All I can say is WOW! The ambiance is supper club like, very cool. Well made martinis but the food....! Fresh, delicious oysters, I had the pork chop, hubby had the stroganoff with housemade noodles. Both main dishes were exceptional! A side of delicious creamed spinach, yum! A couple of scoops of sorbet for dessert and we can honestly say - one of the best meals we ever had (especially the pork chop) Eddie was our server, ask for him. He's a great attentive server with a fun personality! Highly Recommend read more

We have a dear friend that always lives by the moto... " if one chooses to stay on the highway and sit in traffic while running through life you will miss so many experiences along the journey!" Well we did not miss the experience today. A Absolutely Beautiful Saturday in The Mid West. Driving from Illinois to Michigan we once again were blessed with an opportunity to get out of the traffic and enjoy a wonderful new experience! Rocco's Tavern. Welcome to Michigan City People! Don't Judge a book . We were seated on their beautiful outdoor patio. The 4th of July parade near by. The best of small town ! Our lovely server. Kelly. Welcomed us. We had a lovely Lunch. It was an excellent experience! I encourage you to explore Michigan City Next time you are rushing through! You won't regret it! read more

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First time, Memorial weekend, service was fantastic, thanks Ken! The kitchen catered to my little girls and made them some off menu dinner. I had the Sunday Ribs, so good! My beautiful wife had steak Diane, also terrific because I had to help! My 4 year old ate an entire lobster tail! #spoiled Honestly some of the best oysters, Rockefeller, I've ever had. And I've had them ever everywhere.! Very well done thank you guys cannot wait to keep coming back! Only gripe...work on the audio system. Upscale menu, decor, cocktails and staff!!! But Sonos??? Rocco's deserves high-end sounds! read more

Rocco's Tavern - Decor - Steakhouses Near Me - Michigan City, Indiana

Dirty martini and branzino for a hump day win. Chef's kiss good! The bartender is a doll. read more

Rocco's Tavern - Branzino - Steakhouses Near Me - Michigan City, Indiana

A gem - loved our steak, got a cozy seat in the window for 2, Service was great, given how crossed it was that night.

Finally! A great restaurant in Michigan City! The martinis were so delicious. My husband loved his swordfish and the bread pudding was a great way to end the meal. Shout out to Joe and Yvonne for being amazing hosts/owners. Definitely try this place. read more

Rocco's Tavern - Seating by the window! - Steakhouses Near Me - Michigan City, Indiana

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We enjoyed another fantastic night at Rocco's on Thursday 3/12. Great food, ambiance and incredible service. Thank You Michelle, Christine and Bill and the rest of the Rocco's team - another excellent experience for us ! We ere celebrating a friends' Mothers' 94th Birthday - after dinner they brought out a huge slice of cake with a candle on it - and the whole restaurant joined in to sing Happy Birthday to her!! An incredible experience for her! Thanks again, see you soon! Tim read more

Not great by a long shot. Went there Saturday night to celebrate my birthday. -Poor service -steaks were both overcooked (and I showed the server who didn't seem to care -first steakhouse that didn't at least have serve bread. -the noise level inside was BRUTAL! won't be back... read more

Another restaurant in the Farina family and won't disappoint. It's not a Morton's, but for a local steak, you won't be disappointed. Service was great. read more

Sunday, June 22 it was 110° outside. I wasn't cooking. Restaurants were closing early throughout the area. Rocco's stayed open and though it was very hot inside, nothing they could've done about it, and the servers were melting, we were still given top-notch service With absolutely incredible food. This will be my go to steakhouse from here on out. Fantastic! read more

Rocco's Tavern - The carnage - Steakhouses Near Me - Michigan City, Indiana

We have been going to Rocco's regularly and it has never disappointed! Kind, friendly and attentive service especially from Michelle and Kristen! The food is outstanding.......fresh and generous portions. The same goes for the drinks! One of our all time favorite spots. read more

Kendra gave exceptional service and started our celebration with a limoncello! Great menu and excellent music. DJ's some weekends. Perfect location to eat inside or outside! read more

Rocco's Tavern - Steakhouses Near Me - Michigan City, Indiana

It was good--crowded and noisy with a very attentive waiter who apologized profusely for slow appetizer (cold crab cake - negligible crab)- and promised Bread service on the house. Rolls and butter were delicious- and also on our bill (eight bucks- ugghh- such sloppy customer service- and yes- we paid without complaint). Cocktails were delicious (also very slow to arrive). Maybe if we didn't live in Chicago with so many better choices - we would be inclined to eventually return. read more

Food was great had Dover sole. Service with Bobby was better. Love all the restaurants. Cafe Farina just next door and supper club.

