151 Hector Gate, Dartmouth, NS B3B 0E5, Canada
Unpretentious eatery offering an expansive menu of specialty pies, panini & classic Italian entrees.
Ordered the 2 pasta and garlic bread special for takeout, they said it would be 20 minutes no problem. 5 minutes later they call to tell me there was a mistake and the gnocchi was not part of that special, no problem I'll pay full price. After 20 minutes I arrive to get my food to be told they were actually out of gnocchi and they hadn't called me to say anything. They made me wait until my food was supposed to be ready instead of calling right away to say anything.
If you want overly inflated prices on mediocre food, go for it. I waited 50 minutes for the simplest of orders, pasta, and there were like 3 tables with a couple customers? I dont understand the wait time. Neither do I understand the added value of the cheap pasta they make, and selling it off as if they think they are some high end restaurant serving pasta with sturgeon caviar with gold leaves on top. Buy your own pasta and pasta sauce from the supermarket and you got yourself something twice as good, at the fraction of the price, made in 1/4 the time. And you get the convenience of not having to travel all the way to a disappointing restaurant.
Came in for the Tuesday date night special and it was awesome! An appetizer, 2 mains and a desert for $60, and we took about meals worth home. Flavours were amazing, everything was fresh, service was great and it’s such a cute restaurant. Highly recommend for amazing Italian food!
I came here for my birthday dinner. When we were sat, we were not offered water, we had to ask, and they did not come to take our drink order until almost 15/20 minutes. We were a relatively large group so you would think they would give us better service, that was not the case. Also, one of the girls there kept walking by our table and giving very dirty looks, I was very excited for this dinner however felt like I should just leave rather than stay and be judged.
Visiting the area and decided to give it a try. Walkable from the Hampton Inn. Pizza was good and they split it for us. Bruschetta was also very good. Waiter was very nice.
Great service and nice ambiance but the food was not great. Ordered the mushroom panini which was described as roast veggies and feta what I got was mushrooms with a tomato and some tiny tiny scrapes of green pepper and red onion. They did bring out some Zucchini when I asked but it was not roasted and very oily. When I asked about the pepper she said the kitchen said they were already there?
Fantastic atmosphere, wait staff were excellent, food was amazing. Nice selection of mocktails.
Came here twice recently and both visits were nice! Service was good, staff were friendly and food was tasty. The restaurant is a bit on the darker side for lighting, but still a nice vibe. I’ve had the Lasagna and the Alfredo Mare Mare. Both were good, but the Alfredo was my favourite. I would visit here again.
A variety of gluten-free options Dietary restrictions: Gluten free Wheelchair accessibility: Yes
Food is amazing and service is great!! Food
I really love the pizza!!! So delicious
My sisters choice for our Christmas celebration and it was so good! Our pastas, apps and desert were spectacular! You couldnt ask for nicer service. Everyone works very well together. Lovely relaxed atmosphere whether you came in a group or on your own...
Ordered Margarita pizza, and it was terrible. I ve had frozen pizza a lot better than this one. Dough was either frozen or not done properly.
The service was not good. We waited for 45 minutes for our meal when it wasnt even busy at that time. The food was not that good. The waitress never came back to us to see if we wanted or needed a drink.
This place never disappoints !! The food is so good :) Food
This has been my wife and I go to place for date night for many years! Last night was the first time we questioned whether we would return; the food was comparatively sub par to all other visits, the sangria was unusually discoloured and the slamming of the entry door vibrated the back of my seat. When I questioned the door slamming, the waitress just said it s the door didn t offer any empathy or apology, bad customer service! Both of our meals were oily and saturated in butter, neither one of us felt good later in the evening! We ve always been offered a glass of water, last night I had to ask, and only I got one! I was going to ask if there is a new chef or ownership, but was more interested in just leaving! If my wife and I do return, it may be a while! Please fix your issues, I m sure we weren t the only one to have a bad experience!
Honestly I Love this place! If you want some Really good Italian this is a goat spot the safood pasta is fantastic and Im addicted to the stuffed mushrooms
Best kale salad!!
