Food is good, but the environment is what you're really going for. It's a nice river side restaurant, and all the food is good but a little plain. Drinks are perfect though! read more

Everything is pretty average here. The food is just ok. The service was decent. I like that there is an outdoor patio, but it was crowded and has an ok view. Parking is terrible, so if you are nearby definitely utilize the green belt. read more

Caffe Luciano's - Italian Near Me - Garden City, Idaho

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On a Sunday in late April, my friend and I planned on meeting for happy hour. We checked the website, and it still advertised happy hour daily from 3-6pm. When I was seated I said happy hour for two. It wasn't until we had our water and menus I asked for the happy hour menu. We were told that they no longer do happy hour "because it's getting sunny." I don't like false advertising because we simply would have chosen to meet somewhere else had I known. We were there for happy hour drinks and snacks! I'd already looked at the menu online and decided what I wanted and how much I wanted to spend. Additionally, the service was slow and the general attitude from the staff was boredom and not caring. Our waters were never refilled and they never checked on us after the food was served. It was very empty, only a few tables seated. The food was good, but I overall had a lackluster experience and will not return when there are so many other places to go. read more

Wonderful views, outside deck seating or indoor, nice ambiance and good food. This is a terrific place if you want to enjoy the whitewater/Esther Simplot park and Greenbelt activities. read more

Order dinner for delivery and I received a burnt piece of chicken parm. This is so not ok!! You would not serve this in your restaurant why would you send this to someone. So unacceptable!! Only because I can't give you zero stars!! read more

Caffe Luciano's - Chicken parm and dry pasta. - Italian Near Me - Garden City, Idaho

What a cool spot right on the river walk. I took the wife and kids for some apps and flatbread pizzas and Luciano's did not disappoint. This is a cute, quaint spot for sure. Patio people watching galore as the river walk is basically on the patio. The grilled peach/raspberry burrata app is to die for! After filling up walk across the bridge and North to watch the locals surf the Boise River. We had a really good time and can't wait to go back! read more

We had our wedding rehearsal dinner at Caffe Lucianos. It is an amazing spot right by the Boise river. I worked with Cody on their catering team who got the entire dinner organized and planned out for us. The staff was very accommodating. The food was absolutely amazing, fresh, and I would not want to make any changes to it. The restaurant itself was amazing, clean, and the seating was perfect for our group. Looking forward to eating there again soon! read more

The best on is the orginal on Orchard but the Cafe on the river has great ambiance. The baked Brie is a must, best I've ever had. We just went to celebrate our anniversary and retirement! read more

Great little spot on the river. I love this place. Seating outside is recommended weather permitting. The side of Meatballs is a Must! I had A side salad which needs a bigger plate in my opinion and the flat bread pizza which is delicious. read more

Caffe Luciano's - Side of Meatballs! - Italian Near Me - Garden City, Idaho

Great atmosphere & great service. Tucker is the real MVP though. Solid guy! - This review requires 85 letters to post, so there's this.

How much do I love this place. It's just such a delight to stop in when we're out on a walk and are a bit noshy (is this a word?) The staff is always attentive and friendly. We got talking about an online food service and she said she had an extra coupon that we could try, and just gave it to us. The food and wine just always hits right, here. read more

We have been wanting to try Caffe Luciano's for some time, especially since we had previously eaten at their main restaurant and enjoyed the food. We finally went for my husband's birthday. We were almost the only people in there when we arrived, and the menus were plopped down in a pile on our table. Our server, Mialee (name from the receipt) never introduced herself or said welcome or anything came by soon after and asked us if we were ready to order. We hadn't even decided on drinks by that time, let alone food. She came to our table and asked us if we were ready to order at least 3 more times. When the appetizers my husband ordered arrived at our table steaming hot, she asked again if we were ready to order. I told her we would like to wait until we finished our salad and appetizers, and she said "she didn't hear me order a salad". Unfortunately, the salad and the stuffed mushrooms were the best part of the meal. The "baked" ziti, which is a weekly special sounded good to me. Usually "baked Italian dishes" are truly baked with melted cheese on top, so I thought I would give it a try. It came out looking like something my 5 year old granddaughter could have mixed together, and it wasn't "baked" at all. Just some ziti pasta mixed in with red sauce, and dumped in a bowl. And then the "piece de resistance" was that the pasta and sauce were cold, as was the garlic bread served with it. My husband's meal was also cold....Happy Birthday! Unbelievable!! The ambiance is meh, but it is located on the Boise River, which is its only redeeming grace. The servers and bussers could really use some more training, as this place is a joke. Read the room, understand when people may be ready to order, and stop asking them constantly if they are ready to order. They can always get your attention, which gives them time to enjoy their salads and appetizers uninterrupted. One young woman who came on shift later took my appetizer plate with my knife on it, and didn't bring me another one back. Had to ask for that. Same person also reached in and took my husband's appetizer plate across the table right in front of my face, instead of going around me to pick it up from in front of him. Did I already say unbelievable? If you like sitting on stranger's laps to have a nice meal, then this is your place! It's WAY TOO crowded for people to sit without the back of your chair up against others, and forget about conversation. Between the very loud "background" music and the neighborly seating arrangements, save it for after your meal. read more

