Man I had really high hopes for Luce. I don't know maybe I had my expectations set to high or maybe it was just another restaurant week mishap. Well here is the good the service was great - the atmosphere was great - the dessert (tirimisu) pretty delicious, but everything else just fell short.
I ordered a dirty martini (received a straight-up martini with a twist of lemon) the boyfriend ordered a long island iced tea (we all tried to figure out what kind of drink they actually made him tasted like bourbon) but I could live with the drink mishap I'm happy I had my vodka.
Now for the food... I started with the panzanella salad there wasn't much taste in the dish it was under seasoned just plain. I ordered the manicotti for my dinner - I wish I would have known before I took a bite how hot this dish was I could barely feel my tongue after that. The manicotti was ok but not memorable. The dish that not only looked really disappointing but as I was told by my guests I brought along with me it was tasteless too. I'm not going to lie their chicken dishes looked like a lean cuisine you know those teeny tiny chicken breasts that come in lean cuisine meals well folks that is exactly what they got. Although that was a sad dish the pork chop my boyfriend ordered was delicious and the veal shank was quite tasty as well. Will I be back ...hmm not sure yet.