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Lucia's Bistro, Pitman, NJ

Lucia's Bistro

4.2
4.2
44 Reviews
$30 and under
Bistro
Hi friends! We are a family owned and operated café located in the heart of downtown Pitman. Welcome us to the neighborhood and stop on by for breakfast, lunch and dinner!

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2 people

7:00 PM


Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Bistro, Italian, Sicilian
  • Hours of operation
    Tue–Thu, Sun 8:00 am–8:00 pm Fri, Sat 8:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (856) 270-8373
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Vito Mannino
  • Neighborhood
    Pitman
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Additional
    BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Cafe, Counter Seating, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 44 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.2
4.2 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.2Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

44 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    vip
    1.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Completely unprepared for Mother’s Day even though we had a reservation, they did not honor the reservation when we made a reservation for brunch. By the time they sat us they were no longer serving brunch and we had to go with the dinner menu.  it took an hour and a half to get our food after we ordered. It could be a nice place. I would not recommend a holiday.

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  2. cacr1120

    Atlantic City

    13 reviews

    1.0

    13 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1
    The restaurant was overbooked for Mother's Day. We were seated 1/2 hour later than our reservation time, gave our order pretty much right away- 45 minutes later still no food. We had to leave to catch a show -had to box our food up and leave. Only 2 of us got to eat a salad --both nothing special. Supposed to be grilled chicken on salad--tasted like lunchmeat chicken. Staff was very apologetic and it's probably a nice place when it's not so busy, but management dropped the ball on this one or maybe they need more kitchen help. Many other diners were complaining about the wait for food and service.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Extremely slow service, over an hour wait for food. I understand when the kitchen is backed up, but we were not checked on by our waitress after being served coffee. I had to go up to the counter to ask for more. Another long wait for just the check after food arrived, we had to ask again.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great experience for breakfast. The frittata-style omelettes are a special treat. The only disappointment was that the Belgium waffle was one single waffle that was small.

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 27, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Absolutely delicious! Great menu . Well worth the 30 minute drive to have breakfast there!

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on March 8, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The sandwiches were giant and delicious! We also got a lemon cannoli.

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  7. PattiN

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 4, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This place is a hidden gem! High quality delicious food and exceptional service. We enjoyed every aspect from start to finish!

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  8. Rose

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 3, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We all enjoyed paninis with salad for lunch. Coffee was great. Service excellent.

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  9. RuthW

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 21, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We made a 12:30 lunch reservation before our 2:00 showtime at the Pitman Theatre. The food was fresh and delicious. Different options, something for everyone. I loved the open feel of the dining and the decor was simple but beautiful. We will be back!!

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  10. Karm

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 12, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    The wait for our food to arrive was extremely long. When it finally arrived, it was not cooked all the way through. We had to box up the food and take it with us as we were heading to a show. The kitchen was the problem here. Not sure why there was such a delay!! Bad experience. Don't plan to go back anytime soon.

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  11. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on September 8, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Great menu with a twist in standards. Large portions of very fresh food. Desserts are terrific.

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 26, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Loved our food and our waitress! The only recommendation I would make is having music playing and loud enough that you can have a conversation with people at your table without feeling like everyone can hear you speak.

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  13. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 28, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Friendly staff and delicious food freshly prepared. The portions were perfect for sharing and who doesn’t love to byob…

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 1, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Ricotta board was incredible. Desserts 10/10 recommend (we got the croissant, donut, and gelato)

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  15. tonydee

    Atlantic City

    15 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on June 28, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Surprise mid week date. Salad, flat bread, and mmmm desert. Very good.

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  16. Aurora

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 20, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Service and food were both great. I’ll be coming back again and referring Lucia’s Bistro to friends hands down.

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  17. Chado

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    This was one of the worst dining experiences I’ve ever had. I booked a reservation for 11:45am and arrived at 11:30am. We were told that they overbooked reservations by 90 people. We were seated after 30 minutes of waiting and ordered right away. We waited over 2 hours for our food. The food was burnt and inedible. I wouldn’t recommend this restaurant. Horrible experience. Staff was very unfriendly and offered zero compensation for this dining experience. I will not be going back.

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  18. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Had a reservation for 11:00am, didn’t get seated until 11:30, didn’t have a server talk to us until 11:50, at which point we were informed that food would be an hour wait, after our hour wait to even sit down! We did not stay.

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  19. Alex

    Philadelphia

    32 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on May 7, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Stromboli is phenomenal! Love the live-edge wood tables. Always a treat to come in for some fantastic food.

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  20. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Delicious breakfast, speedy friendly service, in a bright clean atmosphere

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  21. CarolD

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 17, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    We did not enjoy the food at all. Very expensive for what you got. Sopprafina was bland. Salad was heavy on cranberries and goat cheese. It was also a mix of two salads that they prepare. Buffalo nuggets were very small and minimal. Flat bread $25.00 was undercooked

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  22. JenniferT

    Atlantic City

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 16, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Took my son (who goes to Rowan University -it’s close). We sat outside because it was a nice evening. Super cute decor-inside and out. The portions are HUGE! We could have split the Stromboli or Panini! We actually each ate half and took home each other’s leftovers. Very tasty!

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  23. Alex

    Philadelphia

    32 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on February 28, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Cute place that I really hope succeeds. Food was phenomenal and the service fantastic. Can’t wait to try some more options.

