Chef Dato's

First let me say, this place is a hidden gem! It was so delicious and tasted home made! I love hot Turkey sandwiches but am pretty picky. Hot Turkey sandwich was AMAZING! Our waitress Paige was also a delight! Very friendly and helpful! I would give Chef Datos a 10 star if that was an option!

Dinner was fabulous! Met Executive Chef Elizabeth. Sierra was wonderful. Excellent food and service! Forgot to take a Pic of the presentation. This is my take home. Lol good portions!

Was there for the first time today. The inside is a nice sit down atmosphere. The food was great. For starters, we had the baked brie appetizer and french onion soup. Both were delicious. For entrees we had schnitzel and beef tips. Both very delicious. We will be back and will recommend to others to visit.

We love dining here and have never been disappointed in the food or the atmosphere and staff. Truly a great place to relax and enjoy a date night or with a group. The menu is very good and diverse with their "themed" items offered each day. The Thanksgiving buffet is also a favorite of ours. excellent food and I'm not stuck in the kitchen all day or doing dishes.

One of the best meals that we have had in awhile! The food was wonderful -- genius to crust a Chicken breast with pretzels! The server was friendly and helpful, and the promotions that they have seem really great. We will be back again and again!

Loved it! We are only sorry that it took so long for us to try this place. The service was friendly (Thank you, Sierra) and the food was excellent! I had the schnitzel and my husband had the New York Strip. Everythimg was fresh and perfectly prepared. We also highly recommend the pot sticker appetizer. This will be one of our go to places from now on.

This is an excellent restaurant at the price/quality confluence. While it is not among the various upper echelon restaurants in Western Pa you will pay double at those venues versus what you pay at Dato's without a large upgrade in overall quality. The food is quite good and for those into domestic microbrews or European beers the restaurant has a nice selection. The house dressing is a specialty of the owner and should be tried w/any salad. Game night is always a treat, meaning wild game on the menu.

Came for resturant week! YUM I had the home made hummus, and it's the best I've ever had! My beef wellington was killer! Also- they serve the creme brulee bread pudding in heaven! Must try hidden gem!

Wow; what a treat! This place truly lives up to their motto of fresh, unique and delicious! We went for one of the monthly Wild Game Dinners. It was fantastic. Had the appetizer platter along with the Outdoorsman Platter entree to get a wide variety of meats that I can't get otherwise. Everything was perfectly seasoned and cooked. My compliments to Chef Dato. Also Nina provided very quick and friendly service. Definitely going back and taking friends.

They say you should never judge a book by its cover - a statement I wholeheartedly agree with. I think the same can be said of a restaurant's exterior - no one should ever judge the quality of the service or food from the street. From the outside, the place really is unremarkable, but when you enter, you feel like you've been transported to an upscale restaurant at a big-city downtown location.

I like to think of this place as a casual-upscale restaurant, vibe-wise, with a varied menu that is not your run-of-the-mill choices for the area. Upon entering you find a very nicely decorated inside with a decent sized bar and seating all around along with table service besides. The main dining area, right beside the kitchen you can sorta see through frosted windows, is big and spacious.

Service is exceptional from the greeter to the waitress, and food comes out at a good pace from apps, to salads, to the main dish. I really do hope the locals understand what a gem of a place they have. This is truly special and my wife and I will now always make it a point of eating out at least once, here, when we visit.

Had Thanksgiving dinner with the staff and patrons of Chef Dato's Table. As usual, the meal was fantastic. They really know what they're doing and take every precaution with regards to cleanliness and spreading people out. The manager, Kara is fantastic and is the driving force behind the restaurants success. Can't say enough good about these folks and well worth the drive.

Chef Dato's Table: what an amazing gem just outside of tiny Latrobe this is! Kara (the owner and the late Chef Dato's wife) and her chefs and servers are all absolutely wonderful. The food? Incredible; large portions as well. The drinks? Delicious. You can go ahead and make it a point to come here now if you don't want to keep reading (trust me, you'll love it) but I'll share a bit about what we had below.

