Trattoria Lugana

Lugana? Ja, da isst man gut. Hierhin mochte ich die Berliner und Hamburger Freunde locken, die mich in der Würzburger Diaspora besuchten.


Vorbei gehn, die Tageskarte überfliegen und hoffen, dass ein Platz frei ist. La Padrona berät. Nur meinen Wein hab ich da nie gefunden.

An authentic Italian trattoria, combining excellent food with warm, wonderful service.

A fellow Yelper noted, in a 2014 review, that the (Italian speaking) staff never rushed her and her b/f out, even though closing time had come and gone. That, we discovered, is because you are treated as honored guests in the home of the Chef/Proprietor and his daughter (who was our lovely server). A friendly chat revealed that the Chef, hailing from Messina, Sicily, had toiled for 13 years helping to build the reputation of Lugana, before purchasing this magnificent gem earlier this year.

Alongside the warm greeting and service, we enjoyed an excellent starter salad and a lovely Insalata Caprese. My main course, a "blackboard special" of a ziti noodle with beef, and a "natural" sauce, was delicious, and highly recommended (if available). My business colleague's seafood pasta was also excellent. Although I didn't have a great deal of room for dessert and cappuccino, I'm glad that I pushed the envelope; as the home-made Tiramisu was the perfect ending for a delightful meal. Easy access via foot, tram, or taxi, with municipal parking on the street, in front, and a municipal parking garage close by.

The food was awesome. I had spaghetti alla carbonara, my bf had some type of ravioli and my friend had ravioli with deer meat filling. The beer was good, wine was good I was told, and the wait staff was courteous and sweet. They let us talk and stay (we haven't seen each other for a long time, so we had a lot to talk about) 15 minutes after they closed. Even then they didn't come to us to tell us to go, but we accidentally found out by asking to order more beer. The chef and the waitress seem to be Italian, they were speaking pretty fluent Italian. But aside from all these non food related stuff, I would definitely come back here.