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    La Luna Restaurant

    2.9 (60 reviews)
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    Quiet
    Good for groups

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    Giant windows in their cocktail/bar room
    Olivia Y.

    This review pertains to their banquet space and catering services. I had my wedding at La Luna's banquet space last summer. It's a unique space that has the industrial/modern feel that can be dressed up or down for any occasion. Facilities: Two level room with a dance floor and overlooking balcony from the second floor. This large room comfortably fit (~180 people). There are also outdoor patios and balconies that overlook the high falls. They also have some smaller rooms with patios/balconies, one of which we used for our rehearsal dinner (60 people). They also have a separate bar room/cocktail area too, which we utilized for our reception. Food/Drink: We worked with the owner Stergios to set the menu, and the prices for food were comparable to other wedding venues, if not a better deal. There's options for open bar, cash bar, or having you pick up the tab for what your guests drink. We were pleased with how the food turned out! ***Coordination: Working with La Luna takes more effort/coordination than having your reception/party at a standard golf club, hotel, or typical wedding venue. As they are a restaurant primarily, they do not have an on site wedding coordinator. This means you must think of all the details you want included and have to set your own schedule for the evening. They may have some suggestions for who to contract if needed, but otherwise it's up to you to decide what you want for the evening. We worked closely with Stergios to finalize details. Service: the workers did an exceptional job with our wedding, they were so friendly and helpful with set up and tear down. Stergios was present the entire evening to make sure things went smoothly. In summary, having your wedding or event at La Luna is a great idea, as the space is so unique, the view is beautiful, and the food is delicious. However, if you do not want to deal with all of the little details, consider hiring a wedding coordinator/planner to figure out every detail for you, or be prepared to have long lists and meetings with Stergios about how things should go :) See my photos for examples of what you can do with the space, and feel free to send a message if you have any other questions!

    The view from the terrace.
    Jan N.

    A veiled gem in the High Falls area. I'm surprised La Luna was practically empty on a Friday night given the aesthetics. You will find it tucked away in the back as you walk through what felt like a museum corridor before reaching the entrance. It's a small, romantic restaurant with about the same square footage as their outdoor terrace that overlooks the Genesee river. The earthy tones and the floor to ceiling windows were welcoming. It was a beautiful night to sit outside. The view was serene and the experience was peaceful as I enjoyed my date with the subtle sounds of the river flowing in the distance. Later in the night when it's dark, the colored illuminated lights shine on the falls. The falls are not visible from the restaurant (the river is), but can be seen if you stroll onto the High Falls bridge next door. On to the food. The baguettes were warm and soft. They had a few cheese and garlic sprinkles on the top and the dipping sauce could have used more vinegar in it to offset the strength of the olive oil. The arancini was the highlight for me. It was very good and cooked perfectly. It was crispy on the outside with soft rice and mozzy in the middle with a touch of parmesan on top. The marinara sauce was mildly tangy and slightly sweet with small chunks of tomatoes. Between the well flavored sauce and the mild arancini, there was a great balance of flavors and texture. I ordered the shrimp and scallops fettuccine alfredo. It was a large portion of noodles and a limited number of seafood. The s&s were arranged around the edges so maybe it was for plating purposes, but a few more pieces of seafood wouldn't hurt. The scallops were slightly rubbery and not seasoned and the shrimps were seasoned and cooked well. The sauce was creamy (but not heart attack thick) and buttery with a mild flavor. Adding red pepper flakes and black pepper was a nice touch. My bf ordered the steak and frites. It was a good sized piece of steak ($27) cooked to order with crispy edges and mostly lean. It was tender and scrumptious except the excessive amount of salt used to season it. That was the only bad thing about the dish. Even the fries were good; thick cut, crispy, and seasoned (less salt than the steak). Reed, our server, was excellent. When we arrived, he moved a table for us so that we could sit in the front with the best view without being asked. He was right on time with check ins and offered great wine suggestions for our dinners. At the end of the night, I mentioned that the steak was over salted just for the chef to know for the next time. He apologized and minutes later kindly brought us each a complimentary glass of wine. Exceptional. I hope this lone survivor can withstand the lack of traffic in the High Falls area. It's a very nice place for an intimate, quiet, and calm setting.

    Our cocktail style set up before guests arrived.
    Alicia L.

