Trattoria Luciana In Roseto degli abruzzi

29/03/2024: Large party for a family celebration. The restaurant went above and beyond to accommodate us. Food was tasty and we received the order quickly. Our server did an excellent job. If you haven't already, check it out!

24/03/2024: We haven't been here since our 1x visit in 2019 and honestly, we never thought we would return. After reading and seeing how things are different now since reopening coupled with my intense craving for pasta we found ourselves dining in, and omg am I glad we did! We visited for dinner which is traditional table service now which is different from our 2019 experience and very much a huge positive change. We were greeted by a hostess, seated and then promptly greeted by our waitress, Shelly, who was fantastic, especially for all the tables she had. I had 2 different margaritas which I recommend, the Italian and the Pink Cadillac (this was my fav), we ordered bread sticks and the fried ravioli for an appetizer, both were good but the bread sticks were great. The owner stopped by our table prior to us ordering and he was so welcoming and really wanted to make sure we ended up with food for "us" by asking our usual preferences and etc. He explained which items are made from scratch there in house and he made some recommendations. He also stopped by about halfway through our meal to check in as well. I ordered the Chicken Nozze which comes with a side of spaghetti with marinara sauce and that simple little side dish of noodles and sauce hooked me lol. I will be back just for that, I loved the sauce, I added some Parmesan and red pepper flakes and it made such a delicious sweet but savory flavor with some kick. My husband had the dinner combo which is a half serving of lasagna and cannelloni. I can't speak to the lasagna personally because I didn't taste it ( what was I thinking?!) but I did try the cannelloni and it was delicious. He loved both and he really liked my dish as well, again, he really liked the side of spaghetti. We did not have any desserts due to our abstinence of sweets in observation for Lent but I most definitely will be coming back for that cheesecake that is recommended ;) I'm also coming back to try the trio seafood pasta. It's important to note that this isn't the type of Italian place where you are spending $45 on one thing of pasta that is full of truffles or etc, this is home cooking Italian, and most everything is made from scratch, and this is not Americanized Italian like the Olive Garden or etc. This is something I'd expect to eat at my Aunt Theresa's house for Sunday dinner. So happy we gave them another chance 5 years later, we love a good comeback story ❤️