La Cucina in Oxford

My starter (goat's cheese) was the best thing I've eaten in a long time. Mains of gnocchi and tagliatelle were so good. Affordable wine menu and he service was impeccable.

Great Italian restaurant with a lovely atmosphere.Our party had the pizza, pasta and risotto which was all delicious Great service and a nice touch singing happy birthday to the birthday girl

To get straight to the point, this place has an extraordinary Pizza Diavola! It's one of the best I've tried in quite some time and this says a lot about this restaurant. The gluten-free pizzas are also on par with their gluten counterparts. If you weren't a pizza addict like I am, I don't think that you would be able to notice the difference. The service is also excellent. The place looks quaint, while the waiting time is next to none. I don't think that even 10 minutes have passed since we placed our order and the food was already there. Lightning speed! As you might have guessed by know, if you're into pizza, this place is a must! A small observation though. I also tried the Tiramisu, but that one didn't impress me. It was ok, but I wouldn't order it again in the future.

Tasty food which came quickly. Great service and attentive staff. Especially thanks to our waiter (on table 25) who was lovely!

Staff are very friendly and there's a great atmosphere in the restaurant, however the food was quite average.

Raises the bar, quality food and service, as always

Best Italian food I've ever tasted

The 2 salads we ordered to share were awesome. I order the Tuscan salad, my wife the goat cheese salad we’re fresh, full of flavour and a nice mix for sharing. I had the lasagna, which was large enough for 2, but was so good, I finished it myself. My wife had the Penne alla Bolognese, and our daughter had the spaghetti carbonara, which they both really enjoyed. If you are looking for authentic Italian food in Oxford, look no further than La Cucina, you’d be hard pressed to find better.

Really wonderful evening here. Thank you for the warm welcome and scrumptious food!

Had family lunch for son’s 50th on a Saturday,12 adults 4 young children. Service was friendly and exceptionally efficient given the size of our party, children cared for thoughtfully. Food was excellent though children’s portions rather large.

Excellent meal - menu is varied and plenty of vegetarian options. We had fish/pasta/pizza - all were delicious and the service was friendly and attentive

Delicious, authentic, unpretentious Italian food. I had the gnocchi and then shared some of my sister's pizza - both delicious - although the pizza was vegan and I didn't have high hopes, the vegetables were exceptionally flavourful and tasty and it had a superb tomato sauce. I wish I had ordered a side of vegetables and a starter too. The soup looked great.

I have coeliac so am unable to eat gluten. I had the best gluten free pizza I have had in a long time. The rest of the meal of grilled goats cheese salad was fresh and very tasty. This is real treat. Strong recommend.

Lovely little place. Went there on a work event. Food was really good and service great. Would definitely recommend and will return when I'm next back in Oxford

A lovely restaurant with friendly staff. Very modern inside with clean toilets!

Great portion of food, so delicious as well!! Nice service and affordable price, definitely recommended and will come back again

Amazing selection of food - whatever your flavour of Italian they will have something to grab you. The atmosphere with the open kitchen is great and the staff are incredibly friendly. Great service and wonderful food! Mucho buono!

First time in Oxford and I would recommend this restaurant to anyone

Phenomenal and authentic Italian food with attentive staff and an accommodating kitchen. Highly recommended.

There was a large group of us, so we pre-ordered in advance. Unfortunately due to a bus breakdown, some of the parties were running late and the team were very helpful and understanding of the delay. They asked us when we were ready and we didn't go long without empty drinks in the meantime. The food was great, the staff were attentive and lovely and we were all happy with our food. Good vegan options as well, which doesn't go a-miss! Our main server was great too, I believe her name was Emma but I can't be sure. She was so helpful, kind and patient with our big group.

An authentic lively Italian dining experience. Delicious food every time. Great atmosphere. Friendly. Professional. Fairly priced. Excellent menu with interesting varied specials. I always enjoy eating here and have never had any problems over many years. Yola and Alberto run a super restaurant. Strongly recommend.

Fantastic food, great value, nice people.

The food was good and the service was very attentive although it was noisy and, for me, difficult to communicate with other people on the table. £33 for two courses was on the high side although the food was of high quality and cooked well.

An absolute must if you come to visit Oxford and love Italian cuisine. Every meal looked delicious (and was, according to my colleagues), so I'll have to come back many times to eat myself through it all. A wonderful place, not to be missed.

