La Cucina

My first time here and the food was amazing! Soft and Rich in flavor- a very rare balance to find. I had an appetizer sampler and chicken marsala - absolutely divine. Their stuffed mushrooms are blazing the seasoning mix in the marsala was Lovely! Im excited to come back and try their stuffed sole, and chicken alfredo. There is passion and love behind chef's recipes you can taste. Fine dining flavors with hefty portions. An Italian treasure here in Torrington for sure. I will be returning regularly 🥰. Update: Its been almost a year visiting this restaurant and whether its lunch or dinner this place has never disappointed me. I still feel and taste the love after every meal. I just had their eggplant panini with pesto sandwich for lunch with soup and vanilla ice cream, and my satisfaction is almost indescribable. This is by far my Torrington favorite place to eat 🥰🥰🥰🌹🌹🌹

Old-style Italian American food, but soup was cold, eggplant was very oily due to frying method. Only two servers and they cleared tables before taking our orders, even though they didn't have a second seating. We waited about 45 minutes before we got any food. We waited about 30 minutes before we got water. Not worth the visit.

I always forget about stopping in here for Italian food, which is a huge mistake! From now on this will be on the top of my list for restaurants in T-Town. Portions are huge…one meal can feed three people. I love taking the leftovers home as macaroni to me is even better the day after. Hopefully you get Kyla to wait on you, she’s so sweet.

My friend and I came on Thursday, May 22, 2025. We got a lunch special of a Panini’s with super salad and a scoop of ice cream at the end for dessert. The food was delicious and the ice cream was so soothing at the end! I would definitely recommend for the price and quality of the food. It was fabulous.

My sister has not been happy with the food the last 2 times we've been there. Flavor hasn't matched similar dishes elsewhere. For myself, taste has been okay, but nothing special. Waitress recited specials before we ordered, without prices. When I ordered one, I discovered they were all more expensive than any item on the regular menu. It would have been nice to know that beforehand.

We truly love this place, the food was absolutely delicious. Our services was excellent. We enjoyed our meal very much. As you can see, we had already started to eat. We were visiting family and decided to go out to eat, this definitely was an awesome choice.

Excellent meal!!! Grilled salmon, sea scallops, over homemade lobster ravioli, with zucchini, carrots, stewed tomatoes & and AMAZING taste!!! Truly one of the best meals we've had in a long time. Friendly, family feel to their service. Highly recommend!!!

This was one of the best salads I’ve had. Fresh and tasty with house-made dressing. Toasted bread was fantastic (won’t even guess how many calories are in there). Great stop for lunch!

I've only lived in Torrington about 18 months so when friends were coming to town I did research on where to eat. I'm glad I chose La Cucina. First of all, our waiter Steven was exceptional. Loved him! Professional, sweet, friendly, enthusiastic. Excellent t server. I had the dish with scallops, salmon, mushrooms over lobster ravioli and a cream sauce. So so so good, fresh, pure deliciousness. My friends enjoyed their meals very much as well. The only problem was, I ordered a cannoli to go and I left it in the car and none of us realized it until my friends returned to Massachusetts that evening. So that was 100% my fault and I will be ordering another cannoli soon because my friends sent me a picture of it and it looked amazing! We had a wonderful time and will definitely visit again.

A first time visit stopped in for a quick lunch, was surprised by the excellent service. The ambience which made for a very nice quiet meal the food was excellent. The white pizza with bacon, chicken and garlic was superb, as well as the dining experience that was given there. Look forward to our next visit here no disappointing on the freshness and quality of food.

Food was mediocre Italian. Service was very slow. Overall restaurant decor was nice. My husband ordered a simple pepperoni pizza, he stated it tasted like frozen store bought. My calzone was pretty good. We split an appetizer of fried mozzarella, to our surprise it was fried mozzarella grilled cheese sitting in a pool of marinara served cold. Cost was not too crazy. We don't think we'll visit this restaurant again.

Great service, the waitress Kris was lovely. The food was overpriced; A salad with cucumber and feta crumbs was 25$ and the pizza was not what it used to be.

