Villa Lulu
$$ • Italian
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230 College St, New Haven
(203) 691-7177
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Villa Lulu Reviews
I’ve been here many times but while dining tonight (around 10:45) my partner saw a mouse run by in the upper dining room. He was mortified. There was another large party in the dining room so we decided to stay quiet rather than cause a scene of any kind. We notified our server (who was extremely pleasant btw) and she summoned the manager. Now while we didn’t expect him to catch the rodent with his bare hands, he offered to move us to the bar but the damage had been done. All we could think about is hygiene and if there are more rodents etc etc. it’s disgusting to be honest. We did pay our bill and also left the server a tip but I don’t know that we will be back.
Food was amazing, service was great, our sever angel was friendly and very attentive to us during our Valentines dinner. The octopus was some of the best I’ve ever had along with the lobster ravioli! Look forward to coming by again for dinner soon!
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Hours
Monday | 11:30AM - 10PM |
Tuesday | 11:30AM - 10PM |
Wednesday | 11:30AM - 10PM |
Thursday | 11:30AM - 10PM |
Friday | 11:30AM - 11PM |
Saturday | 11:30AM - 11PM |
Sunday | 11:30AM - 10PM |
I give Villa Lulu a solid 4, bordering on 5, but I'm so fussy, it's probably a 5. I save 5's for something so amazing I just can't describe it. After a brief snafu with who our waiter was, the staff was super accomodating with everything. They kept their promise to get us to the show on time. So, service ended up a 5 but started as a 2 or 3. Food, we had a variety of salads and appetizers, two main courses for 4 of us. All were very good., to excellent Atmosphere, 4, and I only detract because we had to walk up a steep flight of stairs to the dining room, so if you are physically unable to make the stairs, your options will be limited. There is al fresco dining but it was too cold. I am sincerely looking forward to returning and trying more options at a more leisurely pace because it's the type of place where you can actually carry on a conversation without the clatter of dishes and the intrusion of others' conversations. It's very warm and cozy and would be good for a romantic dinner. Reminds me of "The Big Night" kind of vibe.