Had a pizza in here and must say that it tastes ok. Don t get fooled by the name it doesn’t really resemble anything with an italian pizza. If you can buy one from a street vendor it will taste the same and save you some money

We were a large group, on a retirement evening, over 30 years in the NHS. Great service , well organised , lovely food. Everyone was very happy and felt full and looked after. Calamari well cooked, not like rubber bands. Best pizza i have had in a long time. Now the desert caramel pancetta, was excellent, can't wait until i go back a have ot again. Highly recommend this place.

Rip off ! Greedy serving portions on pizza and tuna salad! We pay double the price for half a serving! This is immoral. This has happened on more than one occasion in Nov 2023. A meagre portion of serving which belies belief. The manager on duty Iola is absolutely unprofessional and unsympathetic to the customers’ perspective. She made us feel like liars.We founds her demeanour as impolite and aggressive. We will never order from La Cucina again.

The meal was good, the service was very good

La Cucina may be the best Italian restaurant in Oxford. The pizzas are quite good (Americans may want to ask for the pizza to be sliced when ordering), and the pasta is as good as I have had anywhere. But here is the surprise for me- we were there on a night when one of the specials was liver and onions. Not exactly standard Italian restaurant fare. It was cooked to perfection and seasoned extremely well. Most places overcook the liver and hope to hide their tough, leathery liver underneath a mound of greasy onions. Not so at La Cucina, where the flavors were great, the balance of meat and onion perfect, and the meat moist and succulent. Bravissomo!

Beautiful pizzeria, very welcoming, the pizzas are delicious and the service very pleasant. A good evening. Dessert specialties. Thank you 😁

Lovely family restaurant, great atmosphere and food.

Came in without booking for a quick meal, lovely staff and food. Very helpful with allergies and nice large portion sizes.

Delicious food and amazing service from Lorcan. We had a very pleasant meal.

Good food, nice service and close to a parking lot.

Very good food, not overly priced. Extensive menu.

Having spent what feels like years wanting to come and try the food here, we finally booked a table. The starters were really really nice, and came out so fast, especially given that it was busy. The mains followed soon after, and both were well presented. The food is all freshly prepared and you can really tell they make it with love. Unfortunately on this occasion, my main lacked any real flavour to it, but the pasta itself was home made and very well cooked. The dessert was perfect, and I’m sure we will return to try something new on the menu! Glad to have found a trusty local Italian restaurant

Having spent what feels like years wanting to come and try the food here, we finally booked a table. The starters were really really nice, and came out so fast, especially given that it was busy. The mains followed soon after, and both were well presented. The food is all freshly prepared and you can really tell they make it with love. Unfortunately on this occasion, my main lacked any real flavour to it, but the pasta itself was home made and very well cooked. The dessert was perfect, and I’m sure we will return to try something new on the menu! Glad to have found a trusty local Italian restaurant (I would agree with a previous review that the kitchen staff stare a lot - I just smiled and looked away)

Okay. You have to come there and ask for some fried pizza. You can't help but ask again. Light dough and dry frying, served with tomato sauce and cheese. You won't be able to do without it anymore.

Loved dining here on a trip through Oxford. Great staff (attentive/helpful, no hovering), and the menu is expansive and thoughtful with beautifully curated ingredients and preparation. We ate there both nights AND a lunch because they were so kind and welcoming and there were so many delicious dishes to explore on the menu. If one of the owners Yola is there, you will be treated like family!

Good quality lunchtime food( pizza and trout dish) , service OK however we were not shown or offered the specials board which we only noticed later when another customer was being served. Shame as dishes were appealing

A lovely and friendly Italian restaurant serving some fantastic food. Loads of pizzas and pasta dishes including a massive calzone! The pork chop with nduja, smoked cheese and mash (last Sunday's special) is delicious.

Lovely authentic Italian food

Fantastic service, delicious food, would highly recommend to anyone who loves Italian food! I hadn’t spent much time in Oxford before so took a chance based on the positive reviews elsewhere, it certainly exceeded my expectations.

Nice food and our waiter was good but the only thing I would say that was bad is that all the male staff in the kitchen kept staring at me and my friends and were trying to talk to us whenever we went to the toilets through the kitchen door. All of us felt really uncomfortable and I would actually tell all my friends and other young girls not to go in to La Cucina because of this.

Some of the best Italian food I’ve had! Loads of vegetarian options! The staff is also lovely and the atmosphere is really nice. Highly recommend!

This has been our favourite Italian restaurant for many years. Lovely friendly welcoming staff, an excellent menu and delicious food, always interesting options on the Specials board. A great place for romantic occasions and for special family events.

Excellent Italian restaurant close to Oxford city centre, with a relaxed vibe, tasty food and mid-range prices. Parking available. We enjoyed a bresaola & rocket starter, pizzas and drinks, all of which were top quality. Bill for two came to £50, which is a decent...

