I was craving Italian on a road trip going through ABQ and saw M'tucci's had just opened a new location. I have been to their other locations and this one sounded like a fun take on their traditional Italian fare. The service was phenomenal - everyone seemed happy to be there and were very welcoming and helpful. The food was exceptional - I wanted to try everything! I ended up ordering way too much (was ok because I had delicious food for the road :) and everything I tasted was perfect. Thanks for a wonderful stop on my way back home! read more

Rebekah was the best waitress we've had in a long while!! She was so personable, gave fantastic menu recommendations, and made us feel at home. We mentioned we're moving from California so she gave us recommendations for neighborhoods, stuff to do with the kids, etc. She was the best part of M'Tucci's. We enjoyed the meat and cheese we ordered plus their bread was fantastic. The food was great but even if it was only mediocre I would go back because the environment made us feel at home. read more

Awesome all the way around! Hadn't been to this location. Service , food and ambience were out of the park! Had the fish special; Ono , grilled to perfection! I have a food allergy and they were very accommodating. Service was a a wee bit slow but under the circumstances, they're forgiven. One more thing ; Turn UP the music! Other than that , it was a 10 out of 10. Prices are reasonable and the craft cocktails were amazing! It's my new "go to" spot for dinner and/ or drinks! Now, hustle on over Pronto! read more

Very disappointing. The service was just fine but out of 4 meals ordered, none was outstanding. The smoked brisket ravioli had more big chunks of fat than brisket. The rigatoni bolognese was one of the most disappointing dishes of all. Al dente? More like old rigatoni that had become leathery. The ribeye steak might have been right at home at Denny's. I would never go back there even if the prices were reasonable. The food was simply not good. read more

If I wasn't so shocked by the $32 "Hand Cut Steak of the day" I would have given a better review. I didn't take a photo but picture on your head two slices of a tenderloin 1/2 inch thick and 2 inches by two inches. I guess they should call these steak medallions. They were dry and cold. I should have sent it back and ordered the salmon. Otherwise service was good. read more

This is NOT Italian food. Terrible food that they pretentiously try to pass off as fine dining. If you are Jewish, definitely avoid as there is either pork, shrimp or both in majority of offerings. I do not get this polenta crap. Its grits. Never saw it in any Boston Italian restaurant or in my Italian friend's homes. No complimentary bread. Its an add on $$ charged item. I had Eggplant parm which is served as medallions for no apparent reason. While the sauce tasted good, I did not like that they smothered the pasta with cheese rather than just putting the parm on the eggplant as in other Italian restaurants. They brag how their pasta is home made on site but they shouldn't have bothered. As another reviewer said, you'd do better at Olive Garden if you're in Albuquerque. Albuquerque diners would not recognize good food if they got a plate of it in the face, so you should disregard the other positive reviews if you have a shred of sense. There are only booths for big parties. Rest are tables in one big open room so its probably loud when crowded. ALSO, the ladies room has bizarre, completely inappropriate wallpaper with hookers/strippers! WTF?!!! I wanted to look in men's room to see what their wallpaper is. Who thought this was a good idea? read more

M'tucci's Twenty-Five - Italian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Got dinner to go. They didn't include the protein...like really guys? The bag was tied up when it was handed to me so I didn't look in to make sure. Mistake. Beyond the protein missing. I paid for garlic butter and another side for the bread plate. Neither were there. The salad had low quality lettuce that was browning. BUT TO TOP IT ALL OFF I called and complained after I got home and noticed. They said well you can come back and get it if you want. I live 25 minutes away, so no, I don't want to take another 50 minutes to drive back and forth again. She said that the manager would credit me back....NOPE. No credit back to my credit card. No ability to even talk to the manager when I called an complained. Really disappointed because the food is good but that experience was about as bad as it gets read more

I love this place (cry emoji)!! Their blackberry goat cheese salad and pork chops are chefs KISSS** I'm here almost every weekend and I DoorDash 1-2 times a week, no lie. read more

Wasted $120.00. Wife's Risotto was like a morning mushy oatmeal cereal and tasteless. Duck had no oomph. First look at my Spaghettini and meatballs looked dry and as if it had sat under heat lamp for excessive time, yet it was cold. Meatballs were burned on the outside and tasteless on the inside. Had to order extra Marinara sauce to moisten the dish and add some heat temperature to the dish. Place was busy, waitress pleasant. Am advocate for business enterprises and making the all mighty dollar, but I suggest the owners taste their own food and keep their eyes on their product constantly. Extremely disappointed. read more

