Cucina Enoteca Irvine

Our group chose Cucina Enoteca for our dinner get together. The restaurant is located at Irvine Spectrum right next to Tender Greens. It gets super busy on weekends but, we didn't have any issues with the parking. Upon arriving, the friendly hostess informed us that our table would be ready shortly.

We waited for about 15 minutes before being seated. Our server was attentive and pleasant. The food exceeded our expectations. We ordered some pasta and pizza dishes. For starters, we had the chopped salad (family style) and the parmesan truffle fries. We enjoyed both the appetizers. For entrees, we tried the pepperoni pizza and rigatoni amatriciana. Both entrees were flavorful. The pasta dish was our fave. The rigatoni was al dente and sauce was delicious.

The service and food were excellent. We would dine here again!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Food was tasty but the menu seemed a bit limited in options. We opted to sit outside but sadly we had a bad experience due to multiple bees hovering around constantly at our table. When we mentioned it to our waitress she mentioned they had been seeing bees lately but weren't sure why. Hopefully they get the bees resolved because it makes having dinner a bit unpleasing when having kids around. Overall we had a great experience celebrating a birthday dinner.

We ate lunch on a warm and busy afternoon with Ariana serving us. The food was delicious and our server was very sweet. The chopped salad and pizza were perfect to share!

Excellent ambience and good food backed by attentive service. The burrata, chopped Italian salad, pesto radiatore are all awesome.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food is just okay. Service definitely slow and waitress seem like they have something more important to do than serve customers.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

I've been to Cucina Enoteca many times and it has always been very good. I order the Italian chopped salad with shrimp and it was perfection. The combination of ingredients and flavorful dressing was far exceeded my expectation. Loved everything about it and really enjoyed every bite. The service was very good and the waiter brought over a dessert for my friend who was celebrating her 77th birthday. It was a very nice experience and I can't wait to go back and order that salad again. I did try a piece of my friend's pizza which was also really yummy!

The food was great! Tagliatelle Bolognese was DELICIOUS! Also, a must is the garlic rosemary focaccia bread. If you're into cocktails, highly recommend the Cielo Rosa

Great food and ambiance. Great service too by Arianna who ensured we're enjoying our time and food.

Liana is the best waitress! Food was awesome! Highly recommend the bacon goat cheese pizza and the short rib pasta

Cucina went above and beyond for my wife's birthday. It was our first time at their restaurant and we were definitely impressed by the service, speediness of the kitchen and the quality of the food. All of their pastas were delicious, a proper portion and had complexity in flavor. Their desserts and appetizers were also exceptional. We werent a fan of the pizza. It wasn't cooked improperly we just didn't care for it as it was crisp not a fluffy chew more of a hard chew. But nevertheless we will return.

Beautiful ambiance, friendly service, and flavorful Italian dishes made with fresh ingredients. Loved the creative twists on classic favorites — the truffle fries and short rib pappardelle were standouts. A perfect spot for a relaxed yet elegant dining experience in Irvine!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

For many years this has been one of my favorite Italian restaurants. The branzino and burrata are my favorites!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sunday morning / afternoon visit super kind host team and servers and bussers and kitchen ..thank you for making a small lunch feel so special.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is my go-to Italian place in the OC. Service is always excellent and food is generally pretty good. Their outdoor seating area has a really nice vibe with string lights, olive tree, and couch pillows. Indoor decor is also hip and interesting. I recommend getting a reservation because it can get quite busy during dinner time. I've had all their appetizers and pasta dishes. If I lived closer, I'd come here weekly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place use to be so good not anymore!! Food was not good! No more happy hour menu! Our waiter was just not happy to serve us!! On the whole it was not good and will never go back! Bye bye!!