Nabruzzi Trattoria

MKing

This place is my new favorite! The ambiance, the rustic Italy decor, lots of seating, a bar and huge wood fire oven! Place gets busy around 7pm on high traffic Friday or Saturday. Everything was perfect temp, taste, presentation. I would say only thing that was one off was our meals came out 11 mins apart. Spouse didnt want to eat because took me there for my birthday and his food came out 11 mins before mine. I made him eat because veal gets cold quickly. He was done by time mine came but he did try mine and he loved the traditional pizza! Calamari app was amazing. The desserts my goodness were so good! I think our go to would be definitely cannoli and titanium. Reservations highly recommended if weekend. The prices were reasonable and food was quality food taste and portions! This isnt a corp chain this is a local mom and pop style Italian restaurant. Lots of groups out celebrating life events. Definitely will be back. Danielle did a superb job serving us and they did tell us one of the entrees was taking a while longer and they brought out the veal dish for spouse. I dont do veal but I did try the pasta and artichokes in it and they tasted amazing! Also posted our check because was blown away how reasonable it was! Took the grandma to Olive Garden last year for her birthday and 4 of us. No apps, 4 meals and desserts was 147 before tips! So this place is reasonable, fair and totally worth the experience!

rose-marie gerschefske

Food here tastes absolutely amazing and is cooked to perfection. Owner and staff are polite and professional. Highly recommend the pizza and risotto!

Helene Gabrielle

Excellent Italien food! Everything we ate was authentic, fresh and delicious. Will definitely come back.

Christina

I truly couldn’t have had a better experience working with owner Massimo. I was planning my Moms 70th surprise birthday at Nabruzzi. Massimo couldn’t have been any more accommodating. He was so easy to work with right from the start. He was accommodating when it came to us reserving that back room, choosing a select menu. He even helped me set up the tables and allowed me to arrive earlier just so I could set up. His staff during the event were so extremely helpful. They were very organized and handled the event in a timely matter. They never rushed up to leave, their main priority was to make sure we were having fun. He was so beyond helpful from the start. He helped make my mom’s surprise party a successfull one. Even his wife was very accommodating when it came to making our selected menu. I highly highly recommend having a special event hosted at Nabruzzi. They were all exceptional to deal with from the start. Very affordable and extremely accommodating. The owner is a great business man and him and his wife are the team duo! This restaurant had some top tier authentic Italian food for an affordable price! Consider hosting your next special event here. Both him and his staff are all incredible to work with and I couldn’t thank them enough. My mom has a wonderful surprise birthday at Nabruzzi!! Thank you, Christina E

Gina Romero

We had the best experience tonight! The food and service is outstanding!

Ariane Cameron

I grew up with an Italian family in Long Island, NY, so I’ve eaten A LOT of Italian food in my life, because of that, I rarely go out for Italian. We came for pizza but this place completely won me over and we ended up ordering chicken, veal, and a few appetizers because everything looked so good and the flavor was amazing! The atmosphere was a great Italian vibe and the service was great. Definitely a hidden gem and I look forward to bringing my family!

nishant narula

I made a last-minute reservation at Nabruzzi Trattoria for Mother's Day and was fortunate enough to get a table. The restaurant is about a 45-minute drive from our home, and I found parking in the restaurant complex. Upon entering, we were impressed by the warm and inviting ambiance. We were seated quickly and greeted by our server, Eduardo, who was friendly and attentive throughout our visit. Our goal was to enjoy authentic wood-fired pizza, and from the various options available, we chose the Pesto Pizza. For appetizers, we ordered the Mozzarella Caprese, and for the main course, we ordered Aragosta Ravioli, accompanied by a chicken soup. The Pesto Pizza arrived first and was the highlight of our meal crisp crust, fresh ingredients, and bursting with flavor. I would highly recommend trying their wood-fired pizza. The Mozzarella Caprese was fresh and flavorful -- a great start to our lunch. The Aragosta Ravioli was also delicious, well-made, and full of rich, satisfying flavors. Overall, the food was fantastic, the atmosphere was cheerful, and the service, especially from Eduardo, was exceptional.

Visited Christmas week 2025. From the first moment we arrived, the hostess immediately greeted us with a warm smile and promptly seated our group of 6. The waiter was equally as friendly, and the food was excellent. Everything was timely, professional, and well-managed. A premium experience. Highly recommended.

Wonderful!!!! It’s so hard to find excellent Italian food without it being loaded with butter, garlic, or cheese. This place was truly about the quality. The server recommended the blackened chicken carbonara, which I ordered and thought was fantastic. I’ve been to Italy and ordered Carbonara twice. Although, we are not in Italy, my dish was very close to the quality I had there. Well done!

