Heard nothing but great things about Luciano's, so decided to try it out while in South End one evening. Place is beautiful, so cozy. Perfect for a date night or group dinner. Ronald took great care of us throughout the evening.
They have a sun-dried tomato dipping sauce for the bread. Different and I like it. Started with a bottle of wine and the calamari. We pretty much always get calamari at an Italian restaurant. Theirs is mixed with fried zucchini. Mmm. I love nothing more than taking a healthy green vegetable and deep frying it.
I declined on a salad because I knew we had a lot of food coming, but I kept sneaking bites of my boyfriend's wedge salad. It was so refreshing. I am not a blue cheese person but the dressing was pretty subtle.
I opted for one of the specials- crab and lobster ravioli. It had a tomato cream sauce and was topped with cherry tomatoes and kale. Sauce was a little salty but I loved the kale topping. Really helped balance out the tastes and textures. I would probably stick to the menu offerings next time, ended up being a pricey entree (no surprise as its crab and lobster). Boyfriend got the gnocchi and O.M.G. Don't think we will will be able to skip this when we come back. Delicious.
Their desserts all looked great, but we were way too stuffed for that. So many other things on the menu I want to go back and try. Plus, 10% off food for checking in with the Yelp app. Love that.