We turned up quiet late but the staff were not pushy for our order even though the kitchen was closing soon. Food was excellent and staff very pleasant.

Great service. Shame about the food. The onion and tomato salad would benefit from salting the tomatoes beforehand, cutting out the tough central part of the tomato, and adding some olive oil to the dressing. The tomato sauce of the melanzane parmaggiana could have been cooked out a bit more. Lastly the panna cotta was quite solid and rubbery and overly sweet - perhaps a bit less gelatin and definitely did not need both a caramel sauce and amaretti biscuit. My partner liked the seafood risotto but commented that it contained one squid ring, two prawns and three mussels.

Classic, Italian food with good service.

It is always delicious, relaxed and welcoming

Went for my father's 60th, really welcoming and friendly. Also helped make the evening special. Food was fantastic. Highly recommend

We’ve been eating here for almost 17 years and it’s always been excellent. Remember to look at the specials board!

After looking at the 4.5 stars la cucina had I went ahead and ordered 2 pizzas. To thier credit toppings were quite generous. However this isn't necessarily a sign of a good restraunt especially when the cheese is clearly cheap packet mozzarella rather than fresh. The base was soggy and the tomato sauce was tastless

Tasty pizza, pleasant environment. I was here about 3 times in total. Nice service. At the beginning, they also offer clean water, which is great, especially on summer days :). It's not that far from the center.

We had a really nice lunch, the food was very yummy and the staff very service minded.

Very good food, highly recommended, very fast service that when you go with children you already know that it is appreciated.

A few days away in Oxford for our Ruby wedding anniversary.Looked up on Trip advisor for Italian and found this super place. Very authentic food.Lovely atmosphere Friendly attentive staff.Fantastic coffee. Even rang us a taxi.Fantastico.

Excellent food, highly recommend the Calzone Fantastic service!

Delicious food, amazing atmosphere and splendid service at La Cucina! As a large groups, we pre-ordered from the Party menu (good and drink) and the evening was faultless! Recommend the cheese/garlic flatbread, aubergine parmagiana, and lemon sorbet. Will definitely be returning.

Excellent dinner at la Cucina with a big group. Fantastic service, food and atmosphere. Communication with the restaurant was fantastic.

All the staff were super accommodating and friendly, and the food was excellent. Would recommend if you’re visiting Oxford

It was rainy and cool (in July). I snuck into the back of the restaurant chilled from walking in drizzle. I sat next to the kitchen, warm and buzzing with chefs, pots, and food. The lasagna was delicious. Hot, cheesy, tangy, beefy and kissed with tomato. The tiramisu didn’t disappoint either. I love cooking, and it was a pleasure to be around the chef, enjoy a delicious meal, and see and hear the inner workings of an everything made from scratch kitchen.

Tiramisu was not so good. They charged a service fee.

La Cucina is amazing. We visited 3 times in a span of 3 weeks because of how amazing the food, service, and atmosphere are. Even in a group of 10 students, the staff were on top of keeping our glasses full of water and our food took no longer than 15 minutes.

What a gem of a find! Lovely food and superb service with a lovely atmosphere. Very reasonably priced too. Would definitely return and recommend this establishment

I always loved the food. The staff are polite and fun, the wine (we had a Chianti) smooth, and the atmosphere buzzy.

Amazing restaurant! I've had two birthday dinners here, attended several more, and have been here several times throughout my time in Oxford and it never fails to impress! Incredible food, lovely atmosphere & very helpful staff. They even let me place an order on the phone to come and collect which was very much appreciated. Absolutely love this place:)

This was my first time at La Cucina, and it was really good! I had fish with mediterranean vegetables, and everything was delicious! The veg were nicely roasted and there was a hint of pesto, plus the fish was cooked beautifully! Others in the party...

Excellent food. Our waiter( male, young, dark hair) was fantastic. Surly blond female waitress very rude, she seemed disinterested in helping her colleagues, last seen tidying the trays in reception in a packed restaurant

We have been here for the third day in row since we were extremely satisfied with the quality of the meals. The truffle pasta with pesto and spinach, was absolutely mind blowing. The service is perfect as well, I think the prices are reasonable to. Waiting time is really short. The open kitchen design, with fresh vegetables makes the restaurant really authentic.

La Cucina is our favourite restaurant in Oxford. Lovely efficient, friendly staff and always fresh, delicious food including plenty of vegetarian and vegan dishes . Prices are still reasonable. We also like to take friends who are. always very complimentary too.

