We had the gnocchi and the rigatoni which we enjoyed while sitting outside with a view of the Steampunk HQ building as the sun set. The mellow, funky jazz sound track playing really set the mood as well. The food was not cheap ($35.00 for...large servings which were not overly large) but we don't have any complaints about the price for fresh, very high quality dishes. Some of the nicest pasta we have tasted. The service was not rude but I would say a little distracted, to the the point, and not all that warm or welcoming exactly.More

We weren't sure what the style of food was but I'll call it Argentinian-fusion. The food itself was regarded by our group as being very good without being great. Some of us found it difficult to choose but having done so most were agreeable with...the outcome. We felt the prices were a little OTT though. Service was just OK as those who ordered mains only waited over 70 minutes to be fed (this was a Wednesday night)More

We ate dinner here prior to our visit to the Blue Penguin colony. The service was good and we enjoyed unusual but delicious Italian meals here: including spinach fazzoletti and smoked chicken ravioli. it is worth booking as it was pretty busy even though it...was not during peak season. The restaurant supports local business and includes fresh produce in the menu.More

An excellent meal to celebrate my wife’s birthday. A good selection of wines with our well proportioned meals as not too expensive.

Lovely meal here. Busy Friday night made even busier as there was jazz festival on in town, and there was a jazz trio playing in the restaurant. The restaurant was packed, and very noisy but the service, food, wine and music were all excellent.

What a wonderful place in Oamaru! Great atmosphere, food and selection of drinks. We took advice from the staff about how much to order and glad we did...we would have totally over ordered. We shared the excellent empanadas and then two pastas - the black...garlic rigatoni and the the egg tagliatelle - both were amazing! An exquisite bottle of Argentinian Malbec was enjoyed with our food - it was so good! We finished by sharing the strawberry panna cotta which was gorgeous. The only small critique is the lighting which is a little bright.... it would be so great to have moodier lighting. Highly recommend Cucina.More

Recommended by where we stayed, we booked dinner for our last night in town. While I popped into book the night before, I saw a cocktail and made a mental note to try it - it looked incredible So tonight went we went in and...we had the raspberry pisco sour cocktail and even non cocktail drinking partner agreed it was superb. Seriously recommend. Started with a shard gorgeous Baratta cheese dish, then I went for gnocchi and partner garlic raggotini with chargrilled broccoli etc. We went smaller sizes (choice of small and large plate) as had a late lunch, both were yummy and perfect size for us. We paired this with the recently found yummy local Q Pinot Noir... perfect. Was quite busy so glad we had booked. Very much enjoyed and thought it great. Would definitely recommendMore