After hearing great things about M'tucci's we decided to have our daughters 16th birthday dinner here. It exceeded our expectations from the moment we walked inside! We were seated and Ashley came to serve us right away. She was friendly, helpful and patient! We ordered a family board as an appetizer, so fun and a great start to our stay. For dinner we ordered a variety of pasta dishes and pizza. Every dish was perfect! Fresh, tasty and hearty. I really don't have words for how good it was! Some comments from around the table, "wow, the mushrooms in my pasta are huge and not mushy!" "Best pizza I've ever had!" "The chicken is perfect!" "My noodles are so yum!" For dessert we had Chantilly cake and tiramisu. Both were a perfect combo of classic with a modern spin and were delicious. Then the check came and we were shocked. My husband and I both checked it several times (and again in the car) to make sure there wasn't something missing. We will definitely be back! But now to decide which location! Ashley explained that each location has its own chef who curates their own menu with each location sharing only 30% of menu items. So you can always get the classics but you can also try something new. How cool is that! Thanks M'tucci's for a truly special meal for a very special occasion! read more

M'tucci's Twenty-Five - Family board, the picture doesn't do it justice! Such a fun start to a great meal! - Italian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Having eaten at the M'Tucci's near home and looking for a place to eat on a Sunday evening we decided to give this one a try. They didn't look very busy, surprising since other restaurants nearby had people waiting. OK, could be good or not so. We walked in and were seated immediately. The interior was more of the upscale/trendy look. A vast difference from the dark, dingy look of most Italian restaurants (When it comes to Italian restaurants I like dark/dingy). Our server came by, took our drink orders and returned with them promptly. Appetizer consisted of the Bruschetta and Calamari, both favorites. They arrived and entree orders placed. I would have liked more balsamic vinaigrette on the bruschetta, the tomatoes and basil didn't provide much additional moisture. The calamari came with both marinara & aioli. This works out well, as I'm a marinara guy. For the entrees we had the Chicken Chipotle Pasta and Spaghettini with Chianina Meatballs. The chicken chipotle came out tasty with just the right amount of spice. The spaghettini came out a near perfect al dente. Could have used more pasta sauce, especially since the meatballs (5) although delicious, were on the dry side. The food wasn't bad - it needed some tweaking. But, we'll be back again. The real bonus? there was plenty of food for another meal. read more

Found the food to be of low quality, the service to below pare except for our server he was very nice. I would never recommend going here I would recommend going to Olive Garden first. read more

After hearing such amazing things we finally decided to try M'tucci's. The place it's really nice and the menu was quite extensive but the food was lacking. All of our main dishes were subpar, definitely doesn't live up to the hype.. The tiramisu was great though! But that's about it.. the service was fast and friendly but the food was just okay. I was very surprised to know that they only "chef" they have on staff is the pastry chef, which in my opinion explains why the entrees were so disappointing and the tiramisu was so delicious. You'd think for as "high end" they are they would hire actual chefs, not just cooks.. read more

Pricey! Especially lunch. Missing a lunch price menu. Missing a classic chicken Parmesan...closest dish barely has red sauce ..pasta mixed with cheese (added unnecessary calories). Servings seem small. Barely any crab in my crab appetizer (had to send back) Overall they think more highly of themselves than they ought.... read more

I had some family from Chicago in town and they wanted Italian and this place did not disappoint. The appetizers, entrées, and desserts were all amazing. My family loved the homemade pasta. Our server was friendly and knowledgeable. Definitely a favorite spot. read more

If your looking for good Italian food this is the best place to go something that they could do better a tiny bit is add a little bit more seasoning but other than that they had amazing service and they had amazing food read more

Ate here for lunch the place was not very busy and it took 45 minuts to get our food. I ordered eggplant Parmesan witch my friend said was very good here. It was very average at best three small pieces of eggplant not very much cheese it seemed like it had been sitting under a heat lamp for a while not very hot. the rest of the meal was just pasta with no sauce very little flavor. Try other places if you want good eggplant Parmesan. read more

I was just there. The food was ok. However, in the ladies bathroom the wall paper has women nude from the waist up wearing pasties over the nipples. I found this offensive for a family restaurant. I told the staff and all they said to me was people like it. I won't be back. read more

M'tucci's Twenty-Five - Wall paper in ladies restroom - Italian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Everything I ordered from here was yummy! The chicken was perfectly cooked and the bread was delightful.

