Cucina Enoteca Irvine

532 Spectrum Center Dr, Irvine
(949) 861-2222

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Customers' Favorites

Shrimp Clam Squid Ink Linguine
Stuffed Fried Squash Blossoms
Mushroom Goat Cheese Pizza
Bucatini All'Amatriciana
Whole Roasted Branzino
Braised Short Rib Sugo
Mini Cucina Meatballs
Truffle Parmesan Fries
Burnt Brussels Sprouts
Bucatini Amatriciana

Menu

antipasti

warm olive
peruvian teardrop pepper + garlic confit + calabrian chili + citrus olive oil
tempura fried stuffed squash blossom
goat cheese + pistou + orange blossom honey
burrata + tomato
hearts of palm + kalamata olive + basil + white balsamic vinaigrette + toast
whole roasted carrot
pistachio aioli + chili
tuna tartare
cucumber + chile + pine nut + creme fraiche
grilled octopus
marinated gigante bean + piquillo pepper + fennel pollen + salsa verde
cucina meatballs
whipped ricotta + spicy tomato sauce
roasted tomato focaccia
cultured herb butter + sea salt

salad
italian chopped
escarole + radicchio + green bean + cherry tomato + cucumber + provolone + pepperoncini + ceci bean + almond + dill + oregano vinaigrette + rosemary breadcrumb
tricolore salad
pink radicchio + endive + bibb lettuce + radish + shaved fiore sardo + champagne vinegarette
side chicken
side barramundi

pizza
margherita pizza
tomato + house made mozzarella + basil (not available gluten free)
pepperoni pizza
ricotta + fresh mozzarella + hot honey + tomato sauce
mushroom + goat cheese pizza
caramelized onion + truffle oil + fresh herb (not available gluten free)
burrata + zucchini
squash blossom + pecorino + lemon
fig + prosciutto cotto
gorgonzola dolce + arugula + pistachio + villa manodori balsamico
smoked salmon
goat cheese + artichoke + béchamel + red onion + leek + celery leaf + roe

pasta and large plates
bucatini amatriciana
guanciale + tomato + red onion + chili + pecorino (gluten free pasta available upon request)
torchio alla norma
tomato + eggplant + onion + calabrian + ricotta salata + basil
rigatoni bolognese
veal + pork + lemon ricotta + grana padano (gluten free pasta available upon request)
red wine braised short rib mafaldine
mushroom + cherry tomato + baby kale + parmesan (gluten free pasta available upon request)
chicken milanese
artichoke + tomato + arugula + lemon caper vinaigrette
cucina burger
fontal + calabrese salami + escarole + pickle aioli + brioche bun + parmesan fries

sides
herb parmesan fries
herb parmesan truffle fries
burnt brussels sprouts
ivan's hot sauce
broccolini + green bean
lemon + garlic breadcrumb
quattro formaggi mac + cheese
rosemary parmesan crushed potato

Sweets
limoncello mousse tart
lemon curd + graham crust + torched meringue + honey roasted pistachio
chocolate budino
salted caramel vanilla whip + chocolate crumble + cocoa nib tuile
stone fruit olive oil cake
amaretto crema
tiramisu
marsala caramel + espresso soaked chocolate lady finger + whipped mascarpone + crushed hazelnut

Kids
kids butter spaghetti
+ parmesan
kids tomato spaghetti
+ parmesan
kids mac and cheese
kids cheese pizza
kids pepperoni pizza
cheese + pepperoni

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Recent Reviews

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...
August 2025
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.
August 2025
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...
July 2025

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Cucina Enoteca Irvine

532 Spectrum Center Dr, Irvine, CA 92618
(949) 861-2222