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Meat Me in the Middle

Joined 3 years ago

A little over-hyped for the food and service. Went to Luna Park for the first time with a friend last week and thought it was a bit over-hyped. First of all make sure to bring money for parking because you will either have to valet or fight for one of the metered spots on La Brea.

We decided to share a bottle of wine and some courses. We started off with the chipotle caesar salad, it was good, nothing out of this world - but had a little kick with spice. Next, we had the parmesan rigatoni Bolognese. My friend ordered this before and said it was really good, but this time around it was kind of bland and needed some extra salt and pepper to liven it up.

However, we decided up front that we were going to treat ourselves with the make your own s'mores - these were super yummy and definitely made up for the rest of the meal.

The overall look of the restaurant was nice, very dark with candles - maybe nice for a date instead of meeting a friend. And was disappointed that someone told me to get the grilled cheese and tomato soup because it is really good, but apparently it is only offered on the lunch menu. I looked at this menu online and it looks like it offers a ton more than just the dinner menu - so maybe next time I'll try lunch instead of dinner there.

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Oranges

Joined 3 years ago

Always packed! Groupon friendly! Great environment!. Came to Luna with my sister during her birthday. Food was great. We had a salad and an avocado burger. They offer great discounts through twitter and groupon and have a full bar. If you can, go there on someones birthday, the "cake" they bring you is surprisingly "large" :) I'll let you see what I'm talking about. It gave us a good laugh on how clever they were!

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lindseymorg

Joined 3 years ago

Love the chocolate mimosas. Dont know if they still serve them but my mom & I had theyre chocolate mimosas and mmmm they were yummy!

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Kika Davis 2

Joined 5 years ago

Find Them on Twitter!. Almost on a weekly basis, Luna Park tweets unreal discounts, such as 50% off your entire check. Of course, you have to be following them to know the secret password to whisper to your server. Luna Park also offers "Blue Plate Specials" Sunday to Thursday night with entrees priced from $10 to $12, in addition to their regular menu items like goat cheese fondue, pot roast and pork cutlet. Don't forget to order one of their specialty cocktails, their sangria is my favorite. [Twitter Handle: @lunaparkla]

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1415

Joined 3 years ago

worst meal we have ever had. My husband and I had dinner here on april 9, 2010,by

recommendation from sandra lee of the food network

we drove from orange county to la, we had concert tickets at staples and decided to drive to luna park

then back to downtown for concert. What a mistake

we arrived at 5:30pm dinner time very few people in

restaurant. We were sat at a booth that everytime

the door was opened to go to serve people in outside

patie a large draft of air would come in. My husband immediately order his appitizer when we sat down because be knew we needed to leave by 7:00 to get back to downtown. As soon as the water was put on the table we ordered dinner, my husband ordered the casulet and I order stuffed pork cutlet with mushrooms and guyere cheese. We waited l hours for dinner and

when it came my husband dish was so hot and steaming he had to wait 20 mins to cool , the beans

were not cook and the rest was a mushey mess. My

cutlet was about the side a a 3x5 card so thin that

if it was stuffed the mushroom and cheese were not

noticed in the flavor., the mashed potatoes were runney and cold swinning in butter or oil unable to

detact flavor,. We then ordered the signature dessert

make you own smores., the homemade crackers were

burnt and the marshmellow were difficult to get out

of the heated dish, they stuck to the spoon and had

to get transferred to cracker. The only positive was we

had a 50% off coupon, thank goodness, i would have

been upset if we had paid full price for this poorly

prepared food. We were planning to take friends

from australia there but will not now and would not

recommed to anyone. When the management realized that we had been waiting a long time for our

meal they avoided our table like the plague, never said

and about the poor service or the long wait. A couple

came in 30-40 minutes after use and received the same dishes that we ordered 5 minutes after our food

arrived . We had to continuely ask for water, know one

every came to your table to see if were liked the food, etc. Regular prices of food are way to high for the

small portions and poor preparation, Don't waste your

time or money in this restaurant.

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TheSocialite

Joined 3 years ago

Great drinks and fun atmosphere. It may be hard to find, but it's a really cute date spot or a fun place to eat with the girls.

I only had their sandwiches which may have been a mistake because it was so-so. Everyone raves of the mac&cheese so maybe next time?

Great atmosphere and kind of crappy service, drinks were yummy.

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weho333

Joined 4 years ago

Great deserts!. Forgot about this spot because of all the new fab restos in town. But went back recently and had a spot on lunch. Everything was just great and we got a killer deal (50% off!) by following them on twitter. I was very impressed with the mac & cheese, salads and especially the deserts. I will go back and i must remember to remember Luna Park as a viable dinner option too!

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BobThom

Joined 4 years ago

Better Now than before. I get the comments below I have been there a few times and was very iffy on going back. But I got a gift card for half price at lahalfoff. com so I figured it was cheap. Food was much better and the staff was really nice actually. I guess they read citysearch...

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StephenJ

Joined 4 years ago

Good in LA ... better in SF. I live a few blocks away so I end up at Luna Park a few times a month (it is a 5 minute walk).

Most of the food is consistently good but a little overpriced. My favorite item on the menu is the tuna poke.

Aviod the S'mores for dessert ... I've made better s'mores in my microwave.

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soundmn777

Joined 5 years ago

Don't waste your time!. Just bad food. OK place. Bad food. Cheap though. If it was this or pretty much any other place I would go there first.