Excellent food. Excellent service. Thanks to a lovely lady Italia!
Jo H
We didn’t want to eat the usual that’s on offer close to the airport and so we found Mona Lisa - fantastic traditional Italian restaurant. Fantastic service, good value - would love it to be closer to home for us. Recommendations for places to go in Italy- named me what to fly from Luton more often!- normally we fly from Stansted or Gatwick but the whole experience has made us reconsider. Do give Mona Lisa a try
SC19672015
Great restaurant , authenic italian food where chef meets guests afterwards, faboulous sevice and fantastic evening
Michael Karaoulanis
Typical italien food . Very good and Nice People
Willem L
Sweet Sicilian couple, with a heart for Italian food. What a pleasure to eat here. Everything homemade, risotto never tasted so good, even in Sicily, Dessert. Have either the tiramisu or profiteroles
Julian Gutierrez
Authentic Italian Delight in Luton. My visit to this traditional Italian restaurant in Luton was an unforgettable gastronomic experience. The menu, deeply rooted in authentic Italian cuisine, offered an array of rich, flavorful dishes that far surpassed my expectations. Every bite transported me directly to a charming Italian trattoria. A real gem in Luton's culinary scene. Highly recommended for any food lover! Five stars.
Alison Wong
The tomato sauce is amazing, I have never eaten such delicious. I love it very much ??
טלי רביד
An amazing dinner. The food is authentic and made with love. Wonderful
jolenem792
Been a few times now and it’s the best fresh Italian I have ever had and will definitely be making this a regular the Italian style carbonara is amazing thank you for always providing the best service
Rae A
The best Italian restaurant in Luton. Amazing service and the food is absolutely incredible my favourite place by far! Thank you
One word: disappointing! Food was atrociously bad, disgusting actually. We ordered starters, mains and a dessert. My lasagne bolognese (pictured below) had the texture of a soup, which tells me it was previously frozen and not fresh, it also had a rather unpleasant slighly sweet flavour. My mum's pasta Carbonara was made with cream - total shame as everyone knows that authentic Italian Carbonara is made with egg yolks in Italy... Finally, the chocolate cheesecake dessert was another big disappointment - a cheesecake they clearly bought from Tesco or Audi, sliced it and then just put it on a plate, it definitely was not made fresh in the kitchen.Staff were trying to deceive us the whole evening by being too friendly and even lied to us that 'if we want to try authentic fresh Italian food, we've come to the right place'. The waiter also refused to serve tap water as it is usually 'FREE' - instead, he told us: 'We gotta be able to charge you for it so we cannot serve you tap water, only bottled available'. What a joke.After consuming their calamari starter and lasagne, I had stomach issues as soon as I got home.In total we paid 60 GBP for an extremely disappointing and meh meal.Do yourself a favour and avoid this place like the plague.
Sapolu
It was a rainy cold day and the food and service kept our hearts and tummy warm. It felt like I was eating at home. Food was delicious and we will definitely visit again if we come to visit. The Monna Lisa art on the wall made us smile :) and so did the owners.
Rosanna M
I’m not sure wether the 1 star review was at the same restaurant as I was!! But it was like eating my nonnas food ❤️ .. would highly recommend 10 out of 10 .. will defiantly re visit and the relaxed family atmosphere is a must visit. Highly recommend
Sightsee33618219868
One word: disappointing! Food was atrociously bad, disgusting actually. We ordered starters, mains and a dessert. My lasagne bolognese (pictured below) had the texture of a soup, which tells me it was previously frozen and not fresh, it also had a rather unpleasant slighly sweet flavour. My mum's pasta Carbonara was made with cream - total shame as everyone knows that authentic Italian Carbonara is made with egg yolks in Italy... Finally, the chocolate cheesecake dessert was another big disappointment - a cheesecake they clearly bought from Tesco or Aldi, sliced it and then just put it on a plate, it definitely was not made fresh in the kitchen. Staff were trying to deceive us the whole evening by being too friendly and even lied to us that 'if we want to try authentic fresh Italian food, we've come to the right place'. The waiter also refused to serve tap water as it is usually 'FREE' - instead, he told us: 'We gotta be able to charge you for it so we cannot serve you tap water, only bottled available'. What a joke. After consuming their calamari starter and lasagne, I had stomach issues as soon as I got home. In total we paid 60 GBP for an extremely disappointing and meh meal. Do yourself a favour and avoid this place like the plague. We'll go to McDonald's next time we are hungry where the food is always tasty and cheap. Thank you for nothing.
