Luccianos remains a heavy weight contender for title of some of the best New England italian food. Our family has gathered here for many years now, all coming together from our varying travels to parts of the country or even world over an amazing italian meal. Luccianos remains a constant despite all of our variations. The food is always amazing. This place can seriously go toe to toe with the best in the North End. Been there, eaten there a ton, knew all the spots... this place is just as good if not better at times than Giaccomo's, which has 80 bazillion 5 star reviews, Maybe if Luccianos made you wait outside for an hour or two you'd appreciate it more? Anyways, this place is seriously underrated, and is downright amazing. read more

Huh?? I hope everyone who went here and yelped has eaten Italian food before or at least were not tricked by the fact that there are 2 listings for the same restaurant-Lucianos Restaurant and Lucianos Cafe are the same place. Not to be insulting to fellow Yelpers, but check your temperatures please! This place with it's parsley sprinkled plates was awful. Well, let me rephrase that. If you like canned vegetables (yes, I could still taste the vinegar soaked into the "fresh artichoke hearts") used into your pasta dishes and terrible service when your waitress forgets about you, then this place is for you! What? You say you also like to over pay for food that's half prepared in a microwave too? Congrats! Another reason why you should go to Lucianos! Now if your a foodie like me who has an obsession with anything that tastes good, don't punish your taste buds by going here. They are convienantly next to Hannaford in Londonderry, so do yourself and any loved ones your with a favor: stop there, pick up a bottle of wine and whatever you thought you wanted from their menu and make it at home. Not only will you save yourself a good $50, but you'll also have a satisfied stomach too. read more

When the four of us had dinner there we all were unanimous that each of our meals were made in the 'get away with as little as possible'. Linguini with clams had zero clams and the minced clams were very obviously coming from a can. The butternut squash raviolis was pathetic in every way. The place was embarrassingly understaffed so bad that we made a point of still giving our server 20% as she was not responsible for assuring a weekend night have staff to accommodate the the diners. The bruschetta was a very ugly mess. We won't return. read more

Some recommendations for the owner that came to our table and the other that cooks: 1. Don't serve chicken that is burnt on one side face down so the customer can't see it. Customers will still taste the burnt taste and it just makes you look bad for trying to hide it. Also don't say it's "blackened chicken". It's burnt, own up to it. 2. When your customer who has long blond hair, says she found a shorter blond hair mixed in with her food, don't say "no one in our kitchen has that color hair, you can come look if you want". Considering 3 of your waitresses have blond hair as well as your hostess and they continually go into your kitchen, you would have been better off to just say sorry and not try to put the blame on my daughter or put us on the spot to come inspect your kitchen. Taking her meal off the bill was the right move, but in both cases, trying to deflect blame left us disinterested in returning. At least your servers and hostess seem nice. Unfortunately we'll only see them again if they move on to another restaurant. read more

Gave it three stars, but more like 2 1/2. Food was fair at best. Insalata Caprese was just so so. Chicken Marsala was less than fair, they forgot the Marsala. Chicken Piccata was good. Over and above the food being fair, it was VERY NOISY and not a comfortable place for eating/relaxing. Might try it again but I doubt it. read more

A friend's dad went here and claimed it was the best Italian food he's ever had. Considering that the guy lives in Boondock, PA, and was just visiting, I took that with a grain of salt. So she & I decided we had to go check this place out. Now I don't eat the red sauce from any restaurant except Ralphie's. But I'll try it just to confirm my suspicions. What I do is ask for a little dish to dip the bread in. Gives me a taste & proves that I wouldn't want a meal with it. The bread was OK but not stellar. It at least came out warmed. The oil had some spices in it but was bland. We added salt & that helped but a little grated parmesan would have been a better addition. The sauce was not all out disgusting. By that, I mean it wasn't the worst I ever had, but wouldn't have ordered a whole meal with it. I've had the vodka penne. It had a kick to it with the spicy ground sausage and was pretty good. My friend got the mushroom ravioli, which I tried. The ravioli were good but I wasn't in love with the creamy tomato sauce. On another trip with the BF was not quite as good. We split a large caesar salad which had a flavorful dressing but they need to stop using the pre-grated parmesan. Also, shredded carrots in a caesar? Odd. This trip I got the chicken marsala. Serving size was good with two large chicken breasts. The sauce was a bit more brown sauce than wine sauce. It definitely could have used a titch more wine for flavor. The BF got the veal parmesan. The cutlet was overbreaded & mushy. Both of our pastas were overcooked but mine was more palatable since it was penne. He actually sent back the linguine in exchange for penne. I had the same waitress both trips & there were no issues there. Prices are average. I would maybe try it again but since my go-to Italian place is closer, I may just go with a proven winner. read more

