Luna Rossa Ristorante

Luna Rossa Ristorante, is a quiet romantic little place in Rolling Hills Estates. Our server was friendly and helpful. I decided to have the Spaghetti Pescatora — Spaghetti with clams, mussels, calamari & shrimp in light tomato garlic sauce. The sauce was delightful, the pasta perfectly al dente, and the shrimp large and tender. Unfortunately the clams and mussels were not fresh. One taste of the mussel and I knew the dish had to be returned to the kitchen. However, I like the dish so much, I asked for the same dish sans the mussel. I should have asked for no clams either because when my second dish came, the clams were a bit less than perfectly ocean fresh. We got a lot of words from the maître’d about telling off their supplier in addition to their apology but that was it. Not that I wanted anything from them but most restaurant of this caliber would have offer to comp something Oh well…
Next time? Not sure it is worth the drive to come here again.

Was suggested to meet here for dinner with family as it’s kind of a half-​way point. Will not be back due to the quality of the food, even if it had lower prices.
I had the Penne Vodka Sauce and added the chicken. The sauce was really bland and there was very little chicken (1oz– 2oz) which was cut into tiny, tiny pieces. That makes them very easy to overcook and retain any moisture or tenderness, which was how they came out. I love this dish and have it a lot, but this was maybe the worst I’ve ever had.
The wife had a Gnocchi dish that I sampled, and it was the epitome of Blah.
Their only zin by the glass was Cline at $ 11, a bottle at Grocery Outlet is $ 3.99. Weak.

Sub par service and food. For the price I expect better. Maybe I was under dressed with a beanie and hoodie but I felt they didn’t want my business. Had I been in my suit for work maybe I’d get better treatment as a customer. In any case save your money and go somewhere else

I love this place, it is one of my favorite restaurants to go to. The food, service, and selections of wine are fabulous.

Made reservations for 6pm tonight, got there on time, was told we had to wait 15 – 20 minutes (reason being they’re really busy, but we have reservations??). We agreed to wait thinking it’s not too long and we weren’t that hungry yet. By 6:20 we were still not seated and they asked if we could wait another 15 – 20 min. I said no, our reservation was for 6:00, and we will just leave if there’s no table. All we got was a «sorry we don’t have a table right now.» What was the point of having a reservation!!! I seriously has not had this happened to me before. We’ve been here before and the food and service had been decent enough that we would come back. But I can’t believe what just happened tonight, it really sucked cuz we had our toddler with us and was expecting a nice dinner on a Sat night. I really got the feeling that they don’t care about customers who aren’t regulars.

The staff is really nice and the restaurant is very nice, but the food was just ok. My spaghetti carbonara was really lacking in flavor. My date’s margarita pizza was pretty good, but it’s difficult to screw up pizza. I was glad I had a groupon, because I wouldn’t eat here again.

Let me make something clear, I wouldn’t never placed foot in this place if it wasn’t for Groupon. I got the $ 30 deal which seem great, expect the entrée to start at $ 20+. So pretty much it’s just covering 1 person’s plate and drink. So we arrived, the place was quite empty. Only a couple of more people.. we ringed the bell to be seated, the host was running the whole place by himself. It was an older man, which had an accent maybe Hispanic or Italian who knows. He was helpful but seem annoyed by my 2 year old. I let it slide, he kept giving us an attitude like we weren’t his typical high class customers. Which was ok we let it slide, I’ll remember his attitude when is time to tip. At the end I asked for the check and mentioned my groupon, with the Groupon added I end it up paying $ 50+ for a party of 3, 2 entrees 1 kids. Quite pricey if you asked me, I’ve payed less in Beverly Hills. Anyway the food was a 4*. Yet when we paid and walk out of the restaurant about to get in the escalator, the «waiter/​host/​all of the above» run to us asking why we left no tip, I told him we left the tip cash on the table that’s why I put zero on the credit card recipt. Seriously talk about thristy! Never in my life has this has happened to me, like I said not even in the best restaurants in Beverly Hills. I will not be returning here. Nothing special not worth the drive not worth my money and absolutely not worth my TIME!

For palos verdes, I’ll say that it’s a decent italian place.
However overall, I feel like it’s a little overpriced for what it is. I prefer Eatalian to this place, but it’s nice that this place is local.
I tried the gnocchi, mushroom & proscuitto pizza, a bit of the carbonara, and some of the lasagna. No complaints about any of the dishes, they were all solid contenders.
For the dessert, we had panna cotta & tiramisu. Again, I thought they were average, nothing mind blowing.
So if you’re feeling lazy/don’t feel like leaving the pv area, craving italian food and have money to spend. This isn’t a bad choice. But it’s not something to go out of your way for.

I’d give it zero if that was an option. The servers are rude and pushy. The restaurant itself is very loud, couldn’t carry a conversation with my companion. As for the food, I’ve had better lasagne from the frozen food section. I definitely will not return.

Service wasn’t good at all, food was ok ! overall pricey for what you get and not a place to sit and relax it’s extremely load!

Check in offer 10% off when you check in.
Late night after the movies so we ate light. Fresh bread was light & airy served w EVOO & Balsamic. I had the beef carpaccio and it was delicious however way too much salty Parmesan on top that I shared the extra with my honey. He had the salmon salad entrée and ate every morsel including all of my extra Parmesan .
I will come back to try some pizza as we saw many people having late night pizza & the Unilocal photos look incredible

I had the chix parm which was huge. Even though it was really flat, it was not dry. The pasta and sauce that accompanied it were also good. Service was excellent. The nice waiter was friendly and courteous.

