Cucina Antica

It was a nice family place. Generous portion sizes. I ordered the Caesar salad with chicken as an app and I have no complaints there. The salad was very fresh, and the chicken was moist and tender. I got the portobello mushroom and goat cheese ravioli. It was a special. There was nothing glaringly wrong about it, it was just very boring in flavor. Everything else was good.

Bread was good, Cesar salad was good. But pasta dishes were not great. I had the gnocchi with tomato sauce, while my friend had their special portobello goat cheese ravioli. The sauces are what kinda ruined it for us. Wasn’t awful but wasn’t great. I will say, the sirloin steak we also got was cooked right and had good flavor.
Otherwise, it’s a nice family joint. Definitely not fancy. Service was fine.

I’ve only been once to date, but I look forward to visiting again. I had heard great things about Cucina Antica, living in Shelburne for the past 30 years, but for whatever reason had never stopped in for a meal. The place seemed a bit confused with great menu items which were contrasted by accents such as vinyl table cloths, paper napkins, etc. I think some previous reviews had made an impact on management (several mentioned poor service). My party certainly did not find a lack of attention by servers, in fact to the contrary… during our one-​hour meal we must have been asked at least 20 times (through 3 different servers) if we needed anything. It started to get annoying after a while but it’s also good to see owners responding to feedback. Overall I really liked the food here, and the atmosphere didn’t bother me. I’ll be back again…

Great spot for lunch! Friendly waitstaff, and fast and delicious menu options. This local gem has been around for a long time and has a loyal following for a reason!

They did so much wrong! Didn’t tell us it would be 25 minutes longer for gluten free pasta. Then didn’t serve food for 40 minutes. We went up to check on food and saw our waitress eating her dinner. Then one person served, five minutes later next person served, then ten minutes more till next plate arrived. Pasta undercooked, gluten free pizza out crust inedible. We complained and asked for price adjustment and they were unwilling to budge on price. Don’t go there.

Cucina is awesome! I went on a Saturday evening with a party of 7. Every single one of us raved about our meals. I had the flank steak over mushroom ravioli and mushroom sauce. The steak was tender and well seasoned. I ordered rare and to my delight it was perfect. The ravioli was bursting with mushroom flavor. To top off the steak and ravioli was a decadent mushroom sauce and quartered cherry tomatoes. If you are a steak and mushroom fan this dish is for you.
My daughter had the lobster ravioli. It was a generous portion so she will enjoy a second meal of what she proclaimed as the best lobster ravioli she has ever had.
To top off our meal the 7 of us shared two tiger cakes. This was absolutely plenty for our party. Tiger cake is a layered white chocolate and chocolate cake with buttercream frosting. YUM!
The restaurant is a small family restaurant. Seating is limited but staff are welcoming and professional. Would absolutely go again. Don’t miss this little gem of a restaurant.

Pizza was tasteless. Never again.

What’s going on with the pizza, used to have great seasoning on crust. No more crispy crust either? Four stars because I am loyal, but the pizza is going down hill.

Cucina has been around for many years. We used go there for lunch but they stopped that a few years ago. We went there for dinner once in a while however it probably has been over a year since we had gone there. We tried to dine there on a
Wednesday but the place was packed and some people were waiting. Since they open at four we decided to head there after doing some errands on Sunday, we were first to arrive and were met by a lovely young lady who told us we could pick our table. While we checked out the menu there was a constant parade of people who came in to pick up their pizzas. Soon there were lots of parents with their kids and a couple of sets of grandparents with their grand kids.
The food was excellent and I would say reasonable after having recently dined at the new Italian on Church St. I had the Greek appetizer plate with lamb. Plenty to eat on that plate, spanakopita, Greek salad, pita bread and Greek yogurt. The lamb was not chunks of lamb Kabob (that was my expectation). It was chunks of lamb all right, but lamb that had been ground fine, salted and spiced cooked and then cut into squars!
The lamb was a little salty for me.
My husbad’s dish was visually pleasing and very tasty, chicken Alfredo with what looked like sun dried tomatoes. Plenty of chicken and pasta.
The bread was delicious and plentiful.

