Cucina 503

My favorite restaurant in Augusta! I have never had a bad experience. The food is delicious and the service is great. My favorite is the pasta carbonara. My husband had the rock fish and it was absolutely wonderful. Kensley is a great waitress and was very attentive. Oh, it is best to make reservations because it's a small restaurant.

I'm highly impressed with the homemade pasta. The lasagna was delicious. The Tirimusu was fantastic.

First time visiting Cucina 503. We didn't like how they have seating right when you walk in the door. I felt like we were intruding on the people that were already dining. Majority of the food was delicious. Did not like the humus spread appetizer with toast. Did not like the flavor and it was dry. The other spreads were salmon and a Bolognese sauce. They were okay. The appetizer with shrimp, calamari, fried zucchini and lemon was the best. Our entrees were pork chops, creamed corn and the chicken and mushroom with a truffle/cream sauce. Both dishes were excellent choices. We will definitely go back.

Too much garlic and no real seasoning. Oil was not offered with bread. Had to ask to have it. Had to ask for cheese on the pasta. Which was supposed to be parmigiano cheese and got normal cheese… Had to walk to find my waitress for more water. And asked if they did anything special for someone’s birthday and they said no. I will not be back. And high prices.. I came a few years ago and it was much better. I am Italian and I was excited to eat the mushroom pasta again. Maybe they have a new chief.. idk..

Really enjoyed our evening out at this lovely, family friendly, Italian restaurant. The food and drinks were great. Service was pretty good as well. We started with cocktails and oh my goodness, the Colada Verde was amazing. It was creamy and delightful, sweet, with a minty bite from the absinthe. You could taste each ingredient, which blended so well. We also tried a watermelon mojito, which tasted great and looked really cool. To start we shared a caprese salad, which they split into two plates for us. This was excellent!! Really nicely done. We also had the meatball plate. Also good, although an interesting combo with the meatballs served on polenta that was a consistency of grits, which was nice. Our main meals were lasagna - delicious, and a chicken and mushroom pappardelle pasta which was creamy, rich, and delicious. And dessert, of course! Delicious panna cotta and tiramisu. Not good. We enjoyed the food and atmosphere and highly recommend. Relaxed atmosphere and great menu options. I’m not sure if there’s a kids menu but it seemed like it would be family friendly.

Love the authenticity of the food here. It’s great for evenings out with friends, date night, or holiday parties. They have a nice little bar area and stellar service. The Italian food is made from scratch and your taste buds will be thanking you!

Visited this location for the first time for a special occasion: my wedding anniversary. My husband made the reservation. At the time, he was asked if it was a special occasion, to which he replied, "Yes, my anniversary." Our expectations were high that the night would be intimate. Disappointingly, it was not. Our anniversary was not acknowledged. Perhaps an offer of a glass of wine (even at our expense) would have changed my feelings. Anyway, the food was good, and the service was spectacular. Our waitress, Savanah, was attentive and very pleasant. Due to the noise level, I wouldn't recommend this location for an intimate event, but I would visit again... with lowered expectations.

Nice size location, located in a shopping plaza in Evans off of fury ferry road. Food was ok but not seasoned to good. The menu was small not to many options, so you dont have alot to select from. However the appetizers they serve are great they give you way more than what other resturants would serve as an appetizer.The customer service was awesome enjoyed our waitress. Atmosphere was ok, low lighting an no other sound besides people talking. Over all a 3 out 5, good place to take a date or have a date night. But its not a place I would visit more than once. It just didnt draw me back for a second visit.

We were surprised there was almost no one there at 6:30pm on a Thursday. Immediatley got seated in the bar section with a reservation and a completely empty restaurant. Our waitress was fine, not very friendly or helpful but not rude. We got two butters with the bread, I would've expected her to tell us what the non-regular butter was but we just had to figure it out. It was balsamic butter for others who may go and have the same girl. Food options were a bit limited, however both our entrees were delicious. Carbonara the poached egg freaked me out a little bit but it was actually really good. Husband had the lasagna and enjoyed that. We were in and out probably within 40 minutes.

