked perfectly and very crispy. Their pasta sauce is also very good. Noodles were cooked perfectly too. They also bring fresh baked bread and oh my goodness!! The best bread we have ever had!! Highly recommend this restaurant for any meal.