I came here for lunch one afternoon and it was very very quiet, we were the only table in the place! Service a little slow to start off but then was fine. Had some tortellini en broda soup and then the honey mustard chicken strip salad! Which is a good option if you don't want a super healthy salad and want to cheat a little. Prices were fair for the portions, $1nor $2 difference between regular and large. Pretty sure they don't serve alcohol but would return regardless. read more

Cucina 355 - Honey Mustard Chicken Strip Salad - Italian Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

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I came here to eat because i wanted to try someplace new , that was Italian since my Friend only eats ... Italian food ..and she has eaten at every other Italian place in nutley and she wouldn't try Cubanelle ( I think they engraved my name on a chair already ) ... I ordered the chicken Milanese . It was so dry inside and greasy outside . The taste was inedible . I sent it back , only to be told no one has ever done that before. I ordered the chicken Francese . It was just as equally disappointing . I took the left overs home And threw it out . My friend ordered the veal , she gave it 4/10 . My other friend ordered some pasta dish .. she didn't comment .. but then again she never eats much different . In addition , to tasteless food . there was a swarm of fruit flys . We were constantly swapping at .. during our entire meal. The decor says brand new .. but everything else says old and tired read more

We had a wonderful gathering for my Grandson's graduation It was his recommendation that we go there. When we arrived I saw that a huge party next door in a much bigger room. My immediate thought was long wait for our order. Just the opposite happened and Our waitress Kerry was great friendly efficient and very helpful. There was a short wait for one appetizer. The rest was delivered piping hot and huge portions. We thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon. We were not rushed and best of all had leftovers for dinner the next day. Everyone expressed they would love to come back again. We would definitely request Kerry again. read more

This was such a disappointment! When you order a cheesesteak pizza, you expect to have green peppers and melted cheese!! I was definitely not expecting cheese slices thrown on my pizza! Never ordering from here again! read more

Cucina 355 - Their version of a cheesesteak pizza! - Italian Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

Just ordered delivery from here. Was given 3 Ceasar salads WITHOUT chicken (when I clearly ordered chicken). On top of that, asked for the dressing on the side (all came with dressing mixed in). The caesar dressing was GREY, GREY!!! Clumpy and gross. And for the icing on the cake, they gave us romaine lettuce. There is currently an outbreak of E. coli on romaine lettuce and they should not be selling it. When I called back, they denied that it was romaine, and put me on hold for 15 minutes. I finally asked for a refund and they only gave me a refund for the salads, not the rest of my meal. Poor customer service, poor food quality. 10/10 WOULD NOT recommend. Unless of course you want to be sitting on the toilet for the next 10 days straight. read more

Loved my first visit! Kerry or Kerri was our server Very nice and sat us quickly Was patient as we were chatty Never looked at the menu, she didn't rush us Best clams oregonata I've had since The Palms restaurant in Las Vegas Had the rice balls and the portions were so large I was stuffed This is a good place to go with family. Will return read more

Cucina 355 - Italian Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

this place is very over price d the quality of the food is fair the cakes are not home made they are frozen the delivery is very slow the drivers are rude read more

The place is amazing I love the chicken parm and the good bread. The waitress Kerry Is awesome

We been going here since we moved to Nutley and the food is okay. We really liked the manager, named Chris. He was always very helpful and knowledgeable about the dishes. We learned he was no longer there. This is a shame. read more

After seeing my cousin order from Cucina on several occasions I finally decided to give it a shot. I ordered a pizza, penne vodka, and some rice balls. My cousin had mentioned they can be a bit pricey, but I was still taken aback when I heard the total price for the order. Delivery took a bit longer than expected, almost to the point when I considered calling to make sure they had the correct address, or had not forgotten my order. The food was still warm and the order was complete which was a plus. I was a bit upset when I discovered they had placed grilled chicken in the penne vodka when I had specified fried chicken cutlet. The pasta was also loaded with a ton of oil. Taste wise it was not bad, nothing special, but was flavorful and had a good texture (besides all the oil). The pizza was good, about what I expected. No award winner, but a decent pie. The best part of the order was the rice balls. Definitely some of the best I have ever eaten. All and all, not the best experience, but also not the worst. It's worth a shot if you are in the area and have a craving for Italian. read more

