La Cucina is a NEW authentic Italian pizzeria and restaurant in the heart of downtown Kitchener. Although a new location, the owners are not new to Italian food. With strong Italian roots, a passion to create authentic Italian food and a love of quality and fresh ingredients, La Cucina Pizzeria will soon be your favourite spot to eat and hang-out. The irresistible aromas from our custom-built Malagutti pizza oven will draw you in, and the delicious dishes that emerge from it will keep you coming back for more. Malagutti has been creating these refractory stone culinary masterpieces for over four decades. You will be able to see your pizza or calzone cooked right before your eyes.
The Pizzeria will be serving more than just pizza slices: our menu includes antipasti, homemade pastas, paninis, and larger dishes like Veal Parmigiana and Porchetta.
Dine with us at La Cucina and fall in love with Italian food all over again.
Every Wednesday we have all our pastas at $18.00. Starting at 4pm.
Pizza Night
CA$16.00 per person
Multiple dates available
Every Tuesday all pizzas are $16.00. Starts at 4pm.
Offers
Friday & Saturday Aperol Spritz
Multiple dates available
Tue - Fri - 12:00 - 21:15
$11 Aperol Spritz every Friday & Saturday.
Half Price Wine
Multiple dates available
Tue - Fri - 12:00 - 21:15
Every Thursday enjoy half price wine all day. Reserve and Vintage wines not included.
Menu
La Cucina - Kitchener's menu was last updated 2025-01-15.
Antipasto
Insalata degli Innamorati
Spring mix, fresh raspberry, blueberry, goat cheese, julienne of red onion, sliced almond, raspberry vinaigrette.
Pasta (small portion)
Ravioli ai Funghi
Handmade ravioli filled with Portobello mushrooms, tossed with sundried tomato pesto, topped with fresh creamy burrata cheese.
Main Course (mixed plate)
Agnello al Pistacchio
French style lamb chop with pistachio crust served with roasted potato.
Orata al Forno
Marinated and baked fresh Sea bream, served with asparagus.
Dessert
Dolce Degli Innamorati
$ 75 PER PERSON + GRATUITY
BEVERAGE AND ALCOHOL NOT INCLUDED
What 492 people are saying
La Cucina - Kitchener reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.
Overall ratings and reviews
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4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
4.7Food
4.6Service
4.5Ambience
4.6Value
Noise • Moderate
Loved For
Toronto / Ontario
Contemporary Italian
Review summary
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La Cucina in Kitchener is a top choice for Italian dining, praised for its "amazing food and service." Known for "authentic" and "delicious" pizza and pasta, it's a favorite among locals. Despite occasional service hiccups, the restaurant's vibrant atmosphere, attentive staff, and "excellent" dishes make it a must-visit.
492 Reviews
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Jesse VIP
Toronto3 reviews
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Simply the best! Our 7-year-old son chose to celebrate his birthday dinner here for the third year in a row—it’s his absolute favorite restaurant. The consistency, quality, and experience keep us coming back. Highly recommended!
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Rosa
Toronto1 review
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 4
Ambience 5
Enjoyed Caesar salad and the parm prosciutto pizza. Great flavour.m, fresh and m extremely tasty.
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Dollster
Toronto2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 8 March 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
March 2025-Food is great, staff are too. We will return repeatedly, no question. Thank you to all who work to make our experience so great.
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Michael VIP
Toronto14 reviews
5.0
Dined on 5 March 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 4
Ambience 4
The menu is straight forward, the soup was excellent and the Rigatoni Bolognese was very tasty and delivered hot. This restaurant is an excellent choice if you want good food at a reasonable price.
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THOMAS
Toronto6 reviews
5.0
Dined on 1 March 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Party of six and No left overs Delicious and authentic cuisine that satisfied all of our taste buds.
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Jessica
Toronto2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 23 February 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Delicious food and a good price. I will definitely recommend this place to friends!
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Rick
Toronto2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 20 February 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 4
This was my first time visiting but not my last! Exceptional service and quality food. Home made Italian is the best.
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Derek VIP
Toronto44 reviews
5.0
Dined on 13 February 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 4
Good food in a homey bar-like setting. Service was good, although I'll never understand why an "authentic" pizza place only offers Heineken zero instead of Peroni zero as their only non alcoholic beer choice. 🤔
Arancini was tasty but a bit more breading forward than I'm used to. 7/10
Margherita pizza was tasty, with great crust and a perfect cook. I would have liked a little more basil. 9/10
I'll give it another go sometime soon.
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Mary
Toronto1 review
5.0
Dined on 11 February 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 4
My husband and I went here for our early Valentines day dinner date. The food and drinks were both very good. I recommend the Penne a la Vodka. The business casual atmosphere was also really nice. I dressed up for the occasion and felt really comfortable. The service was very good even though it was a busy evening. We will be going back.
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Steve
Toronto1 review
4.0
Dined on 6 February 2025
Overall 4
Food 5
Service 4
Ambience 4
Always love coming here...food always a hit!
Service was a little slower today than usual and it wasn't overly busy, but the server himself was great.
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FAQs
La Cucina - Kitchener is rated 4.7 stars by 492 OpenTable diners.
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