Service is great. Walking in warm welcome and you can tell the girls have been doing the job for a long time so that is a plus. Inside is adorned with lots of old photos and seems clean and tidy. Food (which at one point I didn't mind) is now just sad. Meatballs tasted like 90% bread crumb and 10% deer meat. Sauce was sweet like sugar and the veal entree was dry and over cooked then had a slimy brown sauce dumped on it. The pasta was also covered In the slimy brown sauce ( most places actually put it on the side.with red sauce) It's not cheap either so it doesn't make any sense to eat here .

Very cozy welcoming ambiance, the service is amazing, and everyone is genuinely friendly. Food is out of the world, everything is delicious but the specials are out of the world, you get so much food and the taste is immaculate.

La Cucina makes a pretty good pie. The sauce is tasty and not salty, which is definitely a plus. The crust tastes nice and has an excellent crisps. The sausage they use wasn't my favorite, but it'll do. However, the downside; the motz didn't have that typical string pull expected when ordering a hot pizza straight out of the oven. Overall, the pie was good and I think it's worth trying out just for the crispiness alone. The waitress was pleasant and accommodating, and she made sure our experience was a pleasant one. For the most part I had a great experience and will drop by again soon for another pizza. Oh, and the ambiance of the restaurant is great for family get togethers, or fancy nights out on the town.

My children and I stopped by on a Friday night to pick up pizza. Being distracted with little ones I bypassed the pickup window and went straight inside. The waitstaff and chef were the nicest people I've seen in a restaurant in a long time. They engaged with my kids, but smiles all around. The restaurant itself was very nice looking inside and looked like a locals place. We will definitely be going back (though sitting inside may have to wait a couple years! )

Great server, very clean, huge portions, and overall a great experience! The fettuccini is made in house and many options for all types of food lovers.

Food quality, taste and service are excellent! This is my second time here for lunch. I ordered the stuffed mushrooms app and the stuffed chicken over Penne. Absolutely delicious. This place is legit!

We went here when they 1st opened, and we weren't impressed then and are still not We had heard good things about this restaurant recently so we decided to go back. I felt completely ripped off by the $41 special that sounded amazing. I ended up having to create my own sauce because of how dry it was and the shrimp were so overcooked they were almost dehydrated. My husband had the pizza and although the crust was very crispy it had no taste and the sauce was sweet and lacked any other flavor. There was ZERO ambiance and we played our own music from my phone at the table. Our server was pleasant so we gave an extra star but the rest of the experiance was only 2 star worthy if that. So disappointing.

I have been visiting this restaurant for the past six months to attend to family matters. I have never been disappointed with the service or the food. The staff is always friendly and attentive. The dinner portions are huge to say the least. Now on to their pizzas, I ordered "The Works" minus the olives. That was the best pizza I have ever had, and I am 67. The crust was cooked to perfection. The sauce was flavorable, just the right amount of sweetness. As I am heading back up tomorrow I can gaurantee that I will be ordering a large so that I have leftovers for a midnight snack.

I loved this place! I stopped in on my last night in town, as it was right next to my hotel. The atmosphere is very warm and the service was fantastic. The menu is impressive and the portions are HUGE. You really get a lot of food for the price. I loved the salad and the hot, fresh bread they brought before my pasta entree. I'm including a photo of the pasta (can't remember the name but it had mushrooms, peas and pancetta in a light cream sauce) because it was YUMMY and SO MUCH FOOD. What a fun and cozy place!!

Nice and clean. Our waitress Kyla was nothing short of outstanding! Personable, knowledgeable, didn't rush us through our meal. Started with the Calamari, which was fresh and lightly breaded. Very good! The linguine and white clam sauce was great. My daughter had the kids Mac and Cheese and it was so big I'm not sure I could have finished it. All the portions are very large. We will definitely be back. They have a lot of interesting choices on the menu.

Favorite pizzeria in Torrington! Everything always comes out amazing and service is always on point. My favorite thing is the fried mozzarella and fried calamari! Soooo very good! I could eat this everyday if it was cheaper.

My hubby, wifey and our kids went here on Mother's Day, They have a wonderful salad on the side with hot bread. The French Fries are amazingly wonderful, the kids had chicken fingers with french fries, hubby had fettuccine that was also amazing, wifey and I had the spaghetti I was disappointed because barely any sauce but it was ok. The Meatballs I really didn't care for, they were soft but just the taste of them I didn't care for, I wanted my Hubby's plate but he already went to town on it. The Waitress was absolutely wonderful always on top of water, drinks and asking if we need anything. So over all it was okay, just glad we had a wonderful Mother's Day.