Location is very nice, right along the greenbelt. The service was good but slow. The cannoli was very underwhelming. The filling was WAY too sweet, and the shell was too thick and had a bad texture. The rest of the food was mediocre. read more

What a fun little spot along the river. After we checked j to our Airbnb we walked across the bridge and ended up here for a late lunch. Beautiful views of the river from the patio. We did appetizers, Brie and stuffed mushrooms. Both delicious. The sister was kind to guide to the better drinks they served. A few days later we wanted something nearby and decided to stop here again. This time I did the flatbread. This was delicious! read more

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This restaurant has a fantastic location right alongside the Boise River. The service and food was good. My husband loved his lasagne. My son and I both ordered flatbread pizzas and neither one of them had a ton of flavor. read more

Just visited this restaurant for my first time, and will definitely be back. I am Sicilian by heritage and grew up with delicious foods and scents around me, and this place hit the mark. I ordered linguini and meatballs which came out of the kitchen steaming hot. What a treat! Service was attentive and our wait person gave good recommendations. Interior feels contemporary and polished. Small enough that it feels cozy. Ate indoors because outdoor seating was full. Amazingly my dining companion and I could talk and hear each other - yay! If using a car to get to this place, access is via roads going through a condo-heavy neighborhood, and then there is no dedicated parking lot, meaning one has to park somewhere in the neighborhood and walk to the restaurant. The only con I give this place is that it had an overhead TV playing above the bar section. I know that TVs in your face everywhere seem to be what business operators think all humans want and need these days, but I challenge especially great restaurants like this one to buck the trend and let TV blabbery fade into oblivion. read more

The salad I chose had so much flavor. My husband had a chicken sandwich that was amazing. Very polite staff. Right on the green belt. read more

Caffe Luciano's - The view from our table - Italian Near Me - Garden City, Idaho

Omgggggggg we had reservations for 8 for Mother's Day. We had five that ordered the lasagna. The portion that came out was 1/4 of the size that was pictured on Yelp. Is it because it was Mother's Day when you think it's OK to scale back the amount of food? All of the food was super cold. They ran out of manicotti, we had to order other food we didn't even want. we didn't like at all. They charge me $29 for 2nUnder poured glasses of wine My daughter got the pasta and chicken with my picture you can make your own judgment of how horrible it was. Needless to say we spent almost $200 and everything was horrible. I know it was Mother's Day but every customer should feel important. read more

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They say you can't reserve a table. So we showed up 6:30 expecting to wait for a table. The front end people seemed VERY young and inexperienced. The young woman said they were busy and to come back at 7:30 (which seemed strange because they close at 8.) we put our name in and said we would wait outside. We waited until 7:15 and saw other people being seated at tables. We check back in and they said they were too busy and couldn't serve us at all. Since we had walked there with our elderly aunt it was tough because we had to walk her back and our dinner together was ruined. If they had just said there was no room at the beginning, we could have made other plans. Felt like discrimination, but I think it was just poor management/policy and inexperienced workers. read more

We Love this place! We tried it years ago while visiting the Boise area and haven't stopped talking about how good our meal was. Well we have recently made Idaho our home & couldn't wait to go back to this little gem, let's just say it didn't disappoint! Clean quaint place along the Boise River. Great Friendly staff & Delicious food!! We ordered Bruschetta, Flatbread & yummy pear salad. We cant wait to go back and try more entrees. read more

Caffe Luciano's - Pear,Goat Cheese & Candied Pecan Salad - Italian Near Me - Garden City, Idaho

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Tucked away in a residential area near the Boise River, I would never have known about this place unless my family told me about it. Indoor and outdoor seating, nice selection of dishes including pizza, pasta, and salads. A cat from one of the neighboring residences roams around the outside (if you're allergic, maybe ask to sit indoors), and there's a beautiful view of the Boise River. Service was slow, and they need to clean their outdoor fan. read more

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Hit this place up! Has great vibe .. food is really good ... Love this place. Sit outside !!! Or inside if it's hot .... read more