Cucina 355 - After a not so pleasant experience last time ordering this dish, the second attempt was much better. - Italian Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

We decided to order delivery on a Friday night. Cucina is conveniently on grubhub so although we've never visited the restaurant itself, sometimes you just can't beat convenience when you're looking to stay in after a long week. Our food arrived a bit later than estimated but only about an hour wait over all. It was also a Friday so we were okay with it. We quickly forgot the length of time we waited once we started eating. Portion size along with quality matched the price. We're definitely looking forward to trying out more of their menu. read more

Cucina 355 - Large cheese steak Pizza (delivery) - Italian Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

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Did takeout and it was amazing. Great food. The place was crowded but I'll be back for dine-in next time. Restaurant had a nice vibe to it.

1. I love the quality of food here: clean, tasty, and it comes out fast. Also, the bread they give is reaaaalllly gooood!! 2. Love the interior design. 3. And the server is good. 4. I would definitely come back here :) read more

Cucina 355 - Side Salad, Veal, Lobster Ravioli, and house bread - Italian Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

The lobster ravioli has good flavor but was swimming in oil. Delivery literally took an hour. Not in the mood to call back and fuss. First time trying. Probably won't order again. read more

Cucina 355 - Oily lobster ravioli. - Italian Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

Ordered a Drunken Grandma only to find out once I got home 30mins later and opened the box that it was a margarita.

No, we drove over 2 hour for a good Italian cuisine! To our dismay, Kerry the waitress gave us the worst in my life service! It was so bad that after 45 minutes, plates piling up, as we receive the hot and cold food at the same time. It was not busy at all, only 2 tables including us were filled. We asked why and she said, eat the hot food first and next eat the salad last. After we finished the hot food, the plates lined up. Kerry did not cared as she was busy socializing about 45 min with a couple across from us. I personally took the empty plates to the kitchen. Kerry and her friends saw that. We never got an apology from her. Very disappointed and we will never go back to that establishment! We paid the bill and gave her 15% tip, in which she did not deserved! read more

Good food and decent decor. BYOB always makes things better. This would be good for a moderate sized group. The food was delicious. I had chicken artichoke and my wife ate chicken arrabiata. She chose the better meal this time. We will definitely go back in the future. It was interesting that it is also a pizza place but pizza wasn't on the regular dinner menu. Update: Had the pizza. Didn't like it. Not crispy enough and the sauce was too sweet. Stick to the dining menu. Pizza itself would be 3 stars. Keeping original restaurant review at 4. read more

The penne vodka It's delicious their sauce is amazing perfect texture And great taste. Their bread is also delicious I usually ask for extra because i like it so much . My only problem is the one time I Ordered for delivery the older man though nice when I open the door he was right in front of it with NO MASK ON . They really need to tell him this is not ok . You think with being older he would be more cautious too smh read more

