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“Awesome Food”
Review of La Luce

La Luce
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Ranked #22 of 3,832 Restaurants in Orlando
Certificate of Excellence
Price range: $31 - $50
Cuisines: Italian
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Good for: Special occasions, Families with children, Business meetings, Large groups, Romantic
Dining options: Dinner, Late Night, Reservations
Dining style: Casual Elegant
Description: La Luce serves modern Italian cuisine inspired by Napa Valley famed chef Donna Scala. Dishes are inspired by traditional family recipes that have been handed down for generations. Enjoy freshly handmade pastas, pizzas, and seafood in a contemporary setting overlooking the sprawling lazy river pool.
Reviewed July 12, 2016

Great food! Each time I am here I try something different and it never dissapoints. Staff is always friendly and very accommodating. Last time we were there we had several more people show up at the last minute and they were able to get them at our table

Date of visit: July 2016
13  Thank Jackie C
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Robin A, Management at La Luce, responded to this reviewResponded July 13, 2016

Jackie C - Thank you for your 5 star review of La Luce. We are so pleased to hear you have dined with us on several occasions and have enjoyed our service and various food offerings. La Luce brings an authentic yet modern menu in a warm and inviting environment, so we are delighted you found your experiences to be so pleasurable. We look forward to seeing you again very soon!

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Reviewed July 11, 2016

The menu has a good variety of italian dishes that are well prepared. There is also a nice selection of pizza options for the kids. The room is comfortable and does not give the impression that you are dining in a hotel restaurant. Our waiter made some excellent suggestions to us for wine and food options. Prices are moderate.

Date of visit: July 2016
14  Thank lloydafreeman
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Robin A, Management at La Luce, responded to this reviewResponded July 12, 2016

Lloyd F - Thank you for your recent visit to La Luce. We are so delighted to hear that your server ensured you had a great dining experience with us. At La Luce we strive to provide the highest quality cuisine and personalized service. We hope to see you again soon!

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Reviewed July 11, 2016

Four adults dined here last night. We come several times a year because we just love the food. The pastas are great, as are the salads, the pizzas, well all of it!. Our favorite is the ravioli (you can get half with red sauce and half with white sauce). Olive fans do not miss the Fried Olives with maracona almonds. In fact, order when you sit down so you can nibble as you check out the menu. Be sure to consider the daily specials, last night's Bruscetta with wonderfully grilled bread, pears, arugula and spec could have been my dinner! Best dessert hands down the Butterscotch Pudding with Chocolate Toffee pieces. Nice wine list with varied prices and countries. If you drive to the hotel and dine at LaLuce you get complimentary (with validation) parking, just need to tip the valets.

Date of visit: July 2016
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14  Thank DwillsyDeb
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Robin A, Management at La Luce, responded to this reviewResponded July 12, 2016

AllEarsDeb - Thank you for your fantastic review of La Luce! We are thrilled to hear your party of 4 greatly enjoyed their dining experience with us. We are delighted that you had the opportunity to try an array of options from our menu including the Fried Olives and our infamous Butterscotch Pudding for dessert. We are so pleased that you enjoyed all we have to offer! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

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Reviewed July 10, 2016

First, let me say that we were well taken care of by Jonathan the F&B director and Ganni the restaurant manager. They took so much time chatting with our family, talking about how the chef makes pasta from scratch, showing us videos of it, and just elevating our experience. They had no idea who I was and yet treated us like we were the only people around. Thank you to them both.

The food, what can I say, it exceeded our expectations. I think we got ever single pasta item on the menu to try plus, our server Luke, gave us small tip of having the homemade ravioli with the bolognese sauce. Not on the menu but the best ever. We had two course and dessert. It was literally the best I've had in a long time and will be back for sure.

I can't say enough about our server Luke. Thank you to him for taking good care of our family and friends. While it is a fine dinning type restaurant, he made my little girl feel special and well taken care of.

Funny part, we returned the second night for dessert and coffee only. But I had such a craving for the ravioli that while everyone else enjoyed dessert, I got a late night helping of ravioli and bolognese again. Should have taken a photo of it.

Great place, if your in Orlando, you must stop visit and experience it.

Date of visit: July 2016
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13  Thank Kozzy50
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Robin A, Management at La Luce, responded to this reviewResponded July 12, 2016

Kozzy50 - Thank you for your fantastic review of La Luce! We are delighted that you enjoyed your full immersion of the La Luce dining experience. We are thrilled to hear you had the opportunity to indulge in multiple pasta and dessert options and enjoyed each and every one. Our menu is inspired by traditional family recipes that have been handed down through generations, and we strive to use only the freshest ingredients. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your dining experience with us, and we look forward to seeing you again very soon!

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Reviewed July 10, 2016 via mobile

In a short stay in Orlando - we went Twice to this restaurant (the first visit prompted the second one and that by itself should be a hint)...

Food is excellent, the starters and the cauliflower and white bean salad was fresh (though in the second visit it was a touch too salty). We tried 3 dishes (ravioli, gnocchi and pesto flavoured pasta) over the 2 visits (all vegetarian and all different sauces) - all were excellent

Eric was our host on first day . And think it's partially to his service that we visited the second time.

Recommended

Date of visit: July 2016
14  Thank DSbhai
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Robin A, Management at La Luce, responded to this reviewResponded July 12, 2016

DSbhai - Thank you for your delightful review of La Luce! We are so pleased to hear you dined with us twice while visiting the Orlando area. We are happy to hear you enjoyed our Cauliflower Salad along with 3 different types of vegetarian pastas! We are delighted to hear Eric provided you with excellent service and enticed you to come back for more. We hope to have the pleasure of your company again soon!

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