Ristorante Luciano

This place is very hard to get into. Always booked and very busy. The sauce is amazing. We’ve had their Lobster pasta special several times, Sea Bass and Rigatoni Pomodora. All dishes are wonderful. Super friendly servers. It’s a great choice if you’re in the mood for Italian food.

This is hands down the best Italian food I’ve had in New Jersey! The food was absolutely amazing, and I really appreciated that they had dietary options like gluten-free pasta available. I ordered the Penne all’Amatriciana, it was full of flavor. I also highly recommend starting with the Brussels sprouts appetizer, it was crispy and delicious! The staff was nice and welcoming. The only downside was that it was pretty hot inside the restaurant, but overall it was a great meal and I’ll definitely be coming back.

We love this place SO much going back tomorrow night. Took a cooking class with the owners late mom and learned how to.make gnocchi and Italian cheesecake. Advance reservations are a MUST and it's BYOB.

This was a weird one. We were told that this place was impossible to get into during the summer, so being that it was winter, we had to try. It was underwhelming. I understand you’re a BYOB but the glassware was not great (think stemless wine/water glasses. Also, this is in a nice beach town). The restaurant was packed but even then the service was glacially slow (especially to get our food). As a part of our entrees you have the option of a house or Caesar salad for an up charge. The house salad was, I kid you not, lettuce. Just lettuce. No tomatoes, or onion, anything. The Caesar wasn’t much better. Romaine lettuce with 3 croutons. No cheese shaved on top. Nada. And that was an upcharge of $5. The entrees were exactly as expected- nothing extra, just a solid Italian dishes. Chicken parmi

How can an Italian restaurant charge $8 extra for pasta to accompany an OVER-sauced entree with veal and tiny shrimp ??? The salad was only lettuce...at least add a few tomatoes and cucumbers. The prosciutto appetizer was skimpy with dried mozzarella balls...again, add chopped sun-dried tomatoes or roasted peppers. Please take a moment and review your menu. With very little effort you can elevate several menu items.