Don't tell anyone else about this place.....the tourists will spoil it. Okay, so it's on Freemont, but the owners AND the chef are original Italian's from the old country. Great food, great value. Manager, Chris, knows his stuff and will liaise with the chef if you need a tweak on your meal. We now go here everytime we are in Vegas. They even remembered us from our last visit. Had live music, a duo. wasn't Italian though...that would have been the icing on the cake.
Review Source:I had the eggplant parm and a calamari app. My roommate had the lobster spaghetti. Both entrees and appetizer were horrible. The eggplant parm had no breading and was so soggy I had hard time discerning the cheese from the eggplant. My roommates lobster was overcooked and the sauce was horrible. The calamari was chewy and cold. Awful does not do this place justice.
Review Source:Ate here twice in one day due to an event on Fremont. I originally went in for an early lunch and the waiter was wonderful, and the pizza was fabulous. Later, went in with a larger group for dinner. This time, we had a waitress who was a little less friendly and attentive but overall wasn't bad. Ended up just having a salad which was still good. I'd go back. Though $9 for a small margarita was a bit steep, esp. when a lot of touristy areas are more around the $5 mark for the size that was presented to me.
Review Source:As a person who loves Downtown, but has yet to discover all the delicious wonders it has strewn throughout, I enjoyed this new place. One, I love the name. "Red Moon" is something that catches my attention right off the bat. They have a little bar at the front and the dining area is pretty big, but not too big. You need a code to get into the restrooms, which I find very safe. Downtown folks and bathrooms can get a little crazy sometimes, so I appreciate the thought from the owner(s).
As for the food, quite delicious. We had their Capri salad, lasagna, Margarita pizza, and just a simple sausage and pepperoni pizza. All that was perfect for four of us. The Margarita pizza was my favorite. The lasagna was pretty darn good too, but I have had better.
The only thing that was not perfect, though he was very very nice, was the inattentiveness of the waiter. It took him awhile to realize we needed more drinks and to come check in on us.
Other than that, everything was very nice and delicious!
Ok, so I will start with the service was good. I did have to ask for more water but, I can deal with that. A co-worker and I went for lunch as its next to the new Denny's on Fremont Street and wanted to try somewhere new. We ordered the calamari and caprese salad for the appettizers. The calamari was good but, the sauce could have used some "umf" to it. The caprese was really good. I would have liked a little balsamic for it but, I just added some salt. I ordered the spaghetti ai pomodorini. My only request was no tomatoes (not fond of cooked ones) and to use angel hair instead. What I got was angel hair in butter. No flavor what so ever. There was hardly any basil or garlic.
So basically, we had an expensive work lunch ($50 for both of us) and it had no taste. Now I'm not a cheapskate but, I want what I pay for.
I won't say I wouldn't try it again but, maybe next time I'll do a dinner and see if its any better.
First of all- delicious! Â The waitress was very helpful and recommended the chicken sandwich. Two of my friends had it and said it was delicious! Â The personal pizzas where pretty big (although the cheese was a bit greasy). My husband had the pizza and I ordered the appetizer called the "CROSTINI DELLA TRADIZIONE- (Toasted crispy bread topped with melted mozzarella, Italian prosciutto butter and sage - very good) " and it was enough for the two of us.
Review Source:For Fremont Street, this place is pretty damn great. Most of the time I just don't want to trudge all the way into a smoky casino just to eat a $9 prime rib. Â Luna Rossa has a legit pizza oven, and the pizzas aren't bad. Â My friend ordered pasta bolognese which was pretty good.
They also have a late night menu when you're not feeling hot dogs or fried Twinkies.
The food is straight 3.5 stars but the accessibility and the service push it to 4. Â Remember - we're talking Vegas/Fremont Street standards. Â
In Vegas you're eating at the best restaurants in the country and dropping $$$$$, or you're at a buffet. Â Luna Rossa is one of the few middle ground restaurants. Â I like that it has a street entrance and from your seats you have a good view of the mayhem. Â Definitely beats the casino restaurants!
