Papa Vino's Italian Kitchen - Mishawaka

We chose to come here for my birthday because it is one of the only Italian restaurants open on Mondays. The free bread was fine, salad was good, and lasagna was good as well. The garlic bread side we got was cold and hard. Additionally, I asked for extra sauce on my fettuccini Alfredo (I guess my fault) and I came absolutely smothered in the sauce which was really sub par to begin with. Additionally, they didn’t do anything for birthdays. Overall a pretty average experience.

So first thing I ordered something on the menu they were out of it. Then when we get the food my husband's spaghetti noodles were cold. My baked ravioli's were over cooked. I asked to have chicken added and it was $6 for a couple of teeny tiny pieces. And it was supposed to have mushroom I saw two small pieces on top. My daughters plate was very bland. Food was not good at all. Sad because i used to love coming here to eat. And it was the one meal i wanted for my birthday

Worst lasagna i have had in my life. Each layer seemed like individual frozen layers piled up with meat sauce thrown on top. My wife had the veal proscetti and it was no better. I could not even take 2 bites. Your meal does not even include a salad or soup but is still $20 plus for the entree. The tables seem to be too close and a little crowded on this post covid era On the plus side the staff is very nice so i am adding a star

The food was just okay, but i did have an issue with the payment. i only ordered an appetizer and water, which came out to $10.48. i gave the waitress $6 in cash and a credit card for the rest (which i also planned to tip on afterwards). when she brought back my receipt, i saw that she had charged me the full $10.48 on my card. i was confused, called her back over, and she said that she had presumed that the $6 cash was her tip. i've not heard of someone tipping during payment (and not after) like this, and thought it was quite presumptuous of her to assume- especially considering this was 57% of my total bill. i didn't feel like going through the hassle or embarrassment of fixing it, so i told her to just keep it, but it was a frustrating experience. after this occurrence (my first visit), i would not recommend, but i hope this was an isolated experience and innocent mistake. edit: the food was not good. an hour and a half after coming home, and i am experiencing stomach cramping, nausea, and vomiting. the spinach artichoke dip gave me food poisoning (3/20/22).

Everything was top notch. The server was amazing, our food was delicious and the ambience was wonderful. I couldn't recommend this place anymore. Come here. Now.