I went early for my reservation and in the bar the bartender Jade was amazing! Her mixology made…read morethe best cocktails I ever had and her dinner recommendations was exactly to my taste! Jade

Don't make the same mistake I did, check your to-go orders. They will rip you off. $19 for 11…read moreskinny rings of calamari.

Housemade Bread $8.00 Brassica Caesar Salad $20.00…read moreCaramelized Onion Tortellini $29.00 We devoured the focaccia bread. Bread was super fresh and steaming hot. Salad was enough for 4 - 6 people. Me and my partner had plenty of leftovers. So many ingredients almost too many to list. The ingredients that stood out were the Asparagus, mushrooms, and broccolini. Ingredients were hot and delicious. We split the Carmelized Onion Tortellini. It was magical. Great buttery taste and the Carmelized Onions oozed out of the tortellini when I cut into it with the fork. We were stuffed when we left and had enough leftovers to eat for dinner the next day. Cannot wait to go back....

What a gem this place is! Albano's doesn't have a sign. The…read moreexisting sign says panini panini. We've tried to get a reservation a couple times, but didn't do it in advance. We came at lunch time & got right in. Ordered the focaccia bread. It came with olive oil & marina sauce. So amazing. Also shared the kale Ceasar salad. It was huge! Enough for 4-6. It had a lot of ingredients. Roasted asparagus, broccolini, shaved Brussels sprouts, mushrooms. It was delicious, but I would have preferred a lighter summer salad. It was hearty & warm. I'd get it again in the fall. We shared the caramelized onion tortellini. It was huge too. Amazing prices for the amount of food. It was so delicious. The onions were sweet & the pasta was perfect & fresh. Lots of leftovers to take home. Cute ambiance, friendly service. Loved that we could watch the chefs prepare the food too. Can't wait to come back for more pasta & try dessert.

Such a cute spot! I hit this solo on my travels to Indiana Dunes and was provided quick & attentive…read moreservice. The Chicken Parm was absolutely fantastic!

What an absolute unexpected delight! My boyfriend and I found ourselves in the area (between South…read moreBend and Chicago) and didn't have high expectations for finding something for dinner that wasn't fast food. Boy were we WRONG! And we're so glad we were!!! Pizza Terra is delicious! We split a Margherita pizza and the orecchiette pasta. Both were truly fantastic! And the service couldn't have been better! Everyone was so friendly, humble, and helpful. We really enjoyed ourselves! Oh and we added on some crusty bread and a soda - and the bill was only fifty bucks! Not too shabby :) The music was enjoyable too. John Mayer, Mumford and sons, just good vibes. We may just find ourselves making an annual trip to Indiana for this one. Highly recommend checking it out!

Our first visit to Santini's and it won't be our last. Why did we wait so long to give you guys a…read moretry? We ordered bone-in wings in two sauces, boneless wings and mozzarella cheese sticks. Everything was delicious. The wings were moist and flavorful, the mozzarella cheese sticks were hand cut, huge and amazing. We were there on a Monday evening. The dining room was slow, but carry-outs were hoppin'. The atmosphere is relaxed, but nice enough for a date night. Love the Chicago Sports mural on the wall. Our server took wonderful care of us and made sure that we had everything we needed. In addition, since it was our first time, she provided us with a carry-out menu and then led us about the specials throughout the week. Give Santini's a try, you'll be glad you did!

Good prices. Quality food. Everything made in house. I can get an 8" pepperoni pizza and side salad…read morefor $11. It has light sauce automatically. Pulled pork sandwich is pretty good and economical too

Excellent food Excellent staff…read moreHighly recommended Have tried almost everything on the menu

I used Scartozzi's for a catering pickup for a group of 15. I don't live in the area & ordered by…read morephone. No deposit required. Just have to pay when you pick it up. Everything was ready on time and packed perfectly for pick up. Plus the price was extremely reasonable and the food was pretty good too.

New ownership hasn't changed this place. It was as busy as ever. So busy that we almost had to…read moreeat outside but at the last minute a table in bar opened. Perfect! The Sea Bass was good and so was the Parmesan Crusted Filet. Not the typical looking Filet though. Oh well. Ambiance is what it has always been.

This is seriously the best restaurant around! Noah was our waiter and was amazing and helped us…read morewith all the recommendations! We will definitely be back! Go here! It's a hidden gem!!!

Went for dinner on 2/13 thinking we would not have the rush for Valentines Day. That plan was good…read more We made a reservation but when we arrived the bar had open seats so we sat there. I ordered the White Fish dish and my wife had Tortellini with vodka sauce with added sausage crumbles. Both dishes were incredible and I'd strongly recommend. Now for the downside and the reason for only rating 4 stars. Prior to dinner we split a Zsa Zsa Salad. The menu describes this as having poached shrimp, asparagus bits, bacon, avocado, tomato with a Balsamic Vinaigrette. For some reason the shrimp decided to leave the plate before we got it. Without the shrimp, the salad was boring and pretty much flavorless. We would have liked it better had they used Romaine rather then the foliage we all used to discard before serving. We asked the Bartender about the missing shrimp and she put in an order for a side of shrimp. The side arrived after we had pretty much finished with the salad. Not complaining because we ate the shrimp as it was the best part. The surprise came when we received the bill which contained the $19.00 charge for the salad as well as a $10.00 charge for the side of shrimp. I pointed that out and it was promptly removed. In summary, I'd suggest a hard pass on this menu item. Not to leave this review on a sour note, we love Cafe Farina and as previously mentioned the entrees were both fantastic. As a side note, we tried their privately labeled Farina Valpolicella Red. Moderately priced and well worth it's $56.00 price. We will order that again.

Flawed reservation policy. They take a credit card to hold the reservation because, god forbid,…read more you have to cancel, they will charge your credit card $20 per person. This is not a joke. If they are that busy it should not be a problem to seat their table. I am sure they have many walkins waiting at the bar. This is just a money grab disguised as something innocuous. So lame

Patiently waiting for my pizza with this delicious Carmel Apple Martini…read more My delicious pizza arrived! The staff is engaging. Cool locally owned business.

I have eaten here several times, and it's always been very good. The pizza crust is great like a…read morethin cracker crust, and I always get the chunk sausage pizza with extra sausage because the sausage is great. The cheese as well as the sauce it wonderful and they put just enough on to balance everything. I'm picky about my pizza but this is in my top 5 in the area of Portage, Chesterton, Valparaiso hands down. It's a clean little place but they could use some more modern big screen TVs for us that like to go and have a pizza and beer on game day! TVs are cheap people get them! Try the cheese sticks as well those were great! Ive not tried any of the pasta dishes, but I heard they were good and seen many people around me eating them. Worth a go to and it is one of mine.