I could not have adored this place more. It cheesy, I'll give you that... but kitsch is never out of place on Fremont Street!
Service was friendly and attentive. I got the pesto gnocci and made a special request for them to add capers.... DELICIOUS. So good, I recommend it. I
The place really got going when a exhuberant older woman took to the keyboards... waiters passed around tamborines, and I had a blast joining in on the music. Â
I recall the prices being pretty reasonable, my plate was under $15... plus plenty of soft bread on the table and frequent drink refills.
Thanks Luna for a really fun night!
Ducked into Luna Rossa on a whim to get out of the crazy wind that was sweeping through Downtown last night. A friendly hostess seated us immediately, and a waiter was at our table to take our drink orders in a moment. The restaurant ambiance was a welcomed escape from the usual Fremont Street chaos... until the live entertainment passed out tambourines to a table full of kids... and encouraged them to make as much noise as possible throughout her Beatles tributes. Then for a moment it was Karaoke hour as she passed the mic over to a customer who wanted to belt out "Sweet Caroline" (and suddenly we wanted the tambourines back).
On to the food! Warm, soft bread was served promptly (though the olive oil and balsamic were a little behind). We ordered the meatballs in marinara sauce and the Luna Rossa pizza. Both were pretty good, but honestly nothing to write home about.
The service is what redeemed my experience at Luna Rossa. Our waiter was very attentive, quick and polite and we were welcomed and thanked by the hostess. The ambiance would have won me over as a fan if the tambourines were torched and mic reserved for the paid professionals.
I have been waiting to get home and get to a laptop to make this review because we had a horrible experience here. Â First of all we were funneled into eating here when we bought our show tickets for the night. Â We recieved a coupon to go here and so we thought what the heck why not...MISTAKE! The service was weird. Â The lady who waited on us was very crabby and we kind of were ignored in a completely EMPTY restaurant. Â We finally got a bottle of wine and our orders were taken...things seemed to be going ok. Â Food came and thats where things went downhill. Â I had a 20 dollar chicken parmesan plate that looked horrid...tasted awful...the chicken was all mush...I had 2 bites of chicken and put it aside. Â Seriously I am not picky but this stuff was horrible...And is it possible to make a bad chicken parmesan? Â When she came to ask how dinner was I said that it was not very good and was told that I was welcome to go "Talk to the chef about it"...Really? Â Our bill came and we were told there was a 18 percent gratuity already in the price so we didnt have to tip.. when we bought our coupon to eat here...so we just signed the slip and finished up our wine...heres where things got funny! Our server comes to the table and insists I filled things out wrong. Â I made sure it was the Merchant copy and I had signed it...She actually meant that I never tipped! so I told her about the 18 Percent thing and she got really angry with me. Â I am sorry with the fact I complained and you did nothing about it, we were told there was an 18 percent gratuity included, and you were getting mad at me for not giving a tip...There was no way I would tip at that point. Â This was a big dissapointment...glad I didnt waste my nice clothes because I would have felt like a fool being at this restaurant! Â Moral of the story...Dont let the people at Halfpricetix convince you to go here for dinner!!! Go somewhere nice you are on vacation!
Review Source:Another one of my go-to places when I'm in Vegas. Â
It's not the best Italian food in the world, nor did I expect that from a small, tourist-friendly walk-in establishment on Fremont Street. Â But it puts out respectable food at decent prices with better-than-average service. Â
My wife and I found this place based on a recommendation from a Tix-4-Tonight worker at the 4Q. Â For $2, we bought a voucher that gave us half off a second entree. Â Why not, right? Â We tried Luna Rossa, liked it, and have gone back a half-dozen times in the past year or so. Â
After a few hours on Fremont, I'm never really in the kind of shape to give a review worthy of submission to Food & Wine magazine. Â What I can report is that having grown up on Italian food in northern N.J., I can safely recommend the risotto, carbonara, bolognese, and rigatoni al funghi. Â
One weird thing I ran into:
I bought a large beer at the ABC store on Fremont. Â I then walked down to Luna Rossa to have dinner. Â They told me I had to finish it before I could come in. Â Fine, whatever. Â Then, I noticed that other people were bringing in their drinks (the football beers, the oversized fruity drinks, etc. sold on Fremont). Â I asked the waitress why my low-rent beer was being discriminated against. Â She told me that they allowed drinks purchased on Fremont into the restaurant (the touristy-type drinks) but not cans and bottles. Â Personally, I prefer policies that make sense. Â
Again - don't forget to buy the voucher and save some $$.