Worst place to eat. Rude staff, when I complained that there s mouse in the restaurant, old lady corrected that it s not a rat it s a mouse and started explaining the difference between a rat and mouse. No mannerism in the staff. No one should eat here.
Great restaurant. Visiting from Ottawa. Great food and service. Some of the best food while we were visiting.
Delicious food and great service!
Really good food and wonderful servers
We loved the atmosphere, the friendly staff, who were patient and attentive when we ordered for our young children. They even customized the pizza to suit the kids taste.
Great service, Great prices, Great portions, Great mouse, Cute decor Best mocktail pina colada a must try
Really rude lady at front god bless her might be good at her work but not the right behaviour Won t visit ever Parking space
Had a great experience . Cant wait to try more off that menu.
Beautiful place walked in got seated and the waitress came right over asked what we wanted to drink then we waited 35 minutes for our drinks. only 5 tables of 2-3 people were there 2 tables came in and was seated after us ate and left while we were still there . when we ordered our food at 1245pm, and waited so long with waitress ignoring us when we tried to call her over we ended up leaving at 215 pm with no food in sight when I asked the waitress if our food would be out soon she was very snappy and said Im still waiting and I said so are we when we stood to leave at 115pm she said are you at least gonna pay for your beer I said absolutely not and I wont be back she said good. It was my first time there and my last. Horrible service. Sat for over 2 hours and was treated awful.
They are so friendly; we had a really good time there! I like their pastas more than paninis!
What a delight this little spot was! Katie was the best A+ waitress we could have asked for. On vacation with 3 kids (one being a 7 year old passionate for learning french!), Katie engaged and was a delight! The dough on the pizza and garlic fingers here is extraordinary, thank me later. Seafood was so fresh its ridiculous, beautiful mussels. A+++ and will be back on vacation!
This will be my new favorite place to go for pasta. We had the Alfredo Mare Mare and the Spaghetti, and both dishes were amazing. 10/10 for the food, the service, and the atmosphere.
My girlfriend and I always come here, it s our favourite restaurant. The food is delicious and the service is always great. We mentioned that we were going to share our meals and the waitress split each meal up onto two plates which was really appreciated!! I love the chicken Alfredo and chicken focaccia club.
Ordered the montie cristo, was supposed to be on french toast but it was on a sub bun. Everyone knows that the bread makes the sandwich and in this case it really didnt make the sandwich taste good. Very disappointed in it, I dont think Ill be coming back.
Kid-friendliness: my sister brought her newborn in to dine with us and everyone was so sweet and respectful, very nice attitudes and was a a very nice lunch Food
Great food, great prices, great service.
There was no clarification on wait time. The waitress didn t come to ask for once if we are doing okey.. have to wait 40 mins for just pizza after the appetizer and when we decide to ask how long it gonna take she replied not sure! Why dont just ketchup customer know if its gonna take time. And when we decide we are leaving she came with food packed. Which could ve been served on table.
Disappointing service. Food was okay but it took way longer for food and the server just ghosted after taking the order when we decided to leave then she brought the food for takeout just in seconds.
The server was really great but It takes forever to serve the food. I hope they give complementary while waiting.
Excellent food and prices. Their tomato sauce is full of flavour.
We could not decide on where to go for supper. I suggested La Cucina,and glad that we did. We each ordered a salad ,and for our main course I got the veal parm,and my wife got the chicken parm,both were 10 out of 10. And our waitress (Praachi) was amazing. She came by 3 times to check on.our food,drinks. And when we were ready to leave ,she brought us a piece of desert,because she said we were so nice. And that earlier she had a customer yelling at her. I dont understand that,because she was one of the best waitress we have ever had. Great restaurant ,and awesome waitress. You wont be disappointed. Parking: Easy to find a place to park.it
Dinner reservation at 6pm, its now 7:25pm and still no food, unable to rate food but has not been provided
Very disappointed. Very limited menu. I ordered Chicken Marsala. First it was cold. Did not look fresh, sauce instead of being creamy was thick and congealed. The chicken was chewy and hard When the waitress came back to the table and I said it was cold. It was reheated to luke warm. Will I go back. Dont think so. Parking: Lots of parking spaces
Penne Primavera was yummy. Spaghetti with meatballs was not super tasty.
