La Cucina Italiana

The mains, apps, and drinks were delicious and affordable! The portions were very filling and everything was made in house! The restaurant itself is small with a homey vibe. The service was phenomenal! Our waiter, Brian, was so attentive and friendly. My only complaint is that the desserts were $7 each and left much to be desired in size and taste. Otherwise, it was a great, affordable meal and worth the visit! They also have some good weekday specials that we will be returning for!

Don't be fooled by the unassuming exterior, this is a lovely restaurant, perfect for a cozy date night, lunch or family dinner. The food is delicious, the servings are generous, the pricing is incredibly reasonable, and the service is warm and friendly. Brandon was our server and he was wonderful! Please pardon the picture of our entrees, I started eating before I snapped a pic! We'll definitely be back.

We enjoyed our visit. The inside is a little bare boned but thats okay. And the wait was a little long but the food was fresh. Everything was delicious but I wouldn't say we were particularly blown away. We wouldn't mind coming back for some casual good food. Can never go wrong with fresh yummy Italian! Pictured is the bread, mozzarella sticks, empanadas, pasta gorgonzola, and the pasta pescatori.

If you aren't in a rush, this is the place to eat dinner! Our waitress was also the bartender. Margarita was a 6/10. One waitress/bar tender for the entire place. One food runner. Bread was amazing. Salads were good (Caesar salad [could have used extra dressing] 7.5/10, salad with Italian 7/10). Chicken parm, 10/10. Yummm. Chicken Involtino, 10/10. Amazing. One of best entrees I've ever had. Hidden gem. If you have time and can be patient, the entrees are the BEST. Run here. So good.

An unexpected surprise. This Italian restaurant offers many special Italian dishes and flavors. First to arrive at our table was delicious, warm garlic bread. We split 2 appetizers, which "almost" ruined my appetite. However, I managed to put a good dent in my entree of crab stuffed sole on risotto which was amazing (and which I'll enjoy the rest tomorrow). This is definitely a hidden gem.

Food is pretty good here, we stopped in for something new and were happy with our food. My burger was delicious and my wife had a shrimp dish that looked good too. I'll post the names of the dishes in the captions. We will be back again to try other plates.

I brought myself here for my 40th celebration of life meal and I absolutely enjoyed every bite! The strawberry lemon drop was delicious, the tiramisu cake and espresso shot was amazing but the dinner… to die for! I subbed the linguine pasta for rigatoni and no calamari. I ordered the “pasta pescatori” 10/10! The price for the meal was great. Today was pasta night so the pasta dish and a salad for $14.99 is unbeatable. Cannot wait to come back!! The server Shylah was attentive, kind and added a candle to my tiramisu for my bday. She was a gem! Hospitable service by everyone.

Pleasantly surprised at this unplanned stop after we had a desire for Italian food. The house made complimentary bread was super tasty and ooozed Italian flavor! I got the Pasta Pescatori. The seafood taste popped through nicely and the pleasantly spicy sauce did not overpower. The pasta tasted homemade (I did not ask) and supported the dish. My wife ordered the same and thoroughly enjoyed hers. My son had the Beef Bolognese. I smuggled a taste and found it to be one of the better ones I've ever tried. Our server was attentive and pleasant. I don't get into Murfreesboro often, but I will be sure to hit up La Cuciana Italian when I do.

We found this place by accident, and I'm so glad we did. The food was incredible, fresh and very plentiful. Great atmosphere and the service was impeccable. We will definitely be back!!

Unqualified 5 star. Service is friendly and timely but not rushed. Outstanding, authentic food and very reasonable prices. It's a find, and we'll be back on our next visit to the 'boro.

I decided to go against the reviews and stop in. The whole experience was weird. The waitress was flipping out about it being busy. Which I'm not sure what they consider busy but it was only about half full. But hey if you need to vent so be it. But we got our appetizer asked for plates she stated if she could find some. Well we never got them so apparently they don't have small plates. The food was not authentic by any means, it tasted bland for Italian. Not saying it's horrible but just not prepared with love. We tried and will probably not stop again based on the experience and taste.

