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"Ruffinos Restaurant is a traditional-style restaurant serving innovative Italian food, steaks, and wood-fired pizza with a fireplace. The restaurant also has another location in Lafayette. Ruffinos Restaurant features a wood-burning pizza stove and a temperature-controlled wine cellar with over 2,500 varieties of wine. The restaurant offers a 5-course meal paired with carefully crafted dishes from their talented chefs. Ruffino's Restaurant offers three private dining rooms: The Ruffino Room, The Vino Room, and The Chianti Room.
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2026 Update: Megan K. is the Manager and CEO of the restaurant. Ruffino’s Restaurant in Baton Rouge is an eatery featuring Italian cuisine, steaks, seafood, and wood-fired pizza. Founded over 28 years ago, the restaurant emphasizes hand-selected Sterling Silver Premium Meat and combines Italian and Creole flavors with modern culinary techniques. Popular dishes include Chicken Parmesan, Filet, Veal Parmesan, Redfish, Chicken Alfredo, and Flourless Chocolate Cake. Ruffino’s offers ample parking, a private dining room, and a selection of cocktails, including their private wine label, Vino’s Passion. The restaurant accommodates reservations, particularly recommended for parties of seven or more, and maintains a business casual dress code. In addition to daily dining, Ruffino’s provides event spaces with three private rooms—the Vino Room, Ruffino Room, and Chianti Room—ideal for weddings, corporate meetings, anniversaries, birthdays, and other celebrations. Event services include customizable menus, full-service staff, elegant presentations with linens and tableware, and on-site amenities such as bridal dressing rooms, DJ coordination, cake cutting, and bar service, accommodating 30 to 500 guests for both on-site and off-site gatherings."