While I was waiting outside the restaurant a beautiful lady took my attention to menu and had a nice talk together so me and my 2 sister decided to try it was our first time and definitely won’t be the last one as the meal and service was superb , they have been look aftering us very well although it was a Saturday night and we didn’t have a table booked and the restaurant was busy they did the excellent job Thank you to all of you Chefs and all the the people who look after us See you soon

3 of us Saturday the 1 of July walked in although we didn’t have table booked , the restaurant was really busy but they could fit us in , soon after been served by Friendly and attentive staff a lady with beautiful smile and a...

My partner is gluten free and we googled where we could get her a pizza. We are so glad we did she could have most of the pizzas with a gluten free base. She was able to have her favourite type of pizza and I...

As usual this place can do no wrong We both had specials Mine was baby cuttlefish black squid ink rissoto with tomatoes and rocket - awesome Hubby had Chicken wrap in Parma ham with green beans and roasted potatoes, which he loved, said gravy was...

If you are looking for original homemade italian food, this is the place in Oxford. Pizza and pasta, of course, but also meat and seafood at its best. After monthly visits over 7 years, we were never more satisfied anywere in Oxford. Great value!

Managing a very large group on tour (35 people) it’s not easy to be accommodated. This restaurant showed a high degree of service and accommodation, providing a special menu for our group. The food was excellent and we are definitely coming back.

We had a wonderful relaxing time. Atmosphere was buzzing with friendly customers and our waiter Lorcan was perfect. He was efficient and had a perfect sense of humour that matched us perfectly. Food was excellent as it always is. We were reminded that in July...

Best Place in Oxford!!! High level of food, amazing staff and you can finally say realy Italian food !!!

Staff were ace but seafood risotto was a major disappointment. Prawns were overcooked and dry, squid was like rubber and most of the mussels weren’t open

Just lovely. Authentic food, lovely setting, delightful staff. Well priced too

10 months on I revisited this wonderful Italian restaurant on St Clement’s. A delightful evening. Delicious food and wine, attentive and personable staff and a cool situation by the drawn-back front windows. The veal special was superb. For me, this restaurant is the benchmark for...

Great food, very friendly staff, our waiter was fantastic and gave really good suggestions on menu, all of which were delicious! Very good value for money.

My wife had a significant birthday and we decided to celebrate this at La Cucina with over thirty of our family and friends having dined there on a number of occasions in the past. The attention to detail on the day (and before with Yola...

Very well 😊👋👋 Food 😋 very good and service 💯😃 See you soon ☺️

It's a decent pizzeria. The service is quick and the staff is also friendly. The portions are a little small, but the food is tasty.

We saw the place while passing by and decided to check their pizza. We are Italian and usually we wouldn't expect to find such a good pizza in Oxford. Even in Milan is not easy to find a pizza as good as this. Prices are...

Salvatore was really kind and professional today, definitely a place to visit if you want to be served properly

Warm atmosphere and delicious meals. Thank you 🙏

Food was fine. We had a mixture of pastas and pizzas. My pasta was fine but very unremarkable. Varied menu to accommodate all. Prices are good considering central Oxford location. Meal was let down by one rude waitress. Other members of staff lovely. 12.5% service charge for a rude waitress. We will not return.

I took my Mum here for a birthday dinner, from the off our waiter was amazing, attentive and friendly without feeling overbearing at all. We shared the vegetarian appetiser which was delicious, very fresh and a really good way of tasting the amazing variety of...

Hosts are very attentive, but the pizzas here are almost inedible. Go to Sartorelli's, instead, for a real Neapolitan style pizza.

Delicious food and good service. The restaurant had a lovely atmosphere too and it was good to see all ages there.

Great food, great value - one of the best Italian restaurants in Oxford!

The finest pizzas in Oxford, served in a location to which access by motor vehicle is still permitted by the City Council. Long may it last!

I am Italian, and it was a pleasure to be served by an Italian waiter who was extremely friendly and polite. I ate a classic bruschetta and a fantastic pizza to finish with a great tiramisu and espresso. I was very impressed by the ingredients'...

Second time in this restaurant and it hasn’t disappointed. The vegetarian sharing platter is really filling and varied (serves three people easily), multiple dishes of pasta and pizzas really good portions and the deserts were really good (panna cotta and ricotta cake super tasty). Good selection of wines and cocktails as well.

I'm a regular client. La Cucina is one of the most authentic local Italian restaurants in Oxford. Quality ingredients, great service and welcoming atmosphere. They have a nice selection of Italian products to buy too. Definitely recommended. Grazie ragazzi

Wonderful staff, good food and quick service!