My wife and I are headed back to Fremont in a couple of weeks. Â I'll see you at Luna Rossa!
OK, I know everyone's supposed to be friendly at a bar and the staff makes great tips when they are. The female bartender at this place was witty, friendly and deserved the extra tip we gave her.
She recommended the colder beer instead of what we ordered and proved to us that she wasn't trying to get rid of some less wanted beer!
I'd be back here again if I didn't live so far but I will go there next time I'm in Vegas!
The Good: Well as others have said, the pizza is pretty good and we had a fairly attentive wait staff. Â All of our food was pretty good.
The Bad: The Prices! This is priced like a very upscale restaurant, I definitely had a bit of sticker shock. Â I found it offensive to have entrees this price that are being served on white paper sheets instead of white table cloth.
Will I go back? Â I probably will not return for the sit down experience again. Â Really just too pricey for what we got... I may get some pizza again through the window though.
I will start off with what is good about Luna Rossa, since this is an update, I have been here on 3 occasions, all with different outcomes. The first time here I ate at the bar and it was a good experience. The second time, I ordered pizza from the take out window. While a bit pricey - still good. Lastly, I came here for dinner with friends on a Thursday night. Now, not my number one choice to dine on Fremont Street, but I relented to my friends who wanted to go.
First of all this is what Luna Rossa is - an Italian restaurant serving mainly pizza (out of a window, no less), that is attempting (and failing) to be an "upscale" (HAR HAR) restaurant on Fremont Street. Their menu reflects this, especially the dinner menu. Not one item on their dinner menu is under $10. I'm no cheapskate, but the menu itself falls incredibly flat. Appetizers that they didn't have. Pizzas that with so many toppings the thin crust becomes soggy in the middle (yeck!), and overpriced entrees! Â I am not paying over $10 for spaghetti and meatballs unless I am sitting in a nicer looking dining room in a place where people aren't zip lining outside, okay? AND people better be dressed nicer, because obvi this place doesn't have a dress code.
The place itself looks like an eatery - not a fine dining establishment. There is PAPER on the tables for God's sake. My friends and I had the following -
Salmon Dinner Entree - One friend didn't want pizza so she got the salmon, said it was pretty good. BUT because me and my other friend ordered pizza - she did not get any complimentary bread. Yes, Luna Rossa will refuse you bread service if someone in your party orders pizza. RI-DIC-U-LOUS. It says so right in their menu.
Artichokes, Olives, Proscuitto, Peppers Pizza - I don't remember the real name, but I remember what was on it, because  with all of those toppings the thin crust became soggy very quickly. It was like eating moosh pizza in the middle especially.
Here's the kicker - Luna Rossa charges you an 18% gratuity - NO MATTER WHAT. You had bad service? Too bad, you've already been charged. There's only three of you eating? Too bad, you've already been charged.
What is this shady business? (OK - they have it printed in the menu, but that doesn't make it any less BS.) Even if our service had been outstanding, which it wasn't, it was just basically good service - I wouldn't have tipped MORE after the restaurant has the audacity to force a required tip on me. I think they're probably doing it because of their location. Perhaps they have a lot of tourists who don't bother tipping? I don't know, I don't care. But I do know one thing - I will not be back here, and I will certainly tell my other local friends who hang out downtown to steer clear of this place as well.
I went here for my anniversary with some friends. I love the decor of this place and the staff was very friendly from the moment I walked in until we left. The food was absolutely great we did not have to wait long. The dessert was fantastic I recommed the Tiramisu. We will definetly be back..
