LUCA

Lancaster, PA · Italian restaurant

Rating
4.5/5
★★★★★ 4.5
Reviews
20
Rank in Lancaster
#183
of 553 restaurants
City Percentile
55%
rating percentile
Address
LUCA, 436 W James St #101, Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone
(717) 553-5770
Website
www.lucalancaster.com
Status
Closed · Opens 4 PM

LUCA is a restaurant located in Lancaster, PA. It is one of 553 restaurants listed in Lancaster. Its 4.5-star rating is above the Lancaster city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About LUCA

Trendy, bustling venue for modern wood-fired Italian dinners, plus beer, wine & cocktails.

Hours

Friday4 PM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 MC Reviews · Mar 2026

A great restaurant for a special occasion - an elevated food experience, authentic Italian feel, and very friendly, knowledgeable service. Our drinks, meals, and dessert (tiramisu) were all outstanding. Our only disappointment was how long our food took to arrive at our table (45+ minutes); we were ravenous!

★★★★★ 5.0 William Clark · Nov 2025

What a great vibrant place to go to for great food, friendly staff and a very hip, swank atmosphere. You’ll see everything from formal wear to casual blue jeans. Prices are comparable to other high end restaurants so it’s worth a visit if you’re in the mood to have some fantastic food and fun times with friends. It’s not a place for an intimate first date due to it being in probably an old warehouse so you get a lot of echoing from other patrons so it can get pretty loud. Drinks are plentiful & flavorful. They even make their own wine. The Apples to Apples is a seasonal drink & of course tastes like ummm apples. Very tasty & puts you in the holiday spirit. Small plates I went with the crispy potatoes which were phenomenal and the rosemary makes these potatoes sing. We also tried the smoke

★★★★★ 5.0 joseph mattera · Oct 2025

This place is is a must try. The ambience is warm with a rustic and light industrial feel. Very thoughtful lighting and an open kitchen. One thing that is very cool is that they proudly display a photo of Anthony Bourdain on the kitchen hood. I recommend doing what we did. We brought a group of 6 guests and ordered literally half of the menu to share. This way, we were able to try so much. Every dish we had was spectacular. I highly recommend the chicken, hanger steak, flatbread and the bolognese. We tried every single desert and they were all outstanding! The service was top notch. Our server was Alison and she was fantastic. She was very attentive and always made sure we had what we needed. To top it off, Chef Nate came out to our table to greet us and share his passion for

★★★★★ 5.0 m M · Oct 2025

love their pasta and cocktails. the place itself & the decor is very nice, too. very spot-on modern italian. last night, I went with my mom. I had the Meletti Mule & Lunch beer. we ordered the lardo crostino, stuffed olives, nonnas ravioli, & the gnocchi. everything was sooo good!

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Teresa · Oct 2025

Honestly just okay. I’ve had better pasta in the area. Portions are small. The desserts were super sweet. And be sure to pay attention to your bill. There’s a 3% kitchen appreciation that’s added that they don’t bring up. Parking lot is small and during their busy time, there’s no spots. I had to park on the street right in front of their restaurant and still got a parking ticket at 8pm at night. Very inconvenient and not worth it. Don’t think I’ll be back.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Italian restaurant

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