Cantinetta Luca

Cantinetta Luca offers the pure flavors of authentic Italian food in a casual, modern setting. Specializing in wood-fired pizza, antipasti, house-made salumis and handmade pasta.

7 / 10
95
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  • Phone

    (831) 625-6500

  • Website

    cantinettaluca.com

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  • Type

    Italian Restaurant

Address

Dolores St. (Ocean Ave.) Carmel , CA 93921 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Outdoor Seating No
Music Live Music
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 33


Keywords:

wine bistecca walnut cake good for dates good service gelato books salads artichokes dinner broccolini caramel funghi crostini mozzarella good for special occasions roasted garlic takes reservations fresh made pizzeria
Annie Ochoa Benitez

Simply great good... If its booked sit at the bar w Cliff, great service

Preto Salgueiro

Really nice food and amazing service. Nice cellar and wine list ! Recommended

Liz Schwartz

The Cornetto pizza is amazing! I highly recommend anything created with their freshly made mozzarella .

Matt Bernstein

Octopus starter was very good, as was the pizza . My favorite was the ragu pasta .

Cat Reynolds

Lovely restaurant . Lovely staff . Long wait for food. Octopus starter was good. Burrata was nothing special way too cold. Pizza disappointing. The rabbit , peas with open Gnocchi was wonderful.

WineWalkabout with Kiwi and Koala

Great wine list . Good food and service.

Michael Spinelli

Luca’s Bucatini cacio e pepe is so good it should be classified as a Schedule I drug.

Eileen Marie

Still a good place . . . but my overall experience was not as good as it has been in the past. I can't put my finger on it, just a subtle decline in food, service and experience.

Carlos Ochoa

Tagliatelle a la bolognesa is the best tagliatelle ever.

Charles

Don't miss the fresh pasta , though everything is very good.

Salma Zawawi

Definitely get the broccolini side dish and walnut cake for dessert !!! Excellent!

Peg Champion

Great Italian wine list and authentic piatti in a lovely open room - the best in town !

Christina Kao

The casarecce is outstanding. My whole table was jealous of my food.

Laurie Graham

Great service! Lots of places ignore women by themselves!!!

Giuseppe Panzuto

The Bistecca is to die for!!! And the burrrata cheese with the crostini is amazing!!!!

Hannah Melnicoe

divine salad , mussels , and pizza ! best meal we had in carmel

Tanya Reynolds

Panini is yummy!

Peter Jesse

2 nights in a row! Great place and buzz.

Janet Vanderhoof

Great food, great location, great bar , cures their own meat, pizza oven, need reservations

Salma Zawawi

The artichoke app is very tasty!

Carsten Roehr

How can you bake an artichoke in fatty cheese and bechamel sauce ? Not italian and not good! Pasta was ok..

Baba

The funghi and onion/cheese pizza is to die for!

Paula Pinto

The artichoke is really good!

Jessica Williamsen

Cornetta with roasted garlic is to die for.

J Druni

Too expensive for what you get . Also, true Italian restaurants don’t charge for bread .

Kiera Reilly

Pasta here is amazing!

Señora Torres

Not great meal here. Stale breadsticks , too much cheese and frozen peas in carbonara :( came recommended by a person in town and all the reviews look good but something must have changed

Patrick Alex

Não deixe de comer a pizza afumicatta, com um bom vinho ! Simplesmente sensacional. O tiramissu é outra maravilha. Vale a pena vir aqui.

Sandro Freire

De entrada um pão italiano quentinho com azeite e ervas . Como prato principal Pumpkim Ravioli é sensacional acompanhado de um vinho tinto suave.

Alan Frank

Great Italian Wine and Dinner !!!! Melhor restaurante de Carmel . Ganhou diversos prêmios! Ótimos vinhos e comida saborosa! Ambiente aconchegante e romântico!

Marcia Vieira

Bom vinho , simpatia no atendimento. Vindo a carmel mao deixe de visitar.

Marcio Luiz Macedo

Comida excelente! Ambiente acolhedor! E, está em Carmel... Rsssss

Rogerio Peres

Não gostei; a comida não é boa, atendimento é eficiente mas não é nem um pouco simpático

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