Amazing experience as always !! Staff are well attentive courteous and kind.. especially every bite of food delicious.. Always in need of taking it home as the portions are wonderful!!
Very good place for a feed of Italian pasta dishes, especially the Pesto Polo.
Worst service and wait time. Waited over a. Hour for soup and a sandwich. Waitresses weren t to cheerful either,
Wonderful spot in Dartmouth Crossing to get together with friends, family or even date night. Their menu has lots to choose from, and I would highly recommend the Margherita pizza, spaghetti, or the lobster mushroom Appy. Personally I prefer the spaghetti with meat sauce rather than meatballs.
Food has definitely gone downhill.
Excellent Italian cuisine. We had the cheese Tortellini with garlic chicken. To absolutely die for...great way for us to spend date night.
Super friendly staff and the food is absolutely incredible. My boyfriend and I s favourite place for dinner and lunch! Every time I ve been there the food was amazing.
We came here for date night on valentine day. Extremely busy.....I give it 10 out 10. Big portions and leftover for your lunch. Friendly service. I cannot wait to come back.
absolutely delicious
Lovely place to go! Food was awesome! I got the Chicken Alfredo and it was homemade sauce and it was so good! The food came within 30 minutes. I asked for a straw and the waiter forgot, that s okay though we all forget things sometimes but I did find they looked a little sad there. Overall I had a good time and the food was worth it.
I order every month or so, the same thing every time. The mare mare and unstuffed lobster mushrooms. I added spaghetti to the order and it came LEAKING and it poured literally down the front of me and all over everything, my clothes, my floor, my cupboards. The stuffed mushrooms are not small tasty caps anymore theyre massive mushroom caps cut in half. Way too much mushroom for this dish. The sauce tastes different, so much so that I lost my taste for it entirely after 2 bites. The mare mare was so damn bland. I was so disappointed and will probably never order from here again. The Buffalo caesar salad wrap was good apparently but the spaghetti bolognese was terrible. Big chunks of canned tomatoes, not fresh at all. Literally from a can. And priced almost 20 bucks. I wouldnt spend my money there again, I can make a better plate of Italian in my own home. Kid-friendliness: No kid friendly options at all.
I love going here! The food is always great and the service is always great!!
Prices are fairly high.
Great breakfast here. And great service
Decided to order some late night pizza as we were staying in the hotel that is in the same parking and it was a 1-minute walking distance. The pizza was delicious, I would definitely order it again and do want to go dine in as the food looks amazing. The only thing that I did not like was that I got charged $3 more for a topping (onions), and there was none on my pizza, and I love onions on pizza. The girl working was super friendly, and we had a great laugh as there was a big group of girls staying at the hotel, and she thought that she gave away their pizza to another group but when she looked there was another one ready. The pizza was slightly pricey than what I am used to pay, but this would not stop me from ordering again. Parking: Its in the middle of the stip of multiple businesses, so at times, it could be busy depending on how busy that location is, but there is plenty of parking
Great pasta. Usually order takeout. Bread tends to be a bit hard to consume but other than that, great all around.
Prime place for pasta in Dartmouth area. I ordered take out and it did not disappoint. So good! 10/10 recommend this place.
I have always enjoyed the great service and delicious food, however we did not enjoy going to La Cucina this afternoon. The food was delicious but our server needs more training. We did not like being punched and mauled by our server.
2 years ago this was one of my favorite spots , but now they seem to be more worried about take out orders and skip the dishes than the people eating in. Service was terrible, we asked for another pop she just poured a bottle of pop into our glasses at the table, no new ice. We had to ask several times for cutlery, the food was ok but was cold by the time I got cutlery. The waitress seemed too busy to wait on us, she was cranky and rude , it wasnt a pleasant experience. I can see why there was so many take out orders on the counter. I wouldnt want to dine in again either.
Great restaurant for pasta, pizza and wine! Great for taking visitors, friends, family or for special occasions. Dietary restrictions: Gluten-free pastas and pizza crusts available
Excellent as usual! Went again this past Saturday. Pesto scallops were excellent. Great serving portion with lots of scallops.