Nabruzzi Trattoria in Lutz is a true gem. It’s a family-owned restaurant with such a warm, welcoming atmosphere. The new owner, Joe, is amazing—so attentive and genuinely made us feel special from the moment we arrived. Our waitress, Everly, was fantastic: friendly, professional, and on top of everything. The food was delicious and authentically Italian, and it’s clear a lot of care goes into every dish. There’s plenty of parking, reservations are easy to make, and the overall experience was wonderful. My Aunt Peggy, who lives nearby, will definitely be back!

Nicole Fortunato

I wanted to take a moment for the outstanding service I experienced. From the very moment I was greeted by the hostess, to how the wait staff is extremely attentive but not overbearing and every interaction in between, I was truly impressed. The level of professionalism and dedication to making our dinner experience enjoyable was evident in every aspect. Thank you for consistently delivering such top-notch service.

Rodd Saint

Ordered the Veal Saltimboca. While the dish varies from kitchen to kitchen, this version suited my tastes nicely. The veal itself was high quality, tasty & tender. Spinach, cheese and crisped prociutto complete the presentation over a bed of pasta and a unique, almost creamy sauce. Also ordered the baby clams as an app. Delicious in their own right. If you're seeking an authentic Italian dining experience with an old country feel, perfect for large gatherings or an intimate night out for two, this is your new go to. Let Eduardo make you feel like royalty.

Maureen Berry

Nabruzzi Trattoria in Lutz is a true gem. It’s a family-owned restaurant with such a warm, welcoming atmosphere. The new owner, Joe, is amazing—so attentive and genuinely made us feel special from the moment we arrived. Our waitress, Everly, was fantastic: friendly, professional, and on top of everything. The food was delicious and authentically Italian, and it’s clear a lot of care goes into every dish. There’s plenty of parking, reservations are easy to make, and the overall experience was wonderful. My Aunt Peggy, who lives nearby, will definitely be back!

Jarid Weddle

Wonderful!!!! It’s so hard to find excellent Italian food without it being loaded with butter, garlic, or cheese. This place was truly about the quality. The server recommended the blackened chicken carbonara, which I ordered and thought was fantastic. I’ve been to Italy and ordered Carbonara twice. Although, we are not in Italy, my dish was very close to the quality I had there. Well done!

I ordered the viltello saltimbocca allá romano, the veal was pretty good with a combination of flavors including spinach, noodles, prosciutto and other ingredients. My partner ordered the pollo Florentine which was good too. The pizza was the best, cook to perfection. The server was nice and the place is nicely decorated.

The waitress was very knowledgeable but a bit aggressive in a weird way. My filet mignon was ordered med rare and came barely warm. I was not asked to cut in to check or anything. All in all, it was a good evening and food. We may go back.

Rei Ocasio

I ordered the viltello saltimbocca allá romano, the veal was pretty good with a combination of flavors including spinach, noodles, prosciutto and other ingredients. My partner ordered the pollo Florentine which was good too. The pizza was the best, cook to perfection. The server was nice and the place is nicely decorated.

The Amazing: Our server, Wanda was very nice and stayed on top of refilling my water all evening. The good: I really like the atmosphere here, it's bright and busy but we could still hold a conversation without it being very noisy. The bad: We came in after Valentine's Day for the weekend Valentine's Day special. According to Facebook, the special was supposed to include an entree choice of a center cut filet mignon, scallop risotto or chicken Parmesan. The Facebook menu and the menu inside when we first arrived both indicated the filet mignon was available. When we went to order, we were told that they were out of filet and had been out since the day before so the dish had been changed to "filet tips" with risotto. We were each supposed to get a salad, I ordered both the Caesar and the house salad, we were brought 2 house salads instead. Additionally, the salad was supposed to come before our entree and instead was brought to us in the middle of eating our entree. The portions are huge and for the money, it is worth it but it was Valentine's weekend and the kitchen was woefully unprepared to keep up with demand. The strawberry Tiramisu was delicious, but not labeled correctly in terms of ingredients on the menu. The strawberry Tiramisu did not have strawberry preserves in it (perfectly fine by me but it shouldn't be presented on the menu with ingredients it doesn't have) it just had fresh, sliced strawberries (A really interesting change to the flavor and one I enjoyed) Chicken Parmesan was delicious and the portion size is so big it's like 4 meals!