Amazing food & drinks, portions were just perfect. Many different options from salad to pizza, pasta, or seafood. Nice atmosphere!

My wife and I had our first meal here tonight, and it definitely won't be our last! Everything was excellent, and the service was great! I had the Farfalle Ala Vodka and my wife had one of the specials. All the food is homemade and so delicious. We also had the Boston Creme Cheesecake which was also homemade and delicious! Such a great place!

It's pretty good but it's surrounded by like 40 other Italian restaurants in Torrington. That's sort or hyperbole but not by a lot.

Our fav Italian restaurant. The lasagna is the BEST around and the sauce takes just like my mom's homemade sauce. Mediterranean salad is delicious and the chicken Parm, linguini and clams and Popeye pizza are some of our favs as well. The owners/chefs are amazing and the staff is so friendly, especially Kyla. Such a hard working group of people!

When this place opened I was like "Hmmm, just what Torrington needs, another Italian place." The culinary landscape of Torrington primarily consists of about a dozen Italian places, Subway, oodles of Dunkin Donuts, crappy fast food, Applebees and 99. EFF THAT NOISE. After finally coming here - I'm aggravated that I wrote it off so quickly. (I'm pretty sure they share ownership with Salerno's which should speak volumes - in a good way!) Sure, the prices are more than you're going to pay at 99 down the street - but the portions are enormous and the food is delicious. I paid $18 for Veal Milanese and took more than half of it home. So essentially dinner cost me $9 for that meal. FINE BY ME. Even the fiance, who is a human garbage disposal took half of his veal parm home. I also love what they did with the place. Once upon a time it was a Friendly's with a weird kitchen running down the middle which made it super cramped. They ripped out the weird kitchen, put it in the back and the interior is opened right up. It's not "uninspired" as another reviewer said. (Heh, pet peeve of Yelp: uninspired is such an overused word. It's lost all meaning. Try again.) I felt like the service was a *little* slow, but it wasn't worth complaining about. The desserts looked great - they have examples out on a platter which they bring around to the table, but we were so stuffed that we didn't even entertain the idea. The pizza prices seemed a bit steep, but I'm sure based on the food we had they're worth every last penny! To think the original suggestion from the fiance was "Oh, let's go to Twinco." - Um, yeah...glad I suggested otherwise! Dear Torrington, We need more places like this. Not necessarily Italian. But non-chain, good food, that's a step up from crappy 99 and Applebees. Stop complaining when your entree is $15 instead of $8.99. Support local restaurants. Love, Foodies in Northwestern CT

A five star restaurant. You can clearly tell the owner and the employees all work very hard. The food is absolutely delicious and always very fresh. If you haven't been here yet, I suggest you give it a try!

I've lived here locally for a few years. I regret not trying here sooner. Stopped in for the first time Wednesday afternoon. Our waitress was fantastic. Very friendly and on top of everything. The menu was appealing, a good variety to choose from. We tried a couple different pasta/eggplant dishes. Portions were enough for a couple meals. Relaxing Italian music playing on the radio topped it off. Also tried the the pizza the next day. A lil on the heavier side if you like that style but really good flavor. All in all I will absolutely be back. Fingers crossed for consistency.

Honest people and tasty food! My friends and I were staying at the Day's Inn and were able to take a quick and convenient stroll to this restaurant. The food was delicious! I got a chicken parmesan dinner with a side of alfredo sauce- yum. Upon returning to my hometown, La Cuchina contacted me to let me know that they found my wallet. I hadn't even realized it was missing yet! I live two hours away and they were kind enough to ship it to me right away. If I stay in Torrington again in the future I'd be happy to return to this establishment.

Found this place by accident! Holy shit! Best accident I ever made!! Food was ridiculously great!!! I have programmed it in my Nav so anytime I go through Jersey I stop there! You will not be dissatisfied!!!