Ordered a veg pizza with no cheese. The sauce wasnt fully on the pizza, the veg were cut thick, unseasoned and barely cooked. Not worth the $. The crust was dense. Vegetarian options: Not great.
I love the food and atmosphere here!
Unbeatable food. Best pasta Ive ever had
3 waitresses kept walking by our table without any acknowledgement. We even waved to get one of their attention but they were just like zombies. Ended up leaving the restaurant without ordering.
This spot is a little on the pricey side but once you taste the food it s totally worth it. The service is always fantastic and quick.
Affordable and delicious. Authentic Italian vibes
Super tasty and amazing service. Tiramisu authentic.
Service was poor Caesar Salad was tasteless. Veal parm was overcooked. Seafood Mare Mare the mussels tasted bad and very little lobster Food
Some of the best pasta!
This place has great food. Love the warm maple salad
It was so good, that iwe will def come back!
always a great choice
Waited over an hour for delivery only for the order to never be prepared.
I tried this restaurant for the first time a week ago and I ve been ordering everyday since. I loooove their pastas they have 18 different ones! I ve tried 4 so far and they were all AMAZING. I am determined to try them all now! I got pasta number 5 on the way right now :)
Ugh. I usually don t leave a bad review. I just don t review it. But after tonight and our experience I figured I would. That I probably should leave one to be honest. I was all ready to leave an awesome review for my delicious dinner. Tonight we were a party of 13. Celebrating 2 birthdays for parents of 2 families. (In their 70 s) The birthday boy(man) was served last after most of us were through our meals. Okay, the plate broke and they had to remake it. It happens, no one s fault, but maybe they were short staffed? That precludes the waitress that seemed uninterested, angry and at times waived her hand in frustration and walked away when we asked for a few more minutes to decide on dinner and or drinks. (So she could take orders in one fail swoop) This was my first experience there. It will be my last. The food was ok. Not bad, but good. By the time it came, we probably would have eaten anything. It was an hour and a half before hot food came. Okay so we re a big group. Then the food came at different times for everyone. Same with appetizers. It was a bit painful. Some came while others were already finished. It was the service that was truly awful. As a table of 13 our bill was over $800 combined with appetizers, drinks and entrees. Pre tip. So we were there to spend money. We often felt scolded by the waitress for asking questions. It was awful to be honest. It was embarrassing having to ask for our food in a take out to be scolded that she already heard me ask. (It had been 20 minutes since my ask and over an hour under a warming light out back since we were served 2/3 of the large pizza we ordered. Seemed weird. She ignored me again to go get the checks and at this point I figured I wouldn t even ask as it was most likely hard as a rock after being there so long. I couldn t believe it to be honest. She did go out back again and gave it to me prior to leaving, but to be honest we won t be back. Which is a huge loss for La Cucina and all the business owners that were sitting at that table tonight.
Food
Food is alright but pricey for its quality. Service in itself was good. But the cooking time was fascinatingly long especially that we were the 2nd table and the first already had their food. If you re in a rush and want pizza of the same quality, go across the parking lot.
The lasagna was all noodles and I had to look for the meat. L as Cucina wheres the beef?
Had the works pizza, it was superb, light crust, good crunch, tasty sauce, excellent quality toppings. One of the best pizzas Ive had in years. Had a really nice wood fire favor to it. Service was prompt and courteous.
My first time trying today, ordered takeout and got the Penne Primavera. Amazing 10/10 and will definitely be getting more All of the ingredients were super fresh, huge portion, and I appreciate that there was enough sauce for the pasta. Definitely recommend if you havent tried it yet. Food
So first thing first. The waiter was amazing extremely nice lady and was very accomadating. I ordered the Gnoochi bolognese and didnt like it too much. I found the Gnoochi was very bland to eat( like eating boiled dough). Rague bolognese sauce it came with had so much flavour which confused me.(JUST MY OPINON) My lady had the veal parm and absolutely loved it. Service was extremely great.
