Best Authentic Restaurants in Westlake

The food at Luca West is always super good. It’s not in a trendy area of the city, but for what it lacks if hype it more than makes up for in quality of food (and super convenient parking).

Christmas Eve 3 PM we had reservations and we seated immediately. The server was slow, but it was busy. I had two appetizers and my wife said. Shrimp and scallop risotto. Excellent. The appetizers came as requested for my meal, but they were separated so I had lobster bisque was good but lacked a little flavor and shrimp tempura overall excellent but I didn’t care for the depth of the sauce we had an enjoyable meal and I hope y’all have a good Christmas.

The food came out came out extremely fast and was absolutely delicious. I had the braised short rib ravioli and my friend had the mussels (both 10/10). Will 100% be back!

It was freezing cold next to the chimney because of the draft even though the fire was on, but was otherwise lovely! Great food, service, and ambience, and we loved the Christmas decorations and festive drink menu. The mistletoe martini was DELICIOUS!

My only concern is if you make reservations six hours before your arrival time, your table should be ready when you arrive. But, overall, we had a waitress, who customer service skills were over the top. Rochelle was her name, and she was excellent! And showed the patience of Job with us. And that to me was much appreciated because so many times you go, they are understaffed, trying to do to many tables, and their patience is not very long, but with her, and I believe you were understaffed, she still showed expert courtesy!