Tonight's meal at La Cucina was just the best! Very busy, but the servers were hopping and we were seated quickly. We decided on Calamari which was served with a robust, rich tomato marinara sauce! Excellent! We had the Gnocchi Bolognese and the Cavatelli Barese. Both dishes were outstanding! The bolognese sause, rustic and bold, had sun dried tomatoes, and tasty meat! The fresh cavatelli Barese served with a large portion of succulent sausage, EVO oil, cheese and spices! The bread must be made fresh, because the hot, crusty exterior and soft warm interior was absolutely fantastic. We used EVO as a dip for the bread, yum. We'll be back!

We had to ask for bread twice while waiting for our meals. We asked the girl who filled our water for a bread basket & after 15 min went by with no bread we asked our waitress. The waitress stated that due to what we ordered for an appetizer she didn't think we wanted or "needed" bread. We ordered breaded mozzarella as the app.. Our drinks were never refilled... my husband ordered pasta with sausage & that came with a salad. He realized as he was finishing his meal that his salad never came out. When we mentioned this to our waitress she said "I'll give it to you to go". The food was mediocre & the ambiance was more like a cafeteria. Disappointed to say the least.

My review is really based off the concerns I saw while I waited at the take out window and not on the food. The customer in front of me paid for his pizza in cash and left, and the gentleman at the pizza making counter never washed his hands after the interaction. He asked me to wait a moment, totally fine, and then proceeded to get a loaf of bread out, cut it and put it in the oven to toast. He then asked me for my payment, I gave him my credit card. I signed, and he picked up my receipt and pen and gave me my pizza. Never washed his hands after that interaction and then proceeded to start touching the dough on the counter to make a pizza. After that, got out the bread from the over and put in a basket for a dine in customer. Before Covid I would have found this gross, but with Covid this is even worse. No gloves, no hand washing. I'll def not be going back.

So glad I asked the owner of where I was staying for a recommendation on an Italian restaurant. I was going to have the Fettuccine Alfredo until the waitress started with the first special of the night. It was shrimp and sausage over fettuccine with a delightful red cream sauce, I stopped her right there. The plate came out that was as long as my forearm! It was delicious and I'm looking forward to finishing it up tomorrow. If I lived near here I would be a regular!

We love this restaurant. Always always consistently serving food in house ( before Covid) and to go. Packed very well and when we are considering take-out this is our go to choice. Keep up the great meals - Karen G.

Authentic Italian cuisine....very generous proportions...delicious food...reasonably priced for the quality and quantity of the servings...do yourself a favor and stop in soon

Favorite Restaurant in town. Portions are amazing and absolutely delicious! Most importantly service is excellent. Sarah was our waitress and she was amazingly friendly and professional. Will always request her as our server.

What a great this place turned out to be. It started with a wonderful waitress named Marissa. Perfect waitress, happy, helpful, pleasant and very courteous.We started our meal.with nice warm bread, freshly baked with softened butter. Yum! We shared an app. of grilled sausage, long hot peppers and hand cut fries. They were beautifully seasoned and perfectly cooked. Very good! A simple nicely dressed salad came next. Then our meals came, mine was The Veal Saltimboca, out of this world!!! My husband got the Penne Puttanesca, he said the sauce was the best he's ever had. We finished our meals with two delightful desserts a raspberry mousse pie in a chocolate cookie crust and he had a deliciously tart key lime pie. From beginning to end a wonderful 1st experience here. Will certainly not be our last.

Solid restaurant with friendly staff. Been going here since they opened and not one bad experience. Tasty and fresh Italian food.

Walked in and no one acknowledged us for a few minutes. All the tables were full but Waitresses were busing tables, serving and greeting, so that's what's wrong there.t hey need a dedicated greeter on busy nights. But the pizza was excellent and our server was really sweet. The price for my generously "small" pizza was only $10 with two toppings. Great value for the size and highly recommend. Nice friendly staff.

Stopped in today at lunchtime for a couple of pizza slices -- one sausage, the other pepperoni. They were alright, I have had better pizza slices, but I've also had worse. Basically, "middle-of-the-road". I imagine the pizza would've been better if it had been made in the oven fresh, rather than one sitting on the counter and re-heated w/ the toppings added on before the re-heating process.

Food is great but service is super slow. I got the ala vodka and it was to die for. Took forever to come out though. I give it a 50/50 scoring.

Great chicken parm and the cheesy garlic bread.

