Went to Luce for a business dinner / Christmas celebration. I'm Italian and am very picky about the places I eat Italian food outside of my own house and can honestly say that this place is the real deal.\n\nWe made reservations because we had a larger party and I hate waiting. Our table was waiting for us upon arrival and we were ushered to our seats in no time. Manuel welcomed us warmly and proceeded to attend to us throughout the evening with ease. Our service was impeccable.\n\nI ordered the Mare. Lobster, shrimp, scallops, mussels, calamari over linguine with a light tomato sauce. A lot of times when you get dishes like this the seafood is not fresh and there's not very much of it. Totally the opposite at Luce. Everything was prepared perfectly and there was plenty of seafood. The tomato sauce was light, tangy and perfect. Manuel slid me an extra napkin to use as a bib which is appreciated since I already put my dry cleaners first born through college.\n\nFor dessert I had the semifreddo which was light, almondy and had hazelnuts on top. Fresh berries accompanied this perfect dessert. To top it all off, their Caf\u00e9 Latte was made like I was in a sidewalk caf\u00e9 on the streets of Verona.\n\nLuce is one of the best for Italian in the Charlotte area. I will be back and hope that you will too.
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