Excellent food. Excellent service. Thanks to a lovely lady Italia!
We didn’t want to eat the usual that’s on offer close to the airport and so we found Mona Lisa - fantastic traditional Italian restaurant. Fantastic service, good value - would love it to be closer to home for us. Recommendations for places to go in Italy- named me what to fly from Luton more often!- normally we fly from Stansted or Gatwick but the whole experience has made us reconsider. Do give Mona Lisa a try
Great restaurant , authenic italian food where chef meets guests afterwards, faboulous sevice and fantastic evening
Typical italien food . Very good and Nice People
Sweet Sicilian couple, with a heart for Italian food. What a pleasure to eat here. Everything homemade, risotto never tasted so good, even in Sicily, Dessert. Have either the tiramisu or profiteroles
Authentic Italian Delight in Luton. My visit to this traditional Italian restaurant in Luton was an unforgettable gastronomic experience. The menu, deeply rooted in authentic Italian cuisine, offered an array of rich, flavorful dishes that far surpassed my expectations. Every bite transported me directly to a charming Italian trattoria. A real gem in Luton's culinary scene. Highly recommended for any food lover! Five stars.
The tomato sauce is amazing, I have never eaten such delicious. I love it very much ??
An amazing dinner. The food is authentic and made with love. Wonderful
Been a few times now and it’s the best fresh Italian I have ever had and will definitely be making this a regular the Italian style carbonara is amazing thank you for always providing the best service
The best Italian restaurant in Luton. Amazing service and the food is absolutely incredible my favourite place by far! Thank you
Restaurantji Recommends
Food was amazing, super tasty and proper Italian.
One word: disappointing! Food was atrociously bad, disgusting actually. We ordered starters, mains and a dessert. My lasagne bolognese (pictured below) had the texture of a soup, which tells me it was previously frozen and not fresh, it also had a rather unpleasant slighly sweet flavour. My mum's pasta Carbonara was made with cream - total shame as everyone knows that authentic Italian Carbonara is made with egg yolks in Italy... Finally, the chocolate cheesecake dessert was another big disappointment - a cheesecake they clearly bought from Tesco or Audi, sliced it and then just put it on a plate, it definitely was not made fresh in the kitchen.Staff were trying to deceive us the whole evening by being too friendly and even lied to us that 'if we want to try authentic fresh Italian food, we've come to the right place'. The waiter also refused to serve tap water as it is usually 'FREE' - instead, he told us: 'We gotta be able to charge you for it so we cannot serve you tap water, only bottled available'. What a joke.After consuming their calamari starter and lasagne, I had stomach issues as soon as I got home.In total we paid 60 GBP for an extremely disappointing and meh meal.Do yourself a favour and avoid this place like the plague.
It was a rainy cold day and the food and service kept our hearts and tummy warm. It felt like I was eating at home. Food was delicious and we will definitely visit again if we come to visit. The Monna Lisa art on the wall made us smile :) and so did the owners.
I’m not sure wether the 1 star review was at the same restaurant as I was!! But it was like eating my nonnas food ❤️ .. would highly recommend 10 out of 10 .. will defiantly re visit and the relaxed family atmosphere is a must visit. Highly recommend
One word: disappointing! Food was atrociously bad, disgusting actually. We ordered starters, mains and a dessert. My lasagne bolognese (pictured below) had the texture of a soup, which tells me it was previously frozen and not fresh, it also had a rather unpleasant slighly sweet flavour. My mum's pasta Carbonara was made with cream - total shame as everyone knows that authentic Italian Carbonara is made with egg yolks in Italy... Finally, the chocolate cheesecake dessert was another big disappointment - a cheesecake they clearly bought from Tesco or Aldi, sliced it and then just put it on a plate, it definitely was not made fresh in the kitchen. Staff were trying to deceive us the whole evening by being too friendly and even lied to us that 'if we want to try authentic fresh Italian food, we've come to the right place'. The waiter also refused to serve tap water as it is usually 'FREE' - instead, he told us: 'We gotta be able to charge you for it so we cannot serve you tap water, only bottled available'. What a joke. After consuming their calamari starter and lasagne, I had stomach issues as soon as I got home. In total we paid 60 GBP for an extremely disappointing and meh meal. Do yourself a favour and avoid this place like the plague. We'll go to McDonald's next time we are hungry where the food is always tasty and cheap. Thank you for nothing.