Home made pasta is at its best here. Great Margarita's, great food choices and I haven't had a meal I didn't like. Very creative and delicious!

I have eaten in the restaurant once or twice and have done takeout many times. The staff is very friendly and I think the food is very good. I know their pasta is homemade since you can see them making it while at the at the takeout window. I prefer to pick up their pizza than order from any of the other pizza places around town. I have never had a bad meal so if you're thinking of trying it out then I would recommend you do.

It's a older Friendly's building in the outside but when you walk in---WOW!! You are greeted by the hostess and waitstaff. Our Calamari Fritto was freshly made and melted in our mouths. The Lobster Ravioli and Seafood Platter on Pasta was to die for! I recommend dessert ( The cannoli with ice cream and chocolate sauce) their prices are reasonable with what they give you for a serving. Even the cook came out to check on us to make sure everything was to our liking. I give it five stars. I wish I could give it 10. Its my new restaurant and I thank My date for recommending it.

We have driven by this place so many times that we decided to stop in for dinner...we were very happy with the results. The staff was pleasant and accommodating, timely visits and very helpful. The food was excellent and served promptly. My wife had the Chicken Parm; ample portion, great sauce and the chicken was prepared nicely. I had the Chicken Florentina; excellent preparation and flavor. We will return frequently.

Felt like it was time to write a review. We have been going here for years and we have NEVER had a bad meal. We listen intently for the specials and most of the time choose one of the specials. Delicious options, huge portions. Family style salad and bread. A lot of restaurants have gone down hill since Covid and we have been very disappointed with many places but not this one! Consistently delicious and great service! Please keep it up ans thanks you!!!

My wife, our 19 year old daughter and I consider this our favorite Italian restaurant in this extended area. We've been coming here for the past few years and have never been disappointed. Personally I find the portion size to be big but I love the leftovers. The Crispy Breaded Pork Loin Calabrese with the pesto sauce has been my favorite but everything is so good. We come here every year with a group of 10 and one friend says the Osso Bucco is the best he ever had. The atmosphere is casual and adequate but honestly nothing special. The food is why we come.

We hemmed and hawed about coming here for a long while and we finally made the move and WERE NOT disappointed! We started w the chicken soup (excellent) and chicken wings (nice and crispy) and then had the house salad (could have used more dressing but was very tasty) and then my husband ordered the gnocchi bolognese and I ordered the chicken Marsala. YUM TO BOTH!! We ended with carrot cake (not so good- probably bought) and house made tiramisu that was awesome! I would highly recommend this place. Our waitress was lovely also! I can't wait to go back to try more dishes!!

La Cucina has brought a much needed style of restaurant to Torrington, the atmosphere is quiet and cozy and the food has always been delightful. One of the most attractive aspects of this restaurant is that the main chef takes time when he is available to leave his post and come check in on his customers to make sure their experience is nothing less than perfect. The parking at La Cucina is a little rough so get their early for dinner but otherwise it's definitely worth a try.

Went to this place a couple of days ago. Exploring different options here in town and the experience was great. Food was awesome and the waiter was friendly and very polite. Definitely will go back for the lobster stuffed ravioli again.

I love love this place! Best pizza and the wait staff (Kyla) is fabulous! Love the lunches and the Gnocchi and lasagna are to die for! The specials are creative and a bit high priced but the portion is great for leftovers for sure! My go to place for Italian food in Torrington!

Ambiance: pretty close to zero if you're looking for a nice, quiet candlelit dinner out. Noise travels easily and when families gather, it gets even louder; HOWEVER!!!! The food!! The food is really good!! We got the calamari which was not overly fried, although the sauce was a bit...ketchup-y tasting...the stuffed mushrooms were very good. Appetizers= were very good but not the best we've ever had ever...but we both had pasta dishes; my husband had a gnocchi bolognese and I had farfalle ala vodka with pancetta and oh my word! I had a hard time stopping. My husband also ordered a side of meatballs which Were TO DIE FOR!! We finished off with a torte-like chocolate-on-chocolate cake and it was awesome! Verdict: we will probably come grab take-out at their window. The prices are mediocre, not cheap but not the most expensive for the good food you get but for the lack of atmosphere, I'd rather eat in the comfort of home.