Luna’s

We stumbled upon Luna’s for a late lunch after arriving on Orcas. The menu had a good amount of items to choose from. Our almost 7 y/​o daughter had a nice pizza, my wife and I opted for sandwich and soup combos. My dungeness crab sammy paired with tomato bisque soup was wonderful (pairing rec’d by our server). There was a slight funky smell from the walls or old furniture since the place is old itself. Other than that, everything else was great.

Okay folks… I know many of us think we’re foodie wannabes. And reading the reviews of this place before going out for my family’s first Orcas Island experience, I was planning to steer clear. Fate had other ideas. We had a 3-​hour wait for a ferry at Anacortes (because of a teenager dragging his feet getting ready), but I digress. Arriving at the island with no breakfast and just in time for lunch, Luna’s was the restaurant in front of the only available parking spot in town. The smell wafting from the kitchen drew my kids in, announcing «we’re hungry, lets eat here!». So, we did.
Review time: We had an amazing time there! Of course… it wasn’t 5-​star, Iron Chef, artistic cuisine. And the place is set in a converted farm house. The décor was not upscale, nor trendy. but it was fresh and inviting.
The food was delicious… again, nothing Earth-​shattering or revolutionary. BUT… after talking with the chef and the waitress (this is a family run business folks), the food is made FRESH, with an emphasis on local ingredients. The pasta is fresh made. The sauces are handmade and usually from local stocks.
I had the Meatball sandwich — not overly sauced, but with just the right mix of meat and fennel (I love fennel sausage — this was more subtle, but still good). And the herb bun was soft, but not rendered mushy from the sauce.
My wife and son each had the mussels and clams respectively. 1 lb. of clams or mussels in delectable sauces… the serve brought bowls to allow the two to share half with one another.
My daughter’s spaghetti was good… nothing to write home about… but filling and plentiful.
And my other son had a pineapple and salami pizza (he picked the toppings) The pizza crust was just the right blend of crispy and soft. The toppings were clearly not local… but the cheese was. And the sauce was housemade.
Three of us had the chicken soup with ravioli. The veggies and ravioli were nice, but the broth was wonderful — saffron and tarragon gave the soup a firm kick and a unique flavor.
All of our dishes (save the pizza) came with soft breadsticks that served as an excellent tool for mopping up the delightful sauces left behind on our empty plates. The server even brought a few more when we ran out — without our even asking.
Top the meal off with housemade lemonade and fresh brewed iced tea. Very satisfying.
All together we fed 5 hungry folks to fullness for $ 75. A bit pricey by Seattle standards, but then again, we’re not in Seattle, are we? And we were in and out in 1 hour on a Saturday. Not bad at all.
On the walls hung photos and artwork done by local artists… some of it was very good — others clearly amateur. The paintings featured were created by members of the family who run the place. The server was quite proud of them. The pieces gave us something to look at and discuss (we wandered around the dining room taking in artwork and chatting about the pieces with our fellow diners while we waited for our food). It was a lot like having dinner at a friends house — with good food, good conversation, and a causal atmosphere.
Bottom-​line: IF you want artsy, trendy food with 5-​star flair and state-​of-​fashion décor… stay away from this place (it means more table space for us). But if you can appreciate the experience of a country homestyle dining experience (on a country-​style, laid back island), with enough food to fill you up… then give Luna’s a try.

Food was mediocre. Service was friendly but without the competence of service you would expect from any reasonaable restaurant.

We came here for dinner after a long travel day headed towards camp on Orcas Island.
My boyfriend is gluten-​free so we ordered a pizza with gluten-​free crust and spaghetti with gluten-​free noodles so we could share.
The server was very nice and the restaurant was cute. They gave us their last gluten-​free crust which was nice of them.
However, I can say I haven’t been this disappointed in a restaurant meal in a long time. To top it off, it was also expensive! $ 35 for one 10-​inch gluten free pizza and a bowl of spaghetti with a side salad.
Nothing is cheap on Orcas Island so we weren’t expecting great value but it would be nice if the food was somewhat worth the price. We were both very disappointed with the pizza. The crust was far sub-​par to other gluten-​free crusts and the toppings all tasted like they came out of cans.
The spaghetti was okay but was definitely not worth the $ 20 price tag. The items were not listed on the receipt either, we just got a $ 35 check for the food.
I feel a little badly writing a poor review for this place but I think other out-​of-​town-​ers should know that the quality is not great and the prices are high. We felt like we were shortchanged after eating here– especially considering the mediocre food we received.

My boyfriend and I decided to come here because I thought all the lasagna selections sounded good.
It’s a small restaurant on Orcas Island, very casual and simple.
We ordered some mussels and clams in white wine sauce to start. That was fine, nothing particularly groundbreaking.
I saw the special was a butternut squash lasagna so I ordered that. He ordered a steak with pasta and Gorgonzola sauce.
Turns out the lasagna didn’t HAVE butternut squash… just the sauce did. For some weird reason, I was piling on the sauce and ran out super fast. I was basically eating sauce. I don’t know why. Maybe the cheese lasagna was just the teeniest bit dry? They brought me more sauce and apologized, but I totally don’t blame them for my eating of the sauce. By the way, the squash flavor was pretty subtle. This was decent, but could have been better.
My boyfriend’s Gorgonzola sauce was definitely the star of the dish. He said it was surprisingly very compatible with the steak and the pasta was good.
Turns out I forgot my credit card there. I noticed the next day so we called and we promptly went out there where they returned it.
Service was nice. Despite my weird request for sauce and constant water refills and then leaving my credit card, they were very polite and professional through it all.
Luna’s is exactly what it seems to be: a nice-​enough, casual Italian restaurant. 3.5 stars