Chef Dato's Table

Chef Dato's Table: what an amazing gem just outside of tiny Latrobe this is! Kara (the owner and the late Chef Dato's wife) and her chefs and servers are all absolutely wonderful. The food? Incredible; large portions as well. The drinks? Delicious. You can go ahead and make it a point to come here now if you don't want to keep reading (trust me, you'll love it) but I'll share a bit about what we had below. My wife and I visited for lunch and each got a handmade cocktail--a Negroni and Manhattan--perfectly crafted by Kara herself. We ordered the Giant Bavarian Pretzel with bier cheese as an appetizer, which was, in fact, absolutely enormous (the size of my adult head!), hot and flaky, and the hot cheese dip was *chef's kiss*. We were both feeling a sandwich, so after some help from our amazing server Paige (ask for Paige as your server!), I selected Chef Dato's Famous Giant Fish Sandwich and my wife picked the Roasted Turkey on (house made) Stuffing Bread (basically a Thanksgiving meal in sandwich form with gravy and cranberry jelly--the stuffing IS THE BREAD!). Did I mention the portions are enormous here? Come hungry! Our sandwiches were perfect and the fries hot and crispy. We had zero room to try dessert this time around but I cannot wait to return to try their dinner entrees or one of their famous Wild Game nights. Latrobe is incredibly lucky to have Chef Dato's. Swing by when you're in the area!

They say you should never judge a book by its cover - a statement I wholeheartedly agree with. I think the same can be said of a restaurant’s exterior - no one should ever judge the quality of the service or food from the street. From the outside, the place really is unremarkable, but when you enter, you feel like you’ve been transported to an upscale restaurant at a big-city downtown location. I like to think of this place as a casual-upscale restaurant, vibe-wise, with a varied menu that is not your run-of-the-mill choices for the area. Upon entering you find a very nicely decorated inside with a decent sized bar and seating all around along with table service besides. The main dining area, right beside the kitchen you can sorta see through frosted windows, is big and spacious. Service is exceptional from the greeter to the waitress, and food comes out at a good pace from apps, to salads, to the main dish. I really do hope the locals understand what a gem of a place they have. This is truly special and my wife and I will now always make it a point of eating out at least once, here, when we visit.

Was there for the first time today. The inside is a nice sit down atmosphere. The food was great. For starters, we had the baked brie appetizer and french onion soup. Both were delicious. For entrees we had schnitzel and beef tips. Both very delicious. We will be back and will recommend to others to visit.

We love dining here and have never been disappointed in the food or the atmosphere and staff. Truly a great place to relax and enjoy a date night or with a group. The menu is very good and diverse with their "themed" items offered each day. The Thanksgiving buffet is also a favorite of ours... excellent food and I'm not stuck in the kitchen all day or doing dishes.

Loved it! We are only sorry that it took so long for us to try this place. The service was friendly (Thank you, Sierra) and the food was excellent! I had the schnitzel and my husband had the New York Strip. Everythimg was fresh and perfectly prepared. We also highly recommend the pot sticker appetizer. This will be one of our go to places from now on.