Lunella Ristorante Italiano
Italian Restaurants in New York, NY
Italian Restaurants
Italian Restaurants in New York, NY
Italian Restaurants
173 Mulberry St.,
New York ,
NY
10013
UNITED STATES
212-966-6639
Based on 6 reviews
212-966-6639
Excellent pasta
Were walking in Little Italy and seeking a good and typical Italian restaurant. Well, everything was great ! Could order in Italian, had pasta with a real tomato sauce. They even asked if we'd like cheese and pepper, and as we said yes, they add it for us. Nice ! Waiters were really kind, and we didn't waited long to be served. They even served my "Sambucca" with the traditional coffee beans at the end of the meal. What more could be asked ?
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Great Food Graet Service
Happen to be in the city tried Lunella. I was so excited to see the extensive menu. The food was excellent, service was wonderful. The owners were friendly and on hand to answers questions about the menu. I have gone there several times since, the place is perfect for a romantic dinner in the heart of Little Italy.
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best in little italy
The best italian food outside of Italy, Just like Mama used to make it. The restaurante ambiance is understated and elegant by Little Italy's standards. Lunella - the owner-- oversees all the little details and manages a tasty tight ship. We are regulars and it keeps getting better with time. Don't be shy to ask the "signora" for some advice. GREAT GREAT GREAT.
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My experience at Lunella
I decided to take my friend to Lunella for his birthday, since I have been to the restaurant before and totally fell in love with the food. On top of that, the prices on the menu were reasonable. However, this last time that I went to Lunella I received poor service. For one, my friend made it to the restaurant first, so he wanted to wait at the bar for me and they told him that he could not do that. So he had to basically wait outside for me, because if you don't know the size of the restaurant, it is very small. However, if it was cold outside, would he really have to wait outside??
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Never going back
We're new to new york and were looking for some authentic Italian food, so we went to Little Italy, started browsing, and settled on Lunella because it looked like a good mix of value, food, and authenticity. Things started off badly when the wait staff never brought us our bread or anything. Once we ordered (decently quick about getting that), we were still never offered any (every table near us and those that came in after us were given bread, so we weren't mistaken). The food came, and immediately problems. My friend's food was warm in parts, tepid in general, and downright cold in parts. Mine was cooked decently, but it was certainly not, in either quantity or quality, worth $16. After a minute or two, my friend noticed her salmon tasted a bit off, as well. There wasn't much salmon in it, so she didn't get to it until near the end of her meal, so when we complained, the waiter (who had never come to our table since taking our order) said he wouldn't do anything, since we'd had so much of it. Then, when he brought us the bill, he tacked on a 20% gratuity to our bill (their menu says required gratuity of 18% for parties of 6, we were a party of 2...). Basically, bad food at a bad value with terrible service. I will never go to this restaurant again.
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RUDE STAFF, TERRIBLE SERVICE!!!
We have been going to Lunella for over a year now, traveling 3 hours just to get there, because we really have enjoyed the food! BUT NEVER AGAIN!! The wait staff has always been rude and unaccomodating, even ruining my husband's shirt last time by spilling oil on it and never apologizing or offering us anything in return. We had over looked this and still returned for the holidays, only to be more humiliated and treated with such disrespect!! They were unbelievably rude, not just to us, but to the table next to us, calling them children, telling them their order wasn't "expensive enough", and telling them to never come back!! Is that any way to treat your customers?? Especially in THIS economy?? It was at this time that we asked for more bread, which is a STAPLE in the Italian dinner, and were told NO!!! A second basket of bread is too much, and we would have to pay for it!! Wow!! My hard earned money will never again go to this restaurant, as there are way too many places in Little Italy and in all of NYC that deserve it much more!!! Listen up, Lunella, you are losing a lot of business! We have referred over 50 people to that restaurant and each one will be told of our last experience and will also NEVER return!!Worldwide > United States > New York, NY > Italian Restaurants