In a mall
pasta and pizza
a dozen entrees
Luna Rossa reminds me a lot of il fornaio, but with way more pizza and pasta. We went there on a balmy Summer Friday night. The dining room has high ceilings and they had the doors open so a nice breeze was blowing through the dining room, but there was no air curtain on that door which makes that a minor health code violation.
The hostess was friendly, and we were also greeted by the manager who was Italian and was very hospitable. The manager alone gets 5*. After we were sat the server came out immediately and gave us menus then asked if he could bring us anything. Just sitting down and knowing what was on the menu we said «WATER.»
As advertised, this Italian eatery has a lot of pastas, either with dry or fresh egg noodles. The variety is ala checca to polpets and ala vongole with everything in between. There is a whole page and a half of pastas on the menu. There is also a whole page of pizzas on the menu too which are wood fired or come from a wood fired oven running gas. In addition there are about a dozen classic Italian entrees on the menu with the typical primi like fried calamari and anti-​pasti. And of course the invented by an Italian in Mexico by a guy named «Caesar» Salad. I still think it is a Mexican Salad since it was conceived in Mexico.
With all semantics aside, after ordering some unique Italian varietals, they brought out our antipasto platter and calamari. The calamari was tender, but the breading fell right off as you picked it up, so the crust could not soak up the marinara dip, leaving us with naked calamari rings. The antipasto platter, well, the fact that you can now buy artisan Italian sausages at the super market should clue into the chef at this place to step up his game. The antipasto platter was something your would get served in New Jersey like in the 70s. Very disappointing.
Our entrees come out and I ordered the lamb chops medium rare. It looked very Tuscan, or what I would think Tuscan would look like based on travel shows and magazines, with a side of oven roasted potatoes and veg. The lamb chops were cooked a tad over medium rare but judging by the temperature of it they let it rest before sending it out. The chops were very tender and juicy and was served with a rosemary and brown butter wine sauce. Very Tuscan, or at least…
We finished the meal with Italian coffees and aperitifs as they were happy to warm my Sambuca.
As mentioned I would give the manager and host 5*, and the service and food 3*. for a 3.5* review. One thing that I didn’t like was the looks we got from the snooty clientele. They looked at us with that «who are these peasants,» stare. Tsk tsk, so Nouveau riche.

PERFECTLY ok. DELIRIOUSLY fine. AWARD-​WINNINGLY meh.
The free bread was… there.
It would have been better if either of us were toasted.
The bruschetta (pronounced broosketta– who knew?)
was awesome– toasted bread, flavorful, fresh.
The minestrone was bland, contained no pasta,
and seemed to be full of the butt end of veggies.
The rigatoni bolognese was perfectly cooked,
but bland and the sauce was more meaty-​ocre than meaty.

Came here for a graduation dinner party and it is very nig and spacious. We got our own private room and the waitors were attentive and helpful. We got a few appetizers and I ended up getting the lamb chops. It was ok. I tried the risotto and this was delicious!
If I were to come again, I would get the risotto. My cousin got the chickan marsala and he said he was indifferent about it.

Went fo dinner. We were seated promptly. The waiter was prompt. The wine list is extensive, but overpriced. The bread was very good and warm. I ordered a salad, which was served with the wrong dressing. The food was OK, but way overpriced.
The restaurant is in a big room. The noise level is unacceptable.
We consider this place pretty mediocre — there are much better in the area.

This place was so good. I have to admit that I wasn’t expecting much– I was just in the mood for some Italian food and they have the awesome offer when you check if with Unilocal.So I decided to give it a try.
We had just pep pizza and lausanga and some wine. I will automatically like anyrestaurant that pours me a large glass of wine (which they did) so they already had me at that, and then i will love any restruant that brings out deslious bread with olive oil+ baslmic and then olive spread.
The food was good. My lasgana was good, the pizza was great.
I will definitely go back for wine and pizza :)

What is there to say about this well run establishment?
The food? Excellent.
The staff? Some Of the Best
The desserts? Amazing, I’m not a dessert guy. but was impressed with my choice recommended by out Waitress
The service and food is as good as it gets. Do yourself a favor and check this place out.
Groupon Was Well Worth it!

Went for lunch, had a Groupon. Seated quickly, not very crowded, ambience is kind of fancy, but people weren’t real dressed up. We had:
Luna Rossa Pizza — olives, zucchini, red peppers, eggplant, mushrooms & mozzarella. I really like the overall taste and the sauce. The crust needs to be cooked a little longer so it’s not soggy in the middle, my son said the same about his pepperoni pizza. Big enough for 2 people.
Fettucine Alfredo with Shrimp — son said it was really good, nice size shrimp and a creamy (not to cheesy) sauce.
Service was quick and efficient. Overall it was OK.

If I could give half stars I would probably actually give Luna Rossa three and a half stars.
I enjoyed my meal here and don’t really have any complaints about the service or food (apart from the fact that they didn’t honor the Unilocal check in discount on Christmas Eve). I’m not giving more than three stars just because the price to value ratio for this restaurant is not compelling. I liked the spinach and ricotta ravioli I ordered. It was rich and creamy if you like that type of thing. The price for the dish (salad not included) just is a little on the high side for me, as I have gotten better prices on comparable meals elsewhere. There wasn’t anything else really in the dining experience to compensate for this. One thing I did like was the olive paste that they serve with the bread. The bread served at the beginning of the meal was also good quality and fresh and hot.
We had a Cannoli for dessert, which was quite good. They also gave us complimentary lemon shots (not sure exactly what they were) at the end of the meal, which was a really nice touch. They serve some type of deep fried bread style sweets at the end, which were ok but had a little too much of the deep fried taste to my liking.
I would be glad to try this restaurant again, but wouldn’t go out of my way to do so.