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July 2015 by Lori
Food was excellent, I think we may have had a new waiter but he did a good job. They need a new band. Music was depressing and they played the theme song from "Match Game". We were one of the oldest couples there celebrating our 50th and 52nd birthdays and I am sure none of the younger couples or groups even recognized any songs!
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July 2015 by WinerDiner
The ambiance is always nice at this restaurant either day or night. However, adding an entry door via the restaurant to the liquor store took a little bit away from it as that was a great wall to sit next to looking out and people watching while you ate. The Calamari I would highly recommend. Texture and taste are perfect. I had the pizza and Mussels as well. The sauce on the mussels was just average and the pizza crust was actually a bit too soft. I'm still rating the food good as the Calamari really is a must. The Server Sarah was very nice and attentive.
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July 2015 by beachcat77
We were so pleased with the whole experience. We had the chicken parmagiana and a salmon special which were both very good, the sauce on the salmon was especially flavorful. During the meal, a trio started playing oldies and we enjoyed it so much we went to the bar and sat for an additional drink just to listen to the band. The band was called "The Mockingbirds".. Drinks at the bar were excellent as well - I recommend the hand made margaritas - no mixes used here.
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July 2015 by SueH
I ordered my pasta with chicken and when I got it there was no chicken. I told the waitress to remove from the bill and not to send the chicken. She still brought the chicken and not sure if she charged me as I wasn't sure how much it was with or without it. Also the pasta was cold within a minute of arriving at the table. The wine tour was at 7 but didn't even start until 7:15. We were celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary and hoping it was a night to remember but it won't be. I would give it a second try but not for a long time.
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July 2015 by SSparkless
My husband and I visited this restaurant on the 4th of July before fireworks by the river. We were seated outside on the patio which was great people watching, and quiet enough to talk. The inside is very romantic with low lighting. Decent wine list, although our first choice white wasn't chilled so we had to order a different bottle. The caprese was awesome. The balsamic glaze was a little sweet, which we enjoyed. I felt my husband's lasagna was just average. My shrimp pasta dish was excellent though. The shrimp were perfectly cooked.
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July 2015 by bills
We had reservations. When we arrived we were offered a table in the bar or one by the kitchen. We chose the bar. Noisy!!! Mentioned to hostess we would like quieter table and offeredby kitchen. She said people were waiting for cave tour and would be gone soon. Asked if we could be seated in different room where a group was seated. Hadto ask manager. Finally moved us. Ordered bottle of wine. Servrer said they didn't have any chillers because they were all in they caves for the tours and wine tasting . Just shrugged his shoulders as heostruggkef to open bottle. Left table with wine. New server returned and apologized for lack of chiller. Her service was excellent. Good was good. Wine tour psasses through room we were in, so at times at bit noisy. Turned off by initial interaction with hostess and first waiter.
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June 2015 by
Loved everything... even tho we were seated next to the bar. Everything was still amazing. It's a little expensive. I would still recommend it for big groups and special occasions.
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June 2015 by MargaretM
Since there aren't a lot (any?) other Italian restaurants in Stillwater, that must be why Luna Rossa is popular. Also, the design with the back room in the cave - it is very nice and cool to sit in the dimly-lit cave part if it is hot outside. Also, it is much more romantic even though it smells a bit musty, which I guess is normal since it is carved out of a natural stone cave. My opinion is that the prices for the food is too high - $16.50 for very basic spaghetti & meatball (not balls) and $20+ for many dishes. That price is OK when it is a fine-dining Italian restaurant, but this really isn't. It has an interesting atmosphere and pretty good wine list, although $12 a glass for my Chardonnay is again, more priced towards fine-dining experience. We started with their seafood chowder and it was almost too salty to eat. Then I had the Lobster Ravioli (average, too much sauce, and couldn't finish it, slightly fishy tasting) and my husband had the spaghetti and meatball which he said was "average" The bright spot was a very nice server who did a great job.
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June 2015 by Dubsey
This past week-end on Sunday a friend and I had an early dinner at LR. Beautiful day, the waitress was simply spectacular and our dinner of salmon and Italian penne was extremely tasty. The gelato was out of this world great, but, we thought it tasted more like coconut than lemon gelato, but enjoyed the luscious, creamy goodness, nonetheless.
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June 2015 by GCSL1985
On our online dinner reservation, I mentioned it was our 30th wedding anniversary and they gave us the best seat in the house , right next to the window that looks into the caves. Unforgettable!
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May 2015 by Whit
We enjoyed our meal. Lasagna and lobster ravioli tasted good. We were sat in the front room at a window. It was a Thursday night, nothing going on, so the ambience was zero. There's no effort our decor in the front, almost quietly so. The back "cave room" looked cool. I think our visit would have been completely different sitting back there.
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May 2015 by TimK
We thought it would be a brunch for Mother's Day. Waitress was complaining about hours she worked night before and how early she was there. Food was really good place was nice .
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May 2015 by DennisF
Luna Rossa has a nice dining room in the back. On Friday night, there was live music, a pair of keyboardists and trumpeter that did old standards well. However, the pasta dishes we ordered were only mediocre and typical of hundreds of Italian-american pasta houses all over It would be nice to see Manicotti prepared on a flat plate assembled with a moderate amount of sauce and garnishes for once instead of baked in a shallow casserole where they disappear under the sauce and cheese. The more expensive lobster ravioli was a disappointment with very little taste of lobster in the fine-ground stuffing and all buried under a soup of white sauce in a deep bowl. Presentation is important but sorely lacking. A little creativity and attention to quality would go a long way to separate Luna Rosa's kitchen from the strip mall Italian-American cafes.
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April 2015 by Todd
Service was attentive but it was a Sunday night so not a lot going on. The main dishes were quite good but the bruschetta was not that great. Bread was a bit soft and very little basil or cheese, but lots of tomatoes.
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February 2015 by Heather
Our experience was terrible. I had reserved a table 3 weeks ago for a party of 6. We arrived 10 minutes before our reservation with only 5 people to be told that our table was being "cleared off". We continued to stand for the next 50 minutes while the hostesses awkwardly stared at us. (They even offered us to sit at the already full bar and help ourselves to a drink) ((we are all only 18 years old)). We stayed because we had come before and we knew that the food was pretty good, also because we didn't have anywhere else nice to go with 5 people on a Saturday night. When we were finally seated we were put in a room in the very back corner of the restaurant without a lit candle in the center of the table. We had to ask our busboy for bread and our waitress knew nothing about the menu. We ordered our entrees and soups/salads. Our waitress brought out the wrong salads for all of us. She took them away without saying a word. We ate our food and sort of enjoyed our dry fettuccine alfredo. Our waitress never came back to ask about how our food was, although she did come back one time to silently fill 1 of our drinks and fill another 1 of our waters half way. She never came back with more water to fill our drinks even thought our glasses were empty. We wanted a good experience and we wanted to have a fun night. However our entire night was ruined by the horrible service and extreme amount of waiting for a table that we had RESERVED. Completely unacceptable food service, I understand being behind in service because I myself am a waitress. But the employees never tried to apologize for the wait or anything. We left very disappointed, I will not be back for a while and I especially will not be recommending The Luna Rossa.