1 Star - If Yelp Let Me Give Negative Stars, I Would Cucina 503 is hands down one of the most bafflingly bad restaurant experiences I've ever had--and I've eaten at airport food courts more satisfying than this place. Let's start with the food. The bread was so stale I wasn't sure if I was supposed to eat it or use it as a building material. The salad? A soggy, over-salted mess that looked like it had been prepped during the Bush administration. And the entrees? Took over 90 minutes to arrive and still managed to taste like regret. Service? Practically non-existent. The bartenders don't know how to make a bourbon neat, look at you like a deer in the headlights when you ask for house wine, serve luke-warm table water, and massively fail to understand the concept of another round of drinks. Our server vanished like a ghost after taking our order, and no one bothered to check in or explain the wait. The vibe felt more like a hostage situation than a night out. And then there's the owner--easily the most unprofessional part of the whole ordeal. While the kitchen crashed and burned, he was at the bar pounding drinks with customers and handing out empty promises to "make things right." Spoiler alert: nothing was made right. Not even close. In fact, he walked away when my friend approached him with the multitude of issues we experienced, leaving her in tears. This place has delusions of fine dining with the execution of a sad chain restaurant on its last leg. Save your money, your time, and your dignity--literally anywhere else would be a better choice.

We had a reservation and I would highly recommend that you make reservations especially on a Friday night. They were immediately seated when we came in the door for a nice table for four. The overall ambience was busier and louder than usual. I think it was because we sat right by the front door. The service was very good and attentive throughout the entire meal. However toward the end of the meal I felt they were trying to rush us out. I will tell you there was no one waiting to take our seat and there were also other seats available. But the fact that they came over numerous times and say anything else can we get you a bag and before you leave.... That got a little old and I'm surprised because usually their servers never are that pushy but let you enjoy the entire meal But for the record we will come back and enjoy it. I had the lasagna as well as two other people at the table always very very good and flavorful. I will admit I was surprised that it appeared much smaller in size than previous times. Someone in our group had the lamp shanks and he said they were just okay. He tasted the lasagna and said he would definitely would have rather have gotten that. Overall yes I'll be back.

This place is some wanna be Italian restaurant that seemed like a disaster around 7:30 pm. We made a reservation and It seemed fairly dead. First off, I saw nobody knew what was going on from start to finish. Some kid sprayed me down with lemon Lysol while cleaning our table..Waitresses were very sweet but kinda struggling. And bland food, actually. All I saw were teenagers in high dresses. I think they may cater to younger crowds and that's fine. But when you order a glass of wine and it takes 20 minutes? I got up like where is the bar. They were all talking at the corner. And 2 hours to eat. It's not for me really. My husband sent his meal back cause it had one piece of chicken in it. But 2 stars cause they took it off the bill. Usually, we don't complain but...yeah no never again. And my 34 year old daughter didn't like the food either. She hated the beet salad:(

The initial impression on arrival is that this is a very basic cafe concept. Disjointed decor and paper on the tables. The small size of the 2 rooms makes for a noisy environment. Service was okay. Nothing special. A small compliment basket of bread is provided, but never refreshed throughout the meal. Food was a bit pricey with a relatively limited selection. Lasagna was covered with a blanket of cheese that was difficult to cut through. I like cheese, but not when it's so thick you have to slide it off to get to the pasta underneath. Flavor was average. Extremely oily. Overall an average meal. Not going to be a regular at cucina 503

Underwhelmed and disappointed are the kindest words I can use to describe our experience, and I only use them because our server tried very hard to compensate for all the other ways Cucina 503 fell completely flat on its face. The hosts were printing out menus, so when we finally were seated, we had to wait a bit for menus...and water...and a server. I'm quite certain we didn't get who was actually supposed to be our server, neither did the table next to us, because our server that finally arrived said, "I don't know where she is so I guess I'll get you." The menus, once we received them, didn't match the entrees for the evening. I'm super confused why everyone raves about the food. Other than the mussels, everything else was lackluster at best. Some other review compared it to Stouffer's (I wish we would have read that sooner)-- yeah, that's accurate. I had the gnocchi, all eight of them. The lasagna was good, but the duck was meh, and green beans were cold and looked sad and shriveled. Drinks were hardly refilled...Again, our server tried his hardest, weaving in humor to lighten the mood, which was the brightest part of the night, because some host literally took one of our lamps and gave it to another table. The entire staff we encountered exuded inexperience, except our server. By the end, one of my party members stated "I would have rather gone to Olive Garden," which barely passes for Italian food. I'm not a food critic, but I sure expect a whole lot more for that price point. Will never return.