5-star customer service, 2-star food. Wonderful staff and I suspect this is what is keeping this restaurant so popular. The appetizer was good. Calamari with 2 sauces! Heaven. The house-made bread with basil oil was yummy. I can see why it is so popular they sell it by the loaf! On to our entrees...Here is where the meal falls apart. Everything was sorely under seasoned. The white clam linguine had no "white", little flavor and very light on the clams. The seared duck breast was tough and the skin waaay undercooked. Not crispy at all! Cooked rare rather than medium rare and when they scored the skin, they cut through the meat in several places which is a rookie mistake. Could explain the toughness of the meat. The beet mascarpone risotto was interesting but, again, under seasoned. It is hard to mess up sautéed spinach but it was a little oily. Wine was delicious particularly the glass of Chardonnay-Pinot noir sparkling wine served in a coupe. Delightful! The desserts were stellar! And served in celebration mode because it was our 26th wedding anniversary! I cannot say enough good things about the staff. So thoughtful and just plain nice. I didn't think the prices were unreasonable for what was offered. In my opinion they need to work on the kitchen. We had eaten at the Westside location several times when they first opened and the food was much better. I don't know if you can successfully run a restaurant with stellar front of the house staff and not so good cooks but the place was packed by the time we were leaving. We don't go out to eat often anymore because I am a great cook myself and that results in one picky customer. read more

This was literally the best Italian Meal I have had in Albuquerque!!!! I would go back everyday if I could! Fresh, quality, and the service was amazing!!! Try it!! Trust me!! Chicken Milanese was chefs kiss! Mwah! My mouth is watering just trying this review! read more

Food goo server good. host seating very bad. I just got seated very near the entrance the noise was Loud. I have a hearing impairment and asked to be moved to an open table where I could here my wife better, the host refused. I asked why he said we have a long wait list. I said i am sitting at a 4top and asking for a four top why not. He still refused. I had reservation so what if he had a long stand by list, I called a week in advance! very poor regard for the customer!! read more

I don't even know where to start. I'll say this review is not about the food although my plate was awful the other 15 people at our table all said theirs was amazing. Now is the food worth the horrible service absolutely not honestly I would rather have bravo or Olive Garden for that matter. Our waiter was horrible he made it well known to us that he couldn't give a shit about our table, our drinks would stay empty for quite a while and we would have to ask a few times for refills before it got refilled oh but not before my waiter snapped at me when I asked about the refill he snapped that he was waiting for glasses. One of the people in our party had to wait about 30 minutes after we got our food to get hers. To top it off a chair breaks on a person in our party and he falls hard on the floor and the manager comes to check on him making jokes about the fall. Then before we leave here comes another manager (there were like 5 managers and none of them looked like they gave a crap) with the CYA forms and gets attitude while asking questions to the person that fell. This place was one of the worst places I have visited. Oh and then they bring the checks with 20% gratuity added to it and that's not the best part the person that fell and their girlfriend got a check and the person that fell had to ask for their meal to be compensated it's like wow the person FELL ON YOUR BROKEN CHAIR.. common sense says hey maybe we should comp bother their meals. I am just left mind blown. I would say don't even bother it's a shit show read more

Great food and service based on 2 visits, 1 lunch and 1 dinner, during March & April 2021. Practicing COVID safety protocol. Salmon & Pizza was great. Couple of OFI ... Drink Prices are too high for ABQ. Ordered a local glass of wine, was recommended by waiter without mentioning price and not on menu, got ~2 oz. serving and charged $15!!! We also got a loaf of bread from the counter thinking it was $3 listed on the menu. Charged $8; turns out $3 on the menu is for 5 slices served in the restaurant. Suggest they clearly mention prices for special food and drink and also list the price of the breads ... read more

I think we were asked to leave M'Tucci's Twenty-Five because my parents were speaking Spanish. I was at M'tucci's Twenty-Five celebrating my mother's birthday. My parents were laughing and going back and forth between Spanish and English, as they always do. We were laughing and talking about my brothers and sisters. We had finished our appetizers and were waiting for our entrees, when one of the staff came over and accused us of using a racial slur about a gentleman that was sitting at the next table. This man was never part of our conversation - in English or Spanish. Again, I'm not sure what happened today. The only thing I can think of is that the man did not like that my parents were speaking Spanish, and told the staff a lie. Or perhaps it is the M'tucci's staff that doesn't like to serve individuals who speak Spanish. It is troubling that the staff person wouldn't even consider listening to what we were saying. Thank you, M'tucci's, for ruining my mother's birthday. read more

Food was good but cold :( Service was amazing, no fault there. Drinks were good too. If they can figure out the cold food situation they would be 5/5! read more

Ok, I don't do this very often- but I have to give credit where credit is due. We brunched at M'tucci's 25 today- my first experience at this location, with my cousins. We try to get together several times a year and try different places. They offered both the regular menu and a special brunch menu with both cocktails and food. We were chatting it up- I wasn't paying much attention to the menu- drinks came- chatting- the server returned attentively several times and so I finally looked down at the brunch menu, saw salmon and ordered it. It was the Salmon Hash. It was $14.00. It was exquisite. Salmon perfectly cooked- the few (perfect portion) potatoes were OMG so delicious- spinach, artichoke hearts and perfectly poached eggs with again, the perfect amount of hollandaise sauce- not to overwhelm and leaving you wanting more!! It was THE most delicious dish I have had since before Covid - you may see me there next Sunday!! Service was good too- attentive, not overbearing! Kudos M'tuccis! read more