    The ultimate challenge is finding the IDEAL wedding venue right ? Who doesn't want a beautiful space to celebrate their big day in an excellent location. My now husband David and I live in downtown Rochester. We've lived in the city for 9 years now, 5 of them in an industrial style loft with HUGE windows. With that said, we wanted our wedding venue to have the same downtown industrial-feel. Something that would be an extension of ourselves and the current place we live. We also didn't want to spend a fortune(meaning more than half of our budget) on that said venue. When we began our search we looked at places like, both Arbour Loft locations(downtown and Charlotte), Hyatt, and La Luna. La Luna was by far our FAVORITE out of the bunch.. although Arbour was a very close second. But we couldn't stop thinking about La Luna. We knew we had to have our wedding there ! And we did. And it was beautiful. Everything went smoothly for us, but like many other couples who had booked La Luna... we had our MORE than fair share of coordinators. Emily was our third and final coordinator, and with her it was almost like we started over with the planning .. only because we really didn't get TOO far into our planning with the previous coordinators. In the beginning for us, it was more like, we booked the place, placed our deposit, asked questions and that was it for the time being. Months and months later, Emily reached out and mentioned she would be our new coordinator ! David and I quickly set up a time to meet with her. And I have to admit, at this moment I was a little annoyed that we were now on our 3rd coordinator, but we were SOO incredibly happy it was her ! We really don't have enough good things to say about Emily. She helped us solidify our wedding day plan and pull off our entire... not so traditional, wedding day ! We had a split wedding day that consisted of a private ceremony earlier in the day, followed by brunch in the restaurant, and a cocktail style reception in the evening. When we told her our ideas, she loved that we were doing something different and quickly helped us come up with an execution plan. She even offered other ideas we didn't even think of ! Every meeting with her was nothing short of amazing. We loved being able to bounce around ideas with her and she was so easy to work with. Also, every meeting we had with her left us feeling so relieved and excited for our big day. And when our wedding day arrived...everything was exactly how we pictured and MORE. It's crazy having this vision in your head and just seeing it all come together in real life is just soooo insanely beautiful. Now, there were a few hiccups during our wedding day, as with any wedding day (more so things that I, the bride, would notice vs anyone else), but Emily was there to fix whatever it was, whenever we both needed her. She had her staff lay out rugs for our first look since it was pretty wet outside and I wasn't trying to get my dress dirty just yet. This was something I didn't even think of ! She consistently checked in with us throughout the evening. Made sure we had some desserts saved for us since we didn't even have time to try any !! She always made sure we had a drink. The list goes on and on. Couldn't have asked for a better coordinator on our amazing wedding day. Now that it's over, we actually miss her ! We would also like to give a huge thank you to the entire team at La Luna for putting it all together. Everyone worked so hard to make sure things were in the right places at the right times. They did an amazing job flipping the room from ceremony to evening reception. They also packed all of our items very nice and neat for us after the wedding. All we had to do was come back the next day and pick everything up. Before I wrap up this review ..let's talk about the food. We had brunch earlier in the day and the food was AMAZING. The brunch consisted of french toast, bagels (upgraded item), fruit, frittata, pasta marinara, and salad. (maybe a couple other things that I'm forgetting right now) We also added on unlimited mimosas for everyone to enjoy ! For the cocktail reception portion of the day we had an assortment of appetizers. Everyone raved about the food and loved that we decided to do it this way vs a traditional sit down dinner. Everyone enjoyed the meatballs and bruschetta especially. Our vision was to have friends and family sit wherever they wanted, mingle, dance, hangout & catch up on life... and it worked out so well ! Everyone had a blast. La Luna was the best decision we made and I cannot recommend it enough to others for their wedding !! Thank you Emily !! *Photography provided by Petit-Eclair Photography

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    Our experience at La Luna was amazing. The event couldn't have had better food and the service and facility were first class.

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    Nice view. Service was good. Food was marginal. I had penne vodka with scallops. I'm fairly certain the sauce was from a jar.

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    We sat on the patio and had a perfect birthday dinner. My…read morehusband and I shared the date night special. We started with a delicious bottle of wine followed by our choice of appetizer, salad and entree. Each choice was delicious( artichoke French, Caesar salad, chicken French and shrimp scampi. Finishing with a strawberry crème brûlée. The best part was that I never once felt rushed from course to course. It was a very pleasant evening.

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