Cafe Tuscano

Congratulations are in order. You found the best place to eat in Pocatello, ID. The food is AMAZING! I've been to Italy and this food takes me back there each time. The drinks are great. The Caprese is wonderful. The bar is a nice place to hang out. A game is usually on. The service is wonderful. My man Brock and Rockstar Lisa are always a pleasure to see. They won't steer you wrong on the best dish of the night and are always welcoming... the atmosphere here is just delightful and you sometimes run into a celebrity or two here. But you would be amazed at how affordable the food is for the superior quality you receive. I recently spent the same amount of money at Costa Vida a really terrible fast food mexican chain on the other side of town that just needs to die and go out of business... it was awful and I had to eat out of a pie tin. Taco Bell has better food wrapped in paper and that's not a compliment to Costa Vida. So imagine my surprise when I found out I could eat here at Cafe Tuscano, have the Tri-Tip fettucine and a nice drink pictured in the photo below... and share a nice meal with my lovely wife, who ordered the chicken caesar salad, for the exact same price!! Do you want to drive the Ferrari or the Geo Metro? What if you could buy the Ferrari for the price of the Metro? Cafe Tuscano is that Formula 1 Ferrari of the Italian Cafe's. Not for speed, but for over all quality and craftsmanship. I would bring my family or large groups here any time. I know everyone will have a wonderful meal and a good time. We live just up the street within walking distance. It's kind of our neighborhood fine dining. Please help us keep it classy when you visit. And it's ok to hold your wife's hand at dinner and lean in a little closer. That's a common sight here. It's got that romantic atmosphere. And its relatively easy on the wallet. You'll pay the same or more at other places in town, but the food, service and atmosphere won't even come close to the quality of Cafe Tuscano's.

now... how do we keep this a secret??

I go in for a bowl of crawfish bisque. Appetizers are amazing as well as a fantastic upscale variety of entrees. I've always received great service, and the atmosphere is great.

I ordered the lighter option with the TRI tip and veggies and it was tasteless. Added a lot of salt and a side of ranch to dunk it all in due to lack of flavor. Wine was fantastic and the tiramisu dessert was incredible. Service was fantastic.

They are in the middle of a remodel/expansion. There was a convince store attached. The restaurant is still in tact. They are expanding in to the convince store. The food was really good but the service was slow. I’m sure it’s was because of staff shortages. That’s why I only gave it 4 stars.

Would not recommend this restaurant. The service is poor and it’s clear the servers are not trained well and there is a lack of good management. The wait time is sooo long - we waited over an hour without any drink refills to get our food and it came out cold and not fresh. The salads were wilted, the soup was hardly lukewarm, and the order was messed up. We let our server know but she didn’t offer to remake the messed up order or warm up the cold food. The front of the restaurant has blinding bright lights and is torn apart, not a good ambiance or welcoming environment. For the price, this place should be dialed in but the atmosphere is all wrong. Definitely not what we were expecting based on the reviews. At second glance, it appears the best reviews are older and the newer reviews are not good. I wish we had noticed that before going. We had high hopes but sadly will never be back.

This place is very nice and relaxing. The environment was mellow. I had prime rib and my wife had salmon, and all I can say is the food was Divine. Our waiter Gabe was on it tonight. Always checked on us and very respectful. I totally recommend this restaurant 👌🏻!!!

This is my FAVORITE place to eat in town. The food is amazing, the service is amazing. I have lived other places and this is the best Italian restaurant I've ever been to. Haven't been since they did their renovation, but will be going again soon and I'm sure it's stunning. Atmosphere is great, food is great, drinks are great. If you are in the fence about going, just go. Prices aren't bad either for the quality of the food. Their lobster bisque is so, so, so good and I don't even like sea food. Buddy's in town DOES NOT COMPARE.

Love you Tuscanos! I got engaged at this restaurant and had the best service I've ever had that night and the waitress didn't even know why we were there, they were just ON IT. Had my wedding reception dinner there, great service for a large party.

10/10 highly recommend.

Had a wonderful dinner, and Brock was especially great taking care of us. There was a simple mistake made, no big deal, where we weren’t assigned a server at first. After ten min Brock noticed the error, and took it upon himself to serve us. He rushed our orders, made sure all our needs where taken care of, and provided us excellent food. Great food, great experience.

From the food, drinks and atmosphere to the wait staff, I will ALWAYS return! Brock however, was the most knowledgeable, kind, engaging, friendly and most amazing server I’ve ever had the pleasure of dining with! He made me feel like I was a friend and also a family member! So knowledgeable and engaging. Even if the food was terrible, he alone would be what would bring me back and that’s why I’ll be a revisiting customer! Love him!!!

The muscles appetizer was amazing and my Tri tip was perfect. This place makes Olive Garden look like Taco Bell!