Sam & Luca Italian Bistro

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   Sheri

   Phoenix

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Food is not as good as it has been in the past. Our server was fine but the manager handling of sandy, gritty clams was not handled correctly. This meal was comp’d but the new shrimp meal that my son had to eat alone as we were all done eating should have been comp’d too. We then ordered 3 chocolate chip cannolis to find out that there is only enough filling to make 1 so we ordered a tiramisu too. Both desserts should have been comp’d due to clam dinner issue and not enough dessert. But this did not happen. We are not sure if we will visit again at this point. Thanks!
   

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   Bill

   Phoenix

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was outstanding, drinks were great ,service was excellent overall wonderful experience
   

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   Suz

   Minneapolis

   110 reviews

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   4.0

   110 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The waiter staff is always awesome here. Friendly and professional. I had the rustica salad 1/2 size which was still a good portion, and pasta with Marinara and meatballs. All good and had to take some home.
   

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   Lee

   Phoenix

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on 6 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The food and service was excellent. It always is. The portions on the short ribs and clams in garlic sauce seamed smaller than I remembered, but both were delicious, according to the people who ordered them. I had the lamb chops and portions were as I remembered, and again excellent. Fourth person has filet mignon and said it was excellent. We often dine at Sam and Luca's and would recommend to anyone who likes Italian food. Also it is one of the few restaurants that you can talk to members of your party without trying to yell over the noise.
   

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   Casey

   Phoenix

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 1 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The specials were excellent! The chicken was cooked perfectly and the service is always great!
   

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   Amanda

   Caribbean

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 24 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was absolutely delicious yet what stood out about this place was the quality of service. 5 star from the hostess, server and chef. This seems to be hard to find nowadays so we will definitely be back!
   

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   Jen

   Phoenix

   32 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   32 reviews

   Dined on 22 November 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The tomato bisque was absolutely amazing!!! So fresh and flavorful! My ravioli was hard so that was disappointing. I like my pasta soft, not hard. I just took it home and will eat it this weekend sometime when I can cook it longer. I was pretty full from sharing the soup at the time, but it wasn’t enough food to make it overnight when I woke up hungry. So kind’ve annoyed my meal wasn’t prepared right. My dad liked his meal and tried to share it, but the salmon was so greasy I couldn’t eat it. And my boyfriend’s meal was just butter and salt he said. He had the bacon scallops special. We are kinda picky people because we come from owning a restaurant and another person is a chef, so we know a little about food preparation. My mom’s shrimp was flavorful. Her meal I would have. It was the best prepared out of all of them even though they left the tails on. I’m going to say this one thing-we eat at home 13/14 nights out of the week for many reasons. We cook a lot. When I go out to eat, I don’t want to work at my meal taking all the tails off and making sure they’re all deveined properly. I want to just sit, eat my meal and enjoy the company. I’m not going to say other things about it. I’ll leave it there. Service was nice. Environment was nice. We will be back. It was nice to hang out there.
   

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   Darlene

   Manitoba

   21 reviews

   3.0

   21 reviews

   Dined on 22 November 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Service was great. Started out with drinks. Ordered a lemon drop that was not well made.. was not very cold and you could not taste the alcohol in the martini. Secondly, apparently specials are no longer offered as they have gone with a new chef and a simplified menu . Both my husband and I ordered the beef short ribs. They were dry and tough. Both my husband and I left most of it uneaten. We have really enjoyed this restaurant in the past and to be honest this meal was a disappointment.
   

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   Sarah

   Las Vegas

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 19 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I absolutely loved the food at Sam and Luca. We got there on Monday to celebrate my bf's bday and got the Prime Rib Special which came with prime rib, potatoes, green beans and a Caesar salad. It was absolutely delicious and cooked to perfection. We also had bruschetta and it was yummy! I got the clam linguine and it was bomb. Service and ambiance was impeccable. Thanks to our server Kyle who was so kind too. I also got a Moscato and it was a delicious drink. Overall, had a fantastic time. Can't wait to come back and try more dishes.
   

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    Kelley

    Phoenix

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on 17 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    Dinner was amazing. Food and service were top notch!
    

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