We celebrated our 50th Anniversary at your restaurant last night. Our service, salads and meals were good. My husband enjoyed his veal however his pasta was sticky and lacked alfredo sauce. Nit the normal meal as we have been a few times and had no issues. Was very busy in house and take out last night. Just something we thought you should know. Thank you Linda and Jim
Food was fantastic had the panini with Cesar salad. The flavor and freshness. A+++
Honestly the food was nothing short of awful. I ordered a chicken parm and it was the worst excuse for that dish Ive ever been served. It had no taste, the chicken was a half-cooked flatened out chicken nugget with a creamy pick sauce. My husband ordered some type of sandwich that certainly didnt look appetizing and was dried out. Our server was pleasant and provided good service, however when she inquired why I didnt eat my dinner, I told her it was NOT fit. She just shrugged and said thats too bad. We were billed for the full meal and it was no bargain.
Great food. Great service. Would definitely go back.
It took too long
Had a meal with friends, two pizzas and starters, I wouldn t recommend this restaurant for pizza, the base was pre made and cardboard tasting, hardly if any meat on them.
What can I say. Spot on service, food and atmosphere!
I love coming here and i have not been out to too many restaurants lately. The meal was great as always and the staff very polite and and quick. You should try this spot in Dartmouth Crossing.
Good food. Great service.
Service was amazing, food was excellent. Larger portions
Amazing food, great little place
Good Italian Menu selection. Was nice to see they were busy on this day. Waitress was hustling.
Ordering takeout....pasta, u only get half a piece of bread. Not the full roll! They cut the bread in half! Wow. Very cheap! Pasta was good tho! I just remember getting a full roll
Great italian, better prices!
Absolutely delicious. Portion sizes were excellent, lots of seafood, sauce was AMAZING. I cant stop thinking of how good everything was. I had the stuffed (unstuffed) lobster mushrooms, that had so much lobster in it and the sauce was delectable. I also ordered the Mare Mare with mussels, shrimp and lobster, which was also incredible. Sauce was perfect and they didnt skimp out on anything. Wish I couldve remembered to take photos but I just devoured it all too quickly lol I ordered take out so I cannot comment on the horrible staff reviews lol Id highly recommend take out though! If you love pasta, cheesy sauces, and seafood give this place a try! My hubby got the barbeque chicken caesar wrap and said he couldnt taste the barbeque sauce lol but honestly, I think he was expecting it to be LOADES onto it like he would do at home lol Other than that, great experience. Food came right on time as well, just under 45 mind.
It takes time to get your order,but food is really tasty
Food + atmosphere are always wonderful.
Meal was very good and waitress was extremely attentive. No issues with our food. Only negative, which really wasnt that bad was our experience with the kids menu. Not sure if they ran out of kids menus or just dont have a hard copy but out waitress had to list off the items available which unfortunately she wasnt sure of 100% where she was new. I personally enjoy reading a menu (either paper copy or digital) to know prices and whats included with the kids meal (beverage or dessert...etc).
Service was not very impressive. We do not eat pork, for personal and religious reasons. One of our group forgot to ask for no bacon on the salad. When we apologized and asked to have it replaced, the server seemed very hesitant and said in an uncertain/annoyed tone, Ill see what we can do. They then came back and stated that they could do another, but we would be charged for it. We did not want another dish due to simply not liking bacon - it is a dietary restriction. Just picking out the bacon is not an option, as it is considered a contamination. When a similar scenario happened once before at another restaurant, the server was very happy and willing to replace the dish at no additional cost. La Cucina was very disappointing regarding the service and understanding provided. It was not a good experience.
My son & I were at Dartmouth location today for Mother s Day. We had 4:30 reservation and provided a menu. Waited 20 min to get order taken and 30 min later waitress advised she misplaced our order. We ordered an appetizer and it came out with the meal at 6:00. We ate and then waited 40 more min for the bill. The biggest issue I noticed was skip the dishes and Uber eats orders. In my opinion they should not be allowed on busy days such as Mother s Day. It obviously took away from the orders being taken in the restaurant.
Great food and great people working there.... a nieghbourhood gem
My favourite place for pasta and appetizers. I ve been coming for years and this is my go to restaurant in the Burnside / Dartmouth Crossing area.
