Luci's Ristorante Italiano

This is a great Steakhouse! First the service is impeccable, our waitress Danielle was very friendly and nice. Great atmosphere. Down from the lighting to the music. The food is out of this world. The Fried Oysters are the best appetizer on the menu. The Steak is so tender you don't even knife to cut it. And the the Scallop with Lobster Risotto was the best I've had. You can drop in or make a reservation. Either way it's a must try.

Finally made it to Luci's on Windward as I make my way to all the great steak places around me. The atmosphere was great and lots of tables filled for a Sunday night. As much as I wanted to try an app, I was alone and afraid of ordering too much food. Decided to start with a wedge salad. It was a salad, and ranch dressing was buttermilk and the way I like it, but it was a huge salad two wedges, blue cheese and tomatoes and nothing special. Wouldn't order that again. I had an 8oz filet ($52) with an 8 buck butter sauce that was recommended but it tasted like melted butter. So so pricey and It didn't enhance the steak. The steak was nothing special either. Wish I had done the Bernaise. I also ordered potato au gratin (12) which was a huge serving and probs for sharing and it was great, hot and lots of cheese. Finished with some Gelato which they only had vanilla and chocolate. For 3.50 it came with 2 scoops which was perfect. I wanted the coconut cake but at 25 bucks and it is a huge piece, I wasn't going to pay that since I was alone. Kind of silly. I can get an 8 buck huge slice at a bakery in Alpharetta. I also had a glass of dauo cab for 16 which was fine. I had a nice time and the steak was fine. It was medium well and had the perfect amount of pink. My total check was 113.00 before tax. Kind of pricey to me. I would try again but might change up some items. This was supposed to be a fancy steak house and the food was good but the food presentation was so not to perfection. The steak was just on a huge plate and no decor, sauce or anything on it. I just was disappointed. When you pay that much you want some pizazz.

On Easter Sunday, we had a group of 15 that that enjoyed this wonderful restaurant. The food was outstanding, and the service impeccable by Keith and Ellie. The steaks we chose from the waiter displayed choices were top notch. My crabcake was nothing but crab so much so that I don’t know how it was held together, but absolutely the best I’ve had. Owners Gigi and Paolo we’re full of wonderful suggestions and very hospitable. The wine list is quite extensive and impressive. Two of our guests were well-known restauranteurs from another state, who were also blown away! Now, every Sunday they are open for brunch, which is great news. It was our first time there, but definitely won’t be our last. Beautiful atmosphere and plenty of parking. We were in a private room, which was lovely and perfect for any occasion.

Very nice Italian restaurant. I had the soup of the day. It was a chicken noodle type soup minus the noodles and with veggies. It was tasty, but the bread with red sauce was my favorite!

Their food was ok ok. Lobster tail fried was very salty but the broiled version was very tasty. This dish portion is huge. Lamb chops were ok. Sea bass main course quantity was very less. Their dessert Banana flambe etc was not good, they prepare next to the table but not as good as the pf changs version. We had a server by name Miguel and he was one of the nicest gentleman and brought everything we requested for.

Really nice atmosphere. New management trying to make it better than before. I had the Lamb Chop which was ok. If you love lamb chop and don’t mind spending 50+ bucks on it then try Zakia - they have amazing lamb chops. However, my friends loved their Tomahawk steak and it was huuuuge. Overall great experience with friends. Dessert was decent as well.

They were out of fish n chips so I ordered a Alfredo pasta with chicken. The grilled chicken was nicely done, but the pasta was partly cooked, stuck to one another.. The staff would ch3ck on you regularly and keep you updated about when the dishes will be out.

Pretty formal setting for our liking on one hand, on the other hand there was no cocktail/wine menu to select drinks. We “celebrated” our anniversary there but apart from a congratulations there was no minimal effort from the staff’s part. Appetizers were good. Steak was ok, although I ordered it well done yet it was pink on the inside. The lamb came with no side whatsoever apart from a little bit of sauce. Weird. Desserts were big and good but the lava cake was more like a sponge cake, not soft and creamy on the inside. Overall pretty expensive for what you get.

Lots of pros and cons.... We had reservations and were seated right away, they do have a dress code which we appreciated for a nice steak house, but saw several customers seated in inappropriate attire. White jacket service...a bit disappointed our server did not bring steak options to our table prior to us ordering and the unfamiliarity of the servers knowledge in regards to menu and had to have someone else answer all our questions. Steak cooked perfect ,well seasoned and crisp on outside. Risotto and scallops dish was a bit salty and scallops were soggy . The seafood platter was excellent but asked 2 servers what the condiments were on platter and neither knew. Also servers were unfamiliar with wine selections and had no idea what the dessert menu wines listed were. Brussel sprouts were spectacular, but skip the spicy broccalini, zero flavor!! Dessert was ok, but not over the top. It was exceptionally warm in the restaurant, a bit too warm. Not a very intimate setting, loud open dining room. Loud big band music playing overhead. We sat in a booth and the table was way too narrow for the menus. Most importantly the fire on the TV reminded us of a cheesy old school sizzler steakhouse. We asked each other at the end of the meal if we would come back. .and there was great hesitation considering the steakhouse competition in the area.

We had an 8:00 PM reservation for 6 on Saturday February 7th and were still standing around at 8:47 with no table. They then had the nerve to offer us a table for 4 while we watched a party of 3 sitting comfortably at our table for 6. When I asked for the manager, both the server and the manager kept talking over me and repeating that there was “nothing they could do,” except offer to comp appetizers — which I never asked for. I asked for basic respect and the reservation I made.