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  24. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    It's really a shame, the place is cute but clearly lacking management oversight. Everyone working here is young, and we didn't see a single manager or adult in sight. The service is incredibly slow. It took 15 mins for our waitress to even bring over menus; 20 more minutes for her to take our order. She also seemed generally uncomfortable speaking to anyone. Unfortunately, we had friends go earlier for brunch, and they said service was terribly slow too, as did other guests we overheard while dining there, so this doesn't seem like a single event. The "boneless buffalo wings" I'm pretty sure are Tyson chicken nuggets, very chewy, and the buffalo sauce came cold on the side. The "paninis" we're just deli meat sandwiches, cold and not pressed. Overall, the only good thing we had was the bottle of wine, which is from a winery. The whole meal and experience was so bad we were laughing. Really disappointing. It's like they opened this place and then just totally gave up.

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    New York City

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 19, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great brunch- terrific service, so friendly too- and fun casual atmosphere! We’ll definitely be back!

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  26. Grandma51

    New Jersey

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on February 19, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    First time visit for Sunday brunch with friends. Great menu, excellent service. Will definitely return.

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  27. DeannaLynn

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 3, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food and great service. I will be going back again. Thank you!

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  28. ADuckEatsKack

    Baltimore

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 6, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    First time going and we will certainly be going back. Just based on the decor and atmosphere, we were shocked to be the only people dining in on a Friday night (three adults, one toddler). And after we got our food we were truly shocked, because the strombolis were all yummy! We were initially scoffing at the "seed choice" to sprinkle on top, but when they came with everything bagel on top, the slight change it created for the texture and taste was tasty and unique. To be clear we were not the only patrons for the night. People were just in and out for the desserts throughout our time there. The chef was kind enough to bring our lil person out a little bowl of blueberries. Great staff, great food

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  29. Mom1

    New York City

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on December 8, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Great sandwich. Authentic Italian.

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  30. MaryannG

    Philadelphia

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on December 3, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was so delicious and staff were very friendly

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  31. PhillyFoodie14

    Philadelphia

    31 reviews

    2.0

    31 reviews

    Dined on November 20, 2022

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5
    Came here 90 minutes before a show. Should be plenty of time, and we had a reservation. Took awhile for server to come over, found out we couldn’t get breakfast (boo!) so we ordered a stromboli. Ate here once before and had a good meal, so I was looking forward to it. At 50 minutes before the show, we’re told the Stromboli was just going in and takes about 25 min. That would put us with not a lot of time to eat it so we canceled it. Ate dessert instead. Had the server (who was being overworked) told us “since you’re seeing a show don’t get the ’boli, get a panini,” we wouldn’t have ordered it. We felt bad for the server but 90 minutes should be plenty of time for lunch. The cannoli we had was excellent but we were really looking forward to lunch there.

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  32. Natalie

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 20, 2022

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    In my humble opinion, don't waste your time or money by going to Cafe Lucia. We had 12:00 reservations, thinking we were going for Sunday brunch. But when we got there after ordering our brunch time beverages, were told they were no longer serving breakfast and now switched to their lunch menu. I spent $65 for 2 chicken Caesar salads and a grilled cheese. Really?? We should have gone to an Italian restaurant where for $65, I could have gotten a dish of pasta and a glass of wine. So disappointing. Food was mediocre at best. Service was bad. Overall, a terrible experience.

    1 person found this helpful

  33. HelenS

    Philadelphia

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Good is absolutely wonderful! Highly recommend going for breakfast!

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  34. IreneT

    New York City

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 13, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Great food (huge servings easily shared by two people) and stunning indoor decor. Easy walking distance to the Broadway theatre. BYOB.

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  35. MaryannG

    Philadelphia

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on September 16, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Everything was great food was delicious staff were friendly and courteous

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  36. Greta1

    Philadelphia

    67 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    67 reviews

    Dined on September 4, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    The food was good. But they are understaffed. So half of our group got their orders wrong. It took so long to order, eat, and get the bill, we didn’t bother to make changes. There weren’t more than three tables filled in the restaurant the whole time. And they are overpriced. For instance, everything comes a la carte. An omelette starts out plain, with each item added being $1-$3 more. We were going to try their cannoli or bomboloni. But between the time and cost, we just couldn’t.

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  37. ericao

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 25, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This is my new favorite local place. Food is OUTSTANDING- so was service and experience. I’ve been there five times so far and it’s always perfect!

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  38. Sharon

    Philadelphia

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on July 30, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was delicious, we enjoyed brunch . Staff very friendly and attentive

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  39. BeverlyS

    Philadelphia

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 17, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Lucia's Cafe is my new favorite place to eat in Pitman. The food is delicious, portions are generous, and the staff is friendly and helpful.

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  40. Rose

    Philadelphia

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on July 16, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food and great service. We will be back again

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FAQs

Lucia's Bistro offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (856) 270-8373.

Lucia's Bistro is rated 4.2 stars by 44 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Lucia's Bistro

148 S Broadway, Pitman, NJ 08071-2232

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Pitman
  • Hours of operation
    Tue–Thu, Sun 8:00 am–8:00 pm Fri, Sat 8:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Bistro, Italian, Sicilian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Vito Mannino
  • Additional
    BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Cafe, Counter Seating, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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