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“pure flavors of great Italy”
Cantinetta Luca offers casual, informal dining, featuring menu items such as delicious Neapolitan style pizza, baked in an authentic, Italian, wood-burning oven. Luca also specializes in antipasti, a dozen or so varieties of salumis and handmade pasta. Whole fish and roasted meats are served family style. All of the presentations are simple and rustic; food prepared with fresh seasonal ingredients to bring out bold flavors. The Executive Chef / Partner is Jason Balestrieri who worked at Patina, the famed Los Angeles restaurant of star chef Joachim Splichal. There’s always lots of activity at Luca giving diners the opportunity to watch chefs in action because we’ve designed a completely open kitchen. The interior decor of the 93-seat restaurant with full bar service is an antique/modern ambiance, inspired by the classic architecture of Italy. The design is a blend of stone, brick and glass, chiseled wood and bright Italian colors. The decor features a barrel vaulted brick ceiling and chiseled beams, contrasted by superb contemporary furnishings and modern lighting all set off by rich colors and textures.
The sizing of the plates was kind of confusing as some plates were way so big and some plates were so small for the price. The comforting food included a delicious minestrone soup. The shared... Read more
**vegetarian review** This place isn't the most vegetarian friendly. I got the focaccia, eggplant and margarita pizza to share with friends and the tricolour salad for myself. The focaccia was... Read more
Great Italian food in Carmel! Started with the Focaccia and Warm Olives. These were a nice complement to each other. I wish the bread had some olive oil and balsamic on the side because it was... Read more
Cantinetta Luca
Hours
- Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu: 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
- Fri, Sat: 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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