this is my second time reviewing for Cucina. the first review was not as detailed. I have probably dined at Cucina more than any other restaurant. It’s located in my town, not far from my house. it’s cozy and friendly. I’d like to think i’ve tried a large variety of things off their menu so i want to touch on a few. First: anything Lobster, alfredo, ravioli etc. you will not be disappointed. 2^nd, their pizza, just thinking about it makes my mouth water. a couple of my favorites: the chico, the green mountain, and camels hump. their whole wheat crust is amazing, plus they have gluten free crust as well. their antipasto is a must. I’m also a very big fan of their salmon. their steak and cheese with au ju is another great option. I lived in Greece for 3 months so i am picky about my gyros but their gyro can definitely match up. they have a nice selection of wine and beer as well. and last but not least: dessert, the chef’s wife makes a TO DIE FOR lemon cake. I don’t even like lemon! and i love this cake. you also must try their cannoli. so to sum up everything i said: if you haven’t been here yet, you need to go.

Great food. Great atmosphere. The Chef came out to check on us. A nice family night.

Cucina Antica recently put out a new menu and as a regular, I can say it’s quite amazing, new fresh and great twists on their entrees. It’s always hard for me to choose between their custom pizzas or their pasta dishes. I recently had the new Chicken Gnocchi and it was AMAZING, the homemade gnocchi was fresh and better then any I’ve ever had. The chicken was so moist, honestly I don’t even know how to cook chicken like they did. I could also tell the cream sauce was made to order, because I asked to hold the garlic and the waitress said she would make sure Chef Matt wouldn’t make the sauce with it! I can’t wait to try the new salmon entrée too.

Nice, family operated business. The food is very good but the prices are a bit on the high side. Extra points for the people who run this restaurant as the wait staff is very nice and the owner makes it a point to try and greet all of his guests. Nice touch!

Cucina is the BEST. Anyone who knows great Italian food is sure to love this place. My boyfriend and I have gone quite a few times now and can’t seem to get enough. The Lobster Alfredo is the best I’ve ever had. Bravo Cucina!

Maybe some of the menu is as good as Cucina Antica seems to think it is, but we tried a couple of basics and were disappointed. The bland pizza dough might have been recently defrosted. The pasta was fresh, but clumpy. The meatballs were large and boring. The sauce was based on uncooked tomatoes, but insufficiently spiced (and probably should have been stirred more frequently). One of the two parties of friends we saw there recommended the Nutella cake. It might have been yummy warm; fresh from the fridge left us cold, and didn’t really taste like Nutella.
The cook stopped by to check in, and we gave him thumbs up. When he’d gone, my eight-​year-​old companion said, «It’s good but not great.»
That’s all you need to know.

Excellent food, great customer service, & kid-​friendly.

Came here on a recommendation from a good family friend. Thank goodness we listened! LOVED IT. Great for a date night!!! Hesitant to even give it such a good review because I want to keep it a secret, but that isn’t fair to them at all.
I had the homemade linguine with scallops… there were also fresh grape tomatoes and capers in the pasta. It was perfectly garlicky and yummy.
Portions are not too big and not too small. I finished and was full, but not overly so. My companion got the surf and turf special… filet mignon and a giant scallop on top with fiddleheads and scalloped potatoes. Had some of everything… all cooked very well (and the meat as requested). The prices are moderate, but the quality of the food is really high so I considered it a really good deal.
Our waitress was really nice and gave us the perfect amount of attention and answered our questions. It is really upscale food but you can tell that everyone is welcome (there were simultaneously two groups of 8 – 10 people in this small restaurant! Lots of kids but not a problem). There is even a special area for kids with 3 chalkboard walls to keep busy at so they don’t get bored.
We NEVER get dessert, and here, we got TWO. Myself, a cannoli (can’t go wrong) and my companion the salted caramel cake. OH MAN. I want that every day of my life, but I’m glad I can’t have it.
Almost forgot! The Chef came over to our table to ask how our meal was… really lovely.
Can’t wait to go back!

Very good pizza at a very reasonable price. This is on the way home from work, so we regularly get take out and so I can’t really speak to the dining in side of things, but the take out pizza is excellent — more of a gourmet style than the standard pizza joint, very well done.
They also have a frequent buyer card — something like every 6^th pie is free.

Chef William has created a fun family place with delicious homey Italian cuisine. Casual and cosey, with local beer on tap, you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Pizzas baked with their own in-​house crust, plus a whole wheat crust option. Good ravioli specials. And the wait staff is very friendly.