Per Bacco Reviews | Elkhart Restaurants & Bars

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I ate here with my parents and loved it. They offer gluten free pasta (a novelty in Elkhart, IN) and are very helpful in assisting with the menu. My veal was made incorrectly (with breadcrumbs) and they fixed it for me no problem, and was lickety split about getting a new entree out for me. The wine was flowing and everyone at my table had a great time and great food.

I would definitely suggest coming here for authentic Italian food, and great, friendly service!

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Posted on 11.28.12 Whitnie E.

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Who would have thought that one of my favorite Italian restaurants would be in Elkhart, IN. Â Unfortunately for me, I live in Illinois and only visit Elkhart once a year for the Jazz Festival in June. Â I have two words: TONY RUSSO. Â The pasta sauce on this dish is ridiculously good. Â The last time I visited I was able to coax them to serve me cheese tortellini with the Tony Russo sauce and let me just say, it was FANTASTIC. Â I think you could put that sauce on shoe leather and it it would make it delicious.

We will come back to this restaurant again and again. Â I can't wait until June.

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Posted on 07.18.12 Jeff V.

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Our regular go to local pizza has been Bruno's for more years than I care to admit, so when I heard one of their family had opened a finer dining restaurant in Elkhart, in a strip mall and had been open for a few years, I just had to try it!

Once you step in the door, you are transported out of the rather run down strip mall into a lovely decorated, traditional Italian looking restaurant. Â We came on a random Tuesday night and were sad to discover only 1 other table seated for dinner and once they wrapped up, we were the only people there. Â BUT - the plus side is we had amazingly attentive service! Â ;-) Â I also completely agree with the other review - the music playing over the speakers was very charming and set a great mood.

I had a glass of chianti while they gave us fresh bread and olive oil. Â We ordered the goat cheese crustini appetizer which is served with either apricot or fig preserves, whatever is seasonal and available that time of year. Â We got apricot this day and got 4 HUGE crustinis (approximately 4 inches each) with balsamic vinegarette drizzled on top - it was heavenly! Â Then, for dinner, we got 2 of the specials of the day - butternut squash ravioli with walnut sauce and mushroom gnocci in cream sauce. Â My dining companion declared her dish delicious, some of the best she had ever had and the gnocci was wonderful and came out in a huge bowl that contained 2 good serving sizes, at least.

Unfortunately, this restaurant is not very technology savvy so when I inquired about advertising online, Facebook, anything - I was met with a blank look so that may explain why many may not have heard of this place, including myself. Â Hopefully through word of mouth, they will get the customers they deserve in a part of Elkhart pretty much lacking in fine dining of any kind. Â I know I will definitely be back! Â This would be a great restaurant for a group get together, party, birthday, anniversary, etc so keep them in mind.

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Posted on 04.01.12 Cara L.

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The place is pretty good. The goat chess crostini was good as a starter, along with the calamari. I ordered the gnocci dumplings with meat sauce and it was amazing! The service was rely nice, and our waiter had good manners! Overall, a nice warm Italian family restaurant!

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Posted on 12.11.11 Kinsey W.

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The ambience:
We went to dinner here last night (a Friday night). Â Good atmosphere, very friendly staff, good wine selection. Â Pretty friendly, authentically Italian-feeling restaurant, though the decor is a contemporary feel. Â Ol' Blue Eyes was playing over the sound system when we went in, followed up by some Billy Joel classics. Â Server was very familiar with the menu and had recommendations to make. Â An older Italian gentleman came out to greet some of his guests carrying an adorable baby, which provided a bit of entertainment as well.

The food:
We started out with the Goat Cheese Crostini, because it just sounded too good to pass up. Â It was, as advertised, a creamy goat cheese, served spread on 4 lightly toasted, garlicky ciabbata slices. Good and filling--between 3 people we only ate 2.5 of the slices, and I just had the other 1.5 for lunch today! Â
I had the Tony Russo pasta, mostaccioli served with a light but spicy tomato sauce and garnished with shredded fresh basil--perfect. If you like your Italian dishes a little spicy, definitely give it a try, but try to avoid the peppers if you can. Â They are miserably hot if you eat them by mistake. Â I know.
My parents, however, didn't fare as well. Â They both had specials: my mother had the lobster ravioli in a light marinara sauce and my father had salmon and asparagus served over linguini (I think) in an alfredo sauce. Â Both liked the sauces well enough, but thought the seafood was more fishy-tasting than they liked.
We all got the salad option with the entrees. Â The basic house salad was a manageable portion, with good fresh greens, and the house dressing was a balsamic vinaigrette which was pretty amazing.

My conclusion:
I will definitely be going back, especially because I didn't try the butternut squash ravioli, which comes in a "creamy walnut sauce," and our waitress declared the best thing on the menu. Â I just hope I can talk my parents into giving it a second chance as well.

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Posted on 04.23.11 Rebecca S.