Had a delicious dinner, our waitress was attentive and friendly. Had a great experience!
Great pizza, pasta and salad. The warm spinach salad is amazing! Great pasta dishes. Friendly and helpful staff. Seating is in plexiglass shielded tables. Takes away from the atmosphere. Time to move on from the pandemic!
Food was tasty, good size portions and the service was friendly and responsive. Over all pleased with the experience.
Awesome food good service.
Vegetarian options: Lots of Vegetarian options and they will make any of the pasta without meat if possible Parking: Lots of free parking Kid-friendliness: High chairs available
Calamari was ginormous, chewy and bland. Pasta was cooked well but flavourless. Meatballs tasted like they came out of a bag from the freezer. Chicken might as well have been boiled. Save your money, go to Boston pizza instead if youre in the park (and thats saying a lot).
The food was average and the service was horrible. A waiter made fun of our food choices and kept eyeing us. We will not go again
Medium - pizza for tiny kids
We love this italuan style restaurant. Nice portions and excllent service. You are not here to eat cheap, but to eat well. Parking: Located in Darmouth-Crossing, so all the parking lot there is available. Kid-friendliness: Kids menu, note that they do not have icecream.
Very disappointed.. would leave a 0 star for this restaurant if possible.. I have an allergy to shellfish and visited this restaurant with my girlfriend for a dinner out. I made the waitress aware of my allergy upon our initial interaction. The waitress immediately dismissed us from the restaurant, telling us that they cross contaminate everything in their kitchen using the same tongs for everything that they make and there is absolutely no way they would accomodate my allergy. If you have any food allergies STAY AWAY!
Great intimate setting - perfect for catching up with friends. Service was fantastic, food was delicious. Plexiglass partitions made us feel safe. Overall great experience. Highly recommend.
Went here for dinner, had the carbonara pasta with chicken as a main and garlic cheese bread as an app. The cheese bread was okay, no effort involved with plating and we received 4 very small pieces for $10. Definitely don t get that, big waste of money. The pasta wasn t bad but it certainly wasn t good. The chicken breast was fairly small and for the $8 you need to pay for it, they should at least season it with salt and pepper. Pasta was bland as well, just all around lacking of any flavour. The decor and music was nice, and our server was kind. There s just no passion in the kitchen and it s shown by what they push out of it.
We went to this restaurant for dinner, hoping for a decent meal; unfortunately, the food was very very poorly made; one could make a much better Italian dish at their home kitchen. Everything was just covered in mozzarella and was super bland. I could tell that the cooks didn t even bother to pay at least a little attention to the plating or the appearance of the plates! The server was friendly, but overall, everything could have been much much better! We still ate the food because we were very hungry but honestly, we left feeling very disappointed. I do not recommend this restaurant to anyone.
We both loved our meals. Yummy warm salad. Still happy to support this restaurant when we come to Dartmouth.
Great food; reasonable prices. Dietary restrictions: Gluten friendly
We thought it said online they were open until 10, and we arrived at 8:30; apparently today, they closed at 9. It was pretty obvious, by the servers demeanour, that she was not happy with our late arrival time, and I understand that; but she was not friendly in the least. It made us feel like she wanted us to eat and get out.If she had just said they closed at 9, when we arrived; we would have been happy to go elsewhere. Before we finished eating I saw a mouse run across the dining room floor, about 8 feet from our table. I told the server and she laughed it off and said yes, it likes to come out around closing time. I put my feet up on the chair, as I was wearing a dress; and it came out and ran across the floor 2 more times before we left. We will not be back.
Spectacularly bad service. First time here and will probably be the last too. I called to order takeout, was asked to be on hold for 2 mins. Was on hold for 5 mins, then the phone disconnected. I called again, and it happened again, exact same way, I called a 3rd time and advised of what had happened, the person said they are so busy but to just give her 2 mins (again). I decided to go in the restaurant when I got there and asked for the manager. I was then told they dont have a manager today. I ordered my food, and was told it wont take long..I informed them that my husband would come in to pick it up. 20 mins after, my husband went in, and they said food wasnt ready. Then another 10-15mins went by, and a server asked him whats your name again?
