All of their food has been terrific! When it's spring and…read moresummer you are able to eat out in their enclosed area or go into their Italian themed interior seating, or if it a bigger group you can rent another room for about 40 people.

It's just a bar now. I'd been treated to fabulous Italian…read morecooking there since 1973. Oh well.

The food is amazing, service is always great! Our last order we took To Go this time and they never…read moredisappoint! We highly recommend this Bistro.

We were a party of 13 here on a Saturday night. For Alma college graduation night, it was…read moresurprisingly not super busy. We arrived early for our reservation, and even though our tables were empty they made us wait until the reservation time. The staff were nice, and the food was good! Everyone was happy with their meals. I liked my chicken pesto Alfredo. The prices were also good.

Delicious! I have…read morebeen here about 3 times and each time I have done the create your own pasta. Each time it has been absolutely delicious. One time, I brought my mom, and she enjoyed it as well. They have a small dining area. Each time I have come, I order and either my food is brought to my car, or I wait for it. I am not a fan of the garlic bread, but that is personal preference. The pasta is great. I also opted out of a salad this time. They come with pepperoni on them and I don't eat pork. I have also had two desserts. They are very rich. Both were good. I did a chocolate cake, which had raspberry or strawberry something in the middle. I didnt know this at the time I purchased. I ate around that. The other item was a smore's cake. It was good as well. I will return.

We had an amazing experience at Pesto's. The portions are hearty. Easily shareable! The service…read morefrom the whole staff, was great. Shout out to Koby for his amazing service. The Michigan salad was fresh and delicious. The corn beef Rueben with the homemade bread was one of the top Reuben's I've had. We didn't try dessert but everything looked amazing. Neighbor gem for this area!

Easy to find Service was awesome…read moreAmbiance was beautiful and clean Bread is out of this world Food was amazing Highly recommend

This used to be our Saturday night "go to"place, but smaller portions and higher prices has been…read morekeeping us away.

We went to Toscana (somewhat hesitantly) on Tuesday during happy hour to see our friend, Phil…read moreDenny, perform. As always, he was excellent, and I highly recommend his music. Unfortunately, our dining experience was disappointing. We weren't allowed to order from the regular happy hour menu and were limited to a much more expensive fixed menu. The calamari was good, but the featured Jazzleberry cocktail tasted weak and watered down. The prosciutto and melon appetizer was served with a large piece of half-burnt toast, the melon was hard and underripe, and the prosciutto was dry and sliced so thick it was difficult to cut or eat. I asked only for a replacement piece of toast, but our server brought an entire basket of focaccia instead. Since we hadn't ordered it, we assumed it was a courtesy replacement. We were surprised to find an $8 charge for the bread on our bill. This was at least our third disappointing experience. Toscana has a lovely atmosphere and wonderful live music, but the food quality and service have consistently fallen short. I truly hope they can improve because I'd like to enjoy dining here as much as I enjoy the entertainment.

Was in Lansing visiting a friend and we decided to have dinner at Toscana…read more The restaurant itself is really nice, but they sat us at a slightly awkward table. There were only four of us, but we ended up at what felt like a six-person booth/table setup. It made it a little tricky to talk with everyone, but we survived. Now listen... the bread. Oh, the bread. I have been dreaming about this bread ever since I had it. And I mean that literally, I was dreaming about the bread while I was actively eating it. It was THAT good. My pasta was delicious and had a nice kick to it. I knew it was supposed to be spicy, but even after reading the reviews I was still a little surprised by the heat. Thankfully, it was the good kind of spicy where you keep going back for another bite. Overall, a really nice spot with some seriously memorable bread.

