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La Cucina - Kitchener, Kitchener, ON

La Cucina - Kitchener

4.5
4.5
228 Reviews
CAN$30 and under
Contemporary Italian
La Cucina is a NEW authentic Italian pizzeria and restaurant in the heart of downtown Kitchener. Although a new location, the owners are not new to Italian food. With strong Italian roots, a passion to create authentic Italian food and a love of quality and fresh ingredients, La Cucina Pizzeria will soon be your favourite spot to eat and hang-out. The irresistible aromas from our custom-built Malagutti pizza oven will draw you in, and the delicious dishes that emerge from it will keep you coming back for more. Malagutti has been creating these refractory stone culinary masterpieces for over four decades. You will be able to see your pizza or calzone cooked right before your eyes.

The Pizzeria will be serving more than just pizza slices: our menu includes antipasti, homemade pastas, paninis, and larger dishes like Veal Parmigiana and Porchetta.

Dine with us at La Cucina and fall in love with Italian food all over again.

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2 people

9:00 p.m.


Booked 9 times today

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    Contemporary Italian, Pizza Bar, Pizzeria

  • Hours of Operation

    Tue–Fri 12:00 pm–9:30 pm Sat, Sun 4:00 pm–9:30 pm

  • Phone number

    (519) 954-5300

  • Dress Code

    Business Casual

What 228 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

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  1. TrevWags

    Exclusive

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always fantastic!!
  2. IanM

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fantastic food and service. Highly recommend!
  3. WAR888

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 18, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    Food was great, but service was a bit slow. I think we got forgotten about a few times.
  4. VictorM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    We had an enjoyable experience. Food was very good. If I could change anything, it would be our seating. We were seated near the rollup doors at the front of the restaurant and all 3 of us could feel the chill coming from outside. Otherwise, very good.
  5. Jasmine

    Exclusive

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 17, 2023

    overall2food3service2ambience3
    Service was very slow. Pizza was just so-so. Restaurant too loud
  6. Mayti

    Toronto

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on March 16, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    We dined at La Cucina on a Thursday night when the bottles of wine are half price. While it was really busy, we had an excellent service and the delicious food arrived in a timely manner. There was one minor disappointment: Given that this is an Italian restaurant, we expected to have some bread and olive oil with our wine but we were told that they stopped serving bread and olive olive to all tables. In general, the food and the ambience were great.
  7. gonow

    Toronto

    15 reviews

    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience3
    was good food, but the service was a little slow, pizza and main kitchen do not seem to be connected, Pizza came out 10 minutes before the last main came out so I ate it prior to my partner getting their meal. The server also forgot our appetizer and to ask for more drinks, we would have spent more. overall- Pizza was lights out perfect, the pasta was good, but hard to know given the choppiness of how the food came out. I will give it another try to see.
  8. GaryC

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Just love wood fired pizza made in the traditional Neapolitan style-Margarita- Shared a Margarita Pizza and Rigatoni Bolognese Pasta. Food came out piping hot and delicious. nice bottle of Cab Sav by 11th Hour winery.
  9. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was great!
  10. DusanR

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything was great! We realy enjoy ed food and drink. Servise was amazing.
  11. VeronicaK

    Toronto

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience3
    The service was great. Fresh pasta was delicious. Portions were average. Found it odd that there were so many TVs in this type of restaurant.
  12. KellyL

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food, didn’t rush us through. Very nice and pleasant
  13. AndrewR

    Toronto

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We grabbed a table for family dinner. Staff was pleasant and service was really good. The food was truly homemade pasta and pasta sauces. Everyone in our group enjoyed the meal. This Italian meal was good value for the price.
  14. Fiegs12

    Toronto

    68 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    68 reviews

    Dined on February 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The restaurant was packed it the staff handles it with grace and poise! The food was authentic, fresh and tasted great! The calamari looked amazing but they ran out before we could order it. The wood oven pizza was phenomenal. It was the perfect balance to produce a soft crust.
  15. PamR

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Love this place the chef is amazing staff is always very welcoming we go there very regularly.
  16. Kevin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wait staff were very nice and accomodated a last minute notice of a food restriction on a set dinner menu. Food was delicious!
  17. DanW

    Chicago

    24 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    The prefixe menu was delicious, the time between meals could of been shortened in our opinion, but overall we were happy with our choice to book our Valentines dinner here.
  18. TrevWags

    Exclusive

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on February 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always amazing food and exceptional service.
  19. MatthewP

    Toronto

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on February 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food, service, and ambiance was great.
  20. TrevWags

