Vinatellis Italian Cafe - Markle, Indiana

jewell T.

Wow! We had a great 1st experience here! We couldn’t have asked for better service from Adam, who appeared to be the only server during our visit, but he kept up with everything just fine! He knew how to hustle to meet expectations and was super friendly. The garlic knots are a MUST! Breads are made in house & are delicious! We split the super deluxe pizza & a deluxe baked penne pasta which were both great and still had quite a bit leftover to take home. We live 25 minutes away & will definitely be coming back!

ry_bread94

Chicken bacon ranch sandwich is so good, the staff is amazing and helpful. The atmosphere is simple and lovely. A must stop place if you’re from the area or just passing through. Right off the highway, you can’t beat it.

Carl

I love this place, and this is why I'm so upset. I have had my last bad experience at this place. I found a fingernail in my meatball sandwich a few months ago. I didn't say anything I didn't want to make trouble and I wanted to give them another chance in the future. I stopped eating here because I couldn't get it out of my head. Finally, I tried it again. Things were going well everything was as tasty as possible. I've had things left on my doorstep unattended. It happened again today. I was setting like 2 ft away from the door I heard something bumping around out there and I got up to go cuz I thought somebody was going to be knocking. Delivery person was already getting back in his car it's raining my food sitting on my doorstep It was right in front of my door so I knocked some of it over opening the door to get it. I Always give good tips always appreciate people driving doing deliveries out here in the country. I won't be purchasing anything from venetelli's again. There was no knocking there was no time span The person wasn't standing out in the rain and I don't understand it. It makes me very sad.

Sims H.

What a pleasant surprise! The service was wonderful, the food was even better! Hard to believe this is a restaurant in Huntington County because the majority are terrible. This was the polar opposite. Seated quickly, ordered quickly. Food quality was much better than expected. Overall cost was good. Best bang for my buck in quite some time. Keep up the great work. We'll be back for sure.

bacon B.

We ordered the garlic knots and I personally ordered the chicken bacon ranch sandwich. I'm pretty happy overall with how everything came out! It was a little bit of a wait but I'd say well worth it

R B. S.

An absolutely wonderful Italian restaurant with great value and service!
Lasagna here is tops, and their pizzas are perfect,,, every time!
I recommend saving some space for the cheesecake with chocolate and raspberry sauces, yum!!!

Madison R.

Very weird experience for many reasons..

1: After we received our drinks, our waitress made a point to ask us if we believe in Jesus. Totally fine if that’s what you believe, but weird as we were there to just enjoy a meal.

2: Placed our food order. The menu said the lunch calzone special comes with a drink, but we were told it doesn’t. Fix the menu.

3: I ordered the pizza lunch special. It comes with two toppings and a drink. I ordered pepperoni and extra cheese. The waitress put the order in, but we heard the cook in the back yell at the waitress that “extra cheese is not a topping.” I understand if that is the case, but to yell at your waitress is crazy. AND I was charged for the drink that was supposed to come with the special..

4: no music playing so we continuously heard the awkward yelling from the kitchen towards the waitress the whole time we were there. This waitress was talked to so awfully.

5: We received the wrong food! We told the waitress it was the wrong food, but the chef doubled down and said it was right. Only after several minutes of back and forth did the chef acknowledge that it was the wrong food and that the waitress gave us somebody else’s food (and hence- the yelling at the waitress continued and we heard it all from the dining room.)

Once we got the food, the garlic knots were good. Pizza and calzone were fine. Atmosphere and service? Awful. We were overcharged and left feeling so awkward.

Larry M.

Vinatelli's is a hidden gem at exit 286 on I-69 at Markle. The garlic knots melt in your mouth. The calzone was fabulous. All the bread is made in house so anything doughy here is worth getting.