Did not like our server tabitha. spoke to us in a very stuck up manner and we felt rushed in a restaurant that was not even full. we did like the food, compliments to the chef. in terms of our servers customer service and hospitality... do better. HI, just adding on to my previous review after receiving a response from the owner. You state that if I truly had an issue that I should have brought it up to management, but before eating at your restaurant I took the liberty of reading other recent reviews as I have heard from some friends they have not been so good. I have seen the way you are responding to other patrons of your restaurant on google and in your own words they are are "distasteful". So while yes, I did not go to management with an issue, it was only because I did not want to be berated and turn an okay night into a worst night since it seems no patron can have a negative opinion without retribution. I also do not appreciate the insinuation of being a liar just for not liking how I was talked to by an employee. Professional or not, still left a bad taste in my mouth. Thanks.

Kelly Saunders

Did not like our server tabitha. spoke to us in a very stuck up manner and we felt rushed in a restaurant that was not even full. we did like the food, compliments to the chef. in terms of our servers customer service and hospitality... do better. HI, just adding on to my previous review after receiving a response from the owner. You state that if I truly had an issue that I should have brought it up to management, but before eating at your restaurant I took the liberty of reading other recent reviews as I have heard from some friends they have not been so good. I have seen the way you are responding to other patrons of your restaurant on google and in your own words they are are "distasteful". So while yes, I did not go to management with an issue, it was only because I did not want to be berated and turn an okay night into a worst night since it seems no patron can have a negative opinion without retribution. I also do not appreciate the insinuation of being a liar just for not liking how I was talked to by an employee. Professional or not, still left a bad taste in my mouth. Thanks.

They put us in the middle of a gigantic party. We asked to be moved. They said no because they didn’t have any other seats. We were literally in the middle of a party of about 75 people. They were making speeches and crowded around our table as they presented their gifts to the guest of honor. We became part of this strangers party. We had to be quiet during speeches and while they sang. But also couldn’t even hear each other at other times because of how loud it was. I asked for a manager and he explained that there was nothing he could do and that he is just trying to run a business. This was the worst restaurant experience. The sweet server we had said she was only 1 of 4 servers so she had to hand out cake to the 75 people in this party before she could take our order. Eventually they somehow found a spot for us to move. My meal came out 10 minutes before my wife’s. The manager never came back, apologized, or offered us anything. It was amateur hour. Will never go back. The picture shows all the people around our table. So ridiculous.

John Calta

They put us in the middle of a gigantic party. We asked to be moved. They said no because they didn’t have any other seats. We were literally in the middle of a party of about 75 people. They were making speeches and crowded around our table as they presented their gifts to the guest of honor. We became part of this strangers party. We had to be quiet during speeches and while they sang. But also couldn’t even hear each other at other times because of how loud it was. I asked for a manager and he explained that there was nothing he could do and that he is just trying to run a business. This was the worst restaurant experience. The sweet server we had said she was only 1 of 4 servers so she had to hand out cake to the 75 people in this party before she could take our order. Eventually they somehow found a spot for us to move. My meal came out 10 minutes before my wife’s. The manager never came back, apologized, or offered us anything. It was amateur hour. Will never go back. The picture shows all the people around our table. So ridiculous.

I placed a carry out order for three dinners from this restaurant. One of the dishes was their chef featured special that weekend. The cost was about $47 for the entree. The order was picked up and delivered. Upon my order arrival, I opened the entree box and was disappointed to see a few tasteless boiled gnocchi (about 6 of them) and 3 small pieces of steaks. The container looked half empty. The food was tasteless and lacked presentation. Given the price, I expected better. I immediately contacted the restaurant and spoke to a host, who then transferred me to the manager/owner (Joe). He came to the phone with an aggressive and threatening tone, before I could explained the issue. He took no accountability or apologize for their shortcomings. He said he would credit our bill for the one dinner and transferred the call back to the host. She assured me she would handle this, but it never happened. I am a big supported of small businesses, however, this is an establishment that I would never do business with, based on the lack of professionalism, rudeness, and service exhibited. To those who are considering this place, look to other places in the area who will treat patrons with respect and have integrity and follow through. Just read the other poor reviews and you will see a pattern.

Very disappointed with the new ownership. I really root for small non-chain restaurants, but after the ownership change there is a distinct change in quality. After having great food and service here for the last 10 years, the ownership change is evident. Tonight our chicken was quite disappointing, I am guessing they switched to Sam's Club chicken or something. The salad was a little off but the pizza was still good. New owner- Save the ship, reverse all your changes.....keeping all your customers happy will help you to not go out of business. Take opinions from staff and long-time customers.

