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Cafe Luna

3.9 (94 reviews)
Closed • 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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Jason P.

A few weeks back, I visited Cafe Luna for lunch with my parents and son when nearby Jefferson Fry Co was crazy busy on National French Fry Day. I had never been to CL, but I had been curious. CL is a general Italian American restaurant that serves pasta, veal, chicken, etc. It was nice inside. Service started a bit slow even though it wasn't crowded, but they made up for it in the end. We shared some calamari. It was the kind that had a light dusting of a coating. Fairly straight forward. I ordered a sandwich called the Turkey Butcher Block. It was like a club sandwich that wasn't stacked up. Turkey. Ham. Bacon. Swiss. Russian Dressing. Lettuce. Tomato. Well executed sandwich. Tasted good. The fries were slightly battered. Not my favorite style, but fine. Four Stars

Dan R.

"C'è la luna mezz' u mare" (There's the moon in the middle of the sea) (Dean Martin) A charitable organization I belong to held a very successful group dinner here to kick off our 2024-25 year, and Café Luna really did a great job for us. We had the meeting in their Banquet Room which was decked out nicer than some weddings I've attended. We had a separate entrance, bar, and restroom. Our buffet meal included garlic bread, antipasto, calamari, chicken piccata, sausage and peppers, pasta with meatballs, and penne vodka. We had a gorgeous private room with a bar. The group dinner was priced at $24.95 ++, so it totaled out at $31.77 per person. If you've ever booked a group event dinner, I'm sure you agree the price is excellent. I made a buffet plate of the antipasto, two meatballs, some calamari, and some sausage and peppers, and I thought the food was quite good. Quite a few of our members came up to me and offered compliments on the food too. Thank you, Café Luna, and our contacts Lorenzo and Jasmine who were so easy and helpful to work with.

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Shayla C.

Another excellent experience at a neighborhood favorite of mine! I decided to take my family out to lunch yesterday before the upcoming snow storm. We were greeted at the host stand by a friendly young man and were seated quickly. Our service was a team effort of three including the female owner (forgive me. I can't remember her name). The restaurant is cute and quaint, and was not too crowded, but did become busy after we arrived. We ordered a variety of dishes that included classic chicken Parmesan, jumbo shrimp cocktail, calamari, a buffalo chicken wrap, surf and turf and surf and turf with no turf, lol. We also ordered a round of cocktails, EVERYTHING fresh and delicious!! Folks, my pictures do not lie! This place is a gem and totally worth the visit! Be sure to get the warm bread with their homemade garlic oil dip....OMG.

Shrimp Parm in vodka sauce

AMAZING!! From someone who eats out for every meal and has been to almost every well known, highly rated, or recommended restaurant-- this establishment is truly a GEM. Being from southington and 25+ minutes away, I only get here 1-2 nights a week, but if it were more local I'd be there every night. My personal favorites are; the Alla Vodka with grilled chicken, the shrimp parmesan in the Vodka sauce, the Owner Jasmina who if you want to chat will make you laugh throughout your meal, the broccoli and olive oil pasta with grilled chicken is exceptional, the bacon wrapped shrimp with gorgonzola, the wedge salad, the chicken and shrimp special. Absolutely incredible meals and a great low key enviornment. 10/10 recommend!!!

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Jim L.

It's not the best rating when the tastiest thing was the rolls-and they were good. We ordered the New York style calamari appetizer special. The calamari were rubbery and the sauce, the critical part of NY style was too runny and didn't stick to the squid. My entree was the chicken Marsala. The chicken was not breaded and the gravy tasted like a canned beef gravy with no Marsala anywhere. My wife ordered eggplant rolatini. It was overcooked but cold in places. Like right out of the microwave. It was expensive too especially for disappointing food. The staff was friendly and the restaurant looked nice. Bottom line-not a place we'll be going back to.

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Matt B.

Good food, nice service. Playlist is killer! Love a mixture of tunes from the 70s, 80s and 90s.

Hiral D.

It's been a while since I've had really good Italian food. I really enjoyed everything about cafe Luna from the food to the service. We sat outside on the cute patio with heaters to keep us warm. The ambiance was very pleasant. We ordered calamari, penne alla vodka and fettuccine alfredo. All of it was amazing although the fettuccine could have been a bit creamier. For dessert we ordered creme brulee and homemade tiramisu and has zero regrets. Our meal came with fresh warm buns and garlic dipping sauce and salad. To top it off, our waitress was so nice and had great recommendations. I love this little spot and will have to come back next time I'm in CT.

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Thomas F.

Lorenzo's Pizza Bar and Martini Bar is located inside [to the left of] Café Luna. It is newly furnished and decorated beautifully. Six of us ate there for lunch today and it was a mixed blessing. Some of the food was good but the service blunder sort of ruined our monthly family get-together. We started with an excellent order of Buffalo Chicken Tenders [medium] and I could have made that my entire lunch but everyone wanted some of it. Also ordered a medium Meat Lover's Pizza and a large Clam Casino Pizza along with a Tuna Wrap. The Meat Lover's Pizza was declared a good version, the Clam Pizza was a little soggy-bottom [as they say in Britain. The Tuna Wrap was "a little late, it's just about ready, we don't have any tuna". This could have been announced a lot earlier as we were just about through with the pizzas. Alternates were offered, apologies arrived but the meal was spoiled for all of us as the one maiden didn't get to eat. The order for tuna had been without a wrap as no bread allowed and the pizza didn't meet those requirements either. Everyone was from out of town [New York and Boston] but I live nearby and will give them a try in the future.

Cedar plank salmon
Louise V.

Was in for dinner recently and enjoyed my visit. It is decorated pretty inside and outside the restaurant. We overheard from one of the waitresses that a chef had not shown up. But the rest of the staff did a good job helping out and hustled to get food out. The oil that was served with bread was very tasty. My husband and my dinner were good. He ordered the cedar plank salmon, he had a hefty serving. I ordered the chicken scarpariello. It was ok, not great. The tortellini was a little over done and the chicken had veiny bits in it. I feel the dinner prices are a bit on the high side. I will go back and try more things but from the lunch menu. It looks good and less expensive. I would recommend eating here.

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Hannah B.

the food was amazing! My steak was good, just a bit over cooked. I asked for medium rare and it definitely was on the medium well side. I still enjoyed it, it was very flavorful. Mojitos were not made correctly. Other than that everything was wonderful!

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Love Cafe Luna. Bartender Lynzey mixes the perfect Cosmo and expresso martinis. Food is AWESOME! DEFINITELY Recommend!!!

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The workers and owners are great, great people. Food is top of the notch as well, highly recommend!

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The penne vodka is to die for and our server Marilu was amazing, will definitely be back soon.

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