Ah, I am utterly charmed! This cafe / eclectic tchotchke store is chock full of homemade goodness:…read morefrom jam, soap, and crocheted cozies in the store section, to sandwiches, salads, cupcakes, Lebanese baklava, and other baked goods in the cafe section. They bake everything in house, with specials on some days (e.g. Sweet Bun Sunday). The selection is vast, especially considering that everything is scratch made in-house. Aromas are enticing! We picked up an orange cranberry dream bar, studded with plenty of white chocolate chips, coconut, and dried cranberries, topped with orange cream cheese frosting and more dried cranberries. It was *enormous* and easily served as dessert for four. Also in our order: a streusel topped blueberry cake, as moist as could be and filled with fresh blueberries. It was also generously proportioned, large enough for at least two. We didn't try any salads, breakfast platters, or sandwiches on this visit, but they looked fantastic, based on what I saw on other customers' plates. I found that the super friendly owners are of Lebanese descent when I asked about the Lebanese baklava at checkout -- and evidently, they sometimes have Lebanese meat pies on offer! I cannot wait to come back to try every Lebanese food item they have, since my family is passionately fond of the cuisine (and really, everything else, too). I had no idea such riches could be found in Torrington! You can't throw a rock without hitting an Italian-American in this town -- not that I would ever throw a rock at an Italian-American :) -- but this is the first I've heard of a Lebanese-American contingent in these parts. I'm so glad Yelp led me here!

I love coming here for breakfast as they food is great, people are so nice and I can get a treat…read morefor later too! The mixed berry French toast was amazing and I love the breakfast potatoes! The strawberry and blueberry cinnamon roll I got to go was so so good! My boyfriend loves the coffee! Can't wait to come back!

The place is a nice little spot to come to after a long day of anything they have nice workers here…read moreand service is good along with the food being affordable, and a good quiet space for those that isn't usually good with chaotic places

I had a great lunch today at Tina's Cafe. The tomato soup was incredibly creamy and delicious…read more Paired with a grilled cheese (created with cheddar) was perfectly browned. The service was very good (with the owner coming out from the kitchen to verify my dining companions' orders). It is a very cozy place for lunch. The location is right on Main Street across the street from the Warner Theater.

VERY generous portions in the grinder Very nice staff…read moreGreat, fresh, grinder bread It's entirely possible that this is their style, and I needed to say I want an equal portion of each meat Sandwich was made exactly how they normally make it, swap American cheese for provolone. Here's the issue. So. Soo soooooo flavorless and bland. It tasted mostly like bologna. Sandwich was ~30 layers of ham. 1 very thin layer of mortadella. 1 very thin layer of salami. Lettuce, tomato, onion. And if the vinegar was used, it was completely without flavor or color. I'm used to a couple more meats than that and occasionally a meat get la a layer or two more than another. But it was essentially a ham and cheese grinder with a thin garnish of salami and mortadella for $17.99+tax. I love Italian combos, this one broke my heart and I debated all day whether to leave this review. Guys.... If you're going to charge top dollar for a sub, you gotta make an effort on quality.

The food was delivered hot and fresh The Meatball Grinder had just enough sauce and a dash of…read moresweetness, we asked for Provelone and thats what we got. The 2nd Grinder was a Cheesesteak, tender juicey beef slices. THE Service is always friendly.

my first time here. ordered western omelet with hone fries and toast, ordered a side of sausage…read more everything was cooked to perfection, and huge portions, 3 meals for me. . i also ordered to go the stack of buttermilk pancakes with the homefries and sausage (extra). the staff was very friendly and attentive. I think my only negative is that they do not deliver but other than that I am looking forward to my next visit there..

Stopped here on the way home and my daughter said "I wish they had a place like this around where…read morewe live" She ordered the pumpkin pancakes. My other daughter ordered Nutella pancakes. They both loved the hot chocolate. Next time Im in town, I'll definitely visit again.

As a West Coaster I always look forward to heading back East for a real grinder versus most of what…read moreI find in Cali. ITALIAN COLD CUT GRINDER: -- medium size -- soft bread that is thick and holds up to the meat and dressing easily -- I like that it does NOT have that crunchy hard exterior crust -- I added more Italian dressing from our side salad to get it nice and wet style -- in hindsight I wish I had asked to add additional meats to make it even more diverse and interesting -- another sandwich shop that has gone the way of the Do-do bird used to pile on the meat...I do not need that, but I do like a very diverse Italian grinder with about 4-5 different meats on it -- the pruzitini (black pepper heavy per the net) was as the sandwich maker said "not too black pepper" once everything assembled...I do not like black pepper too much -- cheesecakes and waffle cone cheesecakes looked okay but I am a Basque, ricotta or Chicago cheesecake fan -- cannoli appeared fresh via firm shell but looked light on choc chips, so I vetoed RATING = A NARDELLI's ROOTBEER (yellow label): -- lighter carbonation -- medium sweet or tad more -- not sarsaparilla tasting unfortunately -- slightly old skool taste more like IBC RATING = A- Dad liked his SAUSAGE and PEPPERS grinder. SMALL SIDE SALAD: -- good mix of chopped mixed bell peppers -- romaine and leaf lettuce it appeared -- pepperoncini, shroom, tomatoes -- legit Italian oily dressing RATING = A- STAFF polite and efficient.

This place was excellent, and the staff was extremely polite and welcoming. The food was absolutely…read moredelicious, and everything was very clean and well maintained. I highly recommend Nardelli's in Torrington and will definitely be coming back again!

Joe's makes a good slice; The crust is chewy and soft like a pretzel; The sauce is excellent, and…read morethere's plenty of cheese. Overall a great bite. The sausage is good as well, and Joe's pizza was very generous with the amount of toppings on the slice. No complaints from me. Excellent pizza and excellent service. That's a review.

It's Christmas Eve and Joe's place was open, I didn't feel like cooking because I am doing that…read moretomorrow. With that said let me jump into this review the Grinder bread was toasted and fresh what disappointed me was the bacon it was diced up I hate that I love my bacon with full slabs on them I don't know if it's the cheapest way to do this but I absolutely hate diced bacon. The wings were on the small side but they were cooked with perfection not over cooked and dry so that I was absolutely happy with that their Blu cheese didn't have that kick to it was just OK not great and the pizza was good, over all I would it a 3 1/2star rating.

I went to the Ripe Tomato years ago, and my biggest take away was they had good bread. Between the…read moreslices ... Eh. So recently I gave them another chance, and in the passing time I believe there has been an ownership change. The bread is still good, very fresh and airy. But the interior is great as well! It was well seasoned, very tasty, and everything was made fresh to order. The meat was Boars Head, and chips were sold to accompany the sandwiches. Parking is room, but remember we are in bear country - some have been by their dumpsters.

Server made sandwich without wearing gloves. Ugh! Sandwich…read morewas ok, but a disappointment. I might go back one more time for a better experience.

I give up on yelpers in this part of the state...no way this place is 4 stars. NOT even close…read more This place is a one man show the host, chef I would say cleaner but this place is anything but clean. I'm surprised the state has visited them. No staff so tables remain dirty. We were the only people in the restaurant. Now to the food....The which was ok not bad but not four stars at best two stars It's edible. Yelp should remove the four star reviews as they are extremely misleading.

This place has the best tacos Al pastor around. Fast hot and delicious. I call ahead and pay at…read morethe counter. I have never eaten inside so I cannot comment on service but those that answer the phone are very kind and hospitable. Interior does show some age- but as I said I just pickup and leave- overall love this place