Family-owned Italian mainstay featuring warm, elegant dining areas with atrium & patio seating.
Leslie Rueff
We will not be returning: our party of 4 made a reservation for my birthday meal on a Saturday. Service was exceedingly slow for us and observably for the tables around us. I had ordered the Grouper special, a $36 fish filet with shrimp and I chose the pasta side. The grouper came out pink and colder than room temp. I returned it. Second time, the fish is, again, under done by look and temp. I returned it. The third time I just asked for the same special (1 fish filet with shrimp, sauce and pasta), and to sub in the servers’ choice of fish, which was advised as flounder. The server did add a side of broccoli to my meal. Third time was fine, yet now all three folks at the table with me are done eating because it is 20 minutes later. The reason we will not be returning, though, is that no discount of food (like a complementary dessert) or cost (discount on my meal) was offered. In good practice, either option for the inconvenience was expected by everyone at my table. We were shocked that my meal wasn’t at least discounted because I did not get the special fish from the evening’s special.
… moreBasboosa911
We went Christmas Eve. Outside we picture it would be a pizzeria but inside it’s very upscale for this area. Friendly service and the food was good. I didn’t find anything outstanding but it was good enough to make me want to try some more dishes. They offer generous portions and nice selection despite it being a holiday menu. He got seafood scamp and I got chicken parm. We also got a calamari. He got fudge cake and I had cannoli. The cake was enough for 2. Super rich and decadent. It was almost too rich for me but good. Parking was nice. Inside was clean and they have a nice patio area.
… moreAgnes McKamey
Celebrating our daughter’s birthday dinner here & it did not disappoint. Delicious food, refreshing drinks a top- notch service!
… moreMrugesh Shah
We have 5 group of people and order Vegetarian salad, they put Egg into it. Also we order spaghetti and they gave fette cine. We’ll she said sorry but sorry doesn’t make review better.
For ambiance is awesome. It was live music and enjoyed a lot.
For summary: good place and enjoy ambiance you should go. For food I don’t recommend.
… moreJoey
After canceling reservations at Carrabba’s we decided on a last min pick and so glad we picked Luigi’s! Best authentic Italian food in Roanoke. Thanks to this place I will never go back to Olive Garden again but seriously this place was really great! Service was excellent and the food was amazing! I will have to come back and try everything else on the menu! We started with escargot on mushroom caps in a lemon wine sauce, and shrimp cocktail, along with fresh made bruschetta, all great! The for the meal we had a angel hair pasta with veal, scallops, and shrimp; and the chicken francese which was so good! Chicken was moist, tender, and juicy and the sauce was to die for! Our server was very nice and the staff was great. This place has a great family feel and its a very comfy place to have a nice dinner! Can’t wait to be back!
… moreKevin Filbin
Oh my God this place has the most delicious Italian food. They’ve got the best marinara sauce ever, Italian sausage is absolutely delicious and made in house. Cindy was my waitress and she is a real sweetheart and will take good care of you. If you’re in town and deciding where to eat this is the place
… moreDominic Carpin
We were celebrating my nephew’s graduation from Roanoke College. I ended up here on a whim to meet my father and his fiance. Ended up sitting at the bar instead of a table. The barmaid was very professional and made a delicious martini for me. She also graciously chilled my glass of white wine until my seafood arrived. I especially like the lobster tail that came with my dish.
… moreSamantha Koons
If you’re looking for authentic Italian this likely isn’t your place. I know Italian is hard to find in the south, but it can’t be marketed as fine dining and authentic if it simply isn’t and should have prices that reflect that. We started with the antipasto- this is probably the worst thing that came out. The eggplant parm was thrown over lettuce that became very soggy and wet, the clams casino had a shriveled clam with nothing but breading and the shrimp are frozen. Everything is extremely under seasoned. For entrees we got the shrimp diavolo spicy level 7/10 so you can imagine my dismay when it wasn’t even spicy ($28). Again, the shrimp were frozen and my initial suspicion was confirmed with the cold shrimp on the plate. The other entree was chicken a la Luigi. It came out overcooked and very bland. Beyond the food the atmosphere was sad. The place needs a revamp and take some tables out. We were back to back with another table and jokes were made about the waitresses putting plates on another table while serving the one 6 inches away. The carpets need to be replaced or cleaned and interestingly enough there was a small piano in the back that was hidden with plants that drew in gnats that I battled throughout dinner. The staff was fine, in fact I thought they were extremely polite, but again for fine dining you would have expected something else. Overall, if they marketed it as a regular Italian place and lowered prices then I probably wouldn’t have batted an eye.
… moreTricia Pellegrino
It was our last night on the road and I was craving Italian food. Parking lot was packed, we weren’t sure we’d get a table. Didn’t realize it was graduation night.
We got a nice table for 2, had an excellent servers- Brittany.
Food was delicious and we always try the tiramisu, it didn’t disappoint.
… moreCecilia Marie
You can’t visit Roanoke and have an authentic Italian experience without Luigi’s. If you want to have a date night where you aren’t overwhelmed by loud music and belligerent crowds, this is it. By the time you are greeted you already feel at home. The service is great and the FOOD! The food is amazing! Weather it be seafood with white wine sauce or manicotti with their marinara, every dish is made with love. If you plan a Valentine’s meal, be sure to make a reservation, it’s worth it. Nowhere else has that classic dining atmosphere. Needless to say, I highly recommend (Side note, I always have to give ‘Mama Luigi’ a hug because it just feels right). 5 stars.
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