OMG!! SO GOOD! We enjoyed dinner here for the very first time tonight after recommendations from work colleagues. First of all you walk in and have a mouth watering display of gluten free bakery sweets to tempt you to save room for dessert.. (Trust me when I say gluten free is not a bad thing! You must save room for these delectable goodies!!) Karin was our server and she was outstanding! Started our meal with the calamari. It was a generous portion with the best marinara sauce! For dinner I had mushroom ravioli which was to die for. My husband had the fettuccine carbonara which was equally amazing, so flavorful! Both of us had carrot cake and coffee for dessert. We easily could have split one they are so huge!! Even brought home a couple of desserts because they looked so amazing. I wish we had taken photos of our food and drink because my words cannot convey how great the food and service was. We will be back, a new favorite! So many more menu choices we want to try! I highly recommend! read more

I have been to Lucciano's about three times and I love their food. I will add that the service is not very good, but this is a small quaint little restaurant, that is reasonably priced- you can't expect 5 star service at a "mom & pop" type place. My last visit was this past Saturday July 11th. My husband, father and I went around 7 pm. We were seated quickly, and ordered our drinks right away. I had an apple martini that was a bit odd tasting, not my favorite one- I think vanilla vodka was used. For an appetizer we shared the fried zucchini- heaven! It appears to be "double fried" (read-double unhealthy but doubley delicious:) and the portion was huge. I think it was around $8 and was more than enough for the three of us to share. My dad ordered a greek salad. It was $5 and it was enough for two meals. There was about 1/2 pound of feta on it and he said it was delcious. For our meals, my husband had fettucine alfredo with broccoli and chicken. The sauce was a bit thin, and it could have been better, but the portion was again huge with about a pound of pasta on the plate! I had chicken & eggplant- I could literally only eat about two bites but it was great- sauce was just right, chicken and eggplant cooked just right- it comes with a side of ziti as well. My dad also had the eggplant and thought it was the best he'd ever had. Overall- I really like Lucciano's and will definitely go back. read more

Had the pleasure of dining here last night and had a great experience. Our waitress Samantha was a delight and was extremely friendly and attentive. Pace and flow of the experience was spot on. The food portions are huge and came out piping hot. The food was delicious but a little on the rich side. Lasagna was cooked perfectly and had a ton of meat in it. My wife got the gnocchi and was equally big on size but still a little too rich. Overall though the experience was great and would return again. read more

Hands down the best Italian food I've ever had - and that's coming from a frequent traveler who's lived in several big cities! The gnocchi was truly fantastic, covered in a sweet but savory tomato cream sauce. One of the best dishes I've eaten in recent memory. I can't wait to return! The only downside is the cost of soda - no free refills?! Come on, this isn't NYC. That said, I was so pleased with the food that this was hardly a dealbreaker. read more

Pasta bolonaise is just wonderful, Chefs sales, unbelievable for a small, you couldn't finish a large. We have eaten there many times and I must say good thing we don't live in the area. I would never cook again!! Jason is awesome and a great waiter and very funny. i am surprised Phantom hasn't been there yet!! read more

We've been here about a half-dozen times, and the food is well prepared and consistent. Portion sizes are large, but save room for dessert. Sometimes they have had a strolling musician, other times rat pack style music - or just classic Italian music, adding a feel of the North End of Boston where nobody would look for it. read more

I've been driving by Luciano's for years and have been saying I was going to try it... Well, I finally made good on giving it a whirl and was completely disappointed... Where to begin ??? The menu has your standard, Italian fair and is far from overwhelming... The portions are fine but I found the food average, at best, if not slightly below... Not sure what's up with the wine selection but you can only get the "house" wines. That wouldn't be bad if the wines were better but they are not very good at all... I asked for a Cappuccino, was told no problem then got an espresso, which honestly I believe to have been nothing more than weak coffee in a tiny cup... Stay on the beaten path and eat at Sabatino's in Derry... read more

I met some family here for dinner tonight. Our waiter "Ion" was attentive and professional. When he noticed we were on the fence between eggplant and veal parm, he was quick to suggest they could make that a combo. Great suggestion! Entree's were tasty, I had some bites of veal that maybe could have been trimmed better, but overall, delicious with a nice touch of ricotta slathered on each item. The only downside was the dessert. The waiter advertised the tiramisu as "the best this side of the pond" yet we did not agree. I thought the filling was very dense, almost cheesecake-y. The waiter seemed genuinely surprised that we didnt like it, but made no offer to discount or remove it from our $100 bill. Overall, I enjoyed this meal and will go again (minus dessert). There are a lot of items on the menu that I would like to try. read more