Crazy good authentic Italian! Portion sizes are not overwhelming and sure ice is solid. Literally everything is delicious and they have solid specials throughout the week. read more

A GREAT EXPERIENCE! That's how I summed up my party of four dinner at M'Tucci's the other night. We frequent the one in Rio Rancho and decided to meet another couple at this M'Tucci's. The food was great, but more than that, the service was outstanding. Our server was Seth and he was quick, attentive and friendly. I will return! read more

When I talk about my favorite Italian foods, I mean what you can find in this restaurant. We ordered two pastas and their tomato bisque. Tomato bisque was awesome! I love my spaghetti with sausage. But my friend didn't like the chicken in her food. The waiter immediately changed the food to another one. And we were completely satisfied. read more

We came in to have a nice dinner. But we never got to the order our drinks after sitting there for more than 10 mins waiting. No on person looked at us. Would not recommend. read more

We dine there often, good food good service. However if you need artificial sweetener take your own. The are always out of it, I understand running out of something but this is not the first time it has happened. With COSTCO and Sams right around the corner how hard would it be send someone and buy a few big boxes. Also if they are continually running out of a product would it be best to double the next order. The big insult last night when the waitress brought my tea she said they were out of artificial sweetener, I said just take it back I'll drink water. When I got my ticket she "still" charged me for the tea. I would have brought it up but they were too busy to wait. I will still go back however if there is an issue I recommend double checking the ticket. read more

Every time we come to this restaurant we are never disappointed. They have such wonderful food and amazing customer service. My fiancé and I had Mario as a server tonight, he just made the night much more enjoyable. Such energy and livelihood! Definitely recommend coming here. Request Mario! Such a phenomenal night with a phenomenal server! read more

It was our five year anniversary and my husbands coworker got us a gift card. We've eaten at the location on the Westside once, and it was delightful! So we thought we'd try take out at the on off I-25 & Jefferson. Ordering online was easy, and pick up was also easy. We ordered their picnic to go for both of us, plus an extra loaf of bread & basil oil. My Italian style sandwich was lovely- lots of sliced meat in a crusty bread. I got a side salad too. My husband got the green chile burger & fries, and that burger was sooooo good! I know it sounds funny to order a burger at an Italian place, but that won't be the last time we order it from them. Yum! We also got the Twinky dessert and it was heavenly (it does melt in the sun FYI). The only reason I didn't give five stars is because there was cheese on my salad when I had specifically asked for no feta, and the containers the basil oil came in leaked all over our food in the short drive to a park. We'll go back and take friends when things are open for dine in again. read more

Off Night, I hope! Started with the House Salad. Almost all the Romain in salad was brown and we had to send the salads back. So much for quality control. Manager never even came to the table to apologize. He did come into the room we were eating in, but he didn't come talk to us. Followed the salad with two pasta dishes. We ordered the Five Pork Bolognese and Pappardelle Porcini Pasta Average at best. Disappointing night out. Hopefully it was an off night or we won't be back. Used to be our go to place for Italian Food in Albuquerque. read more

We had a great experience using M'tucci's curbside to-go service. We called-in our order, it was delivered to our car very shortly after we pulled into the parking lot and the food was packed nicely. Based on their precautions in delivering the food to the car and packing the food, I feel confident that M'tucci's staff were cautious as they prepared our food. To top it off, the food was excellent and obviously made fresh. Additionally, someone called my wife within a couple days of our order to ask about our experience. This is a local gem that is taking care of its customers and staff. read more

Excited to stumble across this newly opened M'tucci's today. It's near my work, so I'll be dining here often. I love their business model where all their restaurants are Italian in theme but vary slightly in overall tone and menu. They are all different dining experiences. No cookie cutters here. I had a steak salad. It was delicious. Came with a side of potatoes and s few blackberries on top. Great. Highly recommended! read more

The our waitress and the manager was very rude, ruined the great time we were having at dinner. Nickel and dimed charged for refills. Given the prices they charge for their entrees leaves a very bad taste . The waitress was especially bad. Very loud atmosphere. won't be going back. read more

Just dropped but for a glass of wine (great wine menu) but ended up getting a full preview of what M'Tucci's 25 will have to offer. Bartender James was amazing at not only entertaining me, but also at making sure that I felt at home. Can't wait to come back for Happy Hour!! read more

Was not impressed with this place ! They need to stay away from making fufuplates that don't taste Italian. Everyone just because the plates look so good doesn't mean they taste good. Your just paying alot fancy looking food that doesn't impress me. read more