My wife and I visited for lunch and each got a handmade cocktail--a Negroni and Manhattan--perfectly crafted by Kara herself. We ordered the Giant Bavarian Pretzel with bier cheese as an appetizer, which was, in fact, absolutely enormous (the size of my adult head!), hot and flaky, and the hot cheese dip was *chef's kiss*. We were both feeling a sandwich, so after some help from our amazing server Paige (ask for Paige as your server!), I selected Chef Dato's Famous Giant Fish Sandwich and my wife picked the Roasted Turkey on (house made) Stuffing Bread (basically a Thanksgiving meal in sandwich form with gravy and cranberry jelly--the stuffing IS THE BREAD!). Did I mention the portions are enormous here?

Come hungry! Our sandwiches were perfect and the fries hot and crispy. We had zero room to try dessert this time around but I cannot wait to return to try their dinner entrees or one of their famous Wild Game nights. Latrobe is incredibly lucky to have Chef Dato's. Swing by when you're in the area!

Fabulous food, Fabulous service. I have visited Chef Dato's three times during the last three weeks!

I just wanted to say how glad I am that Chef Dato's table and their unique menu offerings are still in the area. I remember seeing their weekly ads in the newspaper featuring Thursday international menus. It always sounded so fun, but raising kids, it wasn't until much later that we could finally go. This week my son saw on their FB page they were having wild game night (see menu picture) which they have a few times a year, so we decided to make the trip to the countryside and loved every dish we ordered. It's just so fun to enjoy the variety this restaurant has on their changing menu.

We were told by the owner that they have continued with their Thursday international dinners (Cuban food was next) and I also saw they still have international culinary passports on the tables. They also have German food every Tuesday and the upcoming Oktoberfest for several weeks which is very popular (in honor of the owners German heritage and her father). Desserts are in a display and one woman makes the beautiful, tall cakes.

Our waitress was funny and terrific too. The restaurant looks a little dated and is a bit out of the way in Derry/Latrobe, but I kind of like it that way, it's like a destination adventure!

When you walk in a restaurant and don't smell food. LEAVE! Should have followed that rule here. We were passing through and reviews looked good, but it was not. Musty smell, frozen food. would not recommend or ever go again.

We had a great celebratory meal here with 10 family members ranging in age from 5 to 70+. (None of us are local to the Latrobe area but it was a good central meeting spot.) The menu has a huge variety which had something (actually multiple things) for everyone in our party, which is impressive since we have a number of different preferences. On top of the regular menu, there was also a special restaurant week menu, which had even more dishes (including the Georgian cheese bread) and was a really good value, and also a kids menu with many choices.

Every dish was excellent and the management (Kara) was super helpful and flexible in responding to our needs. Service was excellent as well. (I appreciated the recommendation of the adjika salad dressing--a unique flavor!) And desserts were a special highlight. I would highly recommend Chef Dato's Table, and hope to find occasion to be back for more visits in the future!

Why did I wait so long to stop by? (Well covid closure didn't help). Frog leg appetizer! Wow, the sauce and so tender. I just drank Pepsi; however, their alcohol list and extensive beer selection was very surprising! The manager(possible owner) interacted with us multiple times and with other guests. {I really felt the small business appreciation.}.

The menu was huge and diverse. I chose prime rib. The wife ordered fresh basil Alfredo with chicken. I can not wait to return to try other dishes. The chocolate cake dessert complimented the end of a great experience. The service. was acceptable.

Fabulous is the best description of food and service seems unassuming from the exterior but a real gem! Can't wait until the outside patio and bar open!

This was our first time here and were blown away! We heard about this place through word of mouth and it truly is a well hidden gem. The menu is vast so there's something for everyone, and it all sounds amazing. The staff was very friendly, welcoming and attentive. The prices are modest and you get plenty of bang for your buck! They have a great wine selection and a huge craft beer selection.

The environment is unique and modern with retro accents that make it a sleek date night idea. There was also a plethora of special events and promotions to check out with all types of unique foods. My whole table was very happy with our experience and will return soon!

It's a really nice upscale restaurant in the area and the prices are reasonable best burger around! Try the lobster Mac and cheese it's really good! They really are carrying on Chef's Dato's tradition and food!

