Reviews for Fresco Italian Cafe on the Canal in Indianapolis, IN

Their little bistro set up right along the river provides a beautiful scene for food and fun. The service is nice and quick. It... was a great experience. Read more

Pizzas were ok... the Italian sub dipped in broth was not really good at all.. the only nice thing about this place is by the... canal Read more

If you want a quick meal this is not the place. We went here around 11:30am , and ordered the italian beef , and italian sub... with a large chopped salad. To start with the portions are small. The sandwiches were tasty, but for $10.00 they were not evenhalf the size of a regular Italian sub at Jimmy Johns, but they did compare in taste. After we finished our sandwiches and asalad, I went back in to buy some Gelato. There were three people in line in front of me. The guy on the cash register seemedconfused and stopped to take food outside., even though there was another employee serving tables. There were maybe 10 peopleoutside, and three in front of me. After he halted taking orders to do something else for the 5th time , I gave up and exitedthe line. With three people in front of me the line never moved for at least 6 minutes. The portions were small and ordering wasat a snails pace. Read more

The ambiance was my favorite thing about this place! My family and I ate our delicious tomato soup, veggie Flatbread pizza, and... strawberry banana smoothie outside at one of their patio tables. The canal view was lovely, and we especially LOVES seeing thegondolas go past the restaurant. We will definitely return! Read more

Visited 8/13/22 Pokémon event was going on and as we played, we walked the Canal and visited this bijou Italian... restaurant. Initially we stopped for coffee and soda but ended up getting a brownie, cappuccino, A flatbread pizza named?gondolier? aka (pepperoni pizza) and Diet Coke. Fun fact the word ?gondolier? means ?a person who propels or steers agondola? Ironically At the same time we enjoyed our pizza; a group was giving gondola boat rides on the Canal. Just outside ofthe establishment. Not sure if they were connected but I assume they were since it was an Italian boat. The place did take sometime to make the cappuccino and pizza due to how busy they were but the pizza was wonderfully cooked and had a greatflavor. The brownie was also great! We will visit again and try something new. Read more

As we waited for our gondola ride, we had a few drinks. Very nice little place, friendly staff. And a nice patio on the... canal. Make it a point to stop and ck it out, you will like it too Read more

It was a quick lunch before our gondola ride. We ordered a beef hogie...it was definitely overrated and we did not enjoy it.... Plain just bread and meat. Staff was not very friendly (not rude) or helpful. We did order a drink fir the ride and it was quitedelicious and refreshing...on the order if a daiquiri...can't recall the name of it. Read more

We had the BBLT, Italian Sub, Lemonade and a Smoothee. Nice day to sit along the canal!