Roman Cucina
- Price Range: $$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Parking: Street, Private Lot
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Good for Kids: No
- Takes Reservations: Yes
- Delivers: No
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: No
- Good for: Dinner
- Alcohol: Full Bar
29 reviews
Brea, CA
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47 Reviews for Roman Cucina
I went to this place recently and it was good NOT great but good. It was appealing since the prices are reasonable avg of 14.00 per entree vs 26 around the corner at mulberry. They lean toward pasta dishes more than anything. I had a meatball sandwich which was average but also affordable. Good place to meet friends when you want a decent meal but don't have tons of cash. Cozy inside look to the place.
I too, was sadly disappointed in the results of my high expectations of "hot servers" at Roman Cucina. My friend Scott and I spent the better part of the meal glancing at the servers up and down.
Anyways! The food was OK. I started off with calimari for an appetizer, and a hefty meat lasagna for an entree. Food was good enough, although I do believe it has an Olive Garden quality to it. Like most Italian restaurants, servings are ginormous. I suggest a side salad and a split entree with a friend, otherwise you'd have leftovers for a week.
The prices were surprisingly fair, with entrees starting at about $11 and appetizers just a tad lower than that.
The quality that differentiates Roman Cucina from the Olive Garden though, is its impeccable service. As part of a larger party, the servers were all over the place doing an awesome job. No one was without a refill for more than .231 seconds (I timed it).
Great service, OK food, nice environment. Overall pleasant experience.
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Guys, have you ever had a girl that you were dating and you wanted to get rid of her but were too much of a p#ssy to say so and just wished she would go away? Well, if you answered yes then I introduce you to Roman Cucina aka option 1 for us sorry sacks of manhood.
I'll explain why in the staff section:
The Staff:
The staff are all, mostly, guys and are also good looking based on my own assessment and those of female friends I've eaten with at this location. It's as though the wait staff was hired as extras in Frank Miller's '300'. Looks aside, the service really has never let me down in each of my visits. The night manager is always very attentive especially to those parties waiting to be seated. The wait staff seem to really help each other out. Really, I've never had a bad experience with this restaurant. Even when food was delayed they were on top of it and even gave my part appetizers while we waited. That's not to say they will do that every time, though.
One time I was meeting a date there for dinner and the night manager made sure I was taken care of at the bar and asked if I was meeting a date there. I told him I was, in fact. Well, my date showed up and the guy seated us himself and gave a compliment to my date "Wow, this guy told me you were beautiful, but he has a flare of understatement apparently." I know. It's cheesy. But, still, that sort of care is rare in any service related environment. That manager isn't there anymore, but the great service continues.
The food:
I love their food. But I don't give this place a full five stars because of the food. You see, it's nothing super high end or special. It's really just basic entrees done really well. The wedding soup is something I must always get here, it's just very tasty and not too salty. The pasta bolognese is another favorite here. But, really, it's hard to find something not to like. The chicken parmagiana is also really good. You can come here with a date and have a good time with the friendly staff
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I've never been a fan of Downtown Fullerton . If you didn't know Downtown Fullerton abbreviates to DTF for the locals..I just realized this. DTF has a whole different meaning to me if you know what I mean ;) almost got me in trouble a few times!
Moving right along..This romantic little Italian restaurant is right in the mix of downtown. It's low lighting is complemented by candles and white Christmas type lights. In true DTF fashion you can expect to find a lovely mix of frat kids, broz n hoz. However since this restaurant is delicious & incredibly charming it also brings in the older crowd , making for an interesting turn out.
My boyfriend and I waited over an hour to be seated on a Wednesday evening. Just as we were about to resort to cannibalisms we were seated. Some of the tables are near the bar which makes the beautiful dining ambiance a little interrupted because you are surrounded by people who are there for business (aka: heavy drinking) so it gets kind of loud. Also Wednesday is 1/2 price bottles of wine and free cork service, we were surrounded by 2-buck-chuck which I got a kick out of.
The food was terrific. They start you off with bread thats nice and warm, and a dinner salad comes with your dinner. I ordered the arrabiata with shrimp and crab....so-fucking-good. Everything tasted amazing. If you're looking for good Italian place this restaurant will satisfy your needs.
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Dear ladies of Yelp,
I am disappointed with your taste in men.
- Sam
P.S. The food was excellent and the wine was half off (Wednesday only).
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My wife loves this place and I'm not sure if it's the food, the martinis or the wait staff.
