Luna Blu Italiano

? Content: In my opinion, the entire army is out of force. I can't understand 424 reviews in 4.5 stars with a tasteless lunch here. The restaurant attracts charm and interior design is charming, service was friendly and professional, Negroni was perfection, wine list very good, but the food was blazing. August 2022 near Pasadena for a 10:00 a.m. meeting, that went better for me than I expected on a beautiful day blue sky, puffy white clouds and long come break from the expanded heat wave that we have experienced, I decided to drive the short distance to Annapolis for lunch before I return to Vienna a bit more than an hour drive. I've been visiting Annapolis for more than four years. I have a friend who lived there that I borrowed in the past for restaurant selections that did not pick up my call for a spontaneous lunch. On my own to choose a place for lunch, drive on West Street, I parked in the game next to Stan and Joe?s Saloon find a bank a few doors away, neatly peruse Google reviews of the many restaurant options around me just a few steps away and all oozing attractive Kurb appeal. Luna Blu right across the street from where I sat looked particularly attractive and showed 4.5 stars Google review with 424 reviews. Within LB the restaurant dripping with charm, as small places like these often have the tendency. The compact, narrow dining room looked at my eye on place approx. 45 guests and there was no bar. At the dinner solo I prefer to pull it at a bar that is usually available. One of two servers, Chrissie, friendly and professional, put me right away. At 13:45 a.m., the crowd of lunch paid their cheques and left. Chrissie took my drink order with my Negroni recipe (1 shot gin, 1/2 shot compari and 1/4 shot sweet wormwood on rocks and spanned in a rock glass). It was perfect. Then I asked about Ciabatta or a rustic bread and knew that I was in trouble when she said neither was possible, only house bread. The house bread was like a store bought frozen dinner rolls. I ordered Shrimp and Asparagus Risotto, who had the taste profile of tap water. Although the dish served piping hot and shrimp was fresh, Risotto was lumpy and tasteless, asparagus finely chopped and tasteless. I decided to check other options nearby for dessert and coffee to save the day. To tasteful risotto seasoned bearings are added in steps. Stir each increment until the Aborio rice softens it before adding more experienced bearings. Repeat cycles until Risotto is creamy. It is a labor-intensive, labor-intensive process that delivers a great taste accounting. Not here.

My favorite restaurant while visiting Annapolis for the first time from out of state . Went for lunch on a Tuesday, absolutely a great experience. Location: near the downtown area, on west street. Amongst other restaurants and businesses. Limited street parking we parked at a garage and used the free pink shuttle to get to the area . Atmosphere: small dining area but classy. I dressed casual in black jeans and a simple blue button down shirt nothing fancy with sandals. Saw alot of people from wine tours come and go after sampling. Natural lighting from the window. All tables, no booths. Staff: very nice waitress. Attentive and was able to recommend places to see- even brought us a map of the area. Food: green tomatoes, bread, scallops, polenta, soups, calamari, picatta, alfredo, spaghetti, tortellini, and build your own pasta dish. Ordered the farfalle di creamona- aka seafood alfredo shrimp, scallops, crab with bowtie pasta and alfredo sauce and it was absolutely delicious. A light alfredo sauce with large seafood no tiny pieces of scallops and no small shrimp! . It was a generous portion and worth the money $15 . Prices: felt fair for the portions and proteins involved. I think the lunch entrees ranged about $9-16 depending on the item. I definitely recommend giving this place a shot if you are in the area!

I had purchased the Groupon for lunch for two. I followed the Groupon instructions and called and made a reservation. While making the reservation, I made sure to state that I had purchased the Groupon. The person taking the reservation said, ?ok, just let your server know?. When we arrived and sat down, I immediately told the server that we were using the Groupon. She snapped that I was supposed to have mentioned that when I made the reservation. But I HAD mentioned it when I made the reservation. We had also been sitting for a bit before we were even approached by her. She had gone to two other tables that had arrived after us and helped them first. My husband is black and felt it was a race issue. I hope that was not really the case and somehow she made a mistake? We got the calamari appetizer and it was tough. I couldn?t eat it. If we had been paying full price and didn?t already feel unwelcome for being Groupon people, I would have asked to send it back. The pizza was very good. And the second lady working there who seemed to be the hostess or just helping (shorter blonde lady) was very nice. Those were the only positives of our experience. Our server was short with us the whole time and just didn?t do anything to make for an nice dining experience. It felt that she was just tolerating us. We normally (my husband especially) make an effort to tip well but the service just did not warrant a good tip. While our server (taller lady with brown hair) seemed to like most of the other tables better than us, she did also snap at a party that was arriving as we were getting ready to leave. If giving the server the benefit of the doubt, maybe she was rude because she was stressed out from being the only server in the whole restaurant. If management reads this, maybe make her aware that she is coming off rude to customers. And/or maybe get a second server. I imagine the Groupon was supposed to get people to give this place a try, enjoy it, and come back and pay full price another time. Unfortunately, we will likely not return.

Loved this place! The time I went many months back it was a semi-fine dining experience without fine dining prices. We were surprised at the time the good cost for the portions that they provided. In my opinion this was one of the top of not the top Italian restaurant I have been to. They also had a wonderful variety of options in addition to the more traditional Italian options. I was very happy with my experience and whenever I find myself in the area this will be my to go to spot. : Also the wait staff was awesome and very kind and personable.

Very accommodating, they let me put the spicy marinara on the tortellini instead of cream sauce. I like it very saucy so this was excellent! Fresh caprese as well.