Luna Restaurante

This is by far the BEST Italian restaurant in the area. My wife and I go here for every special occasion - or when we get a babysitter. We recently dined here for Valentine's Day and had a wonderful meal - the food was perfect (as usual) the service was very good. The ambiance was nice, as well.

Found this restaurant when I queried for family restaurants and tried it based on the posted reviews. We were quite disappointed. The decor is nice although a bit typical for an italian restauraunt. Although we were seated immediately, I found the service to be so-so, although they did keep my husband's ice tea filled. There's only a limited wine by the glass menu, particularly in whites. When they took our orders, the server didn't try to "upsell" at all by asking if we wanted salads or appetizers. I had to stop her from leaving to order bruschetta. No suggestions or asking if we had questions, etc. Maybe it was because we brought our 4 year old; I kind of got the impression that they didn't want us to linger too long.

We had a mushroom bruschetta, which was tasty. My husband had the stuffed chicken breasts, which he said weren't that good. I had the crab risotto with a lobster-based tomato sauce and prawns. The risotto was an odd, unappetizing grey-brown color, and wasn't particularly flavorful. Most of it got left on my plate. Even my daughter, who eats almost anything, didn't touch it. The prawns and sauce were decent though.

I wouldn't really rate this restaurant as "family friendly" either. They have no kid's menus, no activities (although what parent doesn't bring their own?), and it was really too adult of an atmosphere. Also, as mentioned above, they didn't really seem too pleased to have children there.

We MIGHT try it again without our daughter, just to see if it was an off night, but probably not anytime soon. I really can't recommend it right now.

this restaurant was surprisingly good, especially for the east bay. my boyfriend and i (both exceedingly picky eaters) felt that this was one of the best meals we'd had east of oakland/berkeley.

j started out with an artichoke bruschetta with caramelized onions which was very tasty (but rather filling - consider sharing this appetizer). i opted for a spinach salad with apples, pears, pecans and blue cheese crumbles. the salad was pretty good but nothing to write home about. again, large portions, so consider sharing!

for his main course, j ordered a veal dish (i forgot which sauce he ordered; i didn't taste it) which he found much to his liking. the meat was accompanied by some very flavorful sides - potatoes, sweet potatoes and a garlic spinach with pine nuts that was so delicious i had to order an extra side. my main dish was a gnocchi with scallops, tomatoes, spinach and a flavorful pesto sauce. i think the dish would have been better had it been a bit warmer (i made our server wait as i made my way through the giant spinach salad). the sauce was good, but the scallops rubbery and overcooked (and/or perhaps not that fresh).

for dessert we ordered the chocolate souffle - excellent presentation and again a delicious sauce, but the souffle itself tasted like a mediocre brownie. i ordered two glasses of the da vinci chianti classico, which nicely complemented the meal right through to the dessert. oh and the service was very impressive - our waiter was attentive and accommodating, and offered a lot of useful advice and recommendations. overall an excellent dining experience for the east bay, and one that j and i will surely revisit.

This is a very good restaurant. I have been to many italian restaurants but this beats them all.

A very great menu and amazing food. The staff is very courteous and the prices are also very affordable.

A must visit.