Food was the best, must try if you like a laid back meal.
Food is great here, pasta is always flavorful
Best place ever
We had appetizers, salad, main course and a dessert. Shared everything because it was our anniversary. Everything was perfect. Ambiance, excellent service, exceptional food!!!
All of us had different dishes and they were all delicious. The service was excellent. Would recommend.
There were fruitflies which dampened the experience. The highlight of the experience was the tiramisu.
First time we went it was great. We went on Sunday and I will not be back. First, my mother in law got the stuffed mushrooms which she has had before and enjoyed. Last time they were stuffed with chunks of lobster but this time it was lobster pate that everybody agreed tasted exactly like salmon. She made the waitress aware. The waitress asked the kitchen and they said it was lobster. Either stick to fresh not canned or buy another brand it was awful. I had my heart set on pizza for dinner but they dont have any meat pizzas that dont have hot/spicy meat on it. So I decided to go to the build your own pizza option. Turns out it was worded awful on the menu and it is a cheese pizza with 3 ttoppingsat $3 a topping. I was not made aware (but I should have figured out by the look on her face) that my medium pizza with 3 toppings (even though they only put about 8 thin slices of green pepper on my whole pizza for $3) would be $30 after tax and honestly it was one of the worst pizzas Ive ever had. Pizza is a big portion of their menu and its sad how awful it was, it tasted like 99 cent grocery store dough mix. Extremely tough dough. We then got a Tiramisu because I wanted something to taste good that night which was just in a fridge precut very small and not good, zero flavor.. Like at all.. (it was my first time having it so maybe it was great to others) but I tried telling the waitress when she asked how it was and she interrupted me and gave us the bill. Overall our bill was $70 for a medium pizza, alfredo and a small slice of cake and waters. Never again. If Im paying premium price I should get premium food.
Awesome tiramisu :)
Great spot for lunch. Food ordered was well prepared and tasty.
We were disappointed, as we had a reservation for 7:30 on valentines, couldnt get in until 8 and then after waiting half an hour in the cold, and another 10 for our waitress we were told they were sold out of their valentines menu. Things happen but the communication should have been better.
Really cute spot!
Excellent food and service. Very Covid safe.
Great food, I was a little disappointed, I havent been at La Cucina Cafe Pizzeria for a while. I found the quality of the Staff not as good as it used to be.
Delicious meals, pleasant servers and follows public health covid protocols
Great service. Good food
Good food and service
Delicious food, rude and unwelcoming waitstaff, not suitable for young families. This was far and away the most unwelcoming service we have ever received. The waitress was even rude with us for trying to quickly pay and leave, before the bill was made up. As I said, excellent food, but stick to takeout and save yourself from the unpleasant experience. Two stars just because the food was excellent, but that s being generous given the 0-star service.
Always love coming here when Im in the city. Delicious food always
A great evening with great friends . Meal and service was also excellent
Love the food and service. Excellent adherence to covid protocols here. Feels safe to eat here.
I have ordered two pastas today, Chicken Parmigiana was good no doubt but chicken tetrazzini Was uncooked and was not at all good, the salt was also less in that Pasta.
I had the spinach salad and rice balls. The spinach salad was fantastic! Cant believe how good it was. Service was good and prices reasonable for the quality of food. I will be back.
Good service and food but not a lot of options for dietary restrictions like dairy and meat.
Awesome food! Nice atmosphere.
Excellent food and service as usual!
The waitress who served us was great, but the younger, dark haired waitress who was helping to bring orders out, placed both our salad bowls down on our table very abruptly. To the point that they were rolling on the table. She started walking away without apologizing for the disruptive behavior, but I think she saw the reaction of the other customers at the other tables. They were staring. Then she turned around and apologized, but not sincerely. Im not sure if she was angry at kitchen staff or what the problem was. I do know that after she left, the table close to us just shook their heads in disbelief, as we did. When she returned with our main meal, she asked who had what meal. When she laid it down, I was quick to say try not to drop the plates so abruptly this time. She said she was sorry, but we both felt if it wasnt for the reaction of other customers, she wouldnt have turned around to apologize. We are both very polite people, and have come to this restaurant quite often and have always enjoyed the service. However, this last experience has left a bitter taste in our mouths, and we probably wont be going back anytime soon. We did mention it to our regular waitress about what had happened, but she was so busy at the time, and I dont think she fully understood what we were saying. I usually dont leave bad feedback, but both of us still cannot stop thinking about that waitress and her behavior.
