A year ago I would have left a 4 star score but not today. Recently Luigi's updated their menu, and the focus is now more on pizza. Their pizzas are great but they have only 3 items under pasta. There are many Italian restaurants in Madison that offer plenty of pasta options so having such a limited pasta section is not the smartest move.
Yesterday I went with 2 friends for dinner. I ordered the spaghetti pie without the meatballs. When I saw my bill I was a bit surprised to see they charged the same price for my dish. If I knew that was going to happen, I would have asked for the meatballs on the side and given it to my one friend who is a meat eater. Another disappointment was that they gave me a tiny (and I do mean tiny!) round piece of bread with my pasta dish. What up with that?!
Otherwise, the food was good. All of us enjoyed our meals. My one friend commented that the pizza she ordered (chicken with goat cheese and onions) was good but not as good as Grandpas Pizzeria on Williamson St. The appetizer we ordered, the cheese and garlic bread, was absolutely fab! We all commented that it is probably the best cheese bread we've eaten yet.
I'll go back for sure. The restaurant is small and quaint. The menu is not cluttered which I prefer. The prices aren't bad either. For the 3 of us including tax came to $42 and change for an appetizer, 12 inch pizza, the Arthur salad, spaghetti pie, iced tea, diet pop and an italian soda. Service was pretty good too.