Either way I love Italian food and this is my favorite restaurant in DTF. My favorite is the pasta and sausage and well as the chicken parmigana. The lasagna is excellent as well. Get the meatball appetizer to start off the meal, they're the best meatballs I've ever had and they have ricotta with them.
My wife likes the caprese salad and the luna de luna white wine.
I feel like an alcoholic though because we have our own nicknames here and they know exactly what I drink.
Best day to go is Monday night to avoid the weekend crowd and get martinis for cheap.
The bread here is fantastic.
I wasn't expecting anything too special walking in, but I was pleasantly surprised. This is a decently sized restaurant with a bar. The lights are on the dimmer side, the walls have a bunch of familial pictures on them, and the ambiance is definitely in line with an Italian restaurant.
The bruschetta was a nice appetizer, and I really liked the complimentary bread. Unfortunately I forget the name of the main dish I had - it was the special that night - but it was pretty good. We went there on a Wednesday, so wine was half-off. I'm not the biggest fan of wine, but my friends said it was good. The cannoli we had for dessert was tasty.
Roman Cucina is in downtown Fullerton, so there' s lot happening in that area. If you feel like hitting a bar afterward, you won't have to walk far.
Our server was exceptionally friendly, and not in an annoying way. And if that's not enough, they have TVs displaying a looped scene of a lit fireplace. I liked this place and would go again.
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This place was very good in my opinion.
I had the calamari to begin with, which I've had better, but it was nothing to sneeze at here. I then had the Sausage Mozzarella with penne. The sausage was spicy and tasty and i enjoyed the dish overall.
The service was great. We had a server named Joe, at a table of 15. He was able to split the check into two for us, which was a great help and he was very accommodating with a great attitude.
All in all the food, service and atmosphere were awesome.
Yummy - One of the best Italian Places Around!!
I have been there twice and both experiences were wonderful. The staff is awesome and very friendly. The food is excellent.
Wednesday - No corkage fee....bring in your own wine
We have had the sauteed mushroooms both times and they are to die for. The bread is wonderful and we love the dressing they put on the salad.
We highly reccommend!!!
The atmosphere and food are amazing!! Great Italian Food! They also have special drink nights. Wednesday is no cork fee night.
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On Monday nights, enjoy $5 martinis made with any liquor you want (top shelf all the way). Martinis are large, too - more than 2 and you are courting a hangover! Wednesdays are 1/2 price bottles of wine - also a great deal for a midweek getaway.
The food is terrific, if pricey - but the portions are very large, so you will end up taking food home and getting your money's worth. My favorite dish is actually not even on the menu (the staff is very attentive and willing to modify your meal if requested) is their cucumber & tomato salad with the addition of lots of fresh mozzarella balls. It is delicious.
Decor is very cozy but romantic without trying too hard. Flat-panel TVs show either the "yule log" fireplace video and at the bar, usually the sports event of the day. Posters of famous Italian boxers and entertainers dot the walls along with wine labels and low lighting.
It doesn't hurt that the staff is mainly very appealing in their appearance - there was a reason me and my girlfriends made this a weekly habit for their martini special.
I highly recommend it for a night out with the girls, or a romantic date.
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The lights hanging on the ceiling give the place such a soothing and intimate atmosphere. I went with one of my best friends earlier tonight because I had read all of your awesome reviews. (Thanks yelpers!)
The service was excellent. Our waiter (who was so cute btw) was very attentive and made good recommendations. He frequently came by our table, with a smile on his face, to ask if we needed anything.
My friend and I had calamari, house salad and the chicken parmigiana. To be honest, it wasn't the best parmigiana, but it wasn't totally bad. It was just ok. Their tiramisu was excellent though! loved it!
Overall, I loved the entire "feel" of the place. I would definitely go back. :)
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Mmmm....
Ate here before a night of bar hopping with some old friends. We shared bottles of wine, bruchetta (HUGE and YUMMY), bread with oil and vinegar, salad, and I had the Rosa Fettucine with shrimp. YUMMY. The bf had lasagna...again, yummy. EVERYTHING looked amazing. And surprisingly (for the smaller pasta portions) we were all stuffed.
A little pricey but not too bad!
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It's never really good to have high expectations.
From the review, everything seemed top notch. Nice atmosphere, good food, great lighting and erm.. hot waiters.
IT WASN'T.
The lighting was perfectly dim enough to make anyone look their best. Atmosphere was abit too loud. It definitely wasn't the place for conversation. A couple of waiters were nice looking but there were no waiters worth twisting panties for, if I may be so crass.