As of 9/25/24: My girlfriend and I decided to go here for date night. We've been to the main restaurant before and loved it. We got there, we chose a spot outside and we'll we didn't really have a server that helped us and greet and take care of us. It took 20 mins to get someone to finally take our orders but we finally got our food. My girlfriend ordered the smoked chicken and bacon Mac and cheese and I ordered the tomato margarita flatbread. First thoughts was it looks good, but after eating some of it didn't taste very good. It wasn't the best experience but many hours later she has a hurting stomach and so do I. I recommend going to the main restaurant or find somewhere else if you don't wanna feel sick and stomach pain. read more

Came here with friends to annouce our pregnancy! We loved the service and the food was amazing! Beautiful views Can deff get busy. read more

We had a delicious lunch sitting outside overlooking the river today. Our server, Swann, was adorable and so helpful. She let me taste an extra beer that was her favorite. I'm getting that next time! I loved the pear and goat cheese salad. Husband liked his meatball sandwich that came with a Caesar salad. We will be back! read more

Caffe Luciano's - View from our table of Boise River - Italian Near Me - Garden City, Idaho

This place is so cute right by the Greenbelt! You have views of the water. Cute little patio with umbrellas for shade etc. Great service! Reasonable price menu items and a pretty good variety! If you're biking around the Greenbelt it is totally worth stopping by for a snack and a drink! I will stop by every time I'm on this path read more

Caffe Luciano's - Oh and they have my favorite hard kombucha!!!! - Italian Near Me - Garden City, Idaho

I have to admit; I wasn't too thrilled when my husband said he wanted to try out this "new, for us anyways, Italian spot." It's 95 outside. Way too hot for a heavy meal. I was pleasantly surprised that the cafe had misters outside. A TOTAL win. The restaurant also had indoor seating, but we did opt for outdoors to people-watch. Food: Since this is a new place, we opted to share everything to get a baseline, if you will. For starters, we opted for: The baked brie with Apple and Honey. The baked Brie was wrapped in a puff pastry. Oven-baked and served with roasted garlic, Granny Smith apples, spicy hunt, and garlic crostini. The presentation was fantastic. The size could probably feed 4-6 people. The taste was phenomenal. The Brie was soft and melted with a flaky firm crust. The roasted garlic was a chef's kiss. Each was nice, but we'd recommend adding all to a crostini and trying it. The honey was a great addition. Our main course : Pecan goat cheese and apple salad. The salad had an abundance of cheese, candied pecan, apple, and onions. I always love when there are more toppings than actual salad pieces. I came out chilled. The way the ingredients married in your mouth... Linguine and Meatballs: It is three house-made meatballs over a bed of linguine with house marinara. Those following me for a while know I'm not a fan of meatballs, but these are amazing. They are beef and pork made and tender. Soft and favorable with a nice variety of textures. The meatball was more prominent than a golf ball and smaller than a baseball. They were seasoned very well with moderate garlic notes. Fresh and pleasant. The linguini was perfectly al dente and possibly homemade. If not, they had us both fooled--the light coating of a thick fresh, flavored marinara. The sauce was not runny or watery. You could taste the herbs dancing on your tongue. The garlic bread was soft to the bite and with a hint of garlic--light and airy. Josh opted for a Roy Rogers. He said it was refreshing and not chemically flavored. Service: The wait staff was pleasant. They checked on us throughout the stay. They came around with water to ensure we never went without. Ambiance It was about 95° a pretty warm outside, but charming and relaxed on the patio; half a dozen umbrellas provided shade covering most of the deck, accompanied by giant fans with misters keep in the ambient temperature about 25° cooler than the surrounding area plenty of well-spaced seating between the tables enough to accommodate approximately 40 people outside with views of Quinn's pond and the surfers enjoying the rapids 100 feet away. The constant passing of dogs and family on the bike provides a beautiful ambiance and atmosphere. Parking The parking situation was less than ideal. Star rating from us both 5! We will be back, for sure. This quickly may have become my favorite spot read more

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Food, service, wine and wine glasses. All were great. Very impressed by everything. All scratch made food. We had Brushetta, meatballs, Caesar salad & The waterfront flatbread. I would highly recommend this place. read more

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Family and I were out for a walk along the greenbelt on Easter when we decided to grab some dinner nearby. Luciano's had good reviews so we decided to give it a try! Upon arriving, a woman greeted us after a few minutes and said we would be seated shortly- there were a lot of open tables and 2 open outside. She said the outside was reserved so we sat inside. We were not offered a high chair for our little one and later I saw there were some stacked up in the bathroom. The woman appeared overwhelmed and was 1 of 2 servers also serving the bar. She wasn't very friendly and it took a while for us to get a server. We ordered right away since we had young kids with us (and most of you know how that goes). We placed our order for dinner and appetizers. We received all of our food at once and our bruschetta came out last (they said it never got put in to the kitchen) but it looked like they served it to another table as those people sat down way after us. Flatbreads and meat balls were pretty good but I would pass on the bruschetta next time. Our actual server was a nice guy and apologized for the wait. Not sure I'd come back or maybe I would but without the kids. Customer service is lacking-really wanted to like this place and leave a good review. Note- when we left there was still a table open outside. read more