delivery orders are prepared too late, got chance couple of times to pick skip the dishes order and always they took longer than enough time to prepare the orders.....its time loss for delivery drivers... orders must be prepared within the time limit given by courier apps or else fix it in your way
The best pasta in all of HRM in my opinion. Their spaghetti and meatballs is amazing! Staff and service is awesome too!!
The old lady(waitress) who works here is so rude not once but couple of times. She needs to relax at home
Wasnt very impressed with the quality of the meals prepared tonight. They where not very hot but only Luke warm. One meal wasnt even the meal that was ordered. Server rung in the wrong meal. 3 of us had our meals almost consumed before the last person got a chance to eat hers. I had the veal parmesan which was the toughest piece of meat that I had in a long time. Veal is suppose to be tender but this sure wasnt. Not very impressed.
Very good Italion food. Service is frendly .
Have been twice already absolutely delish even the toddler and picky eater approves.. wishing they didn t require the passport so we could continue to enjoy it !!
Good food, reasonably priced.
Very disappointed at end of meal I had only eaten about a third of my meal so asked for it to be packed up had to ask for it as I was leaving which took a while taking it out to my car opened the carton there was a spoonful of spaghetti in oil in the bottom of the container I had shrimp spaghetti and garlic bread on my plate they had accidentally thrown it out instead of telling mewhich I would have understood they tried to shake me off with the container probably hoping I wouldnt notice till I got home really bad customer service
Tasty stuff! I ve had pasta, paninis and soup.. So, so good.
My pickup time was given as 620-625. I arrived at 627 and the pizza was sitting on the counter, cold. It might have been better if it was hot, or even warm but I dont think so. The pizzas were anemic, pale and flavour was not great. Even with feta on one pizza, it was bland. Arancini was cold.
The food and service was fantastic
I have gotten take and used Uber Eats for La Cucina. Absolutely delicious and great portion sizes. Keep up the great work La Cucina!!!
Had better
Ate take out from here for the first time tonight. Very underwhelming bland food prepared poorly. The monte cristo sandwich was more of a chicken sandwhich with literally trace amounts of ham. The baguette, the sandwhich was made from, did not taste nor appear to be egg dipped... which is sorta critical in making a monte cristo sandwich... The veal parmigiana was copious but the noodles were clumpy and poorly cooked. The sauce was bland and poorly seasoned. The tiramisu was pretty but utterly bland. Just sweet and puffy with no real flavour. The only edible thing was the pizza we ordered. It had a nice light homemade like crust with a decent amount of sauce and cheese. The topping was a bit sparse. Drink prices were inane, 3.50$ for a can of pop as priced in doordash.
Food was delicious and hot and service was excellent
Excellent food with good size portions.
Delicious Affordable Food
always a good meal...and very reasonably priced..go, youll love it!
The floor under the table that was assigned to us was littered with mouse droppings and had a mouse hole on the wall next to us. Inquired with the waitress if they had a mouse problem and she admitted YES. Was advised that no other tables were available. We walked out!
Me and my wife ordered twice from this restaurant first time was burnt I figured it may have been a mistake but no sir apparently that s how it comes ordered it again 3 to 4 months later and it was still burnt then I tried to call them and the only thing they have is a voicemail box that s full. It s heartbreaking to see with the amount of restaurants out there and choices the people have that these guys wouldn t even have a phone line you could reach them at , that s what really got me. For the price of the meals I think twice before I went here there s a lot better service other places
The server was great but I paid almost 20$ for the most bland disgusting spaghetti Ive ever had in my life. It was literally canned tomato sauce on spaghetti noodles with Costco meatballs. No cheese. No veggies or spices in the sauce. I could have made it for 3$ at home.