This place singlehandedly ruined Mother's Day for me and my family. We made reservations for 6:00pm. We showed up and stood at the front door for at least 10 minutes before a host even approached us. The restaurant was clearly busy, overbooked, and understaffed. While waiting at the front door, I watched and overheard no fewer than 4 different people complain to the wait staff, the host, and to the busser. At one point a member of a large party came up to us and told us that her party had been there since 3:00 pm and had just finally gotten their food. We were finally sat at 6:20 despite having had reservations. Once we sat, the host opened our bottle of wine, brought us ice...and then the waiting began. We sat without water, bread, or even a waitress acknowledging us for 15 minutes. Finally, we asked the host for some bread and water and a waitress. A few minutes later, the waitress showed up and took our entire order. We ordered rice balls and calamari to start, and 4 entrees. The place was flooded with takeout patrons waiting for their food and surrounding the dining area. After an hour of sitting at our table and watching patrons angrily storming out, we got our appetizers. We decided we had waited long enough, and asked the waitress to have the kitchen wrap our entrees instead of serving them to us (we thought this would be quicker, and decided that eating the rest of the meal at home would be better than continuing to wait for a simple water refill). At this point, the restaurant had mostly cleared out except for about 5 other tables. Nonetheless, neither our food nor our waitress was anywhere to be found. Takeout customers were waiting for 40 minutes at the counter, the host was sitting with his family, a young girl was handling the front counter and angry patrons by herself, all the while, there was never once a manager anywhere. After our waitress dropped our check off, we never saw her again. It's no wonder we overheard the staff talking about a table that walked out without paying. How could they? Nobody was around to pay!! At 7:45, I went to the counter and asked about our food. One of the waitresses said it was being wrapped right then. At 8:00pm, more than 2 hours after we arrived, we had still not received our food. We paid for the food we ate (the appetizers) and told the counter girl to cancel the rest of our order. The only response we received was an apology from the waitress. The place was basically a circus being run by a bunch of kids. I didn't see any adults or managers at any point (with the exception of one older waitress). The fact that we had such a terrible experience and didn't even have a manager to complain to is a joke. The owner clearly doesn't care to properly staff the restaurant. I personally worked in the restaurant business for 15 years as a waitress and bartender, and I was appalled by what I saw tonight. It's unfortunate that I won't be returning here because the food is great, but the low quality of service and inexplicably slow wait time is unacceptable. Not having a competent adult running the place was just the icing on the cake. I used to come here often on weeknights and always wondered why the restaurant was so dead. Now I know why. All we wanted was a nice Mother's Day dinner, but instead had to leave hungry after 2 hours of waiting and ended up ordering a pizza from a nearby pizzeria. Thank you Cucina 355 for RUINING Mother's Day. read more

I've been visiting Cucina for about a year now. It started off great- great food, pizza- Gencarelli salad is one of my go-to orders along with the chicken arrabiata- but lately things seem to be slipping. We've had multiple botched delivery orders where items are missing or the food is just "okay". We dined in in person a few months ago, ordered some apps, pizza and dinner for the table....we waited so long for the dinners that we ultimately canceled them. I mean, we were easily there over and hour, had placed our order within ten minutes of sitting down and never got the main course (or any kind of discount for the crazy wait). Another time when we visited the Gencarelli (which is typically a pretty large serving) came to the table at the same price but seemingly half the quantity. Food was just okay that time as well. We may continue to try with them because it used to be so great, but I wouldn't give them as enthusiastic of a recommendation as I would have a year ago. read more

This has been my go to place during covid. The food is consistently delicious! Their vodka sauce is the best I've ever had. The bread is also homemade and amazing I'm moving out of the area, but will definitely be back as much as I can for this local gem. read more

Excellent value! Service was wonderful, generous portions of delicious food. Nice ambience in the dining room side with attractive, trendy reclaimed wood tables, stone walls etc.. Our only complaint was overly bright lights. They had cool lighting, Edison bulbs in retro/industrial fixtures but the high hats were on full-force and should be used on the pizza side of the restaurant not the dining side of the restaurant We did not order gluten-free pasta but the table next to us said the gluten-free pasta was great! Will go back! read more

Cucina 355 - Italian Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

We love their pizza. Just tried their Pasta dinners, excellent! The Penne Vodka was tremendous as was their Rigatoni Bologonese. They have great specials and coupons. Food is great. Try them! This a great business. read more

Hey Grandma! Hands down, the best freakin' grandma pie in the area and we've tried them all. I'm ignoring any negative reviews. The other food is good too but the GP needs it's own medal of honor. read more

This place is my rice balls place! Lol never disappoints and I do fancy their shrimp scampi too. A good place to have near you when your craving ITALIAN read more

I never write reviews on here but after eating my meal just now I had to. The place is really nice inside. Everyone was friendly. I'm sure they have some good food on the menu but I'm only reviewing what I just ate. I ordered some pepperoni slices, plain slices, and mini rice balls to go. The plain slice and pepperoni slice were extremely disappointing. They literally tasted like nothing. If I took a bite of pizza and then a bite of the pizza box it came in I would not be able to tell the difference. The rice balls were just ok. They give you vodka suave to dip the rice balls in which gave them some kind of flavor. I might try this place again in the future but I'll be sure to stay farrrrr away from what I ordered today. read more

Solid pizza joint and italian restaurant. Really enjoyed the Chicken Arriabiata sandwich. Grandma and margherita slices are my go to.