Luciano's The name is Italian the food is "Italian". The menu needs to be spell checked. The Italian word for Shrimp is "Gamberi" not "Camberi"!!! The place is kind of Dark. Everything is a la carte so, no free refills on soda! It's a soda you pay 5 cents for syrup and you can't give me a free refill!!!! Now with that said I have to say the food was pretty good for owners who are not Italian. We got the fried Calamari with spicy marinara sauce and it was good huge portion of big pieces of calamari!! The bread was home made and they give you dipping oil...none of that butter stuff. Lets be honest nothing taste better on Italian bread than olive oil. My Irish wife had the Capellini Carbonara, it was a huge plate of Angel hair pasta with Prosciutto, Pancetta, Peas in a cream sauce she couldn't finish it. It was great and I hate peas!!! As a flag waving card carrying Italian it pains me to say we will be back !! read more

Had't been to Lucianno's in years (after owner refused to let us order a large pizza while at a high top and pre-box half to go). Thought another try was in order in their new location. Big mistake. New place is by far much nicer than the outdated original decor. The wait at 5pm on a Saturday for our party was estimated at 40min to 1 hr, got seated 1hr 20min later. Waitress was nice and cheerful but noticeably extremely busy. Food took well over 30 minutes. Ordered veal masala and the chicken/eggplant parmesan. Portions were large but in the case of the parmesan it was loaded with breading. It was like the eggplant was shaved so thin it disintegrate into the heavy breadcrumbs and you couldn't even taste eggplant. This dish was also supposed to have ricotta in it and there wasn't a trace of it. My sister's masala tasted pretty good but I have seen it presented much more appetizing in other restaurants. Disappointed. Will not be giving them any more chances. read more

Coming here for the first time when entering the door the aroma hit me in the face and it was a pleasant experience. I knew our food would be great. We placed our order for our appetizers which were the caprese salad and mussels. They did not disappoint. So tasty and flavorful. We all orders a different main course and were pleasantly happy. All were flavorful and satisfying. The portions were satisfying and we were able to share each other's. The bread is beyond and have not had any bread like this before warm and flavorful. The lasagna was excellent, the chicken parmigiana huge. I would highly recommend this place but when coming in on the weekend expect a wait for seating and your meal. We came in at 6:30 and our dinner was served at 8:15. The decor is a bit older and the waitress was very busy and did not check in on our table as much as we would like. But with that being said. This is a must must visit. read more

Ser was good- Ariel was pleasant, attentive and friendly. As for the food, flavor was mediocre and over sauced. Portions are plentiful. Will not return for the price and quality of the food don't warrant a second trip. read more

My wife, and another couple decided to try this place despite the many negative reviews. We had tried most other area Italian restaurants and felt we should give it a go. Well, I must agree with those reviews that felt the food was below average and the cost higher than average. My wife has just pasta marina which was a small plate with run of the mill jarred sauce. I had chicken cacciatore which was in a bowl that had a lot of water. They did a poor job of draining the pasta. The other guests were equally unimpressed. To top it off, they charge for each ice tea. No one charges extra for multiple "flavored water". I informed our server which couldn't have cared less. With all of the better choices in the area for Italian food, I suggest you skip this one and save yourself an evening of disappointment. read more

We went to Lucciano's to celebrate my son's birthday. Have been there in the past with no problems. This time, however, we were disappointed in the slow service. We felt that our waitress was inattentive. Requests for bread were ignored. Finished our drinks and had to tell another waitress to tell ours that we would like another round...Finished our meals and waited forever to get a to-go bag. Food was good, but we didn't enjoy the dining out experience. read more

Finally a great restaurant in the neighborhood. My wife and I had dinner the second night they opened and were extremely impressed.

Large portions - YES. Menu Options: YES. Busy: We came in first, early, and were the only ones for awhile. By the time we finished our meal, every seat was full, with a wait line. I ordered the Chicken Saltimbocca. Taste - YES. One of my best decisions. Waiter #1 was a seasoned pro, with great patter and attitude. The only black mark was for a new waitress in training (Day 1, minute one, it seems). She has the looks to make one forgive minor things like spilling coffee on the table while she is serving it. Any restaurant can have good and bad days; good and not so good food items. Instead of bashing them, why not offer your suggestions for improvement to them? read more

07/10/2021. had our first and last visit to luciannos. i was served the worst meal i have ever had in a resturant. i had the chicken parm. it was one soggy mess. looked like a mystery meat. it was swimming in a horrible tasting sauce and covered with cheese. the chicken was like a piece of rubber. this place is the poorest excuse for an italian resturant. save your money and find another place to enjoy an italian meal. read more

