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I went to this place two years ago and the food wasn't this bad. I just went there this weekend and was very disappointed with the food. First of all, my first glass of water had hair in it. Then they replaced it and it smelled like they washed it with an overnight mop. I think that is why they dim the light so low so you can't tell what you're drinking/eating. My food was overgrilled (burnt) and the side was way to salty. The only good thing about the entire dinner was the dessert (creme brulee). Sigh... never going back again, especially for dinner on a weekend!!!

I love this place. I take everyone I know here. The early bird special is an incredible deal. Highly recommend it and everything else on the menu.

Second time here and have been happy with the food, service and atmosphere on both occasions. I have been here with a party of four and a party of five and everyone was pleased with their food choices. The prices make it a great value. Can't go wrong. It is too bad that they only accept Amex though.

This place has everything going for it. Great food, service, price and location. They have very nice bar and a garden area to sit in the summer. Check it out!

There are so many mediocre Italian restaurants in NYC but Cucina is definitely a little hidden gem. The food is fabulous. I agree with one of the other reviewers...the seafood fettucini is my favorite dish too! Atmosphere is terrific, very romantic...nice place to take a date. From the outside the place seems tiny but they actually have more seating than you would think...there's a back room and they open up the backyard when it's nice so people can sit outside. And the prices...not bad at all!

Great place to eat, good food for a very good price, compared with other restaurants in the city.

Although my party and I were 20 minutes late for our reservation, the staff was wonderful and seated us within five minutes. The ambiance is quaint and yet still very pretty, dimly let with candles and surrounded by a great styled decor. Unfortunately, the food was not as great as I anticipated. The "butter" served with the bread was bland and the bread itself was nothing special and almost burnt around the outside. My party and I also ordered stuffed mushrooms as an appetizer they too, along with my spinach salad, were very taste-less and bland. For my main course, I ordered the pumpkin ravioli, which was delicious. Everything was priced very well, but aside from my entree, nothing was all that tasty. The big disappointment, however, came at the end of the night when we were informed that the restaurant ONLY took Amex and cash. We researched this restaurant online before attending, and nowhere on the website was this noted. This was not told to us on the phone when we made our reservation, nor was it mentioned to us by the waiter when we were seated. When we argued this with the manager, be brought over the menu to point out to us that it was in fact posted on the menu at the very bottom in small print. Because no one in my party had an American Express card on them, each of us had to take seperate trips to the ATM outside (in the freezing cold) around the corner, adding an extra twenty minutes onto our dining timeand we were already late for an event. At this point, the management was so rude and disrespectful, that I pretty much decided I would never be returning. This is 2008 and this is New York City. If you can't take other credit cards, then you sure as hell better make sure it's VERY VERY VERY WELL KNOWN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS.