Cucina & Co

While Food was not bad Staff was rude and did not like questions. Cashier was chatting with a Friend in Spanish while checking me out. I am A Patina regular and love their Restaurants but will not go back to this one.

Pretty good food. Lots of amazing brands of chocolate and sweets but always super crowded and hella expensive.

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For 7 yeara I have come to eat here with my family. At the begginig everyrhing was tasty and the relation between price and quality was ok. But they have change a lot in this time. Less salad class, no dessert bar as it used to be, pasta with very bad bad taste and I prefer to keep to my self the opinion lf the pizza.
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The best aspect of this restaurant is that it’s located inside Macy’s. Everything else is standard, typical, and fine.

Cucina & Co. is located on the lower level of Macy’s in Herald Square. A cafeteria style setting, this establishment offers some good quality food at decent prices. Available for all three meals and snacking, Cucina & Co. has a pretty wide selection. They offer beer, too.
I had a breakfast here on my visit, prior to shopping myself to death on the 8 floors above me. A waffle, bacon and scrambled egg platter, along with a good cup of coffee. It was standard breakfast fare here, and served the purpose.
It’s convenient, one can use his/​her Macy’s card here, too. If it were outside the store, I wouldn’t run to eat here as it’s really just average. But inside the store, it’s quick and easy.
Not bad, not overwhelmingly good. Decidedly average.

Really good selection of pastas, dressings, nuts, fruits, meats, noodles, veggies all at one place. $ 10.95/lb.

I love their hot food and sandwiches. I eat at Cucina about 3 times weekly. Never disappointed. Attentive staff and everything is very clean.

I currently came here while i was shopping in the macys. This resturant is more like a cafeteria. After i finished shopping, i went all the way downstairs to the macys cellar. You can choose from hot foods, sandwiches, salads, & more. I got the new england clam chowder & it honestly was the best clam chowder i ever had! It was really fresh & tasted wonderful! Also, they let you get a sample of the food before you really decide thats what your going to order.

I came here for lunch with a friend the other day and we decided to get Pasta. She had the Caprese while I had their Carbonara. I didn’t like the consistency of their Carbonara but the Caprese was good. Plus the servings are big so make sure you’re hungry if you wanna grab food here.

Ughhhhh… I can’t stand this place. I’m not sure if it’s the bad food or the overwhelming stench of garlic or the way it doesn’t seem very clean, but I advise you to eat at The Cellar Bar & Grill when at Macy’s instead.

Ciao a New York!
After spending three hours of my life for a mandatory workshop with an empty stomach in Queens, I was near passing out before evening’s Chinese class. My search brought me here to Macy’s Cellar at Cucina & Co. for meat Lasagna at $ 7.95 and one vitamin bottle water at $ 2.39 with sales tax totaling an utter bloody $ 11.26. The meat was dry and bland for lack thereof taste while the cheese was utterly stale and non-​existent for a very late lunch at 4:40pm. Service was somewhat efficient and courteous though a well-​oiled factory assembly line. Extremely pricey in a commerical area which the quality of food’s index is unfathomably nasty.

For a quick bite, I’ve tried the sandwiches here and did not like it. For $ 6 a sandwich, it can be better. I do like the croissants though. A good option if you want to grab something without leaving the store. I’ll try the hot meals next time and see how that measures up.

I work at Macy’s Herald Square… so i tend to come here a little more often than i’d like (especially on those rainy days).
In general the food isn’t bad. Too bad the lines always are. I really like the pasta there, but it always takes a 20 minute wait on line then another 10 minutes for them to cook it for you. What is great about the pasta is that they cook it in front of you and when it is served it’s piping hot.
I never have the salads b/​c i’m always skeptical of a salad bar chillin’ out in the open.
Drink selection is pretty amazing from beer and wine to regular sodas and then your off beat selection of random things that they have there from time to time. Like bottled Vietnamese ice coffee, to aloe drinks and your random Caribbean drinks etc.
Like most people said before it’s not exactly cheap and caters to a tourist crowd… BUT with an incredibly unique selection — don’t write this place off.
TL:DR — AWESOME selection of packaged foods and drinks, Food is ok –wait times can suck. Don’t write it off right away!

You get a decent amount of choices and when it comes to the actually amount of food, it’s more than enough. I paid about $ 10 for a huge meatloaf, mac and cheese, and mash with a drink. The food itself was average, it wasn’t horrifically bad to eat but wasn’t delicious either. There is seating too but it seems to be pretty packed during lunch but at the same time, people are always coming and going so you will find a seat.

food is not great…
NEVER EVER EVER GET SUSHI from there. it tastes like rubber… stale rubber…
and it’s pricey

This is the same Cucina & Co inside the Rockefeller Plaza, but the menu in the Macy’s Cell er is slightly different. This Cucina used to have excellent daily lunch specials like huge Meat Lasagna for $ 6.50 or 10 wings and 2 sides for $ 5.50 etc. These deals are gone now, but I still like eating here.
The hot lunch plates are about $ 6 – 7 these days, which is still about the same price you’d pay for the food bar in the regular deli or any combo meals at fast food restaurant in this area. The picture I have uploaded is $ 6.50 hot lunch of ¼ Chicken with steamed Vegetables & a biscuit. I love the spice they use for the chicken, it’s flavorful & not over killing the chicken itself. Additional plus is that I don’t taste MSG in the meat or veggies. Not that I really care for it, but the biscuit is always very dry & salty. I’ve never asked for this, but I always wish the biscuit comes with butter or jelly (or maple syrup!).
Pasta station is very good, but nothing different from the ones you see at Pax or Cosi type of deli. If I’m for pasta lunch on Fridays, I’d rather go for the Friday Pasta special at Oxford Café on the 5^th AV.
I agree with the other Unilocaler about the chocolate mousse cake here. My office bought a whole cake for my birthday, and everyone loved it.

Cucina & Co definitely caters to the dumb, touristy crowd. For example, the cold salad and antipasti bar is exorbitant — they charge by the pound and I’ve forgotten how much it is, but I know that I’ve never paid less than $ 11 for a salad and I usually choose a small scoop of two or three things. The salads all look amazing, but they taste terrible. The flavor combinations are not that interesting and the food is not very fresh at all. I had a horrible case of indigestion from some sea scallop salad and Israeli couscous.
Tons of variety here in terms of snacks, chocolates, and food gift items — one star for that.
The seating area is dim and not very comfortable or pleasant. Overall, this place is not a great lunch option for people who work in the area — it’s crowded and the food is nothing exciting.

Not that you would, but don’t go out of your way for this place. That said, it’s a reasonable spot to grab a quick lunch. The salad bar is uninspiring, but there are other options. Seating is somewhat inconvenient, and my visit on a rainy day saw the place swamped with underground eaters. Prices tend to run a bit high for cafeteria food. I probably won’t be going back, but I wouldn’t say there’s too much that’s actively bad about it.

Cucina & Co in the Cellar at Macy’s is the perfect place to take a break for lunch or a snack. The layout of foods is excellent, the salad bar perfect. I was amazed at the how fresh and delicious these healthy choices at this location. We enjoyed the 9 floors of Macy’s but ran out of steam. So down to the basement in this great place. Wonderful.

I went to the Macy’s basement because I was in a rush. I didn’t like anything about it. Overpriced. Roasted eggplant from salad bar tasted like it had soap in it. I wasn’t appetized at all!