Cafe Luna

By Deborah

Food: I’m not a big Italian food fan, but my meal was delicious. The salad was tasty and my entrée was delicious. I had the Linguine Di Matteo and even had left overs for the next day for lunch. Yummy! Agree about the bread. Not so good. Coffee was good though...and I did get a second cup ;-)

Service: Not bad, but not great. BTW, aren’t we supposed to rate the cuteness of the waiters? ;-)

Ambiance: I liked the décor. I thought it was cozy, and I liked the fact that it was a small intimate restaurant. I didn’t actually notice the chairs.

Overall, a thumbs up from me.

I like the idea of a "sex and the city" theme for the next MR!

Monthy Rag Restaurant List

By Steph

Here's a list of all of the restaurants that we have visited over the past five years. Feel free to comment on the most memorable (or least memorable) ones. I'll try to repost this list every few months.

I'll just use the UT's form of classifying the prices of each restaurant:
$ - <$20 per person $ - $21-30 per person
$ - $31-40 per person
$ - >$41 per person


2002
Tapas Picasso $$ (Spanish)
Trattoria I Trulli $$ (Italian)
Ashoka The Great $ (Indian)
The French Gourmet $ (French)

2003
Great News Cooking School $$$$ (Cooking School)
Sassafras - NO LONGER IN BUSINESS (...for a reason. Service was terrible!!)
Cuvee $$$ (Wine shop, Asian, Mediterranean, California, Eclectic)
*we went to the La Jolla location, which is no longer in business. They still have a restaurant in Del Mar.
El Zarape $ (Mexican)
Jimmy Carter's $ (American)
Cantina Panaderia $$ (Healthy with an Asian flair)
Bird House Grill $ (Turkish)
Assaggio - The Union Tribune said that Assaggio closed
Rhinoceros $$ (American Bistro)
Parallel 33 $$$ (Eclectic)
Dumpling Inn $ (Chinese) - *no website or profilink, but I hope they're still around. I liked this place.
Fratello's $ (Italian) *It was here that Mara announced that she was pregnant with Casey.

2004
Hash House A G0 Go $$ (American) *We met here for brunch.
Kitima $$ (Thai)
Go Greek Cafe and Grill $ (Greek)
Kensington Grill $$ (Eclectic)
Savory $$ (Italian)
Girard Gourmet $ (Sandwiches)
Huddle $ (American) *no website or profile. It was here that Mara didn't meet us because she had delivered Casey that morning.
The Abbey - CLOSED - A restaurant called Russo's house is there now
Hill Street Coffee House $ (Coffee House, Eclectic)
Pho Cado $ (Vietnamese) - *no website or profile
La Veche $$$ (French)
Extraordinary Desserts $$ (American/California Cuisine) *I'm giving ED two dollar signs because you can't have dinner without coffee and dessert. That would just be wrong!

2005
Chef Lau's Asian Tapas - CLOSED
The Red Sea $ (Ethiopian)
Mesquite $$$ (American/California Cuisine)
Ana Maria - CLOSED
The Linkery $$ (American)
Cafe Chloe $$ (French)
Come On In Cafe $ (American/California Cuisine)
Just Fabulous $$ (American/California Cuisine)
Trattoria Aqua $$$ (Italian)
Med Grill $$ (Mediterranean)
Blue Ginger $$ (Asian)
Jolly Boy Saloon $ (Mexican)

2006
The Prado $$$ (American/California Cuisine)
Thaigo $ (Thai)
Miami Grill $ (Cuban)
Bud's Food Shoppe $ (Southern)
Rannoosh $$ (Lebanese)
Kemo Sabe $$$ (Asian & American/California Cuisine)
JUNE 2006???
JULY 2006??? (I was too pregnant to pay attention!)
Sipz $ (Vegetarian Fusion)
Pattaya - CLOSED
Kous Kous $ (Moroccan)
Piati $ (Italian)

2007
January 2007???
February 2007???
Sole Luna Café $ (Sandwiches)
High Dive Grill $ (Burgers/Bar) - * No website or profile
Jamroc 101 $ (Caribbean)
India Princess $$ (Indian)
Bondi $$$ (Australian for food)
Cafe Luna $$ (Italian)

Cafe Luna

(By Alicia)

Here's the 411:
Cafe Luna
11040 Rancho Carmel Dr # 2
San Diego, CA 92128
(858) 673-0077

Food: Pretty good Italian food. I agree with Steph, foccacia was dry and had a low earning potential (Heidi!), sun dried tomato oil dip was good, loved the summer salad (greens, red onions, strawberries, gorgonzola and proscuitto). I had the ravioli with spinach and cheese in a light cream sauce. It was good, not too heavy. We didn't have any dessert, but the coffee was good, even though *somebody* (cough, Eric, cough) never asked me if I wanted more. Hmp.

Service: Okay. It started off pretty good, our server, Eric seemed pretty nice, but then he started in with the whole "ma'am" thing. Tip-o-meter: low

Ambiance: Eh. The decor, nothing too fancy, didn't really notice it one way or another. The chairs sucked: 90 degree angle on the back with a metal/wrought iron back. Very uncomfortable. And the A/C was too high most of the meal.

Overall, a moderate thumbs up. Good food, great company. We laughed, we cried, we talked some smack. What more do you need?

Looking forward to our 5 year anniversary dinner! I'm thinking we should go all "sex in the city" and get all whored up and stay out past 10:00!

Cafe Luna

by Steph

Janet chose Cafe Luna for August MR. It wasn't bad. The bread was a bit too crusty for me but the olive oil dipping sauce was double dippable (very good). We all shared the summer salad, which I thought was very tasty. My food was decent for the price (free thanks to Heidi -- Thanks Heidi) and the coffee was good. On the negative side, the chair that I sat in was extremely and the air conditioning was on too high.

The highlight of the night had nothing to do with the food or the ambiance. The highlight was when the men sitting at the bar behind us were curiously silent when our conversation turned to adult toys and accessories. I love accessories. ;D

Next month will be our five year MR anniversary. I can't think of six other people that I'd rather have SIXTY (yes, 6-0) meals with.