Nothing compares to Cucina Alba. Cobi, Julian, and Adam have the Midas touch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jordan Stewart
Had an incredible dining experience at Cucina Alba – everything from the atmosphere to the food was flawless. The flavors were vibrant, beautifully presented, and truly memorable. Huge thanks to my friend Rick for helping me secure the reservation – it made the night even more special!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gail Zucker
Ricky, Elaine we’re wonderful
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gabriella giammalva
Wow! What an experience. Let me just start with the service - absolutely exceptional. The entire staff made me feel like a VIP and my meal felt so personal, handled with so much care. Our server was Bryant and he went above and beyond. We thoroughly enjoyed speaking with him and would come back just to spend time with him again. Even the chef Evelyn made us feel so incredibly special and guide us through the menu. You MUST order the orchiette, worth every penny and all of the hype. The focaccia was sensational, the chicken, the tiramisu, all MUST orders. Counting down the days until we can return!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lea Kuang
Ricky was very welcoming and warm. We came in to order some food to go one night and he was very helpful and gave us great recommendations. We got the tuna tartare, truffle agnolotti and the focaccia with whipped ricotta, and they were all excellent! We will definitely be back to dine in next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tom Allen
Great food and atmosphere! Service was great also
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
jonfargion
We were early guests, seated at 5pm, just felt like something was off. The menu wasn’t the most interesting with limited options. The tortellini filled with Parmesan cheese was really delicious. Nice interiors design.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Kerri Weisman
Food was horrible. I love Italian food and I was not impressed at all by any of the pastas. The bread was ok but only thing that was good
Walked in on a friday evening with no wait, but would recommend booking in advance just in case. First of all, loved the focaccia. The chicken was really good too and the black truffle pasta was tasty. The drinks were also standard, no complaints there. Portions were small though, so I didn’t come out feeling full.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Jalal Taleb
We have been here several times since the opening in 2022 - we are West Chelsea locals. Upon opening, the restaurant was strong - food, attention to detail in service - it was a bit pricy but worth the total experience. Over time, this has become an absolute disgrace. The staff is generally extremely rude (hostesses and waiters) and the food has become a mockery to Italian food in general. The famous focaccia bread - which Chef Leonti once revered as their strong suits (bread in general) - is consistently overdone / borderline burned (3 visits in a row now). The bread recipe changed since opening (according to one of the waitresses) - and has worsened. In addition, other experiments like the eggplant parm including chocolate / cacao is deplorable. We have returned many times over - in part due to neighborhood convenience, and in part in hopes this would improve. Certainly has worsened. In addition to food quality dwindling, the staff have seemingly gotten ruder and more arrogant - it is as if we, the customer, are a burden to the staff. It is incredible that service people can show such arrogance. Lastly, why have the portion sizes decreased by ~1/3 since opening, and the prices have increased ~30%? How is it that Cucina Alba is more expensive than places like I Sodi, yet is 3/10 the quality of I Sodi? We are not price sensitive customers - I can assure you - but this is a borderline scam at this point.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Lemuel Rivera
The lasagna was too oily and the sauce was non existent. The price was >60 dls. Not worth it
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Claes Eriksson
For the price i would have expected better ( in terms of flavor and size of portions)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Eggplant Parmigiana
Fabricio Godoy
The food was okay, but the service was terrible. They should improve this. There are nicer restaurants around the city.
The waiter was fantastic!!!!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anna and Rick were the best! Awesome team
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nothing compares to Cucina Alba. Cobi, Julian, and Adam have the Midas touch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had an incredible dining experience at Cucina Alba – everything from the atmosphere to the food was flawless. The flavors were vibrant, beautifully presented, and truly memorable. Huge thanks to my friend Rick for helping me secure the reservation – it made the night even more special!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ricky, Elaine we’re wonderful
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wow! What an experience. Let me just start with the service - absolutely exceptional. The entire staff made me feel like a VIP and my meal felt so personal, handled with so much care. Our server was Bryant and he went above and beyond. We thoroughly enjoyed speaking with him and would come back just to spend time with him again. Even the chef Evelyn made us feel so incredibly special and guide us through the menu. You MUST order the orchiette, worth every penny and all of the hype. The focaccia was sensational, the chicken, the tiramisu, all MUST orders. Counting down the days until we can return!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ricky was very welcoming and warm. We came in to order some food to go one night and he was very helpful and gave us great recommendations. We got the tuna tartare, truffle agnolotti and the focaccia with whipped ricotta, and they were all excellent! We will definitely be back to dine in next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and atmosphere! Service was great also
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were early guests, seated at 5pm, just felt like something was off. The menu wasn’t the most interesting with limited options. The tortellini filled with Parmesan cheese was really delicious. Nice interiors design.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Food was horrible. I love Italian food and I was not impressed at all by any of the pastas. The bread was ok but only thing that was good
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
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Walked in on a friday evening with no wait, but would recommend booking in advance just in case. First of all, loved the focaccia. The chicken was really good too and the black truffle pasta was tasty. The drinks were also standard, no complaints there. Portions were small though, so I didn’t come out feeling full.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
We have been here several times since the opening in 2022 - we are West Chelsea locals. Upon opening, the restaurant was strong - food, attention to detail in service - it was a bit pricy but worth the total experience. Over time, this has become an absolute disgrace. The staff is generally extremely rude (hostesses and waiters) and the food has become a mockery to Italian food in general. The famous focaccia bread - which Chef Leonti once revered as their strong suits (bread in general) - is consistently overdone / borderline burned (3 visits in a row now). The bread recipe changed since opening (according to one of the waitresses) - and has worsened. In addition, other experiments like the eggplant parm including chocolate / cacao is deplorable. We have returned many times over - in part due to neighborhood convenience, and in part in hopes this would improve. Certainly has worsened. In addition to food quality dwindling, the staff have seemingly gotten ruder and more arrogant - it is as if we, the customer, are a burden to the staff. It is incredible that service people can show such arrogance. Lastly, why have the portion sizes decreased by ~1/3 since opening, and the prices have increased ~30%? How is it that Cucina Alba is more expensive than places like I Sodi, yet is 3/10 the quality of I Sodi? We are not price sensitive customers - I can assure you - but this is a borderline scam at this point.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
The lasagna was too oily and the sauce was non existent. The price was >60 dls. Not worth it
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
For the price i would have expected better ( in terms of flavor and size of portions)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Eggplant Parmigiana
The food was okay, but the service was terrible. They should improve this. There are nicer restaurants around the city.
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