This was our 1st time dining here. We dined as a family. The restaurant wasn't packed and it was eerily quiet. Service was a little slow but tolerable. We weren't in a rush so it was no problem for us. The food was delicious for all of us.

I'm so sad that I'm finally trying this restaurant after so many years of it being here! Oh my, everyone at our table had delicious food and service was exceptional. We will be regulars.

Food menu was small, didn't really have anything for our kids to eat. Service was nice and attentive. Ambiance is kind of farmhouse chic. Dim lighting throughout. I guess being from up north where we have so many Italian restaurants it's hard to be impressed here. Are there once in my years here.

Very nice, cozy, and intimate space. I sat down at the bar around 7p, and was promptly greeted by the bartender. I expressed that this was my first visit and she welcomed me. I ordered the caprese salad, meatballs and polenta, and a glass of sparkling rosé. Complimentary bread and butter was also offered. Everything was delicious, especially the wine. Oh, a very nice middle aged couple was already seated beside me and we enjoyed each other's company while eating. The only negative was that the lady sitting with her husband noticed droplets of condensation dropping on both she and I. The bartender stated that they were aware and the problem was to be fixed. A plus.

Absolutely love the fresh food,pasta,& ambience. We have eaten here a few times & each one was delicious. Tonight was no different....delicious appetizers of mussels in a delicious sauce & fritto misto, fried calamari, shrimp, zucchini & lemon...lightly perfectly fried...all the fresh pasta...I highly recommend reservations & to try this delicious restaurant

Great Italian food. It was a go to for take out during Covid and in the years since. I can't comment on the service or the ambiance since we rarely dine-in anymore. (I wish they changed up the menu from time to time.)

Definitely recommend trying this place out. My husband and I went for date night and it was very special and intimate. The drinks were good and the food was amazing. I ordered the chicken and mushroom pappardelle and we had meatballs for appetizer (they were so good). This is a great option for date night for even a cute place to enjoy with friends.

This place is located right next to final cut and has a very cute atmosphere for dining. The bread to start off with seemed just like regular bread from the supermarket and nothing special. We got an old fashioned and a wine for drinks and both were great! For apps the mussels were good but the meatballs were kind of dry. And the pasta tasted like something I can make at home. The portion size for my gnocchi was very small.

Utterly disappointing birthday that ended in two cases of food poisoning... We were celebrating a friend's milestone birthday and had a table for 9. Things started well, but ended badly. A few highlights: Mussels were overcooked and smelled a bit off, and the toast served with them was burnt to black. We repeated asked for a water refill and did not receive it. We would have ordered another bottle of wine but we couldn't get our server back. Dirty plates were left on the table way too long. Birthday girl ordered Chardonnay and was brought Pinot Grigio. Another friend was brought the wrong draft beer. The worst part was it took 20 minutes for our checks to be calculated. We were told only one of the two POS systems was working and it was very slow. The server disappeared behind the curtain and we didn't think we would see her again. Have celebrated many milestones here in the past - NEVER AGAIN. The two folks who ate mussels have both been sick all day. We left and went to Poblanos so we could get something to drink since we couldn't at Cucina - not even water.

Came on a Friday dinner for two. Hubby and I came for our anniversary dinner. I really wasn't impressed. I had the duck and it was flavorless. My husband had the chicken and enjoyed it. Gave three stars because food came fast and hot and waitress was good.

Excellent food but a very pricey. Salads have recently gone from the $8 to 10. $10 drinks. $17 entres are now $22.95. Water with no ice. Brown painters paper for table cloths. Paper menus which they reuse. This is less than casual. This is a once and done restaurant for me and my family. Dropped $250 with the tip.

We came in on a busy Saturday night and found the place well decorated with exotic art pieces and found that the noise level was very tolerable. This was a pretty good meal and we even got some dessert (Tiramisu) which was excellent. We were very surprised by the Beet Salad which was much better than we expected. For the price, however, it was not the most exciting nor innovative Italian food that we have tasted.

