Lunetta - Santa Monica

We loved the outdoor patio. It was lush and relaxing

Diverse dishes innovative and well prepared. Obviously top quality ingredients. Tasting menu was unevenly paced. One of the dishes came to one tasting menu participant well before the others. Service also uneven. Water haphazardly refilled. Empty dishes sat for eons before being bussed

I had one of my standard favorites, Polenta and Eggs. It was delish as always but was significantly smaller than I remember it to be. We split the chocolate cake with coconut icing which was lovely and not too sweet. All around good lunch

I am very tired of being told that I cannot have my table until the full party arrives. I could be ordering expensive drinks while waiting a few minutes. I don't understand the policy and could keep me from returning to the restaurant. Also you are terribly understaffed. We were waiting an extremely long time just to get our drinks. It was obvious you need more wait staff

We dine at Lunetta quite often...and there's a good reason. The food is delicious