Cantinetta Luca, Carmel-by-the-Sea

Cantinetta Luca, Carmel-by-the-Sea4.33
658 reviews
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About Cantinetta Luca

At Cantinetta Luca, Chef Jason Balestrieri rolls out handmade pastas and roasted whole fish. Enhanced by seasonal, local ingredients, his family-style Italian cooking earned Cantinetta Luca a 2012 readers’ award for Best Restaurant in Carmel from Monterey County Weekly. Balestrieri also cures salumi in-house to fill his signature antipasti plates, and has a salumeria next door.

Cantinetta Luca’s interior decor mirrors the Old World-style eats. Exposed brick covers a barrel-vaulted ceiling in one room, and dark-wood rafters crisscross overhead in another. Elsewhere, modern light fixtures cast their glow across contemporary furnishings, chiseled wood, and pillars of string cheese.

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Groupon Customer Reviews

4.33
658 Groupon Ratings
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Kenneth
10 Ratings
7 Reviews
· 8 years ago
Great Ambiance .... great food ... great service. Love the appetizers ... really sets the tone for rest of wonderful dinner .
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Erica
14 Ratings
10 Reviews
· 10 years ago
Great service!
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Sue
13 Ratings
8 Reviews
· 10 years ago
Great service, excellent food!!!!!! Fun evening.
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BRIAN
1 Ratings
1 Reviews
· 10 years ago
Get Rodrigo as waiter!
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David
2 Ratings
1 Reviews
· 10 years ago
Without gpon still a good option
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Jeremy
4 Ratings
4 Reviews
· 10 years ago
Drink plenty o' water. The food there is naturally salty, as they have house-made Salume. Not sure if they use sea salt to flavor their foods, but probably not, as we had a major rise in blood pressure. We walked away with major headaches because of it. The Salume is quite good though. We also had pizza and pasta and they were ok. They used really good black trumpet mushrooms on the Funghi pizza, but the cheese was too over the top, not a great choice as it was oily. Then again, now that I think of it, it may be because they added bacon on the top! ha Either way, it made the pizza too oily. The Bolognese pasta was good but not great. Just know that most people will absolutely love it, I'm probably a bit more critical as I have a love affair with food. It was at least a beautifully prepared dish. The stand-out was the Meyer Lemon Panna Cotta...it was beautiful, and full of cleansing and delicious flavors, which were needed after the heavy, salty dishes that came before it. The service was good btw, very attentive.
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Cecilia
1 Ratings
1 Reviews
· 10 years ago
The NY Strip Steak was pure perfection and the service was excellent.
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Bonnie
18 Ratings
10 Reviews
· 10 years ago
Be prepared to enjoy a deliciously decadent meal!
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Donna
8 Ratings
4 Reviews
· 10 years ago
Always make reservations. A great place, excellent food and service. Very popular.
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Sarah
13 Ratings
7 Reviews
· 10 years ago
Food was excellent. Service was great. We couldnt be happier! We had an amazing house fired pizza, the squash gnocchi, gelato, tiramisu, and a bottle of champagne. Mmmmmm.