Gianni Franzi In

10/05/2025: It's hard to say whether the Santa Lucia is a tourist trap or not. In any case, my experience was that our pasta dishes (Bigoli con sarde, Carbonara, Gnocchi al ragù) and antipasti (Insalata di polipo, Prosciutto crudo) were by far the best dishes of our stay in Grado. As a tourist you definitely don't feel 100% welcome, but in the end we didn't have any problems with the service. The boss is quite present, and not just in a good way, and I couldn't help but get the impression that he found my trying Italian terribly embarrassing -- but that may just be my perception. The tables are indeed small and narrow, and the chairs (inside) are unfortunately very uncomfortable. All in all, I'm very grateful for the best culinary evening we had in Grado -- honestly: it's not cheap anywhere here, fish is mainly a question of purchase and the quality of the catch, and here there are at least hints of real Italian cuisine that isn't just designed to meet tourist expectations.

20/04/2025: Welcoming and clean environment. Attentive and helpful staff. Excellent service. The mussel and clam pasta dishes were full of flavour. The only flaw is that when I ordered the tiramisu for dessert instead of mascarpone there was cream ice cream and instead of Ladyfingers there were 90% Pavesini. How did I notice? The “Mascarpone” was melting and the Ladyfingers were TOO crunchy. Furthermore, I highly recommend you try this restaurant because you have the opportunity to spend a nice evening with friends and relatives. Keep it up! ✌🏻