Grotto Ristorante

Wonderful experience, Erica B. was a fantastic, friendly, and helpful waitress and made our meal much more pleasurable.

Went to The Grotto restaurant located inside The Golden Nugget Resort. The food is great, tastes authentic enough, but definitely could’ve used some salt. The bread and oil was perfect! My only complaint would be having to wait for our table even though we’d had reservations and the noise level. I wish the restaurant was closed off from the rest of the resort because it was really hard to carry conversation with my husband sitting next to me. Lots of leaning in to hear each other. Otherwise, this would be the perfect restaurant for anybody looking to satisfy that Italian food craving or just to hang out with friends. Would not recommend this particular location for a romantic or intimate dinner.

The food is really fantastic. Always make a reservation because they have less than 15 tables so it’s a mini-restaurant that books quick. As long as you book the day before or day of before you go your fine. The rating of three is due to the “portion size” not quality. Quality is a 9. Portions are less than small. For a 19.95 chicken Marsala I expect at lest enough food to claim the “dinner role”. This was not. Love Golden Nugget just not the cost cutting savings on portion. Tilman if you plan to cut portions to save which is a “business smart” decision then cut your price to reflect it.

I love this restaurant!! I would visit locations closer to me, but they don't all have the same menus. So, I have to drive 2-hours to enjoy the chicken parmigiana in Lake Charles. It's worth it though. The tomato basil soup is awesome too!!