Cucina Carini

"My friends and I went here for a little holiday get together. Luckily, we have a great time together no matter where we go because we will not be returning. The food was OK. I have had better italian food elsewhere. The service was TERRIBLE - the waitress was completely uninterested and rude. My husband couldn’t believe she threw a fork on the table when our friend needed one for her dessert. She was annoyed every time we asked for something. Oh and the prices they charged didn’t match the prices on the menu - weird. There was a large party going on at the time, so we were trying really hard not to bother our waitress. I thought maybe having that party there was stressing her out or whatever the case. But a terrible service experience will ruin any dining experience. We will not be returning. The whole experience was weird and disappointing."

"We had a group of 6 and everyone enjoyed their meal. I had crab ravioli, and it was excellent. I took some of it home as there were plenty, and my husband liked it too. The rolls were very small but served warm. Some of us had dessert. I shared a delicious carrot cake, and it was plenty for the two of us. Wear a sweater if you tend to get chilly easily like me. It was noon, and they had just opened. It might get warmer later in the day."

"We hosted my daughter-in-law’s baby shower at this wonderful restaurant this past Saturday. First, Cucina Carini is beautiful and has lots of natural light. Anthony let us use the entire large dining area so all 36 of us had plenty of room for a game table, beverage table and for the mom-to-be to open gifts. They have a bar area (no liquor though) which was the perfect area for our cake/dessert trays and for the shower favors. There was no cake cutting fee. The food was great. We’ve eaten both lunch and dinner here before but I was surprised at how quickly we all were served. Our servers were very kind and efficient, asking several times if anyone needed anything. There was nothing they wouldn’t do for us. The evening before, they let us bring our boxes of decorations and even a large wicker peacock chair and the cake. They opened the doors to us that day at 9:30 AM for a noon shower so we had plenty of time to decorate. I wanted to hang a large 7’x5’ banner right where they had hung a large and beautifully framed art piece so I asked if it could be removed during the shower. The reply? “Sure! We’ll put it in the closet.” My deepest appreciation to Paula, Anthony, the cooks and the kind server who worked the shower that day who all were on their game and truly made our shower fantastic."

"Me and my husband was looking for somewhere new to eat for our anniversary dinner and Cucuna Carini more than hit the spot. Melissa was our server and she was walking in the door with us as we arrived. She went right to work and got our warm bread and even gave good suggestions for our meals. I even got dessert and she put “Happy Anniversary “ on the dessert plate for us. We will be traveling to New Jersey again to enjoy other meals at this restaurant. The food was delicious and the serving sizes was more than we expected. I recommend you make your reservation and go enjoy the atmosphere, service, food and relaxing music."

"This visit was long overdue. Last time we were there was a work Christmas luncheon in the bitter snowy cold several years back. Tonight was a laid back dinner in a private little room! Romantic. Next time we will definitely bring a bottle of wine. We shared mozzarella sticks that tasted a step up from the Restaurant Depot kind so many restaurants have. He ordered veal parm which neither of us have had in ages. I tasted his and it was so tender! I ordered potato gnocchi that had some bacon and spinach in it. Service was friendly and efficient. The restaurant is adorable and such a lovely change from the strip malls, etc. Family run. A very satisfying dinner, not expensive in the least, lots of leftovers for tomorrow, and we will return soon."