Cucina Bella

Do yourself a favor and head out to Lowery and eat here. I ordered the Marsala with Veal for delivery. I have most of my meals for delivery and have learned to keep my expectations low. It appears that delivery orders at most restaurants are grab the food, throw it a container and get it out the door.Cucina is an exception. You can tell they care about the food i.e. real mashed potatoes instead of something out of a box and they don't follow the trend of throwing tons of salt on everything.I'm looking forward to my next order.

Had been wanting to try this place for quite awhile - and don't let the location deter you. This was some of the best Italian I have had! I sat at the bar and Leah was so nice and helpful! She makes an amazing espresso martini. I started out with the limoncello martini and goat cheese beet salad - there were no leftovers. I typically go for bolognese, but decided to opt for the lasagna and that along with the crème brûlée were the best I had ever had. 10/10 recommend this place; I will be back!

We have found a new favorite Italian restaurant to add to our rotation! Every item, from appetizers to dessert, was delicious! We had lunch here and it was so good, we came back and brought our adult kids for dinner a few days later- Everyone loved it! The drinks are incredible as well. I like sweet drinks (which tend to be a challenge for most bartenders) but Cucina Bella delivered! It was a perfect CO night to sit outside and enjoy the yummy sangrias with our family dinner. The servers are very nice and checked on us appropriately. We often eat in Cherry Creek, but will definitely be visiting often since it's only 10 minutes away from our regular area (and a better price point as well). Highly recommend!

This hidden gem is in a strip mall off of East Alameda. Their Restaurant Week menu was a steal at $35 for three generous portion courses. We were greeted and seated quickly since I made a reservation. It took a bit to get our first course, but after that, things were timed well. We shared 3 of the 4 appetizer options - brussels sprout, burrata alla caponata, and the best one a fig and prosciutto crostini. The crostini was crisp and packed with flavor of goat cheese, fig jam, and prosciutto di parma (too bad it's not on their regular menu). My caprese salad had ripe red tomatoes paired with fresh mozzarella and basil. The main entrees we shared were full of seasoning and we even had some leftover. The Diavola pizza was a 12 inch pizza with nice spicy Calabrian chili peppers. The fettuccini bolognese had plenty of beef and pork in the sauce and the Garganelli al Pesto had a wonderful assortment of veggies that paired well with the pesto.Even though we were full, we couldn't pass up dessert and both were delicious. The creme brûlée had a nice rich custard and the tiramisu was the perfect blend of chocolate, espresso, and rum soaked lady fingers. We will definitely be back to support this restaurant.

Cuicina Bella opened up nearby a while back, but we never seemed to make it in. Reviews look good and they had a last minute reservation on New Year's Eve. Off we went.One reason we chose CB was their offering a special "holiday" menu to go with their usual fare. I looked for differences. It's a special menu, offering novel choices for the occasion and some cameos from the regular menu. Prices appeared a few dollars higher on the "holiday" menu vs the regular one for the same items. Come celebrate with us by paying more than usual for the same stuff. Festive! That being said, our food was delicious and made with quality ingredients. My lasagna was among the best I've had in Colorado--rich, substantial, and tasty. My picky child got his favorite bowl of buttered pasta, perhaps ever. Calamari was done right--crisp, light. I passed on beer because it was mids, but the chocolate martini that came to our table was bangin.'We had a great spot at the back of the room for taking it all in. I like the ambiance and decor. It stayed fairly quiet as the place filled up. Our server was friendly, but had too many tables. Once it got crowded, she was scarce. Not her fault.The defining moment for our visit came after we had decided to forego dessert. Our server came back and agreed to close the check. My son suddenly wanted ice cream. She heard him ask for it, but not me saying "Hold up." You don't take ice cream from a kid without a good reason. Fifteen minutes later, no ice cream and we decide to ask for the check again. No biggie. She forgot. I could see a giant dish of ice cream sitting out on the kitchen counter, 10 ft away. We got the owner's (?) attention to explain what happened and that we'd been waiting so long that we'd pass on the ice cream, check please. She nods but comes back with the ice cream--about 1/3 melted. I told her we didn't want the ice cream any more. She put it front of my son anyway. That's wasn't uncomfortable... She disappeared. Still no check.When we got a check from a few minutes later, it charged $8 for the melted ice cream we told you twice that we no longer wanted. How do you not comp this? Your mistake. Twice. I get being too busy; this seemed intentional. Quality ice cream's expensive, but the opportunity cost was our future patronage. We live a few min away. We like Italian food and neighborhood restaurants. Truly disappointing. Non Torneremo.4.5 stars for food, 4 for ambiance, 1 for pricing gimmicks and service.

Just slightly pricier than other options but well worth it! Our server (I forgot his name but he's the bald one with the great mustache... Tyler maybe?) was awesome; very friendly, great banter. Decor was fine, they're working on a new mural. Don't let the fact it's a strip mall joint push you away, it's good stuff.

First visit today and it will be the first of many. The service was excellent, the place was clean and the food was fantastic. We enjoyed the chicken piccata, calamari, fettuccini bolognese, Brussel sprouts and the sausage and peppers.

I ordered the Fusilli Pollo for take-out thru UberEats.I would say that the taste and flavor profile - 5/5The noodles are perfect and the sauce isn't too salty and its got DEPTH. The chicken was also REAL chicken (not the cubed and possibly fake salad chicken that pasta places sometimes use) that was seasoned. The only reason that I give this 4 stars is the the P to P (price to portion). Even though I picked up my take-out, it was still almost $25. For $25 pasta, I expect to be able to split it in half and eat the other half for lunch the next day. But, I think the amount of pasta isn't enough for that. But again, the flavor is there and its great! Just a smaller portion than I would expect for the price.

Absolutely stellar!!! Very unassuming from the outside, it's very casual dining with the most flavorful and incredibly-tasking food. Bruce is so knowledgeable, had great recommendations and was extremely warm and welcoming. He recommended a great bottle of wine and the burrata to start with the bread basket. There were 4 of us dining together and we each had a different pasta- everyone loved theirs. Make sure to leave room for dessert because you don't want to miss the peach bread pudding although I'm sure the other dessert options will be just as delicious. If I lived in the Denver area, I'd be eating at Cucina Bella weekly.

Food was good but service really lacking. Waiter seemed "put out" when waiting on us - he was short and curt with us.