Best Italian Restaurants in Essex, Connecticut

Zee was our server and she was delightful! Food was ex excellent as always!!

Celebrating a family birthday. Great food, drinks, and atmosphere. Our go to place for most Celebrations and nights out for fine dining. If you are looking for Italian food that is second only to my mother..this is the place

Been visiting Luigi's over many years and my first and likely best complement about this fine restaurant is consistancy. I brought my mother who just turned 91 there for her birthday dinner and the food was superb. She dined on Baked Stuffed Shrimp and I, Veal Marsala which has been a favorite of mine there for many years. The food is always very well prepared, presented, the service quick and polite and the establishment treats their patrons like family which is the mark of a true family run Italian restaurant. If your visiting our shoreline and looking for superb Italian/mediterranean food, you should stop here. You won't be disappointed.

Everything about this place was great. The staff, ambience, food, all of it. There was a minor mistake with my order. Things happen, the 2 dishes sounded almost identical and I had a hoarse voice that night so it probably was my fault. But everyone went above and beyond to make it right. Even offered to remake my friends dishes at same time so we could all eat together. Which I told them wasn't necessary. It only took a few minutes for my new plate to arrive. All 3 of us highly enjoyed our dinner. Let me tell you the chicken marsala was next level. The tiramasu was amazing! Thank you to out waiter who was so kind and attentive and the rest of the staff who offered such superb service that no established I've been to has every come close to.

Enjoyed all aspects of our meal; the attentive service, the ambience, our meals.