Ristorante Luciano

“Luciano and Joe continue to put on a top notch Italian dining experience in Stone Harbor. It’s our favorite restaurant in town. We look forward to going back soon.”

“This place is very hard to get into. Always booked and very busy. The sauce is amazing. We’ve had their Lobster pasta special several times, Sea Bass and Rigatoni Pomodora. All dishes are wonderful. Super friendly servers. It’s a great choice if you’re in the mood for Italian food.”

“This is hands down the best Italian food I’ve had in New Jersey! The food was absolutely amazing, and I really appreciated that they had dietary options like gluten-free pasta available. I ordered the Penne all’Amatriciana, it was full of flavor. I also highly recommend starting with the Brussels sprouts appetizer, it was crispy and delicious! The staff was nice and welcoming. The only downside was that it was pretty hot inside the restaurant, but overall it was a great meal and I’ll definitely be coming back.”

“We have dined at Luciano since the “early days”, and have admired how the team established and grew this business. It is one of the best restaurants anywhere. Experience - the reception and table assignments are generally good. The atmosphere is very nice. Service - the service is always very good (and often excellent). Food - All of the food is absolutely outstanding. Overall, the experience is fantastic. 2026 Update I’m updating my review, from 5-stars to 3-stars, based on additional experience at Luciano’s. Our dinner was “good, not great.” Our table mostly ordered from the specials, which are usually very good. Our server was “just OK.” Perhaps it was off-night, perhaps the team is just getting tired. Just saying, we are supportive, but recent our experience fell short. The atmosphere continues to be lovely.”

“This was a weird one. We were told that this place was impossible to get into during the summer, so being that it was winter, we had to try. It was underwhelming. I understand you’re a BYOB but the glassware was not great (think stemless wine/water glasses. Also, this is in a nice beach town). The restaurant was packed but even then the service was glacially slow (especially to get our food). As a part of our entrees you have the option of a house or Caesar salad for an up charge. The house salad was, I kid you not, lettuce. Just lettuce. No tomatoes, or onion, anything. The Caesar wasn’t much better. Romaine lettuce with 3 croutons. No cheese shaved on top. Nada. And that was an upcharge of $5. The entrees were exactly as expected- nothing extra, just a solid Italian dishes. Chicken parmigiana was two substantial pieces of chicken. The Chicken Riviera was good but only three shrimp on the dish. The veal champagne was covered in sauce and flavorful. The ricotta cheese gnocchi in meat sauce was a massive portion, but note - this is NOT a meat sauce. In any sense of the word. This was a fine meal and extra points for being a BYOB but definitely not worth the hype.”