Best Historic Restaurants in Independence

Our waiter Kade was professional, informative and made our Thanksgiving dinner special. My husband had the Turkey dinner special, I had the scallop special, my sister had the filet and her husband had chicken parmigiana. We had the sauté calamari for an appetizer and everything was delicious, not to mention the dessert, warm olive oil cake, cheesecake and the special pumpkin cheesecake. We were extremely happy and grateful for such a wonderful dining experience.

It is always such a wonderful time, great drinks, amazing ambiance and delicious food.

We moved to Cleveland last March. We chose this restaurant for our anniversary last May. We loved it. Yesterday, we returned to celebrate my husband's birthday. The food was great and plentiful, so we have another dinner for tonight! Our server was clearly fairly new. She was super nice and we enjoyed her service. We love this restaurant so much. We recommend it highly!

Our meals were unbelievably good. We both opted for Chef Dante's Tasting menu and each of the five courses served were delicious. Service was outstanding. Our server along with the other team members made us feel welcome and truly created a memorable evening for us. Highly recommend Dante especially for special occasions.

Professional restauranters are running this restaurant. This is old school service. Front end staff is pleasant and knowledgeable. Managers are attentive. Bartender is a pro. Our apps (we had 4 I'm embarrassed to admit) were excellent. The crab app and the mushroom gnocchi app (available in bar) were outstanding. My entre (grouper) was very salty but I will give that a pass because everything else was excellent. If you are seeking an old school fine dining experience with knowledgeable and personable wait staff in Cleveland, it is basically down to Johnny's on Fulton and Blue Point. I put this place on a level with several first rate restaurants in Manhattan and Washington D.C.