I am a sucker for some good Italian food. Cucina 503 is now forever one of our go to date night spots. The complimentary rosemary bread with the balsamic butter was interesting and delicious! We each ordered their Caesar salad which was a very generous portion. Crisp lettuce, garlic croutons, pickled shallots and a Parmesan crisp. Our entrees came out piping hot which is always a huge plus in my book! I ordered the lasagna which I have to argue is possibly the best lasagna in the CSRA. Our server Garson was very attentive and knowledgeable. I cannot wait to return!

The veal was delicious. My brothers and dad approve. My sister liked her shrimp scampi. The cobonara was great. With my severe dairy allergy, so 99% of the menu was untouchable for me. I had a fried fritter plate, and it was just okay. Very crunchy. The rest of my family likes it. I only docked a star for my lack of eating options and the bad cocktail.

I came here once before for the Tiramisu and this time I tried the Zeppole and I wasn't disappointed whatsoever. The zeppole was excellent and the caramel sauce and a berry sauce that came with was extraordinary. The service was just as excellent and was worth the visit. Highly recommend this restaurant.

Love Cucina. Super friendly Restaurant with good food. Be advised that the menu is limited and mid price point. The first time I went had to study the menu because it is true Italian. Even though kids could come probably better for date night. It's also a smaller restaurant so reservations is a must. Also you'll be sitting pretty close to your neighbors at some of the tables.

While the food looks well plated the rest fell short. I ordered the duck and while the duck itself was tender, the lentils and collard greens were undercooked. The lentils were still hard and grainy. The trio dip appetizer was left under the heat lamp so long that the hard bread was soggy in some of the dips. I understand being short staffed, but when we put in our entrees the same time as our appetizers and drinks for the appetizers to take 35 mins and the main course to take the full hour and 45 minutes we were waiting at the restaurant is beyond unacceptable. If you can't serve a party of 8 in a timely manner, do not make that an option for reservations.

A great selection of delicious wine + fresh handmade pasta ~ how can you not love this spot? Although Cucina 503 is in quite a random part of Augusta, it's quite a little gem! I went here with my family to celebrate my sisters graduation & it was a nice spot for a small group like ours. From the wine and bread (paired with regular butter + balsamic butter), to the Roasted Chicken & Wild Mushroom Pappardelle, I was completely satisfied with my meal & everyone was equally pleased with their choices as well! I don't think you could possibly go wrong with anything on the menu! Strongly recommend this tasty Italian spot!

Great Valentine's Day experience at Cucina 503!! Food was top notch - appetizer of mussels was appealing and tasty!! Only suggestion is to make sure you salt the liquid you cook the mussels in as they were lacking that brine flavor of the sea.....service and value were on point!!

Very cozy, warm and inviting restaurant. Excellent menu. Great choices. The pasta was fresh and made to order. The Caesar salad was very unique and Seared duck breast over roasted vegetable, grape and Panzanella was fantastic. The portions were just the right size and the flourless chocolate cake with homemade vanilla ice cream finished the night.

AVOID!!! The food was absolutely terrible. We ordered two different plates of pasta and they both looked and tasted like Stouffer's. Honestly I truly believe they served us frozen food. It seemed like it was overheated probably from being microwaved. Hardly worth leaving the house for. If you want the same dining experience, save yourself the money and get a box of Stouffer's from the grocery store. And the salad was also terrible. I don't even know how they can mess up salad but they accomplished it. Not something they should be proud of.

Food is delicious and staff is very friendly and welcoming. Great meal and experience.

I went tonight with my family, i went a couple times last year but tonight was the first time in over a year. The food wasn't bad but wasn't good nor worth the money. The service wasn't great either i felt rushed and like the server didn't care and were just rude over all. The food and service used to be so good from what i remember but has gone extremely down hill since. Overall very mediocre experience.

DO NOT GO HERE!!!! I went here Friday night with my friends (a group of 6) and we all decided to get the carbonara and caesar salads as an appetizer, i will say the food was really good but i will go more into that later in the review. The service was alr the the server in my opinion was rude and unhelpful, she did not refill my drinks as asked 2 times, i asked for extra of there balsamic butter and was not given any, and the server was just not in a good mood at all. back to the food... the food tasted really good and everyone enjoyed it, that was until i woke up yesterday morning and immediately was throwing up non stop and a lot of other stuff i wont get into. i'm 99% sure its food poisoning since all my other friends except 1 have been feeling the exact way (and boy has this last day been HELL). anyways i think you get the point and i wont be going back here nor recommending it to ANYONE.