My order of Rosa with Steak Milanese was very disappointing. The pasta was overcooked. I prefer al dente but I think I'm pretty forgiving even if it was overcooked for 2 minutes give or take. Clearly, it was more than 2 minutes.
A friend of mine ordered Primavera but had to ask for a new plate due to the unusual high salt content.
That's two messed up order.
And so my search for good pasta is still ongoing.
Came here last night with my friend and had a good time. Service here was great! Our waiter knew his $hit and had great recommendations. Slut enjoyed his eggplant parmesan and I had the special. I forgot the name of it, but it contain penne pasta, green peas, and prosciutto. It was a bit too salty for my taste but it was still good. Manager came by a couple of times to ask if everything was okay. Loved the service!!!
PS- Yes, the waiters are cute!!!
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Dinner ended more than 12 hours ago and I'm still not hungry. I definitely overate last night. Another casualty of being a Yelper. I feel like I have to try everything so as to give a detailed review.
Like all the other reviewers said...HOT WAITERS. And the service is great too. Our glasses were refilled and our plates were taken away quickly. All the food came out so fast too. Very small place and crowds quickly. Not a good place for groups. I wouldn't recommend coming here with more than 4 people. Definitely a good date spot (kind of a dark setting), especially when they have the fake fireplace on all the TVs. There is a bar that takes up about half the restaurant. I love the restrooms. I imagine this is what restrooms in Italy would look like. The toilet is in a private room. Awesome!
Crusty bread - warm...crusty on the outside...soft on the inside
Dinner salad - comes with your pasta...Caesar...nothing special
Calamari appetizer - a bit too breaded for me
Lemon Cream Shrimp Entree - so good...but don't squeeze the extra lemon on the pasta until you've tasted it first
Lemon Cheesecake - maybe I had too much lemon in my system already, but all I could taste was cheesecake, not lemon
Dinner was $55 (no alcohol)...not horrible considering you get bread and salad (or soup for $1 more) with your entree. What I particularly like is you get to choose your own pasta with each entree. Penne, Spaghetti, and I can't remember the third option. I like having options at Italian restaurants because how many times have we all gone to eat and seen a sauce we like but it's paired with the wrong pasta?
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To put it bluntly, the hotness of the waiters lived up to expectations.
Oh, and the food was decent. I was kind of bummed because I had looked online to see the menu and was pretty psyched that they had pizza (I loves me the Italian pizzas), but turns out that the Fullerton location was the only one without the pizza oven. The Italian pizza gods were obviously not on my side that night, so I ended up ordering the Pasta Tombrello (spicy italian sausage and mushrooms) which was a bit on the oily side, but I tried my friend's Primavera (the veggie pasta with broccoli, mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes...) and it was delicious..
Went there on at Thursday, but we might try another trip on a Wednesday for their wine night... free corkage and 1/2 price on bottles of vino.
I would've given the place 3.5 stars, but they earned the last half star from this:
Me: So what's on the dessert menu?
Cute waiter: You're lookin' at it!
*bah dum tshhh!!*
What's an Italian restaurant without a little cheese...
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Girls night out for dinner..and one of them suggested we go to Roman Cucina. What a nice surprise .... yes I can totally agree with the other female yelpers...the wait staff is really good looking!! Not just good looking, but they provide good service. The food was delicious, the drinks were great. My favorite part was dessert...no not the waiters but the cannoli it was nice and creamy with chocolate chips...so good. Prices are very reasonable, main entrees come with a salad or you can add soup for like $1.00 extra. Entrees start somewhere around $11.00, I thought it was very reasonably priced. Some of the more intimate tables for 2 have a TV with a fireplace playing on the screen...how romantic! This place is good for all kinds of groups or intimate diners. I had a great time with my girlfriends at Roman Cucina and I will definitely return when I am visiting the OC.
* I would recommend reservations on weekends. I was there on Monday and it was pretty packed.
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I have been meaning to check this place out for the half price Martinis on Mondays - and with all the yelping about the cute servers - well I had to see it for myself.
As I walked to the door I anticipated seeing all these servers who I think are going to be clones of Halle Barry's baby's daddy, Gabriel Aubry.. In your dreams baby!!! Story of my life!
On a serious note, I did enjoy some terrific martinis!
before i even get started on their food and waiters, i'd just like to tell everyone
Mondays are 5 dolla martini nights!!!
That being said (heehee), this placeeee was a pleasant surprise (:
the foood was pretty good, and i really liked my dish, the chicken marsala. Out of all the places i've had it, i'd have to say Roman's was the best.
