October 2018 Revised July 2019
Hilton Block his established his reputation as an excellent restaurateur at Pastaria Restaurant. With many years of success at Pastaria and restaurants before this, Hilton has opened Luzzatto meat restaurant on the eastern side of Raanana. With successful Pastaria behind him, we have high expectations for Luzzatto. Like Pastaria, Luzzatto places itself in the moderate dining range, somewhere between a burger place and an expensive dining experience. Hilton thinks of the Luzzatto cuisine as comfort food, with something for every pocketbook.

Luzzatto is an invested restaurant with pleasing rustic design, comfortable seating both inside and outside, bar seating and an open kitchen. The combination of warm wood tones and industrial elements makes for a very pleasant environment. The restaurant is roomy with comfortable tables for two, that are moved together for larger parties. Take a peek into the well organized industrial kitchen, the huge stove top and the impressive tabun oven. The chefs at work is a sight to behold.

As Raanana residents, we were very pleased to see a new much needed meat restaurant in the city. The attractive Luzzatto restaurant beckoned us to visit, and we were just looking for an opportunity to try it. As fans of owner Hilton Block's Pastaria Restaurant, we looked forward to experiencing Luzzatto first hand.

eLuna Visits Luzzatto

My companion had been looking forward to trying the Luzzatto burger for a while. He went right for it.

Luzzatto sells one of the best burgers in Ra’anana. Their large 220-gram burger (NIS 80) comes with all the trimmings – lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and onions. That’s twice the size of the thin commercial burger sold at the chains. The Luzzatto burger is a specialty food that is far superior to the products at the burger chains.

The Luzzatto burger was topped with slices of crisped breast, and comes with crispy fries. A platter of sauces are provided on the side for dipping the fries or adding to the burger: ketchup, spicy mayonnaise, chimichurri and barbeque sauce. My burger was cooked to my specification – not more than medium. It was flavorful and juicy, filling and satisfying.

I chose the baked salmon, the only fish option on the menu (NIS 95). The chips and onion rings are fried together with the shnitzel, and since I preferred to keep a distance from the meat I chose the antipasti as a side dish. Out came a very attractive plate with a generous portion of fish and vegetables. The fish was perfectly prepared, not at all fishy, and quite tasty.