Luce - Mt Carmel Ave, Hamden

It was a very busy evening at Luce’s but it was no excuse for the food to be compromised. Zuppa de pece was loaded with frozen calamari and the sauce was generic. Used in all the recipes. The waiter was gracious. The atmosphere was very nice. The food was not acceptableI will return when it’s not so busy.

We were a party of 4 with a 7 pm reservation. We were seated promptly. Service was a little slow coming to take drink orders. Appetizers were Calamari and Panna Cotte . Apps were good . Ahi tuna entre was orderd and very good. They ran out of Filet Mignon so substituted NY Strip which was very tough and raw) Branzino was extremely fishy with way too many capers . Veal parm was also a little chewy. I have been here many times but this visit was disappointing to say the least

A very pleasant, relaxed dinner. Food was good and well prepared. Service was excellent.

We are regular customers of Luce. Food is great, service is terrible. We came on Saturday and in the past, we were told for party of 2, reservations wern’t needed. Lisa(the owner) was horrible and spoke down to my wife. Terribly rude, As good as the food is, the way she spoke down to my wife who isn’t white was terrible.

Came here with a party of 7. We had a wonder waitress named Maria. She was very accommodating. We had a prefixed lunch what included our choice of an appetizer, salad, and entree. Just absolutely delicious food. Homemade bread. I had the chicken limonte, mashed potatoes, spinach, bread, salad, and appetizer was fried calamari. I can’t wait to come back again. Definitely a 5 star restaurant.Dietary restrictions: For gluten free pasta I believe it was an extra $4.00.