My wife and I used to come here all the time and it was amazing food and service. We went last night, 1/16/26, and since ownership has changed this restaurant has completely fallen apart. We arrive about 5:30pm and was seated promptly since there was no one in the restaurant, however they said they will not accept their gift cards. Something with a system issues they're trying to fix. We sat down anyway and it took 15 minutes for the server to even come to the table, an additional 15 minutes to get a glass of wine, an additional 10 minutes to get burnt bread. We asked the server what the specials were and she just stumbled and honestly had no idea, i proceeded to ask her where's the brushetta we order when you can over the first time, her response was "we dont have brushetta" I responded its right here on your menu and she wanted to argue with me that they have never has brushetta. We decided to leave and didnt even order dinner. We will never return here and I highly suggest to anyone else you stay away as well. This restaurant was so good and the owners were great. New ownership has completely run it into the ground, I hope they make the right decision and close the doors and never own another restaurant again!

Joline Healy

My husband and I went tonight for the first time. I asked not to be seated in the middle of the restaurant and instead against the wall and was told “we are booked and can’t accommodate that”. From the start it was very uncomfortable sitting in the middle. The food was pretty bland. I asked for lemons to spruce up the chicken. The service wasn’t up to par, wait times for refills, the check, to place an order, just took longer than other higher end restaurants. Not somewhere I’d recommend or dine again.

Val Stelm

Very disappointed with the new ownership. I really root for small non-chain restaurants, but after the ownership change there is a distinct change in quality. After having great food and service here for the last 10 years, the ownership change is evident. Tonight our chicken was quite disappointing, I am guessing they switched to Sam's Club chicken or something. The salad was a little off but the pizza was still good. New owner- Save the ship, reverse all your changes.....keeping all your customers happy will help you to not go out of business. Take opinions from staff and long-time customers.

Craig Toliver

My wife and I used to come here all the time and it was amazing food and service. We went last night, 1/16/26, and since ownership has changed this restaurant has completely fallen apart. We arrive about 5:30pm and was seated promptly since there was no one in the restaurant, however they said they will not accept their gift cards. Something with a system issues they're trying to fix. We sat down anyway and it took 15 minutes for the server to even come to the table, an additional 15 minutes to get a glass of wine, an additional 10 minutes to get burnt bread. We asked the server what the specials were and she just stumbled and honestly had no idea, i proceeded to ask her where's the brushetta we order when you can over the first time, her response was "we dont have brushetta" I responded its right here on your menu and she wanted to argue with me that they have never has brushetta. We decided to leave and didnt even order dinner. We will never return here and I highly suggest to anyone else you stay away as well. This restaurant was so good and the owners were great. New ownership has completely run it into the ground, I hope they make the right decision and close the doors and never own another restaurant again!

Debra Botkins

We have been eating at Nabruzzi since the original owner (Max) opened. We typically would get take out 3 times a week and have a sit down meal a couple of times a month. Never once did we have a bad meal or service. He recently sold the restaurant and I feared the food quality and service would change and I was right. Ordered take out and when I arrived I stood for ten minutes until someone acknowledged me. The girls at the corner and either the owner or manager were discussing friends posting reviews. As you can see from their profile a bunch of short positive reviews just posted. One of the staff from the kitchen came out and acknowledged me and finally my order was ready. The soup was bland with no flavor whatsoever which is so disappointing since Nabruzzis soups have always been amazing. The pesto pizza had little to no pesto on it which again is not typical. Our pasta orders were supposed to have two meatballs per order and didn't and there was very little sauce . When I placed my order I was told they would not I could not order orecchiette pasta with sauce. The girl said there are only two pasta options?! I should have known that my order was going to be a disaster based on how few people were there. In all our years of eating at Nabruzzi I have never seen so few customers on a Friday night. Tipping point for me was how I was treated , girls up front were rude. They were more interested in there phones than taking care of customers which shouldn't have been as issue since there weren't many in the restaurant to begin with. End of an era for us, we loved Nabruzzi but will not be returning.

Carmen S.

I placed a carry out order for three dinners from this restaurant. One of the dishes was their chef featured special that weekend. The cost was about $47 for the entree. The order was picked up and delivered. Upon my order arrival, I opened the entree box and was disappointed to see a few tasteless boiled gnocchi (about 6 of them) and 3 small pieces of steaks. The container looked half empty. The food was tasteless and lacked presentation. Given the price, I expected better. I immediately contacted the restaurant and spoke to a host, who then transferred me to the manager/owner (Joe). He came to the phone with an aggressive and threatening tone, before I could explained the issue. He took no accountability or apologize for their shortcomings. He said he would credit our bill for the one dinner and transferred the call back to the host. She assured me she would handle this, but it never happened. I am a big supported of small businesses, however, this is an establishment that I would never do business with, based on the lack of professionalism, rudeness, and service exhibited. To those who are considering this place, look to other places in the area who will treat patrons with respect and have integrity and follow through. Just read the other poor reviews and you will see a pattern.