Lena's Cafe

This past weekend we were in Altoona and wanted to grab some dinner before heading back home. We came upon Lena's Cafe. The place definitely had a local hometown favorite vibe. Hubby and I were disappointed that no drink menu was offered, but I was able to get a glass of wine. We both took advantage of the bread that was brought to the table, not warm or anything special but definitely fresh and we were both pretty hungry! We ordered appetizers, I had the fried mozzarella, my Husband had the fried eggplant, both were delicious and served piping hot, but what we really loved was the marinara served with! It was a fresh tasting very tomato forward sauce, yum! I had the crab cake salad for entree and it was tasty, my husband enjoyed his cheesesteak hoagie. Nothing fancy about the place

It was ok! I got the grilled. Chicken salad; however, it was cold chicken steips like Tysons. I really only ate one piece of the chicken. The house dressing and bread was good.

Some of the best Italian food I ever had…The tomato sauce is awesome! Meatballs are also awesome! 👍🫶Everything is so good mmmm🤤

Food was fine. Stuffed shells were good. The bread is good. The salads are good with house Italian dressing. Their sauce is great, with a little sweetness. Their meatballs are eh soso. Service is fine. Get sauce to go. I've been here more than a few times. The sauce is what makes it. The lasagna has too much cheese and needs meat or something else added. It is a little boring as is, to me...but still tasty.

$75 to try pretty a lot on the menu and enough to feed 4 adults plus three kids easily. Done in under a half hour at supper time. Prompt service, great food. Family owned.