TERRIBLE!! i went there last night with my husband and had such high expectations because of the great reviews, my food came out after sitting for a solid 30 minutes and once it came out it wasn't even hot AND not to mention there was a FREAKING HAIR in my food. the restaurant is cute but SO DIRTY, the chairs all had crumbs and grease on it and left a grease stain on my skirt. -10000/10 DO NOT RECOMMEND.

The food is NOT GOOD for what you pay! The service is good, but the manager and the owner treat employees like garbage! You can hear the way they talk to them from the dining area. These are mostly young girls working here! It's disgusting!

Not open Saturday 4pm 4/22/2023 All windows curtains. Appears to be out of business...

I was a very nice atmosphere very good portions. I highly recommend going I wasn't disappointed. Reason I gave four stars and not five was I don't like to have to dig through my food to pull out shrimp just to pull the tails off and there was way too much cream sauce on the pasta carbonara. Our server Bethany was a real treat she was wonderful in all aspects.

Came here for dinner on a Friday night. The atmosphere is on the nicer side of casual. We were quickly seated and greeted by our server. We started with the beet salad and special pork belly appetizer. The beet salad was aesthetically beautiful with bright colors and nice presentation. It tasted great as well. However, the beets were cut into such small cubes it was a little difficult to eat, and personally I wanted a lot more of the goat cheese vinaigrette. The pork belly was served over mushrooms and a pea puree. The pork was so delightfully crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside. The mushrooms and pea puree were nice accompaniments. For entrees, we shared the rustic lasagna and roasted chicken and wild mushroom pappardelle. Both pasta dishes had EXCELLENT flavors, really delicious. The lasagna had that crispy and thicker cheese layer over the top you always want. The only problem was the actual pasta of each dish was slightly over cooked. Last, the service was fair at best. I asked about the two glasses of wine I was between ordering with my entrees and my server didn't know anything about them, nor did he offer to send over someone who did know. Food came out at an appropriate pace, but then there was a big lag in waiting for the check. Overall, food was very enjoyable and we would come back.

The menu is pretty interesting and I've equally had menu items and specials. I love good Italian and this is it!!!

I'm not used to giving so low of a score but I am so disappointed in this date night dinner that we should have left after the irritable waitress who seemed annoyed when we asked if there were dinner specials that wvening. Both pasta dishes lacked flavor and sauce. What was so irritating was that the appetizers and dinner came out all together followed by the check within minutes of us starting to eat. I never felt so unwelcome at a restaurant in Augusta so far. I'm not sure if the food lacked as much flavor or if it was the service that soured the experience for me.

We ordered quite a bit and we were happy with all of it. First of all, the balsamic butter is a bit much but super yum. Started with the misto fritto (fried calamari, shrimp, zucchini, squash, lemon in arrabiatta) which was sooo tasty. Even the thinly sliced fried lemon was good (but not so much the thickly sliced ones). Could have used a little more sauce though because it's a lot of food and a small ramekin of tomato sauce. The carbonara was amaaaazing. At first I thought hmm kinda a small plate but it was so rich and tasty and the poached egg on top was perfect. The duck was good, not fatty enough for my taste though. It was a very fall tasting meal with the pumpkin and whatnot. I hate pumpkin and so does my dude but even he liked the pumpkin (I did not but not because of anything wrong with the dish.) The prime ribeye was over cooked. We asked for Med rare and it came out more Med to Med well. They fixed it right away though. The potatoes and broccolini were awesome though. We didn't like the sauce the steak came with but otherwise overall a great meal. Negatives. Very pumpkin heavy menu right now. I couldn't get half the secondi menu (mains) because I hate pumpkin and it was in half the dishes... wished there was more variety. Our server (who was super nice!) didn't know much about alcohol and asked the bartender about one of the IPAs and he was also inaccurate about describing the beer so it was not what he wanted. Couldn't find the fried parsnips on my duck plate. Didn't see them wipe down the dirty table after taking off the paper "tablecloth" on the table we sat at. Bread was stale on one side of every slice we got in the basket. Overall though, we LOVED Cucina 503 and will definitely be coming back. The server said they make all their own pastas so I want to try the gnocchi next. The table next to us also got mussels and I'm so into that...

