La Cucina Piccola

Everyone at La Cucina is wonderful, the staff, the owner..all fabulous! The food is consistently delicious. Been there many times and always top notch! Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cozy atmosphere promotes potential interaction with neighboring diners - an added bonus! Bread is tasty, salads are fresh, and entrees are served hot. Nice variety of sweets makes for a happy ending. Will be returning here, especially given the very convenient location!

First time here and we thought it a little treasure. The dressing on the arugula salad was excellent and we both really enjoyed our choices of pappardelle with lamb ragu and veal parmigiana. Everything was hot and the cappuccino was perfect.

This restaurant never disappoints. Everything is just consistently good. I have eaten here several times, and have never had an average meal, let alone a bad meal. The food and the service is outstanding.

Everything is always delicious. The pear/mixed green salad and butternut raviloi were perfection.

The service and food is always excellent. The pricing is reasonable. They have a discount if you order prior to 6:00. There is adequate parking by the restaurant. BYO is also a plus.

The food was awesome. I felt like I was in my grandmother‘s kitchen having some great homemade Italian food.

The food is always very good. Service was great. Prices are moderate. Our only complaint is the noise level on a crowded Saturday night. Will certainly return.

Best small restaurant in Essex County. Incredible family owned italian restaurant. Generous portions, reasonable prices and BYOB! We come once a month and never leave disappointed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Our server was mediocre. After telling him I was highly allergic to one of ingredients in the and being able to swap out that ingredient for another, I was given my salad with the ingredient that I was highly allergic to he was very apathetic about the situation. It was corrected but no morsel of concern or apology. My main coarse was to be rare. It came out medium. He never came over to make everything was ok. I didn't bother to do anything about it as I was sure the next would be better. It's disheartening that this quality has become acceptable for this restaurant. It wasn't even busy so you can't blame it on that.

Remains our favorite local spot and is one of the best Italian restaurants in NJ. Food is consistently delicious. They always have great specials in addition to the regular menu and service is always excellent.

Delicious food and great service! Every dish was perfect! Generous portions. Loved our meal.

Very cozy and friendly atmosphere. Food is really fresh and tasty. Service great. Always a great experience!

We have always loved this place and visit regularly. However, on Father's Day, our entrees were not prepared as expected. My wife and I both ordered Strip Steaks, one medium and the other medium rare, but both arrived well done. Due to the restaurant being very busy for the holiday, I decided not to make a fuss by sending them back. I hope our next experience will be better. On a positive note Frank and the rest of the staffs were excellent.

Food delicious with friendly service Staff was very attentive and helped us find a lost item that dropped although we did not find it before we left, they kept looking and called me to tell me they did find it. I appreciate the caring staff.