    Exclusive

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on February 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Easily the best service in K-W. Thank you for a great evening
  21. SimonaR

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 28, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    We had an amazing time! It was our group's 1st time visiting and we will certainly be back. Thanks so much! Everything tasted so good.
  22. Kelly

    Toronto

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 27, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience5
    Really enjoyed it, food was delicious. Service could have been a bit better but it was a full house. Brought one plate out at least 6 mins before the other 3 so she sat and waited to eat with the rest of us. No parmigiana cheese offered until meal half done, then when one person said yes, her meal was about 4 bites left before he actually brought it. He offered a free dessert. Overall nice evening though and ambience on point. Enjoyed the Italian music.
  23. molly

    Toronto

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 26, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience3
    Service started off promptly but quickly descended to a snails pace. It wasn’t very busy so just felt like we were forgotten. Food was terrific and well priced. Selection was vast and very tempting. Not sure the giant TVs match the vibe and were a distraction to our meal and conversation. Will return.
  24. EamonP

    Las Vegas

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing restaurant. Real Italian food made from scratch. Definitely a must try.
  25. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on January 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious food and exceptional service!
  26. GiovanniC

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 13, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Great experience, as indicated before very good service, food, and ambient
  27. PaulN

    Toronto

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on January 7, 2023

    overall4food5service2ambience2
    Food was delicious. It was a saturday so it was busy and very loud but that is to be expected. The server had a lot of tables and forgot to fill our water and took awhile to bring the bill. The server was very nice though.
  28. elaine

    Toronto

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on January 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Food as always was delicious! This restaurant was busy!!! If your going make a reservation. Expect a great evening! Take someone special😋
  29. JoyceB

    Toronto

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 6, 2023

    overall2food2service1ambience1
    Very disappointed in food. Just so so. The service was poor. We had been seated for at least 1/2 hr prior to those at the next table and they got their food and we’re almost done by the time we got ours. This has always been our go to restaurant.
  30. GraysonZ

    New York Area

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on January 3, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Meals were great and the food is consistently great each time we visit.
  31. JordanS

    Toronto

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Was very good, service was amazing and so was my pizza!!!
  32. JanessaW

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our server Neil was so fun and the food was great!! Highly recommend.
  33. BarbW

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 28, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    First time going to La Cucina - great service. Food was fresh, authentic and extremely tasty. Definitely on the list to go back!
  34. DonnaR

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 28, 2022

    overall4food5service3ambience3
    What prompted my lower marks was the fact that the service was extremely slow. It was an hour and a half before our dinner arrived. Not the fault of our waitress as it was obvious there was a staffing issue. It was approximately 25 minutes before we were asked if we would like a drink. Several in our group said they would have ordered a second glass of wine if we’d been asked sooner. Only other negative was the noise level with the full dining room. Food was excellent.
  35. JasonR

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 27, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Good food and simple. Well priced. Waitress would check in periodically to refresh drinks.
  36. RosieS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Really delicious food, wonderful staff. beware of olive oil- delicious but there’s lots of it on the pizza!
  37. TwoTurtles

    Toronto

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on December 22, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Fun night good food bit noisy but manageable. Service bit slow but gives time to talk. Great Thursday half price bottle of wine special.
  38. JwaJul

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 22, 2022

    overall4food3service5ambience5
    Lovely atmosphere the staff was friendly and helpful making menu suggestions when we inquired. Food was pipping hot.
  39. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and service
  40. StelaN

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 9, 2022

    overall3food4service5ambience2
    I went out on a date with my husband and we ordered a soup which was alright at best. As our dinner progressed the restaurant filled up with guests and it became warm, the manager proceeded to the thermostat to adjust the temperature which was located right beside our table. We were already served our main course and eating. As the vents started to blow cool air, a couple of dust blobs fell on my husbands shoulder, to my horror i looked up and noticed how filthy the vent right up above us was. At that point looking around the restaurant i noticed many more neglected and uncleaned spots. I wonder the state of the kitchen at this point. Beware of booking a standard table as you will be put in a corner, below dusty vents or facing a wall. Overall, was the pizza tasty? Or dusty?

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La Cucina - Kitchener is rated 4.5 stars by 228 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

9:00 p.m.


Booked 9 times today
Google Map for La Cucina - Kitchener

320 King St W, Kitchener, ON N2G 1B7

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Neighbourhood

    Kitchener

  • Hours of Operation

    Tue–Fri 12:00 pm–9:30 pm Sat, Sun 4:00 pm–9:30 pm

  • Cuisines

    Contemporary Italian, Pizza Bar, Pizzeria

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress Code

    Business Casual

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    None

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