Cucina Market Bistro

Dinner with four couples. Food was good but my Caesar salad was over dressed even though I ordered light dressing. The salmon however was perfection. Everyone “cleaned their plates” so all was well received. Our waitperson was excellent. It was too loud though - lots of kitchen noise as it’s open to the restaurant and table placement felt slightly crowded. But that’s nitpicking and overall we had a good experience.

This place made us feel comfortable and delicious. Cosy and tender, sophisticated and relaxed.

We enjoyed all the meals: burrata with tomatos, salmon, spaghetti, panna cotta and creme brulee.

But there we several things I need to notice and hope that this place will take it into account:
• water per 1$. I’m strongly sure that place of such level simply cannot take payment for water. It discredits itself in this way
• burata&tomatos salad was served without basil. For this meal it is rather valued ingredient (yes, waiter kindly apologised after my question, but could offer some compliment I think)
• first waiter that served us was attentive and kind, while the waiter after her didn’t even ask us our impressions when billed us. It was just “thanks, have a good evening”.

I want to say that Cucina is a very pleasant place, for special atmosphere and reasons to come. I’m sure their customers come back again and again. But I want to ask the personnel to value customers and provide more friendly, attentive and customised service.

Big group tonight for a private event and they handled the crowd with ease. Professional service, great food, exceptional drinks. Thank you.

I've been going to Cucina well over 14 years and the food never disappoints. Especially the daily lunch specials. My friends and I normally go for Fish Special and that is always amazing. Lunch special Risotto Fish Dish last week was one of best I've ever had.

When a burger is $20+ I really want it to be amazing - this was was good, but not amazing. I’d recommend it but not sure I’d go running back. I’ve had dinner and the expanded menu here and it’s worth trying for sure. This meal though wasn’t the greatest and the fries were pretty low in volume. They taste exactly how they look - decent.

The front of house staff will have you feeling like a VIP the moment you walk up to the door and it doesn't stop there. Once you're seated, the attentive service continues as you try to figure out what delectable item (s) to select as your flavor sensations but you can't go wrong. Head chef is second to none when it comes to the details and everything you imagine will come out damn near perfect. This is a wonderful place to enjoy an unique fine dining experience without the heavy price tags you'd expect from an establishment like this.

Belle ambiance, bon service, petites portions, pas de pâtes maison, peu de goût, trop salé. Ne recommande pas si recherche un vrai plat italien.

Solid option downtown for semi casual Italian fare. Our appetizer, main, and dessert were great, as was the wine.

Would definitely repeat.

I took my boyfriend here for his birthday and honestly I hate to say we were both not impressed with the food.

When we got in we were so impressed with the whole ambiance of this restaurant but the food was very disappointing to say the least.

I ordered the grilled octopus and it felt like I was chewing on a rubber toy I couldn’t even pretend to enjoy it.

My boyfriend got the spaghetti and not the be rude but for an Italian restaurant it wasn’t good at all. Lacked flavour and was kind of watered down.

The Cesar salad was less than appetizing you need a knife to cut the lettuce leaf and the sauce was slapped on.

The appetizer crispy shrimp was the great though.

The server once I told him I didn’t like the octopus just disappeared and we had another lady dealing with our table so that was kind of awkward.

All in all.maybe they had a off day

Delicious food, good service, and great coffee (Fratello Roasted). However, lunch service was on the slow side and it took 20 minutes for a dish to come once ordered.

Great lunch spot right in the centre of Calgary! Highly recommend! Sorry forgot to take pics.

Great little place with an excellent wine list, attentive but uninteusive service, and great food. The menu is not large and there are a lot of seafood items, so plan accordingly.

Best pasta we’ve ever had! Great options for vegetarians. Our new go to spot for date nights.

Heart and soul food found in the heart of downtown Calgary! This Italian bistro quite the little treasure. I tried the gnocchi and it was delectable! Make sure you make reservations as this place was packed!

Average experience, if you ask me quite pricey for the food, m and very limited selection on everything. Was not impressed

Very nice place to sit, visit, and eat. Our table had apps and they were very good. Service was great and pleasant. Will go again if I come back that way in the future!

OMG! My husband and I (and our 5 month old) went on a date here tonight. We tried the prix fixe menu they have for the food and drink exp. Everything was amazing, from food to staff to just simple the whole night. Both my and my husband’s meals were so so soooo tasty, from appetizers, mains to desserts. Also their cappuccino was amazing (we are kind of picky). They seated us in their cozy “baby” corner, which was a romantic little nook with easy escape in case baby went crazy. All their staff were wonderful and the restaurant had such a beautiful vibe. We will try to make it back again! Thank you for a lovely night:)

First time checking it out for a business lunch. Had to ask server numerous times for things (cutlery, more water) and it seemed to annoy them.

Place was a mess, staff looked angry.

Food was great - not worth it with truck stop level of service.

Quality Italian food, an amazing wine list, and the best service team around. We’ve always enjoyed our Cucina lunches and find their Italian food on par with the best in the city. Diana, Peter, and the rest of the team are amazing. And did I mention that wine list…

Love the salad and food. They don't look very presentable but they taste really good. Should have some greens or other colors on the plate. But who cares as long as they taste good, right?

I do not write reviews, but tonight I feel like I need to. My boyfriend and I went to Cucina for our 3 year anniversary and honestly it was such an amazing experience. Drinks and food were so tasty, and the staff were very nice. I am so pleased. My boyfriend and I can not wait to go back and try more dishes!