La Cantina

6 Reviews on “La Cantina”

• Tito

  Dark, cozy..ambience. Thats about it.Service was great. Disappointed in the food for the price. Ordered lasagna, ravioli with meatballs added. The meatballs you get in a Subway sandwich are superior. the ravioli was good but not great. lasagna was mediocre. The Caesar salad was garlicky but bland. The dressing seemed to be more water from the lettuce than anything else. Overall was expecting something my grandmother would make. Quite frankly if it wasnt for the ambience of sitting in what seems like an old speak easy, this place wouldn’t survive in a standalone mall type location. ambience is all they have going for it..Olive Garden is better IMHO.

  January 13, 2014, 1:12 am

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• Al Capitanini

  Intimate Steak House. One of my favorite places in Chicago for Steak and Italian.I always enjoy the Ribe Eye and the Chicken Vesuvio.Very intimate for business meetings with leather booths and fish tanks.Great Wine Lists !!

  November 30, 2011, 4:00 pm

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• Jsyvenaglia

  My review. I’m from the twin cities visiting a friend in chicago and we ate there last evening, thought the steak I ordered was great but was a little disappointed about the chicken soup I ordered was missing the chicken. And my friend was disappointed in her soup as well, the service could have been better.

  January 14, 2011, 11:06 pm

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• Lunch In The Loopers

  Viva Italia!. 10.21.09 – Housed in the Italian Village, La Cantina Chophouse is the restaurant on the basement level. The atmosphere was very romantic with a dimly lit setting and narrow walkways between tables. The bread with oil and parmesan cheese to start was delicious. The waiter’s pace was painstakingly slow though. Perhaps he was trying not to rush us, but the Village has a Loop location and the patrons surrounding our table seemed to be coming from work as well, so we thought the service should have been quicker. We were missing one looper for this lunch excursion, so the remaining two of us enjoyed joking about the date-like atmosphere. One ordered the Sausage Sandwich Parmigiana served with cottage fries and he was very pleased with the order. The other looper had the Tortelli Tre Formaggi and was expecting to find tortellini based on the name. In fact, the entree turned out to be ravioli-type pasta, which the looper was delighted by anyway. The waiter quickened his pace a bit after we ordered, but then disappeared again when we were trying to ask for the check. Maybe this is a customary style of service for Italian restaurants, even at lunchtime, because you may recall our previous Gioco review sounding similar to this one. Regardless, the food was good and the location is not too far from our work building so we might give it, or one of its sister restaurants in the Village, a go in the future. Ciao, bellas!

  January 21, 2010, 4:03 pm

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• Bob

  Great Ambiance!!. From the moment you walk in you feel like you are in a wine cellar, very unique. Another great restaurtant in the loop, whether you are going out on the town for the night, or doing a business lunch, service is always great and the food is always fantastic. I’ve had lunch and dinner here many times, every experience has been excellent. The food is always well presented. Lots of good eats here, I say if or when you find yourself in Chicago, make a stop here. You won’t be disappointed!!

  June 27, 2009, 6:02 pm

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• Pamellacapitanini

  Dark Cozy and full of politicans. Boy this is a great spot. The food is great…so is the service and the important people in there is amazing…judges, politicans, lawyers all with famous faces.

  April 9, 2009, 4:13 pm

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