Review Source:lets start on the goods... The pizza here is by far the best Ive had in Vegas. great flavor and came out surprisingly pretty fast. we ordered just a basic peperoni pizza and i cant wait to eat here again.
the bad.... service. sat at the bar last night. the bartenders were so rude and inexperienced.
will defiantly return but sit at a table next time.
All honesty this place felt like it was all over the place.The location on Fremont st. was odd...you first come up to the take out pizza window but then you realize you can go inside and sit. Well with a first impression like that you would expect this place to be more casual...nope they are trying hard to be upscale...trying was the key word here :-/ At first I walked away because the "singer" was super loud on the key board. I get they want live entertainment but I would much prefer something on the softer side than that noise. My hunger for pizza got the better of my judgment.
The food was pretty decent....I had better pizza but what really threw me off was when I ordered their artichoke, prosciutto, mushroom and olive pizza I didn't expect it to be all segregated...I like my topping to co-mingle with each other :-) What I did love was their bruschetta toast topped with mozzarella, prosciutto and sage butter :-) That was pretty awesome! Next time around I think I will just grab a slice and a beer from the to-go window and post it outside to people watch.
After seeing a show, my friends and I were looking for somewhere to eat that wasn't fast food. Â This was about 11 at night, so our options were very limited. Â We were NOT about to go to Heart Attack Grill, so Luna Rossa won out!
When we first got there, they tried to seat us inside, but we were having none of it. Â There was a guy playing the guitar and singing into a microphone, so it was LOUD and it was BAD. Â So we decided to save our eardrums from the terrible music and sit outside :)
They had a limited late-night menu, but there was still a good variety of dishes on it. Â I had the broccoli alfredo, and that was really good. Â It really hit the spot. Â I liked my friend's bruchetta, too. Â It was very fresh.
So I docked one star for the annoying music (it's Vegas, surely you can find someone better!) and one star for the service. Â Our waiter was friendly enough, but it took close to 45 minutes! Â That is CRAZY! Â And it's not like the place was all that busy at 11 pm...
Omg Bad Service!  This review is for the walk-up window only.  Went here last night which was a Saturday.  My bestie and eyed the piña colada machine and decided to get one to share.  The lady was a little short with us and short on her customer service skills as well,  and when I asked for an extra shot of rum to put in, she got aggravated.  I ended up getting charged a whopping $17 for one drink!  I know that this lady must have to deal with drunken idiots all the time on Fremont, but geesh!  She obviously filled out the application and got the job so it is what it is.  Stay Away!
Review Source:Seems like a very random location for this restaurant, but I'm not complaining! Bf & I wandered in while we were exploring Fremont street and shared a Casertana Pizza (buffalo mozerella and basil) and Crostini della Tradizione. It was more than enough food for lunch, and our bill was around $20. Â The pizza was a bit soggy but still very good. Not too heavy on the sauce which, in my opinion, is perfect. The crostini was one of the best things I tasted my whole 6 days in Vegas. Simple but SO good - I'd go back just for that. Â
We did feel a little out of place as everyone else in the restaurant (4 or 5 other tables) were speaking Italian. Â A group of 4 were seated RIGHT next to us, while most of the restaurant remained empty, and they proceeded to give us semi dirty looks throughout our stay. It was awkward.
All the staff spoke Italian too, which was pretty cool. Â Our waitress was fairly attentive and we didn't have to wait long for our food. You can eat outside, or inside if you want to pretend you're somewhere other than Fremont Street.