I'm going to keep this simple. GO HERE! I don't care if you are a food snob from NYC(no shade) this place is not to be missed. Menu: STELLAR Food: DELICIOUS, Ambience: NYC CALIBER, Decor: SLAP YOUR MAMA. There is a level to attention to detail you don't typically find. Do yourself a favor and go!! And the staff: MICHELLE (enough said). read more

Loved the food. Really outstanding. Chicago steakhouse good. And the ambience and decor are on point. While the steak is Chicago good, it is also Chicago priced, so be forewarned. And there is a mystery 3% charge on the check. Biggest negative was that my family of four, including me (6'5) and my son (6'2) were seated at the smallest table I've ever been seated at in a restaurant in my life. Must have been 24 inches diameter at most. Absolutely nowhere to put your legs or the food. We eventually moved when a normal sized table freed up. The group next to us did as well. The tiny tables should be for two people max. But all in all, a great new addition to Michigan City. read more

Rocco's was amazing!! Everything we got was so good. The Mac and cheese is a MUST! Next time I'd pass on the baked potato as there are other great sides. Heath our server was phenomenal! We will definitely be back! read more

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Best place ever not only the food (it is amazing) they are the kindest people in the world, good service and thank you to the owners that share a drink with us I want to fly from Florida just to eat here LOVE IT!!!!! (YOU GUYS NEED TO OPEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN FLORIDA) Annie Knight read more

We don't come to Rocco, so listen to dance music on full blast. Every table is complaining, but the bartender is more interested in loud dance music than listening to Frank Sinatra. Yvonne would not approve of this music. read more

We ate with a group of 7 last night and pretty much shared everything. Each dish was absolutely wonderful. Esp loved the ribeye, creamed spinach, and Mac and cheese. The spicy Caesar did not disappoint and the bacon in the Brussels sprouts was legit. We ate, drank, and had an amazing night! read more

The halibut and the skirt steak cooked medium rare Pittsburg style was arguably the best of those I've ever had. The appetizers were phenomenal and the drinks were delicious as well. Would also recommend the Giardiniera mac and the crab cakes. The spicy Cesar salad is great for those who love a bit of spice. Don't book a resy on "open table" as we had to wait an hour to be seated. However, service beyond that was great! read more

Best Farina owned and operated restaurant yet? Hard to say as they are all great in their own way. Love the vibe and energy in Rocco's. Food is always consistently good, as is the service. Good wine list. This time we had Yvonne's hot honey chicken, steak frites and shrimp cocktail. All different and all excellent. Looking forward to our next visit. read more

Ate at this restaurant last night, the restaurants vibe was a confusing mix. The overall appearance shouted elegance but the underlying vibe shouted club. The tables had white tableclothes and the restaurant had a nice steakhouse vibe. The demographic I would say was 30‐80 years old. The music was too loud and I heard "Highway to Hell" and "Pump up the Jam" just two of the songs that played that confused me to some degree and the female bar staff looked like porn stars. The restaurant didn't seem to know the direction it wanted to go. The food was really good and the the overall appearance of the place was nice. The volume and type of music, and the barstaff ruined the experience. Also, it was too hot in the restaurant. This place needs to read the room, last night there were more people between 60-80 years old. The food/drinks were not cheap but there was definitely a cheap feel. read more

This experience was horrible, and that's putting it in a good light. We checked in and the host said we are flipping a table and you'll be sat next. Another hostess proceeded to sit us at a bar table a minute later. We asked what about the table the other host mentioned and she replied, we decided to give it to other guests. Service was slow, I'm guessing understaffed for the Sunday holiday which was expected. We ordered two red meat meals medium. Both came out well. We mentioned to the server the taste was good but overdone. She said she would let the kitchen know. Shortly after, the manager stopped and asked how things were and we expressed the same. He graciously said an after dinner drink or dessert were on him. Nice gesture for sure. After the meal we ordered the milkshake and a drink. After 20 minutes, we received the drink, but the milkshake was still being made...we asked for the check in the meantime thinking it would arrive momentarily. Paid the check...still no milkshake to be found. The server said she hopes we have a better rest of the night than we had at dinner. I know they are new, and we usually give places multiple shots after bad experiences(ie Farrinas), but this sealed the deal. One and done. read more

Really shocked. So incredibly rude. We just got home from our meal. We had a 6:30 reservation and at 7:45 we were told by our server that we couldn't order desert because we had stayed too long. She had initally asked us if we wanted desert and then came back saying we could only have our desert "to go." This is after the wrong steak was brought to a member of our party so we lost some time with their blunder. We were aware that there was a 2 hour minimum for our table but to come to us and take away our "desert privilege" after an hour and fifteen minutes and a mistake in the food on their part- is completely unacceptable. I asked to speak with the manager. When she first came to the table, she did not apologize but told us we were were welcome to stay and that the server must have misinterpretated her words to "flip" the table. She did not apologize until she came to the table a second time. The manger never offered us a desert or any kind of discount for the wrong steak or rude treatement. It ruined an otherwise decent meal, but with that kind of service, we have no plans to return. There are other good places to eat in the area where the server and the manager appreciate our business. There is also no mention of an add on 3 percent for using a credit card until you pay on the receipt. Overall super disappointing. read more

the food was excellent. the server was lovely. but the music was way, way too loud. our server misheard the temp on two steaks and got the dessert wrong but her ears may have been bleeding. we were a mix of ages at our table and we all had to shout at each other. read more