Ruffino's Restaurant - Steaks, Seafood, Italian

What do you get when you combine the talents of a former LSU lineman and a New Orleans-born Italian chef? The energy, passion and creativity that has produced the area’s only Italian-Creole fusion restaurant, raising the bar for Baton Rouge dining.

Ruffino's Restaurant in Baton Rouge offers the finest quality and grandest flavors found in the city with their steak, seafood and Italian dishes. We exclusively serve Sterling Silver Premium Meat and every cut is hand-selected and trimmed in-house. Our Pork Tchoupitoulas, Prime Rib, Filet Mignon and Ribeye are certain to fulfill your carnivorous needs.

Our Italian Specialties like Lasagna, Eggplant Parmesan, Tenderloin Parmesan, Chicken Parmesan, Spaghetti and Meatballs, Chicken Marsala, and Veal Michael, Picatta, Parmesan and Marsala have been exquisitely perfected by our Italian chef.

For a lighter appetite, try our fresh seafood entrees, soups and salads. Ruffino's has tasty pizzas and desserts as well. Join us for Sunday Brunch!

Peter Sclafani and Ruffin Rodrigue opened Ruffino's Restaurant in 1998 and established a restaurant that took Baton Rouge dining to the next level. Featuring an old Italian feel, Ruffino’s has a wood burning stove where we cook our pizzas, a temperature controlled wine cellar with over 2,500 different varietals of wine and we even make our own delicate balsamic caviar. Ruffino’s also has a private wine label, Vino’s Passion, available to enjoy while dining or for purchase at the restaurant.

Ruffino's offers three fabulous rooms for your party or event: The Vino Room; The Ruffino Room; The Chianti Room. We specialize in company meetings, rehearsal dinners, pharmaceutical presentations, award ceremonies, birthday, anniversary or retirement celebrations, and we can accommodate almost every event.

Peter and Ruffin engage with customers as often as they can and ensure that their customers have the best possible dining experience at Ruffino’s Since opening in 1998, Peter and Ruffin have used modern techniques in delivering tasteful, elegant food to Baton Rouge. Their passion for Italian and Creole cuisines are combined to create a unique, tasteful twist on original, classic dishes.