I stopped in here after a night of a unplanned pub crawl of downtown, it was Memorial Day, and we had a only planned on going to the DCR, but to our dismay it was closed that day, and so was Vanguard, boooooo. So we tried Lady Silvia, no one was in there and the bartender seemed bothered that we were there (wouldn't you be excited to see customers when the place is empty)? So we ended up back on Fremont at the Griffin.......one too many Honey Jacks later I was conversing with anyone and everyone, including Metro, and my friend decided it's time for me to eat. So we end up here and under her instructions I must eat 3 slices of pizza before I may drink anymore. Um ok, no problem. 3 tomato/basil slices down the hatch. All I remember about this place is #1 the pizza was pretty decent when you're hammered, #2 the bathrooms require a code to get (you get the code from the bartender) and #3 they have ranch dressing. This place is pretty good option when you find yourself on a random pub crawl, and compared with your other options for a quick fix in the area. This is isn't the worst option.
Review Source:WAY OVERPRICED! When reading the Yelp review of price, etc, there were only 2 $$, but when we sat down for dinner with the menu in hand, the review did not match the average cost of the dishes, drinks, etc. The "fresh" bread was squished and dry (clearly not freshly baked). Our waiter was not very friendly and not very attentive of basic needs- water refills, Parmesan cheese after the dinner was served, checking on us for anything we need like a new beer, etc. There were 5 of us and there was an included gratuity!!! There was no toilet paper in the bathroom in any of the stalls, I informed the bartender. They don't validate for the parking structure across the street either. For the prices they charge, the venue, service and food did not reflect the high price.
Won't return.
Had a solid lunch here for a party of 6. Â Clams and Mussels along with a pepp pizza. Â This place seems a little out of place on Fremont. Â A little pricy for my taste, but lunch was good.
Service was outstanding, again a surprise for the location. Â I'm just not sure this is the right spot for this restaurant. Â Just seems out of place.
We went last Saturday.
Drinks: When we first got there I ordered a glass of wine, took over 15 minutes to receive it. My friend ordered a vodka tonic that had almost no vodka. Asked waiter to take it back and take off check. He instead brought back new vodka tonic. There may have been a language barrier - English didn't seem to be his first language.
Food: It took 30 minutes to receive a soggy crust pizza. Â
Service: Our table was ignored - as many other tables, some people walked out. Finally had to ask another waiter for our check.
Good points were the decor and layout of the restaurant but that does not outweigh the poor service and food.
This is a newer establishment in downtown Las Vegas on Fremont Street. The whole downtown experience was quite new to me as I'm usually a stay-on-the-strip kind of guy. However, this area is quite interesting and a lot more popular than I thought. Needless to say, things are more affordable around here.
As for this Italian restaurant, it's a pretty good size restaurant. I came here during lunch and had a pleasant experience. Don't expect a quiet romantic setting as this restaurant is on the busiest street downtown, but that goes without saying. It's more of an upbeat, festive environment. The food was a pleasant surprise, I had the Seafood Risotto and the NY Steak. For dessert I had the Tiramisu and the Creme Brulee. I really recommend the Tiramisu, it was delicious.
Overall, I had a great experience and I would come back if I was in the downtown area.
Went here spur of the moment, with a big group for a birthday dinner. The food was actually OK. The service was a bit off, and the whole bill situation was a pain in the ass. So, this was an A-OK experience in terms of the food, which is just your basic Italian fare. Would I go out of my way to eat here again? Probably not. Would I go here again if I stumbled upon it? Maybe. Overall, I think the rating might be more accurately 2 stars, but being with cool people made up for the so-so food, drinks, and service.
Review Source:This is a new location from the same owners of the Luna Rossa at Lake Las Vegas. Â I have never been to the original location but had a TERRIBLE experience today at the Downtown/Fremont Street location. I went with two other people and we ordered the meatball sandwich, filet mignon sandwich and lasagna. Â Lasagna and meatball sandwich were both cold and flavorless. Â Am assuming that this was previously frozen and microwaved before it was served to us. Â Also, the water glasses and silverware were very dirty. We were very shocked when we received our bill... All items that were ordered were supposed to be part of the lunch menu and were supposed to include drinks. Â We were charged $3.75 each for our sodas and by that point we all just wanted out of the restaurant. It was really expensive for a previously frozen, microwaved lunch. Â The only good part was the Krispy Kreme donuts that we stopped for on our way back to work.
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