Let's start here: how many times have you received more food than you expected? I can't remember the last time that happened... until tonight. VERY generous portion sizes. The food? Absolutely wonderful. Not overly seasoned (or under), still hot upon delivery, and the sauce is killer. Quality meats, too. It's the kind of takeout that you make sure to go back to again and again. read more

We ordered the rice balls, mussels, lasagna and bolognese rigatoni via GrubHub and I have to say it was absolutely delicious. I know most people are Whiny and annoying on yelp so I wanted to give a review that spoke some truth. Everything was excellent. The sauces were full of flavor, the pastas were cooked perfect, and the delivery was prompt. We will definitely be ordering from here again. read more

Went for an afternoon lunch place was empty and food was served cold had Napoli chicken tasted funny like it was sitting there for a while also the stuffed mushrooms were nasty. Service was poor the waiter left all the dirty dishes at the table and never came back . Very disappointed always wanted to try this place and will never come back. read more

One of the best italian restaurants I've been too! the food is amazing I haven't had anything I didn't like from here. Their grandma pie is delicious. You can tell they use high quality food. read more

The staff is friendly and the restaurant is new and clean, but the food is incredible. We had stuffed mushrooms, rice balls, grilled octopus, two different kinds of pasta, and a cannoli - every round of food was more amazing that the last. Highly recommend trying this place out. read more

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Best pizza hands down ! You have to make sure to ask for it well done though. Their steak sandwich is the bomb.

Place just recently opened in Nutley with positive reviews, so we decided to experience authentic Italian meal ourselves. Place is packed even on slow weekdays. Which was a good sign. Ambience is nice, decor is modern and simple. Food is delicious. Lobster ravioli were perfect. Rice balls yummy. Service was excellent. The only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is that place has no host as customers walk in no one greets them and showing to the table. read more

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Went there on a date few years back and the pizza was spectacular. Then something happened, maybe they fired the main pizza maker or a change of policy, but the pizza is dreadful. We drive by on Friday nights and the place is empty now so I know we aren't the only ones who think this. The pizza sauce is gross, the dough is raw, and the cheese is super greasy. The decline in this place is very unfortunate. read more

Wish could give more stars Fairly new to the Nutley Area Tried Cucina 355 based on YELP reviews So So So glad I did!!!! We had a tossed garden salad 2 Veal Parmigiana Dinners 1 Shrimp Fra Diablo dinner for dessert 1 Chocolate Lava Cake 2 cannolis And the most delicious bread It's was all delicious The portions were very generous The veal was so tender could cut it with a fork. My shrimp dish was load with a very good amount of shrimp The sauce in all the dishes was very tasty My son said the lava cake was one of the best he's ever had The cannolis were not only fresh but homemade Outstanding!!!!! We will definitely be ordering from Cucina 355 Again Can't wait till Covid is over so we can sit and enjoy instead of take out read more

byob. Great food and service ! Last 2 times they were out it all fish - they will substitute shrimp though!

This place is only good if you dine in. Every time I order delivery it takes forever to arrive but tonight was the worst experience of them all. I called once I placed my yelp order to confirm it was received (they confirmed it was) then called hour n a half later to get a status (confirmed it would be here in 10 mins).. 2 hours later & I'm still waiting. I called again only to find out that they apparently never received my order now. Ridiculous!! Will never order delivery again. read more

This is how my pizza was delivered. The parts that still resembled pizza were good, but this is just nuts. Did the driver hold the box on its side? read more

Cucina 355 - Italian Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

Outstanding service - Eric was very attentive & I highly recommend this restaurant. The food was phenomenal! Try the octopus, totally delish! And OMG, the spaghetti with shrimp, scallops, arugula in garlic sauce was SOOOOOO GREAT! And I was blown away because I had ordered the sole, which was ok, but a bit too strong with lemon for my tasting & then they totally offered to replace it with anything on the menu on the spot for me! Wow! What a great experience! Thanks to the Chef! Thanks to the owner! Thanks to Eric! Coming back for sure!!!! read more