This is the best restaurant in Unicoi County, TN. The food is consistently good, especially the…read morepizza. Service is fast and very friendly.

The staff is friendly and kind. I came in alone and they told me I could sit wherever I liked so I…read moresat in a comfy booth near the door. I got the spicy chicken Romano pizza and added spinach. The kick is there and the chicken was really good! I was surprised because I feel like the crust kind of tastes fried but I honestly enjoyed that.

My friend and I took a little road trip to La Cucina after a friend recommended it for the…read moredelicious food. Overall, the experience was just okay -- not bad, but not something I'd drive out of the way for again. If I lived closer, I'd definitely give it another try. We started with sweet tea and bread. The bread with dipping sauce was tasty and a nice start. I ordered the Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, and my friend had the Spaghetti and Meatballs. Unfortunately, both entrées were pretty bland. My chicken lacked flavor, and I ended up leaving most of it along with half the noodles. My friend only ate one meatball and passed on the rest. The highlight of the entire meal was the Crème Brûlée -- absolutely amazing! If you go, I highly recommend ordering dessert and maybe trying a different entrée than we did. A friend had suggested the lasagna, and I wish I had taken that advice. The restaurant itself is in a beautiful country setting, and the interior feels warm and inviting. With a few tweaks to the entrées, I think this place could really shine.

Super! Run to this restaurant...if you can get a reservation. Special cod dish was amazing and so…read moreauthentic Italian.

Granddaughter wanted to go for her birthday we had a great meal... portions were large and…read moredelicious. Would recommend the fetachinia Alfredo granddaughters' favorite

Great food (pizza: feta, sun-dried tomatoes, & basil), chicken cacciatore, bruschetta and inviting…read moreatmosphere. Attentive staff. Highly recommend. 9-20-2026

Very delicious Italian food fare Authentic style ,quaint…read moreatmosphere Great service ,large portions. These NY Italians were very happy

This place was AMAZING. Went here for Mother's Day with my wife and kids. Service was top notch,…read morefood was perfect, and overall it's just an amazing experience all around. My daughter absolutely loved their "pasketti" as well. Will be back for sure.

I can state with confidence that Papa Nick's has the best pizza in the greater Asheville area…read more Phenomenal crust, cheese, sauce, toppings - no weak points, just excellent all around. Good service as well - a family-run business with nice folks. Can't recommend highly enough.

Great pizza and Italian food! Service has always been really good as well! It can get a little…read morenoisy when it's busy but I have been here when they weren't busy as well! We also have ordered from the pick up window and ate in the little space beside it. Not sure if it's still there but we will definitely be dining there next week!!! I will be in the area for a couple days!!!

I love the curbside ordering option the most because of the convenience. However, I totally love…read moredining in and enjoying the customer service. No matter what, the food is awesome!

Always good Italian. Cheese rolls are to die for!…read more Go see Grayson on weekends in the bar. The drinks are too!

Top Italian restaurant in the region and also BYOB w no corkage fee. Came on a Sat evening w. Large…read moregroup and everyone enjoyed their meal. Tried their shrimp scampi which was perfectly cooked. Their appetizers were excellent--Garlic knots and fried shrooms. Tried the lemon cake which was also delicious and would come back again. Excellent service too

Stopped after seeing the reviews on Yelp. Ordered spinach dip for appetizer and it was not that…read moregreat. Would not order that again. Ordered the mushroom ravioli and it was absolutely delicious. Our daughter had spaghetti and she loved it. The husband had vegetarian pizza and he was pleased. Server was okay. Cute place. Definitely would return.

First time visiting this location and it will not be our last…read more 2 of us walked in with no reservation and asked the hostess (Daisy I think) if we could get a table for 8 and that we were waiting for the other 6 to show up. She said it wouldn't be a problem and put our name on the waitlist. We headed in to sit at the bar and we were promptly greeted by 2 bartenders. As we waited for the others to arrive, we both got a drink. Within 10 minutes the others showed up and our table was ready. Cam, who was one of the bartenders, waited on us. She was phenomenal. Great service from beginning to end. Daisy set up a spot for us and everything was excellent. The restaurant and bar area were both clean and comfortable and all of us enjoyed our meals and drinks. Can't wait to come back and order the Chicken Scallopini again. It was delicious!!!!!

I have eaten here quite a few times. While they don't use the best pasta (which is why you feel…read morebloated and tired after eating here) the food was always flavorful and good. Due to the owners not updating their hours, my friend and I went to dinner a bit before 9. (Their website and all map apps say they are open till 11 - apparently they now close at 10:30 and their kitchen 40 minutes before that). While the service we received was great, the food was frankly disgusting. I had a chicken Marsala which is usually two chicken breasts covered in Marsala sauce and mushrooms on a large bed of spaghetti. Instead I got what maybe was a single breast on a bed of fettuccine with barely any sauce and literally two pieces of mushroom. The taste was god awful and it did not sit right in the stomach later that evening. My friend got a Stromboli which was barely cooked through with wet dough in spots and barely anything inside. Now, the drinks. I don't know if the bartender just didn't care that evening or if we were being retaliated against for coming in "late" (again their own website says they are open till 11 pm we came in a few minutes before 9 pm) but my first drink had no liquor in it - $12 drink mind you. The second drink I ordered I switched it up and got a basic gin and tonic because no way they could mess that up - spoiler: they did. It was tonic with LITERALLY a splash of gin. My apologies if we came in late but if it was going to be such an inconvenience for you I would've preferred you turned us away. Instead, you took our money, gave us old food that wasn't even remotely close to what the menu states it is. No bread. Shit drinks. All at a top tier price for this area. That was my 9th or 10th time dining at the black olive. It was also my last.

Great pizza and great people. You'll get pizzas, wings, spaghetti dinners, and more. Always fresh,…read morehot, and tasty.

We got take out as we were in the area for vacation, great deal, nice staff and good pizzaread more

Very good italian food is found inside this quaint corner spot near the train station. Smells…read moreamazing. Tastes amazing. Lots of options and we enjoyed the calzone, the pizza with tiny diced mushrooms that was a good topping and chicken alfredo, the alfredo is creamy and so so good. Friendly service and met the owner who exceptionally a gracious host. DELICIOUS

This place was absolutely incredible! Very cozy inside, very nice waitress who was also super…read morehelpful with selections, and the food was absolutely delicious! It was fresh and I enjoyed the flavor of it. The Dubai Chocolate Tiramisu was perfect, and so was the pizza. Will most definitely be returning here whenever I'm in Abingdon.