Chef Dato’s Table

Great food and good service, well with the visit. I had the pot stickers and the salmon. They both were great, the salmon is served with rice that was a little cold.

We were out-​of-​town guests of friends. Thought we were going to a pizza place. But surprise! This is the prized needle in a haystack! Nice, quaint, great service, delicious food. Has a large barroom. Fun was looking at the cakes in the display case. We were so happily full that we took dessert back to the house! Beware. One slice of cake serves at least two people easily.

I’m so happy we discovered this gem of a restaurant in Latrobe! My husband and I were working for a winery owned by friends of my family at Ligonier Days this weekend. After the festival ended Saturday we were searching for somewhere to eat. I’m so happy this place came up on Unilocal.The group of six of us got there around 8pm and we had a great experience. I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect when we pulled into the parking lot, but I was so surprised at how great Chef Dato’s was.
We were particularly excited about the special Oktoberfest menu and imported German beers. We all got drinks. For appetizers we had the stuffed banana peppers and fried pickles. Both were delicious. The peppers were spicy though so be careful!
For dinner I had the schnitzel, which was great. It came with salad, mashed potatoes and vegetables. I wish I had noticed though there’s a difference between regular schnitzel and Jäger schnitzel. I had actually wanted the Jäger schnitzel, but just order schnitzel and didn’t get it with the Jäger mushroom gravy. That’s fine though because it was still wonderful. I got to steal some of my Dad’s gravy because he did end up getting the Jäger schnitzel.
Everyone else at the table was super impressed with their meals as well. A lot of us ordered from the Oktoberfest menu, but there are plenty of delicious looking options on the regular menu as well.
Somehow after all that food we still had room for some shared desserts. I had a few bites of the chocolate peanut butter pie. It tasted like a giant peanut butter cup. I was so full afterwards, but it was well worth it.
One of the restaurant owners was there and I have to say how wonderful she was. She was so helpful with telling us what was good on the menu and the background behind the Oktoberfest (she’s German and her husband is Italian, which is why there are so many great food items from different cultures!). It turns out every month they actually feature a special menu from different countries around the world. I really, really, really would love to go back and eat here again sometime, even though it’s an hour and ten minutes away from where I live.

I went to Chef Dato’s as part of a wedding party dinner. There were 23 of us, and we could all order off the full menu. I had the chicken and peaches, after a cup of crab and corn soup. Delicious! (OK, I shared a large piece of chocolate peanut butter pie, too.)
I checked with others in our party who ordered many of the remaining dishes, and everyone was more than satisfied. They were very accommodating to special requests, and our waitress was very solicitous, to the point of returning a dish because the steak was not well done enough. (There’s one in every family.)
I would certainly return the next time I’m in the area.

I just ate here today with my mom and her parents and we had an excellent experience! I have some dietary restrictions, and the owner (who seated us) was very friendly and explained how a number of things on the menu could be easily modified for me. Before we ordered, the chef came out to see if there was anything else he could do for me. They were more than happy to make any modifications for me and gave me many options.
I was very impressed with the effort the staff made in accommodating me. Besides that, service was excellent, the food was delicious, and the bill for all four of our meals came to around $ 36. We’re already making plans to go back sometime soon!

We have been trying to eat here for a while, but their hours are iffy. Finally tonight was the night.
It’s a much nicer place on the inside. Walking in felt as though I was in an upscale New York restaurant with a sort of modern elegant gangster feel … I am not sure how else to explain it but I loved the décor. It was warm and inviting. We were greeted by smiling hostess/​wait staff. We loved the local beers on tap and the butter that comes with the bread is to die for. Salads were fresh but need some cheese. Our meals were good but could of used a bit more seasoning. I would tell you what we got but really can’t remember what they were called. I can say I would have loved to see some pasta with a clam or wine sauce. Would love to go back and try some other things. The biggest issue I had… I assume the young woman was the bartender… complaining the entire time to some regular costumers, from the lack of management to no one being ‘in charge” to no one ordering supplies. She complained about her work schedule and how she would walk away but wanted to keep her foot in the door in case the owners step up and statr doing what they are suppose to be doing. She complained about everything and anything, That we overheard because she wasn’t being very discreet about anything, she was just airing the dirty laundry. Very unprofessional! Its really sad, this place would be so great if only a few things were tweaked. Which makes me think the young lady may have been right… in which case I know a few people who could whip it into the place it could be and wants to be.

Really enjoyed our lunch here. Great menu with a wide range of choices and reasonable prices. They even offer a diverse international menu on Thursdays that change every week. Nice atmosphere and great service! Would love to come back and sit on the outside deck.

In the month of October they have an Oktoberfest menu. My mother and I both ordered entrée options and an appetizer option from this menu. We started with the potato pancakes and they were served with sour cream and apple sauce. We both really enjoyed this appetizer. It comes with 2 large potato pancakes and the I had the chicken dinner option, it was served with spatzel and veggies. The chicken was served with a delicious bier sauce. We also ordered a piece of the pumpkin carrot cake to go. It is also very delicious. The season beer option was delicious. Would definitely recommend.

Reasonable price, good menu. Good selection of craft beers. Small, but complete menu. Very friendly. Worth going out of your way.

We had a groupon for an appetizer and two entrees. Sat in the Bier garten, which was nice. The dining room looked and smelled dated. Had the potato pancake appetizer, it was a little gummy being that it was very thick. I had the NY strip steak, ordered it medium rare and got it medium well at best. It was grey throughout and had no seasoning. Vegetable and «smashed» potato sides were mediocre at best, I think butter was the only seasoning in the potatoes. My husband had the western chicken, he had no complaints but it was just a grilled chicken breast with a slice of cheese melted and bacon slices thrown on top. All total came to $ 50 which seemed very over priced for the quality.

Ate here with my wife. Food was very good. We had the Fried Dill Pickles as an appetizer. The breading was scrumptious. Their homemade Blue Cheese Dressing was unreal. Best I’ve ever had. Wife had a char grilled chicken salad and she loved it. I had the Broiled Cod and it was delicious.
This was our first time here and we highly recommend it.