Truly the best place to dine in Oamaru and the hype around this place is for real!! Owned by a much loved couple in the region and have definitely put their mark on Oamaru as the greatest restaurant here. Food is amazing, not over the top pretentious food. Flavors married together perfectly. Just having fantastic food doesn't make a restaurant great to me, it needs to be an all round package which this restaurant 100% does!! The front of house have excellent service and super friendly which is important and a vast knowledge about the menu and wine list. Top marks Cucina.. Well done Pablo and Yanina.
Waow!!!!
Gorgeously set out place
Super speedy wait staff
And then the food...
Simply mouth watering flavours put together so beautifully. And ps I am one of those very tricky customers who never order from the menu, can't have this or that. They quickly created my meal with the things I could have & it was divine. You will count your blessings you chose to eat here. I know I do & I'll go out of my way to go back there πππππ
Lovely staff and fantastic wines. Food was a nice mix of modern local fare and some Italian pastas done really well.
Tiramisu was delicious although the cocoa powder sauce instead of actual chocolate sauce could do with a change up.
Good service, even though my family walked in late, Cucina accomadated us, a party of 6 and a baby. The meat is of high quality, well cooked with amazing sauces. We ordered every main course on the menu and had a good try of everything. Beer is light and delicious π
Super friendly attentive staff. Both our meals were perfect. Cannot fault anything. Great atmosphere. We ordered the lamb, beef, carrots, churros and tiramisu. All deliciousππππππ
Very good food. Went for the chef's menu - we enjoyed the food although unsure why we were sat in a separate dinning/store cupboard room. Didn't go for the wine pairing as the impression we got was that it was four small glasses. Can get a bottle of wine for same price.
Came with low expectations (for no reason!) but left thinking that it was probably the best dinner I've had in a long time!
As a group of 4 we've ordered a couple of different starters and mains..and every single thing was amazing! Very tasty and well presented.
Simple interior, but very stylish and greenery adds a cool touch.
Would go back to Oamaru just to dine at Cucina again!!!
We had a great delicious Dinner! Pasta&Desserts extraordinary!
Also the Cocktails were good!
What a great find in Oamaru! The food, and drinks were delicious. We booked a table as I thought the restaurant would get busy in the evenings, would recommend this as to not disappointed. We started with empanadas and the chorizo was very tasty. Our mains were the fish of the day and the steak, the flavours in the steak dish were amazing I would highly recommend that as a dish. Cocktails were good and the beer selection was also good. The service wasnβt amazing and a little lack lustre for such a great restaurant. Loved the old Victorian bank building and its decor.
Nice atmosphere but a touch warm on a sunny day. Food was great. We dined on public holiday soo no bar service. But they do have a large selection of craft beers.
A wonderful experience. Great service. Beautiful food, wine & a fantastic atmosphere! π Thank you to all the staff at Cusina. A special thanks to the chef.
Decore was nice but a little chilly this winter when I visited. Food took sometime but arrived very nicely plated. A tad bit heavy on pocket but food was nice. Had fish of the day (sole) nicely done but sides (Brussel sprouts) was very sour.
Chocolate foundant in dessert was nice but too sweet for my taste.
Overall a good place to visit once in a while.
8/2/20
Visited again. Had tomato salad and croutons (not worth 18$) and sirloin which was ok. Overall 60$ ... expensive!!!
4/6/20 - 3rd visit
Had mushroom risotto balls n chicken ravioli.. not bad but once again 45$ with entree size.. 16$ for a drink.. this is a high end place..
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