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Cafe Navarre, South Bend, IN

Cafe Navarre

4.7
4.7
2811 Reviews
$31 to $50
American

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 23 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Fancy
  • Good for business meals
Specializing in modern American cuisine, fresh seafood, and USDA prime steaks, Cafe Navarre is celebrating its 12th year in historic downtown South Bend. Located in a bank building in the heart of our city with the fusion of Old World architecture, natural light, and the contemporary furnishings. Join us for dinner or enjoy a cocktail in our bar or on our outdoor patio.

As a locally owned establishment, we strive for excellence in producing and serving the finest cuisine. We are excited to provide you with top-shelf service, world-class recipes, as well as local and fresh ingredients. Every part of your experience at Cafe Navarre is important to us, right down to the last detail.

Café Navarre brings you modern American cuisine with European influences, distinguished by its simplicity, flavor, and respect for ingredients. Cafe Navarre offers fresh seafood and steaks, along with dishes created with seasonal elements from local farms that are unmistakable in flavor and quality.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    American, Seafood, Steakhouse
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Mon–Wed 4:00 pm–9:30 pm Thu 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:30 pm Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (574) 968-8101
  • Website
    http://www.cafenavarre.co/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive Chef
    Chris Janowsky
  • Private party facilities
    Cafe Navarre has 3 private dining rooms available with seating capacity from 14 to 24 in each room.
  • Location
    101 N. Michigan St, South Bend, IN 46601
  • Neighbourhood
    South Bend
  • Cross Street
    Washington
  • Parking details
    There are several parking spaces along the corner of Michigan, Washington, as well as a parking garage along the corner of Colfax and Main Street.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 2,811 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.3Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • South Bend

    Best Overall

  • South Bend

    Best Food

  • South Bend

    Best Service

  • South Bend

    Best Ambience

  • South Bend

    Best Value

  • South Bend

    Healthy

  • South Bend

    Great for fine wines

  • South Bend

    Romantic

  • South Bend

    Good for special occasions

  • South Bend

    American

  • South Bend

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Cafe Navarre offers an exceptional dining experience with "impeccable service" and "delicious food." Guests rave about attentive servers like Autumn and Heather, and the standout dishes include the gnocchi, Chilean Sea Bass, and mushroom soup. It's a top choice for special occasions with a "great atmosphere" and thoughtful details.

2,811 Reviews

  1. THOMAS

    Indiana

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    my wife's 70th birthday and she loved it, just the right amount of food, wait staff, Cassia was excellent and very pleasant, she needs a raise. presentation was excellent and worth the special moment

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  2. Becky

    VIP

    Indiana

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Wonderful experience and very nice waiter. Food was awesome.

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  3. Amy

    Indiana

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1
    The host sat us in a room upstairs that had large table already seated with loud children. This group had just completed ordering so they were obviously going to be there a while. The children were not well behaved - yelling, throwing toys, and running around. We felt badly for the wait staff as their work was impacted. The adults did little to address the behavior and of course the staff could not ask them show some respect for the other dinners. My complaint is the group with loud from the start of their seating and no other diners should have been seated in the room. This would of impacted 4 tables of 2-4 each which is hard to make up for on a busy night, but I would have been willing to wait for a quiet table

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  4. Michael

    VIP

    New York City

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 16, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food and service was great. We had a wonderful evening.

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  5. Kimberly

    VIP

    Salt Lake City

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 16, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great evening at Cafe Navarre on a Sunday for 3 of us. The gnocchi was incredible and the service was impeccable. We will be back next time we visit South Bend!

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  6. Chris

    Calgary

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 16, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Everything was ok except the mashed potatoes were very salty. They exchange them for new plate of mashed potatoes just a bit less salty then the other plate.

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  7. Grace

    VIP

    Grand Rapids

    14 reviews

    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    My husband and I dined here for Valentine’s Day. Heather was a phenomenal server from start to finish and the general manager Michael made sure we were spoiled as well. We had the oysters, filet, and NY strip for dinner and all were excellent. Hard to beat the prices for the top quality experience you’ll get here. Then we got two desserts (angel food cake and a pink Apple dish) on the house, which was not out of character at all for Michael’s and Navarre’s reputation. We hadn’t previously dined with Heather before, but I will happily request her every time here on out. Navarre catered our wedding in 2019 and it’s always fun and nice going back. Thanks for a wonderful date night!

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  8. Amanda

    Las Vegas

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing as always. Excellent attention to detail. Top notch service. Excellent food

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  9. Jason

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The experience was great our waiter was very friendly and had an absolute great attitude. Along with really wonderful food I can totally say I highly recommend 

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  10. Marcy

    Indiana

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 14, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Not up to Cafe Navarre standards. There has been a decline in the quality of the food over the years.

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FAQs

Cafe Navarre offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (574) 968-8101.

Cafe Navarre is rated 4.7 stars by 2811 OpenTable diners.

Cafe Navarre does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 23 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Cafe Navarre

101 N. Michigan St, South Bend, IN 46601

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Washington
  • Neighbourhood
    South Bend
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Mon–Wed 4:00 pm–9:30 pm Thu 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:30 pm Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    American, Seafood, Steakhouse
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    There are several parking spaces along the corner of Michigan, Washington, as well as a parking garage along the corner of Colfax and Main Street.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Chris Janowsky
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Website
    http://www.cafenavarre.co/
  • Phone number
    (574) 968-8101
  • Private party facilities
    Cafe Navarre has 3 private dining rooms available with seating capacity from 14 to 24 in each room.

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