Very friendly and professional service (thank you Samantha). Fresh and delicious bread. We happened to come across this place through a "restaurant" search on Scout. So glad we stopped, everything is delicious. My son got fettuccine alfredo... Amazing!! We also got the chicken cutlet/parmesan panini. I'm very picky about my chicken and this certainly did not disappoint. My honey got the italiano panini and it came with fresh mozzarella, pesto, vine ripe tomatoes and pesto. He said that was just ok. He wasn't feeling too good though. Portions are huge, definitely enough to feed two adults. I'm very happy we found this place, definitely coming back!!!! read more

I and my wife felt like we were in a home where the people loved us. Highly recommended for the great food and obvious care they put into making it. Made for a very special night out together. read more

My husband and I liked the prior location, but we've tried to get into the new place three times and were quoted at least an hour wait for a party of 2...apparently they book every table for reservations. Not a smart business model, based on my business experience. And given the recent service reviews, we'll give them a shot in the summer when it slows down. read more

We recently went for dinner to check it out... Waited 1 1/2 hours to be seated AND waited another hour+ for our food that we were told would be out shortly every 15 minutes. While waiting, we saw one of the waitresses drop a piece of bread in the kitchen and put it back on tray to serve. Needless to say we decided it wasn't worth waiting any longer and asked the waitress (who was great) if there was anything they could do for us... Owner/cook came out and was Very Rude saying they had a big party there and they had to accomodate them first ...WHAT! ...and didn't offer us an appology or anything!...which we would have been fine with. Nothing is worth that wait or the rudeness! Won't be back! read more

Lucciano's is a great little restaurant. The food is good, the staff is always friendly, and the atmosphere is pleasant. It's a nice place for a relaxing Saturday night dinner. The table linens add a touch of class and there is often a live musician who plays light jazz. Their bread is baked fresh in house and has a perfect texture for soaking up the seasoned oil. Compared to other Italian restaurants in the area the prices are very reasonable and the portions are very generous. Lucciano's also serves many of their dishes at "lunch prices" during the day, though I have a hard time telling the difference between the two sizes! read more

Our family had dinner at Lucciano's last Saturday evening. From the first moment, we were greeted with kind smiles and excellent service. Everything was of the highest quality, from the wine and appetizers, to dinner and dessert. We had Calamari (which was the freshest we have ever had) and it was complimented perfectly with the home-made marinara sauce. All of our entrees, made with the freshest seafood and meats, were prepared to perfection with delicious sauces, and were perfectly complimented with side dishes. The desserts melt in your mouth and are the freshest and most scrumptious around. And although they are beautiful, they are even more delicious, and gluten-free. And the portions are huge! You will want to share or take them home to enjoy later. Our server was friendly, warm, and very efficient. We felt like we were very special and appreciated. We highly recommend Lucciano's any night of the week or for special occasions. The owners, wait staff, and everyone at Lucciano's are warm, welcoming, and professional. The best Italian food is at Lucciano's where you are treated like one of the family. It is difficult to find a restaurant like Lucciano's these days. So check it out and make it your favorite too! read more

We made reservations for dinner for my sisters bachelorette party. This was the most unpleasant experience I have had dining out to eat in my 25 years. I'm not one to make a stink at a restaurant, but this was necessary. My sisters had ordered a delicious pink sauce. One of the girls with us had ordered the same and it was very much not the same. The other sauce tasted like it was mixed with syrup and it was so sweet. Everyone at the table tried it and agreed this was not the same sauce as it tasted like they used either sweet cream instead of cream, or sugar instead of salt. I attempted to nicely approach it with one of the waitresses who cut me off in the middle of talking and demanded that it was the same sauce. This waitress did not offer to fix it and she appeared clearly annoyed by us even bringing it up. Our waitress was nice about it but then still told us it was not the same sauce. Also, the sauces were two different COLORS! I then asked for the manager to make her aware of how we were treated by her staff, and suggested she has the chef make her that sauce so she could understand how it actually tasted. The manager then said the sauces were different so we were clearly being lied to by someone. 3 of us at the table work in the restaurant industry and would NEVER treat our customers this way. We felt very uncomfortable dining there. To top it off we were charged EXTRA for the sauce and they did not comp one thing on our bill, not even the dessert for my soon to be married sister. It felt like we were receiving a middle finger from the staff, due to them charging for every last thing, and charging extra for the sugar sauce. It was humorous how pathetic this dining experience was. I hope they are able to learn about customer service and take some of what their customers say into consideration. read more