Everyone who said the waitors are hot, i'd have to agreee! They are definitely nice to look at, and the service is not bad either. All in all, my girls and i had an awesome time.
good food, reasonable prices, good drinks, and good looks.
i definitely plan on going back :D
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THE WAITERS HERE ARE HOT.
I'm normally all about menz of color, but damn ain't never seen so many hot white dudes under one roof! That said, this is definitely not a go-to for a date that results in ass. Which is quite tragic because everything about the this place (food, decor, atmosphere, ambiance, drinks blah blah blah) guarantees ass. Which leads me to my next conclusion about this place: LADIEZ NIGHT.
But really, the food here is delicious.
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This is one of my favorite restaurants! I have been coming here for a few years, and it never disappoints.
I have tried a few things on the menu, and everything was great, but I normally just stick to my usual:
To drink: Olazzo Martini. I would lie if I said I just have one, I normally have three when I come here :) These martini's are delish! I have tried quite a few of their martini's, but the Olazzo is my favorite. It's raspberry vodka, cranberry & pineapple juice...and just wonderful.
Sauteed Mushrooms for an appetizer- These are absolutely delicious! You get a huge plate of sliced white mushrooms that are cooked in white wine, butter & garlic. I have a friend who lives in Arizona, and every time she comes to visit, we have to go eat here because she loves the mushrooms so much. I often get random text messages from her telling me she is craving them. Highly recommended.
Italian Wedding Soup - I always get a cup of this before my meal. It has a very flavorful broth, with tiny meatballs, little pasta balls, and escarole. So good!
Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken - This is honestly the best Fettuccine Alfredo I have ever had. It is so creamy and the taste is amazing. The portion is quite large, and if you're like me and you get the appetizer & soup, you won't finish it all. It is great the next day as well - tip for reheating - do NOT microwave. Put the leftover pasta in a saucepan, pour some milk or heavy cream in it and cook on the stove until it is heated throughout - this way you won't get all the oil that comes when you microwave :)
I have never had dessert from here because I am always too full to order any, but I'm sure the dessert is great, just like everything else.
Besides the food, Roman Cucina is also my favorite because the service is always amazing, the waiters are cute & friendly, the decor is eclectic, and the lighting is perfect for a romantic evening. They also play really good music...mostly 80's, but good nonetheless.
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Good food, bar isn't as well-stocked as I would like, but my girlfriend gets free drinks from the bartenders when she goes with her friends, so she swears by the place. Plus the waiters and bartenders are all hot pieces of ass (or so I'm told).
The lasagna is excellent!
I wouldn't say it's good for kids, because it's a small place and the bar takes up half of it. Cursing abounds, especially later in the evening.
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It's like a chip-n-dales :) all the servers are males....incredibly cute ones might i add.
the food is great but its a bit pricey if you're going for cheaper. Mostly pasta (obviously an italian restaurant)
they dont do birthdays but they're willing to compromise. It's usually crowded and i do believe they take reservations.
they open after 5 pm. its a cute little restaurant for dates or girls night out.
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Well I feel like I should not be biased about choosing the wrong pasta with the sauce I got. In my opinion, I should've got Rosa sauce with spaghetti/fettuccine instead of Penne. Four stars because their wine menu is only above average.
Starting off with a sauteed mushroom appetizer, it was much better than I expected (well my friend and I weren't expecting much anyways, you can't really mess up sauteed mushrooms) but the splash of lemon garlic gave the dish some more depth as you are hit with that initial wave of lemon (very refreshing).
My main dish was good, above average...not OMG, I have died and gone to heaven...but I like my Italian food with a bit more kick and herb flavors. The flavors were still dead on and great tasting, but I think I got a dish a bit too conservative for my tastes. I ordered the Rosa which is a creamy tomato sauce...I should've got what my friend got, the sausage mozzarella, now that was a good looking dish. The sausage on that tasted really good.
Didn't try any dessert, food was good portions and left me satisfied. Definitely will come back and order something with more kick to it. As mentioned in alot of the reviews service was good, kept our glasses filled.
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Went there again, service I must say is great here. My buzzer had malfunction and the host & manager gave my date and I complementary drinks and appetizer. That is service, when they are wrong they try to make up for it immediately. For the appetizer we picked Bruschetta, which had was elegantly done. Not too much cheese, fresh tomatoes, and nice thick slices of bread to add texture to the bite. I had a shrimp and scallop pasta which was the special, and let me say it was amazing. The seafood was fresh, scallops were bomb-ass quality, large and succulent. The sauce had a nice kick to it, which suited my tastebuds very well. I have to try dessert the next time I come here.
