Good ambience and pleasant staff. Good choice of wine by the glass. The chicken ravioli was very tasty. All at a reasonable price

Warm welcome and great service teamed with delicious food innovative dishes and relaxed environment puts this place on my top list of must return to restaurants . Cucina Deserves its high rating We loved the sole with zesty orange and fennel topping and tried all...More

In honour of the Waitaki district's bid to become Australasia's only UNESCO Global Geopark - this restaurant lives and breathes culinary innovation. Housed in a Victorian-era bank building - the dining experience is gorgeously personal, rich and rewarding for the tastebuds. A great place to...More

Another wonderful dininer at Cucina, the best restaurant in Oamaru. I love to go to Cucina whenever I am back in my old home town and relish the experience of delicious dining in their elegant restaurant. Creative dishes beautifully presented, with fresh satisfying flavours. The...More

Good service, friendly staff ,nice atmosphere ,higher price but worth it, not a massive feed but enough so you enjoy it and are left wanting more because it's so nice and room for a couple more beers. Great place

Wonderful relaxed accomodating atmosphere. The food was exceptional. A nice fusion of Italian and Argentinian, don't be afraid to try. It was a windy cold evening and they had the fire going. Top service too. A hop and skip and jump from the historic district,...More

Deadly slow service for very average meals. Poor service and no apology for the delay and mistaken orders. Very disappointed

Superb dinner from a menu inspired by fresh local ingredients. Particularly enjoyed the spinach and ricotta ravioli, and the panna cotta for dessert. Can’t wait to go back to Oamaru to see what’s new on the menu!

From start to finish, our experience was top notch. We were greeted upon arrival and seated straight away by the attentive staff. My partner and I ordered the empanadas to start, steak for main and the chocolate dessert - all were fantastic. The flavours, the...More

Cucina is in a beautiful old building, probably late 19th or early 20th century, that was once housed a bank or building society. It has high ceilings and elegant windows but it is very dark inside as both the walls and carpet are dark. Perhaps...More