We went to this restaurant last Saturday night. The entire experience was awful. The service was slow and inattentive. It took 10 minutes for the server to bring grated cheese for the pasta. We were served 2 pieces of bread, probably the most positive part of our dinner. (It was good bread.) The food was horrible. My wife ordered chicken Florentine. It arrived burned, swimming in a plateful of sauce that tasted like sweet milk. The accompanying pene pasta was served in a 6 inch clump, which would have required a sharp knife to cut. It was totally inedible, but the burned chicken swimming in thin, sweet milk was worse. My fettuccine with shrimp was somewhat better. There were about 50 big pieces of sun dried tomato, but almost no fettuccine at all. It was unseasoned and required a lot of salt and pepper. Getting a pen to sign the check took another 5 minutes. On the way out, a female manager said, "We hope to see you again." I discreetly told her how terrible the food was. She explained the bad food by telling us that they were only operating at this location for a week. She said that the staff is getting used to a brand new kitchen, and that they will have the place running better in a month. She offered to comp the meal, but I told her it wouldn't be necessary. On the positive side, the place is nice looking and clean. Looking at the other reviews here, the old location was a bit run down. We will not be returning. read more

Love this spot! Has great food and a great atmosphere, I appreciate the patio outside especially during a pandemic. We especially loved our waitress Annie, she took great care of us which made the meal even more enjoyable! Highly recommend!! read more

Local friendly place but food is not good. Had carbonara and pancetta was undercooked and fatty. Pizza was undercooked and barely cut. Had to cut it at home. Chicken alfredo had no seasoning. The problem is in the kitchen! read more

Been here a couple times. Food is always great. The first time the service was impeccable. The second time, not so much. The waitress was wicked nice but the food took forever and some of the order came out wrong, so it had to be sent back. I would most definitely recommend eating here though. Its a great atmosphere and in the summer there is an outside seating area. read more

I'm not sure where all of the negative reviews are coming from... we've been to Lucciano's twice, at different times of day and with different party sizes, and have had nothing short of an amazing experience both times. Our party of 6 agreed the food (all pasta dishes) was delicious. Mixed drinks and wines were thoroughly enjoyed. Service was great (granted the restaurant was not full either time we went). We drive by this place all the time and underestimated it for far too long. We are glad we tried it and look forward to returning again! read more

Lucciano's has gone downhill. The food was oily and the sauces were flavorless. Our order of chicken piccata did not have any capers and lacked lemon flavor. Our tomato sauces tasted like they were straight out of a jar. Eggplant parm was rubbery. We will not be back. read more

Went with friends, as a party of 4. The waitress was so inattentive. Service was lacking horribly and they didn't seem to care. We were seated and 20 minutes later, she finally came by to take a drink order. The food took almost an hour, and was mediocre at best. Very disappointing. The lack of service was appalling and disappointing. We were late for our show in town because the entire experience took almost 2 hours- and most of it was just idly sitting waiting... read more

this is my second time this year eating at Lucianos. the first time the salads were warm as though they had been sitting out all morning. Maybe they had a refridgeration problem. today I got the chicken Marsala. it was served with gravy and no Marsala wine. the chicken was so rubbery I had to send it back without taking it home. not sure if it was bad chicken or because they microwaved it too long. needless to say I will not be able to eat here again. read more

First the good: Luciano's is a cute sort of hidden away restaurant that serves Italian food. The not so good: The food here is surprisingly mediocre. One reviewer commented on the parsley on the plates. This culinary decoration fad needs to end. On the advice of a friend, I went here and had the pizza. It was fair. I went back again and tried a pasta dish. The pasta was overcooked and had the texture of a noodle found in a can of chicken noodle soup. This is fine for soup; but, in a freshly prepared pasta dish? No. italian restaurants that overcook their pasta seldom receive a return visit from me. The service is just strange. It's almost as if they went looking for slightly "off" servers to match their slightly hidden location. I cannot recommend this restaurant. read more

We went here on a Saturday night without a reservation. The dining room was full, but they were kind enough to offer seating in the bar area. It was NFL playoff time and we were sitting next to the TV. They were so kind to ask us if they could turn on the game for a customer request. Of course. Our server was extremely busy, but she took great care of us. The complementary bread and oil was fantastic. The bread is so wonderful. I'd come back again just for the bread. Our appetizer, Calamari, was pretty good and the Marinara sauce was to my liking. The main course was served fast and hot. This is very good Italian food. We had the Red Velvet cake for dessert with the espresso. Overall a nice meal for a Saturday night without a reservation. The people here are nice, polite and friendly. We'll be going back again for sure. read more