A friend of mine and I randomly decided to try this place while in downtown Fullerton. The service was great even though it was a busy friday night and the food was good. I ordered the lemon shrimp pasta and it was great--the noodles were perfectly al dente and the sauce was light for a cream sauce. My friend ordered the Caprese salad... simple, I know but the olive oil dressing they used was wonderful.
Yes, the waiters are very hot. No complaints here, but it did catch us off guard to see that all four servers working were really good looking. The manager stopped by our table halfway through our meal to ask us how our food tasted and how our night was going, and he was good looking too in that GQ kind of way. It was like the Twilight Zone of really cute blue eyed guys and really great pasta. Good times.
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Shush, don't tell my honey I said this, but this place does have really hot servers! And good food to top it off too. He and I came here for dinner last night and had a terrific dinner. We got the mozzarella bread to start, it was slices of bread with fresh cheese melted on top and served marinara sauce. I had the meatball and sausage spaghetti and he had the steak parm with spaghetti. All of their their entrees are served with salad. Everything came out delicious. We'll definitely come back again for the great food! ( and some eye candy too!)
It's a given on the hottie waiters. Every time I've been there, they all seem to be GQ types. I've never had so many glasses of water at one sitting. All because the water guy looked like he could have been the love child of Antonio Sabato Jr and a young Richard Gere. Fetching. The service is good.
More importantly, the food: Their house salad was awesome. All of the ingredients tasted fresh and the vinaigrette was tasty and flavorful. I've had the pasta Aglio Olio and this is excellent. Perfectly cooked with the right amount of garlic (never too much in this dish!) and a strong olive oil. They have some of the best meat lasagna around.
I wish that the menu was more diverse; with some proteins. The price is okay - not too expensive, but not a deal either. This is a great girls' night out place with potential to be a first rate restaurant.
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You can see Roman Cucina from the street on Harbor and you can enter through front door but the main entrance is in the back as is the large parking lot for all the businesses in the area. When you walk in through the back entrance you pass 3 small tables for two and head to the hostess stand. Around 8pm the wait was 20 minutes.
The restaurant is romantically lit with the chandeliers and strings of light but it definitely does not have the romance volume level in the main room; if you are interested in a more romantic dinner you might want to request seating in the back; there is foot traffic with people walking in/out but it's not as loud and seemed like a more intimate setting.
We first had the mozzarella garlic bread which came with a dipping bowl of marinara; the bread is excellent on its own and 10 times better with the marinara; the sauce rocks!
For dinner I stuck with my usual Chicken Parm and my wife had the nights special which was Chicken Carbonara. The chicken parm was a nice thin piece of chicken completely covering the pasta that was beneath it; this dish was delicious; after I started having the full feelings I keep on eating it because It was so good. I also sampled the carbonara and it too was very tasty; my wife mentioned how this dish has been a disappointment at other restaurants and was very happy with her dinner.
I placed a vote for "kid friendly" because I saw 2 large tables with families and all the kids had the usual activity coloring sheet and crayons.
I think this was the first restaurant I went to where all the waiters were men; not sure if this was intentional or just a coincidence. Service was great; we were well attended without the feeling of being hovered.
This is definitely a restaurant I would go to again and recommend to friends.
UPDATE 9/8/2007
We went back for another excellent dinner, I had the sausage lasagna and my wife had the chicken alfredo. This time we had dessert and tried the tiramisu; I've had tiramisu at a lot of restaurants and this one is at the bottom of the list; the cheese layer was thick and tart which killed it for me; we couldn't even finish it. We still love the restaurant and will definitely come back but not for the tiramisu.
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Food was pretty good. Service was great, but almost to the point of over-attentiveness. Sometimes you just want to eat! Calamari was good, just the right amount of breading. The Demetri salad was tasty, a bit on the oily side.
The atmosphere was kind of interesting. I felt that they couldn't decide between a nice Italian restaurant or a bar with TVs showing the NBA playoffs. The booths are super comfortable, prices are decent.
We'll definitely be back there again, maybe to check out the bar this time.
My first dining experience here was a very pleasant one. Although the menu isn't very big, I still had a hard time choosing what to order because everything sounded good. I went with the arrabiatta with shrimp, which was delicious. The service here was great too. Our server was really cool and gave me a free shot because it was my birthday! How great is that?! I also had the cannoli (also on the house) and it was some of the best cannoli I've ever had. I'm definitely going back here.
