Craft House — Restaurant in Chesterton

First thought upon walking in the door was a cross between a sports bar and a fine dining establishment. Cherry-like wood paneling engulfs the place with booths adding a classy touch of upholstered green leather, and the occasional darkened brass trim. Very eye appealing... I was seen to within 90 seconds of being seated. Lisa was an incredible server! She was personable, kind, and observant. She made sure I had everything I needed - from putting on the NFL Draft to making sure my beverages were always full... fantastic!

I had the delicious Bell's Iridescent IPA with a delicious and quite hot appetizer of fried pickles. I ordered the well marbled 14 oz Ribeye (medium-rare) with potatoes and asparagus, and a side Caesar salad. The salad was well dressed (but not too much) with shaved parmesan topping it. Delicious. Shortly after my steak was served; it was cooked to perfection - amazingly juicy and tastefully seasoned. The asparagus were slightly crunchy as they should be, and the potatoes were just right. I enjoyed the entreé with an Old Fashioned (made with Makers Mark), to round off a fantastic dish.

Following the meal, I enjoyed an order of Beignets with the strawberry dipping sauce. Very good!

Atmosphere, service, gourmet food, and well made beverages all came together to create a wonderful dining experience. Save my booth, as I will be returning shortly - likely to become a...

We were looking forward to unwinding from shopping at the outlet stores with a drink and a wonderful diner as a family. Reviews were good and it was close to our hotel. Upon arriving multiple tables were not bussed in the outdoor seating area. Greeting was lack luster. Kara took our drink and app order. She subsequently returned saying they no longer carried Merlot. We ordered. I ordered the Occo Bucco. When it came I cut into the meat and took a bite. The texture seemed off so I cut into it further and felt it. It was definitely not warm. I had my husband, who is a GM of a popular local restaurant in Bloomington IN, feel it. He confirmed it was I’ve cold. After getting the servers attention she apologized and asked if I wanted to order anything else on the house. At this point I was panicking as I thought I had just eaten a huge chunk of raw pork. Kara sent over who I assume was the GM as he never introduced himself. He proceeded to tell us that that piece of meat is PRE-COOKED AND HEATED UP so I shouldn’t worry about getting sick. Horrible experience. My husband had a burger and fries that was less than average. My daughter had a salad which was fine; but how can one really mess up a salad. My son had Mac and cheese off of the kids menu and did not care for it. The only good thing were the interesting croutons on the salad. They had a good flavor and the...

Great food and very clean restaurant. The staff are professional but do not linger and appear to be always over rushed. It was a slow night and the "ok bye" acknowledgement from our server whenever we ordered anything was a little rude and dismissive. We have been there in the past and usually sit at the bar. This time we chose a table. The food was well prepared and tasted amazing. Kudos to the kitchen. The beer selection left a bit to be desired. In past visits the beer selection was better and more vast. I noticed alot of domestic and everyday beer on draft AND in bottle. A couple of the beers I enjoy and always look forward to here were not there.. so I was left feeling flat about it. Fortunately the popular staple IPA from Bells I drink was on tap. The craft house appears to be struggling financially if you go by the lack of beer variety trend that I have seen in many craft houses that are reevaluating expenses. The last place you want to cut expenses is the beer.. Let's hope this isn't the case and it was just timing of visit and...