Best flatbreads! They always surprise me I want to try that pumpkin soup next time if there is any left Nice service and very casual

We are so lucky this place is right down the street from where we live! Homemade Italian dishes that are amazing! I haven't ventured out to try any of the main courses other than the pasta because it's so good. The lasagna and roasted chicken pappardelle are two of my favorites! The noodles are homemade each night. The cocktails are great as well! Go and you won't be disappointed.

Great beet salad Please try Wonderful and attentive wait staff I don't care for fried foods So the appetizer was not for me Rainbow trout waiting...... Not what I expected for me( did not taste fresh) but the husband enjoyed it Great service not a bad place Would not recommend for those of a deep palate At least during our visit

So this is actually my 9 yr old daughters favorite spot. She a bit of a bourgeois little girl. She loves their butter noodles. We had the mussels which was great and I'm not that in to mussels. My wife and the chicken and mushroom pamperdelle (can't spell it). The chicken was ok but the mushrooms made the dish. I had the chicken carbonara. I enjoyed it but it was feeling. We like this place a lot because the pasta was fresh and taste great. I would definitely recommend this place.

LOVED eating here. We ate alfresco, which reminded me of my time in Italy. The food was delicious and they even prepared a food item for me that I've missed eating since my Daddy died a few years ago. My family is from the most northern part of Italy, and some foods are modified depending on the region. They cooked it to perfection. The pasta is homemade as well as the sauce - both are delicious. I've been spoiled with homemade Italian food all my life. Having a first generation American, like my Daddy, who's hobby was cooking, I know I tend to be very particular when eating out. I highly recommend this restaurant. It was a little pricey, but worth it. From the cranberry limoncello martini, caprese salad, polenta, rustic lasagna, and tiramisu - it was all very good. The only complaint I had, was there was not enough mozzarella in the salad - but the ripe tomatoes and spices and dressing were perfect. If I go back, I'm going to request more mozzarella. They seem to me, to be very accommodating. The service was excellent, which for me, always makes the experience so much more pleasant. They were very knowledgeable about the food and were able to answer all our questions. Also, the portions are generous. I had many to go boxes. I know I will be revisiting this restaurant in the future.

First time at Cocina 503 and they started strong but lost me as a customer. Despite arriving shortly after they opened our entrees took over 45 minutes coming out. Waitress apologized and said they were "delayed". The food was decent when we received it and we were at first offered desserts as compensation for our wait. Then we were told they would only comp one desert. Not bad food and decent atmosphere but apparently the manager doesn't care much about repeat business.

Food was delicious. Service was great. The restaurant was very accommodating for my birthday dinner with friends. Megan, our server was very kind and helpful.

We wanted a new place to celebrate a small family victory. We made an early reservation and checked it out. When we arrived at 5:30, the place was mostly empty. We were greeted and seated promptly. The one thing I noticed right away was the brown paper on the tables. I'll get to that later. We ordered drinks and the triple dip appetizer. (I don't recall it's exact name - but it came with bread, and three different Italian apps. One was meat sauce, another was artichoke-based, and the third was egg plant-based.). All three were good. Our dinner arrived and we were all very happy! My wife and daughters ate pasta and I had the ribeye. All of our food was delicious! The pros: The food was delicious. It's hard to find a decent Italian place - but this was excellent. The bread was good; hot, fresh, and the balsamic butter was tasty! The waitress was very friendly. The cons: The service could have been a bit faster but this isn't a deal breaker. The brown paper on the table - I recommend getting rid of it. It seemed to cheapen the experience. Overall, this is a great little find. We will definitely go back!

If you haven't been here you need to go and ask Megan to be your server!!! She was phenomenal and every recommendation she gave was amazing. This was my first time there and it won't be my last! I had a chicken and mushroom pasta, apple cider mule, and i forgot the name of the desert but it was fried donut holes. The owner is also amazing i love seeing the owners interact with the customers! Giving this place a 10/10

Love this place. We came for my husband's birthday. The service was great, but the food was amazing. We had the lasagna and duck. Soooooo GOOD!

The best and I do mean the best restaurant lasagna that I have ever eaten. All their food is incredible!