La Cucina Italiana was great place to eat. The bartender was a phenomenal waitress that answered all our questions. Mozzarella sticks were very crispy. The chicken Milanese was crisp and flavorful. The cavatappi al forno cremoso was creamy with burst of onion and bacon flavors. Think of a quiet atmosphere with just the right lighting to have a romantic dinner.

Food was outstanding in both quality and quantity. Our server may have been new as she was not really up on a few things

I was not impressed at all walking in, I was blown away by the food and drinks. Adam took care of us and he was personable and attentive. I lived in Sicily for four years and this was a close as it gets to the real deal. Come by and get treated, make sure you wear stretchy pants....

First time going to this restaurant. The food was awesome. The portions you got was worth the price. Service was excellent. Couldn't ask for better service. I highly recommend this restaurant. Will be back again.

Did not expect much after walking in but have to say, blown away. Pasta cooked perfectly colognes was amazing. Service was great. Adam thank you so much.

Planned dinner for 25 and Adam and the entire staff made our dinner so special. From the attentive staff to the delicious food, and the delightful musician playing in the background, our evening could not have been more perfect.

Every time my family and I eat here I'm impressed. Fresh pasta and scratch made sauces. This place is legit! See you next week!I'll post pics next time - I just dug in tonight

Great food, cool atmosphere, service was slow but the waitress said they were short handed, so it's understandable. Will return.

Amazing service! People are so kind friendly and respectful, excellent Ambiance, definitely great Food and Service. I definitely recommend it.

Nothing was good, absolutely terrible food even disgusting climbs oraganata und cooked. Linguine and clams the garlic was burnt causing whole dish to be bitter. My friend had some kind of creamo pasta dish that was completely unbeatabl. IT WAS MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH A BIT OF VEGGIES Service was ok. Ambianc, I have been in nicer truck stop choke and pukes that were nicer. Al and all, STAY AWA!!! FIRE THE CHEF.... Truly doesn't deserve 1 star.

Great and friendly service provided by Shyla. Food was amazing and great portions! The Alfredo was creamy and delicious flavor. The meatball sandwich was wonderful! Prices are reasonable for the portion size! Definitely will return when back in town!

When it was a Cuban restaurant it was AMAZNG. Tasted like restaurants I'd gone to in NYC. Ordered today. The Cuban sampler was blander than we came to expect. Tried the Chicken Francese. It was on a bed of pasta. The pasta had so much salt, it was INEDIBLE!! Had my wife try it. She agreed. VERY DISAPPOINTED!

The food was delicious and the music singer "Luna" made the night special we will be back

My friend and I went today excited to try this restaurant and it was closed. It was Wednesday at 11:30am. Very disappointed.

Excellent food and service! Large portions and piping hot food! The bread they served in the beginning was delicious too!

We ate there on Friday, 5/30/25, my 18-year-old daughter got food poisoning. We are pretty sure it was the clams. Her friend had the muscles, and he was fine. She had a dish with muscles and clams, and within 3 hours, she was vomiting. She vomited a fee more times and was miserable all day yesterday. Other than that the food was tasting and no one else got sick. The service was also very good and the waitress was sweet and attentive. Maybe they just need to check their source or handling of the clams.

OMG, people of Rutherford County. Yall have got to get here. Garlic bread comes to the table, ordered the empandas (beef), ham croquettes, Italian soup, fried chicken with spicy manaria sauce melted cheese. The entire meal was absolutely wonderful.

Went here Valentines Day 2025 and took my wife for some 5 star Italian food. Well the 5 star does not apply to this restaurant. After ordering are food we waited 45 minutes for it to come, very small portion for the price and no salad with entree and very little bread while you waited for your food, Ambiance was low kinda like a bar or fast food scene. Definitely not what I expected and will never go back, There is much better restaurants out there