I do not understand the hype. I have only been twice now, and I am going to return once to try the…read morepizza, but... Let me start with what's positive. The inexplicably named Samoritos (fried pizza dough pieces) are delicious! (I'd pay double to have those suckers tossed in FRESH chopped garlic and parsley and a little butter or olive oil). The marinara sauce is very nice. The staff are nice enough. Now for everything else. First thing one will notice is that the owners need to invest in their building. It is very late 70s mobile home vibes. It is grungy. It does not smell good. Age and grime coats the walls, fixtures, furnishings, and carpet. Nothing is updated or even just in good condition. The wait can be unbelievably long - not because there are no tables available, but because they run out of clean dishes. And while you wait forever, you are uncomfortably sitting in a strange, dark little room on a cheap outdoor bench, or you are standing right in the middle of the entry/exit point. The salad (like everywhere across the Midwest) is plain old iceberg lettuce with a scattering of cucumber slices, cherry tomatoes, and canned black olives and a bunch of shredded cheese if you don't ask them for no cheese. The dressings are not very inspiring. Or tasty. The food is of the hit or miss variety, I guess. The first time I played it safe with a simple spaghetti and marinara. The pasta was adequately cooked and in a large portion. The marinara, again, was very tasty. Others in my party had similar comments about their choices. The second time I went I decided to try the portobello ravioli. That was not a good choice. I ate 1/2 of 1 ravioli and took the rest to see if my garbage disposal of a husband (he will eat almost anything without complaint) would eat it. He stuffed a whole ravioli in his mouth and that was the end of that. The rest fed the bin. First, it was absolutely drowned in an Alfredo sauce that did not seem to be a fresh, housemade product (which it should always be because it is not difficult at all and would be a huge upgrade). The pasta was slightly undercooked, and the filling was more ricotta than mushroom. For a mushroom lover ordering mushroom ravioli...my expectations were high. Anyway. I'll go try the pizza. Hope it's good. Other reviews mention this place isn't worth takeout, which is why I returned to dine in at all.

The kids took us out for dinner for Father's Day. We went in Saturday night. We had 8 people and…read moretwo kids on high chairs. We got right In zero worst time. The waitress immediately came over to our table and gave menus and took drink orders. This place serves huge dinners enough for second day lunch! We got combo meals that included choice of two main entrees which was an excellent way to try different foods. Do not forget to order the bread it's epic and for dessert the my have a cinnamon sugar bread !! Prices are very fair.

Always packed. Been going for years, and the adjunct original take-out place Gus' downtown have…read moreyour breadsticks!! It starts with the food but it's the memories made with family and friends that keeps you coming back. Great staff too!!

Food is always pretty good and the service is wonderful. The highlight is truly the breadsticks and…read morewhatever sauce you get with it. I love the cheese dip, which is basically gussied up cream cheese with garlic and maybe parmesan. This most recent time we got a personal pizza that was delicious and the italian grinder that was on special. Overall good food, but wouldn't stay it's the BEST food ever.

had a graduation party in the private room downstairs- great food and service and the space was…read morevery appropriate and comfortable. A server named Sarah made us feel extra special. Thank you!!

The restaurant is nicely decorated and has a nice ambiance to it. The terrace makes for a great…read morespot on a summer afternoon. All the staff we met were nice, attentive and they know their menu very well. However, the nicest restaurant still needs to make good food to bring you back. The burrata was very nice and serving it with beets and grape tomatoes makes a great start. Unfortunately the pasta accompanying the chicken Parmesan was too cooked and the shrimp on butternut squash ravioli were oversalted; both of which threw the dishes off. Hopefully they will be able to make a few adjustments and have a really nice meal. The wine list deserves exploring.

My sister had her wedding rehearsal dinner here about 2 years ago. I still have dreams about this…read moreplace's lasagna. The serving size for the price is amazing. To this day this is where I recommend people go for top level lasagna. Best I've ever had. My plan was to eat half and save the rest for the next day and I couldn't. I finished it all right there and then. Absolutely phenomenal. Service was great and if I could give 100 stars I would.

I made reservations early to celebrate my son's graduation from MSU. We were on time and they had…read morethe table ready. Our reservation were made for 12 and the server was nice. When we go out to restaurants we tyically hand over a list of allergies my youngest son has, it is just easier for the server to take. Gluten, Eggs, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Soy Protein, Shell Fish. The server read it and took it back. My son ordered the steak and wanted mashed potatoes. Server came back and said he could not have them and recommended veggies. I ordered the Fra Diavolo which was spicy and good. My son's steak was decent but wished he could have had the mashed potatoes. We asked if he can have the sweet potatoes and she went to the manager and she came back and verified if he can have dairy. We verfied and indicated that he could have dairy. They made the sweet potatoes for him but I didn't think any dairy was in it or other allergens. As lunch was winding down we looked into dessert and asked about the vanilla ice cream (to see if he can have it as sometimes it has eggs in it). She came back and asked if he could have dairy (at this point, I answered and said, we gave you a list and it doesn't list dairy so yes he can). I was getting upset. So he was able to have ice cream. Overall, for a big party, I thought the service was not great. Then when we received the check, she listed dairy as an allergen which we never indicated he had. I'm 100% sure he could have had more options to eat. The server was told twice that he was not allergic to dairy (I get being precautious is a good thing but apologize for the mistake). I could have spoken to the manager but decided not - which I now regret. I would not go back to this place.