Bopped in here on Sunday morning for a beer (during our race we were running). We thought it would be funny that we were doing a beer crawl while being timed for a race on the greenbelt. Walked into the place, there were two tables taken (outside) and four different people proceeded to say, "We will be right with you," in a span of 5 minutes. Patiently we waited to be seated in the empty place. Finally, I asked the bar keep if we could just order beers real quick and pay for them (empty bar too) and she said, someone will be with you. We said ok. I guess I am more perplexed at the situation and I didn't feel like we were welcomed at all. Finally I said something to my friend like, "Is this weird? Do you feel like the whole situation is weird? Do you want to just leave?" I didn't say it to be rude but more to check if she was confused like myself. The bar keep must have heard us and started asking questions. We told her we were in the middle of a foot race and wanted to pop by for a really quick beer only. It was then that everyone was warmer to us. We got our beer, they brought us water, we paid, and then we left. After that, the service was fine (all 5 minutes of waiting and 7-10 minutes to drink our beer), they turned EXTRA nice. The reason I wanted to redo my initial review is because this is the third time (in a row) I haven't felt welcomed in this establishment. I am easy to get along with and really compassionate to/with the service industry so when I feel unwelcome... there is a big question mark. read more

The food is awesome, the service is great and sitting by the river ain't too shabby.. We have been here 5 times and each visit is great!!

Was there on Father's Day. Their flatbread is yummy and their salad. Not overpriced and great view.

Beautiful location, go there if you enjoy: -Being overlooked after having been seated, and then the server forgets to input your drink and appetizer orders. -Paying $10 for teeny-weeny wine pours. -Having your meals delivered cold, crusty, and hard. -Seeing the couple behind you get the wrong food order and being talked into keeping it. -Discussing your dissatisfaction with a smug Manager. read more

Waitress was great. Service was great. Food was phenomenal. Have the meatballs perfect lunch dish! No negatives.

This is our routine lunch stop when we ride bikes on the greenbelt. We always have a great meal

My husband and I were on a bike ride on the greenbelt Sunday afternoon and stopped here for lunch. I had the pecan, goat cheese, apple salad with herb chicken--so delicious! My husband got the smoked chicken and beet salad, which was also a hit. Nice spot right on the river (which nice misters) and lots of adult beverage choices. I'd give it 10 stars if possible! read more

Man. No matter how well I write this review, it will not even come close to how WONDERFUL our experience was here. I recently moved into the North End, and was biking home from the 34th Market...when I realized, Luciano's has been on my To Do list for a LONG TIME. We locked up our bikes, and were warmly greeted by the Hostess. We asked to sit outside and she took us out right away. The view is amazing. The river, a few bikers/walkers but you are elevated enough where the passer-byers don't bother you at all. Our waitress, Kelsie S deserves a mega High Five. She was just our speed. Casual, but professional - had great insights, and picked the perfect Red Wine for us. The Burrata Appetizer... I mean, I cannot even begin to explain how delish it is! ORDER IT. FREAKIN ORDER IT RIGHT NOW! I opted for the Manicotti and it was full of delicious cheese and sauce. I LOVED IT. Literally ate the whole dish. We cannot WAIT to come back and bring friends & family here. WELL DONE!!!!!!! read more

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Small, quaint, and friendly. Food was well prepared and delicious. Wait staff was exceptional.

We were just riding our bike in the green belt through garden city to boise & saw this quaint little patio with music playing and they are serving food!!! ( during this quarantine time, but they are in Garden City so they don't have to close ) We ordered the cafe sampler and the Italian sandwich that comes with a house or Cesar salad it was so good! Their blue cheese vinaigrette is wonderful ... even if you don't like blue cheese. 2nd visit -we are just enjoying the light music on the patio again and the beautiful Boise spring weather and the Greenbelt! This time ordered a Tosca (small Hand sandwich) and another house salad with the blue cheese vinaigrette. My tosca was good not super flavorful but good with a crispy breading. Service was a bit slow both times for not being super busy and only having under 20 tables total but, food was good with a fantastic view. read more

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The food her is likely yummy ( if it doesn't sit forever before served) and the atmosphere was nice. Our server... not great. We ordered our drinks and an appetizer. We finished our app and still had no drinks. Finally had to flag her down and ask for them. Then we watched our food sit in the window for over TWENTY MINUTES! We would have said something but we weren't certain it was ours until another member of the staff noticed and our server finally brought our dried out food. I swear she was stoned. Her eyes were barely open. This is a small restaurant. She walked by the food multiple times and served other their food that arrived AFTER us. read more