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| - I hate to say it, but Luna is pretty overrated. After reading a ton of great reviews, I came here with very high expectations and the knowledge that I would have to spend some serious cash. I was OK with that since splurging on a great meal is one of those things that you just have to do sometimes. Luna is certainly good, but nowhere near great and I don't feel like the price tags are quite justified by the food they are turning out. I found the food to be very hit or miss and the service to be friendly but extremely inattentive.
The roasted garlic served with the bread is a delightful touch, although we did not get very much bread and therefore weren't able to finish off the yummy garlic. We started out with salads that were a bit pricey but absolutely delicious. As others have noted, the goat cheese balls are fantastic. However, I was easily able to replicate them at home, so I don't know that they alone could get me to come back.
We were here during the late summer and so they were offering an asparagus dish that was also wonderful. The asparagus was flavorful, tender and perfectly cooked. We were less than impressed with the coconut shrimp which seemed to be pretty basic and no different from what you would get anywhere else. It was also only two rather small shrimp, which I know is how it is with tapas, but it seemed pretty expensive for what was the equivalent in quality as an appetizer at TGI Friday's.
My husband described the strawberry rhubarb ribs as "weird but ok." The low point of the evening was the cold artichoke. It seemed to have been overcooked, as it was dried out, leathery, and sorely lacking much of an edible portion. It had then been soaked in a very bland brine and was extremely waterlogged. So it was bizarrely dry and soggy a the same time. What little of it could be eaten was pretty horrible. The sauce that come with it, however, was really good. The focus here really does seem to be the sauces as the one that came with the boring shrimp was excellent as well. We ordered one or two other dishes as well, but they were so unremarkable that I don't even remember what they were.
I don't know that I would go back for dinner, but maybe for a lunch of salad and goat cheese balls. There are a lot of good concepts on the menu, but the quality of ingredients and execution leaves quite a bit to be desired. I'm curious to try their brunch but there was enough wrong with the dinner that I'm somewhat hesitant.
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