This was the first time my wife and I visited this establishment. My first time also trying Albanian cuisine. The food was good, Albanian juices were delicious and the service was decent but when the bill came that’s where things went wrong. I get the bill, pay in cash and leave a tip. The waiter returns to me basically forcing me to leave more. I’m not the type to under tip when I go out to dinner but for someone to force me to leave more when I already tipped the standard 20% is insane to me.
This tipping culture has made a lot of restaurants with a sense of entitlement in my opinion. Never force people to tip you. It’s not classy and you look like you’re begging. A tip is based on the service provided. This business will never see me again.
Thank you for reminding me why I chose to stay home and cook vs going out to eat!
Heidi Lyu
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April 13, 2026
I will give 5 starts for the food, they are delicious, love everything I got.
3 star for the service because some of them are nice and welcoming, others are not
1 for the atmosphere because how much people are smoking. They have an “indoor outdoor” area that allow smoking. The issue is the outdoor area is connected to the indoor and they never shut the door so essentially the heavy smoke traveled everywhere. My allergies flared up so bad after my meal. If you have sinus issues, allergies or just sensitive to cigarette smokes, definitely not your place. The smoke is very very unbearable, I am saying this as a person grew up with a lot of cigarette smoking around me.
DjMazetaNYC
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March 20, 2026
Everytime I come to Luna I’m always greeted & seated comfortably food is amazing especially the coconut shrimp. I love it here 2nd time here & won’t b the last time. Hookah always Amazing 🤩
Fiorela Hamzaraj
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July 22, 2026
Nice cafe- Albanian community- but the smoking is a turn off. Everything else is appealing to the eyes as far as ambiance goes but I’m not a fan of smelling like tobacco when I leave the place
Nashali Rivera
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August 09, 2020
do not even bother giving them your money!
The employees at this restaurant added a $25 charge to our card after we paid for and signed the check. after giving them a 4 star review I had to change it. THIS IS UNNACCEPTABLE. Times are tough for everyone right now and for us to give them business and they try to rip us off is insane. there was already a tip included in the bill, So for them to add more money is not cool at all!
Outdoor seating available, three of us were greeted by a young lady with not much expression, she took our order and about 10-15 minutes later a gentleman named Joel (who was very nice) brought us a bread basket and some salads. That helped to hold our hunger until the entrees arrived about 30 mins later. The steak and salmon arrived first with no potatoes (as advertised) and 10 minutes later the penne arrived. When we asked the server about the potatoes he went back and asked the chef but the chef said that they ran out of potatoes.
The rib eye steak was amazing, the broccoli was also good, it had a light flavor and nice crunch. The salmon was average could have used more flavor.
The penne was also decent, the flavor on the chicken was pretty good. We also ordered a New York cheese cake that was average in flavor and an iced caramel macchiato that was good!
Before arriving to Luna, I expected to have a bad experience because of the reviews but it wasn’t terrible!
I would just suggest for the searing area to be cared for a bit more and a little more consistency when it comes to the menu offerings, if the menu states that the meal will be accompanied by potatoes and vegetables but there are none that should be communicated by the server and some sort of compensation or accommodation should be offered.
Besides that the experience was decent, Joel was very nice and the food was pretty good.
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This was the first time my wife and I visited this establishment. My first time also trying Albanian cuisine. The food was good, Albanian juices were delicious and the service was decent but when the bill came that’s where things went wrong. I get the bill, pay in cash and leave a tip. The waiter returns to me basically forcing me to leave more. I’m not the type to under tip when I go out to dinner but for someone to force me to leave more when I already tipped the standard 20% is insane to me. This tipping culture has made a lot of restaurants with a sense of entitlement in my opinion. Never force people to tip you. It’s not classy and you look like you’re begging. A tip is based on the service provided. This business will never see me again. Thank you for reminding me why I chose to stay home and cook vs going out to eat!
I will give 5 starts for the food, they are delicious, love everything I got. 3 star for the service because some of them are nice and welcoming, others are not 1 for the atmosphere because how much people are smoking. They have an “indoor outdoor” area that allow smoking. The issue is the outdoor area is connected to the indoor and they never shut the door so essentially the heavy smoke traveled everywhere. My allergies flared up so bad after my meal. If you have sinus issues, allergies or just sensitive to cigarette smokes, definitely not your place. The smoke is very very unbearable, I am saying this as a person grew up with a lot of cigarette smoking around me.
Everytime I come to Luna I’m always greeted & seated comfortably food is amazing especially the coconut shrimp. I love it here 2nd time here & won’t b the last time. Hookah always Amazing 🤩
Nice cafe- Albanian community- but the smoking is a turn off. Everything else is appealing to the eyes as far as ambiance goes but I’m not a fan of smelling like tobacco when I leave the place
do not even bother giving them your money! The employees at this restaurant added a $25 charge to our card after we paid for and signed the check. after giving them a 4 star review I had to change it. THIS IS UNNACCEPTABLE. Times are tough for everyone right now and for us to give them business and they try to rip us off is insane. there was already a tip included in the bill, So for them to add more money is not cool at all! Outdoor seating available, three of us were greeted by a young lady with not much expression, she took our order and about 10-15 minutes later a gentleman named Joel (who was very nice) brought us a bread basket and some salads. That helped to hold our hunger until the entrees arrived about 30 mins later. The steak and salmon arrived first with no potatoes (as advertised) and 10 minutes later the penne arrived. When we asked the server about the potatoes he went back and asked the chef but the chef said that they ran out of potatoes. The rib eye steak was amazing, the broccoli was also good, it had a light flavor and nice crunch. The salmon was average could have used more flavor. The penne was also decent, the flavor on the chicken was pretty good. We also ordered a New York cheese cake that was average in flavor and an iced caramel macchiato that was good! Before arriving to Luna, I expected to have a bad experience because of the reviews but it wasn’t terrible! I would just suggest for the searing area to be cared for a bit more and a little more consistency when it comes to the menu offerings, if the menu states that the meal will be accompanied by potatoes and vegetables but there are none that should be communicated by the server and some sort of compensation or accommodation should be offered. Besides that the experience was decent, Joel was very nice and the food was pretty good.