I had no idea what to expect being way out in the middle of Pennsylvania, but WOW. Went here with my fiance and son. To give you a frame of reference, I have been to 58 Diners Drive Ins and Dives restaurants.if this was on the show, it would be in my top 5! They have a large menu that we looked up ahead of time only to be surprised by an Oktoberfest menu.

They have special menus throughout the year it seems. We started with kartoffelpufannkuchen and a giant baravarian pretzel. Both were amazing! For entrees my fiance and I split the garlic cream chicken and my son ordered Sauerbraten. We also got a soup that was amazing but I did not pay attention to it's name, it had cabbage and meat in it. Since the meal was so good, we had to have dessert.

My fiance and I split a piece of peanut butter mouse cake and my son had a large strawberry shortcake looking one. Again, awesome. They also have a good beer and liquor selection! My fiance had a dark German beer and a chocolate type drink. The only negative thing I have to say is that it is 5-6 hours from my house! If it was closer I'd be here every week for sure!

Let me just say- if you have an excellent chef close to your family or have a refined palate, you will appreciate this restaurant. We ordered a huge assortment of items on the menu and each and every one of them was delicious and unique. It's obvious the chef is particular about what gets taken out to the table. The desserts we got were made by a local woman that makes all the cakes and they were amazing.

But first, we got some appetizers- caprese flat bread, and a portabella mushroom with a crabmeat cream sauce. Both were outstanding, full of flavor, and you could tell great care was taken in making the sauces for both. This chef is a sauce & dressing extraordinaire! Entrees: chambersburg chicken: chicken, peaches, cream sauce. Beautifully made green beans and rice. Next, salmon salad.

Clean eating, but full of flavor. Next dish was the lunch special, half fish sandwich and cup of whitefish chowder. Each meal was delicately and thoughtfully made. I will say, if you are on a diet, this chef is about flavor - save your diet for another day. Indulgent, rich, memorable! Home cooked from scratch food here! As far as the ambience, there's a bit to be desired. It's dark, not overly modern. However, I take in to consideration the personality of the owner and cook, and this is supposed to be a low key environment but exceptional experience for your tastebuds.

We tried Chef Dato's for the Greensburg restaurant week and are so glad we did! The place doesn't look like much from the outside, and the interior isn't fancy compared to big city restaurants, but the fantastic service and amazing food are totally worth the drive. I had the lobster mac n cheese and my boyfriend had salmon. We both raved about the meals! The appetizers, potstickers and also a Georgian style cheese bread, were yummy and so interesting. We will definitely be back!

We've been here probably 5 times total and have enjoyed our meals. Since my husband and I were alone on Thanksgiving we decided to go out. We loved the buffet here. It had all the standard Thanksgiving staples and I think the only real additions were pumpkin soup and ham. Everything was delicious. I was glad it wasn't overwhelming because I'm really trying not to overeat. But theRe was plenty if you wanted to. Lol. The price was very reasonable also. I would definitely recommend for a holiday and of course just a night out.

Great staff and wonderful service. More choices than I could eat. The passport meal specials is a neat and educational approach to meals of different cultures - while still offering their regular menu options. I've never had a bad meal there.

Totally unexpected find! We spent a weekend in the Latrobe area, and were disappointed by the dining options. We ended up finding Chef Datos from searching on the internet. There would have been no way we would have found it otherwise. The food was amazing. Truly the best Jaegerschnitzel that I've had outside of Germany. I've had a lot of german food over the years.

My wife is gluten-free, and Chef Dato's didn't disapoint. She had plenty of options for appetizers, entrees, and desert! If you're in the Latrobe area, please try Chef Dato's!

At best I will rate Chef Dato's Table three stars. This is partly because I thought the service was good. I started with the soup of the day, chicken noodle soup. It had an oktaste but the noodles were mushy and way over cooked. My main course was the seafood pomodoro. The first observation was that they covered the meal with grated cheese. I would have rather preferred to add the cheese as I liked it instead of the kitchen.

The shrimp were small but the scallops were nice size. They did use real crab meat and not imitation crab but it tasted like it came from a can. My biggest objection is that they seemed to have added green peppers to the meal but it was not mentioned on the menu. I am not a pepper fan and the flavor permeated the meal. There are not a lot of choices in this part of PA but I will try someplace different next time.