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The quirky romantic atmosphere is lovable and cozy. Good date spot or meeting up with the girls. I like that they prepare their pasta Al Dente and not mushy style. They don't skimp on flavor either. Although, the wedding soup is too greasy and crab pasta tasted fishy, most everything else is delicious. Great prices, great drinks, great food, great ambience. Some yummy things I enjoyed: Meatball sandwich, beef milanese, salads, fettucine, spagetti & BREAD. BEWARE: EXPECT HIGH CALORIC INTAKE!!
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I love love love this place and have only been once!
The food is actually very delicious! I came in expecting mediocre Italian food (not that I'm a culinary expert on Italian food, but good is good right?). We all ordered some drinks while we waited what felt like a lifetime to be seated. The martinis are nothing to rave about, but the bartender was nice, and the alcohol kept us afloat as we were dying of hunger (a bit dramatic...I'd say so).
After being seated by a perfectly beautiful hostess, we were greeted by another aesthetically pleasing waiter. We ordered the calamari and let me just say, it's delicious. It was a bit overcooked, but most places tend to be. It was perfectly coated and fried however. The crisp batter was light and refreshing, not like one of those heavy greasy calamari strips you get at bad chain restaurants. The entrees soon came out and my goodness, they were all delicious. I'll have to come back here when I'm not famished to see if it really was as good as I remembered.
We didn't make it to the dessert menu, but I'm sure it would have been amazing. We saw a canolli walk by us but we just didn't have room for it.
To add to the experience, the atmosphere was great. The beautiful chandeliers and the strewn Christmas lights everywhere made it a great place to be with friends, or a light and fun date place. Did I mention all the beautiful people that work here (oh on a side note, I'm totally in love with my boyfriend!)?? That alone is worth having a fun girl's night out!!
Enjoy and maybe I'll see you there!
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the food was okay. its not italian enough for me. i love italian food but not americanized italian. nothing really stands out about their food. they have alcohol so who cares right?
Went to this place for my sister's bachelorette party and it totally rocked. The food was good and all, but honestly, it was the over-whelmingly hot waiters that did it for us. How did you get so many in one tiny restaurant? Share your secrets, Roman Cucina. We bachelorettes everywhere demand to know.
Fun place. good food. decent prices. 5 -7 perfect looking men serving you a plate full of steaming-hot carbs. Enough said. Do it.
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This place is all about ambience. Not a big restaurant, yet little more than a hole-in-the-wall, yet clean, lush, with especially the low, soft lighting, that gives a romantic feel. Interior is nicely decorated with little lights and Italian memorabilia and there's a bar, as well. The general atmosphere makes it a nice place to take a date.
The Italian food is quite good (certainly better than big chains like Cheesecake Factory) and reasonably priced, starting from $9-ish and higher. Majority are pasta dishes of all kinds, as expected in an Italian restaurant, and they're all quite tasty (while some of them were a little heavy for me, so I got a doggy bag). If it's your thing, you can end with a nice glass of wine.
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You must admire the chandeliers strewn across the ceiling, dimly lighting the Lamborghini flag while ordering the highly recommended Eggplant Parmigiana and Calamari. Beware, if dining for two, this alone will satisfy your growlers.
As far as birra italia, they've got Peroni (suggest) and Morretti along with your standard domestics and imports. Large selection of wines and liquor.
I've only made it to the main couse twice and both times were great. I suggest the Rosa w/ shrimp. Whatever you order, be prepared to take some home to Fido.
Overall, a great place in downtown and although they're only opened for dinner, they stay open pretty late into the night. Servers are friendly and courteous.
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I have been going to this place for about 3 years now, I almost alwys order the eggplant parmigiana and would never eat in without having their wedding soup! its the best soup.
ps. there are quite a few HOT servers (for the girls out there who likes to look at beautiful things while eating)
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Place was small, but beautifully decorated. There really are few places left that understand the wonderful effect that dim lighting has to add to the ambiance of a dinner. For being so small, they were still able to accommodate a party of 30. Service was remarkable attentive for such a large party and I must give them props for being friendly too. I recommend eggplant parm. Eggplany was sliced nice and thin so it came out pretty crispy with generous amts of cheese baked on top. Really any pasta dish w/ rosa sauce is the only way to go. Calamari was good, but honestly, I preferred the bruschetta - yes i am a cheese fanatic.
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