Roman Cucina - Dallas

Roman Cucina is a local privately owned Italian restaurant. We heard about the place via a random, unasked for comment, by a total stranger who overheard us talking about places we might want to consider for dinner. Am I ever grateful that this persontook the time to interrupt the private conversation and suggest we try Roman Cucina. This was some of the best Italian foodthat I've had the opportunity to experience in a very long time. The shrimp scampi was a very generous portion loaded withflavorful lemon butter garlic sauce. The penne pasta was perfectly prepared, and the shrimp were fresh and tender. As anappetizer we tried the bruschetta bread and everyone in our party thought it was the best they'd ever had. It was made with inchand a half thick slices of freshly baked, crispy crust Italian bread and was full of flavors that just filled your mouth with ataste sensation. Yes, we thought it was that good. It is not a fancy place. The atmosphere is modest, most of the seats are oldstyle bench restaurant seats that look well worn, but reasonably cared for. There is a small bar area and some traditional tableand chair seating as well. The wall is filled with years worth of different pictures all themed around family. It makes for aninteresting setting. It is not a place that screams elegance or a quiet romantic dinner, neither does it have the commoninstitutional, artificially generated atmosphere so prevalent in chain restaurants. It's not that larger place, and it doesappear to be quite popular on a weeknight we had to wait about 15 minutes to get in but it was well worth the wait. There isimmediate on-site parking. I do not live in this area but to visit from time to time and this will be on my regular stop backlist. Buona Mangiata

Setting is good, food is good, serving size is appropriate, though occasionally it's all underseasoned. I almost always have leftovers, and it oddly enough tastes even better the next day. You can grab a drink or just enjoy family style dining like it'sthe early to mid 2000's and it's great. The setting is oddly dark, but that only adds to the ambience if you plan on taking adate here. Service is good, and though occasionally you'll find a server or two spread thin, they're all bright eyed and bushytailed and definitely earn their tips.

Place was lovely and the appetiser we got was the bruschetta and it was refreshing and delicious as I remember! It started getting very loud but to the point where we couldn't hear any of the staff when they'd speak to us but it was nice to know thelocation was lively! The pastas were hot and so comforting to eat( and a minor note is that shortly after we got our food thesauces started to separate which was strange? . I love this location and have been coming here for years but hadn't had a chancesince the pandemic started to visit, so happy its thriving! Overall loved the atmosphere and memories made here, how deliciousthe food, and how kind the staff was ! Update: partner and I ended up with stomach issues on our way to arriving home from therestaurant.

The pasta here is really good! The service is also excellent. I got the basil pesto and it was delicious and my boyfriend got the chicken Parmesan With Alfredo fettuccine on the side and he loved it! The portions are also huge I had my basil pesto forabout three meals.

Roman Cucina is a local Italian restaurant. We heard from the place about a random, unhappy commentary, from a total stranger who overheard us to talk about places we might want to see for dinner. I am ever grateful that this person has taken the time to interrupt the private conversation and propose that we try to Roman Cucina. This was some of the best Italian food I could experience in a very long time. The shrimp scampi was a very generous part filled with tasteful lemon butter garlic sauce. The Penne Pasta was perfectly prepared, and the shrimps were fresh and delicate. As an appetizer, we tried the Bruschetta bread and everyone in our party thought it was the best they ever had. It was filled with inch and half thick slices of freshly baked, crispy crust Italian bread and was full of flavors that just filled your mouth with a taste sensation. Yeah, we thought it was so good. It's not a beautiful place. The atmosphere is modest, most seats are old style bank restaurant seats that look well worn but reasonably well maintained. There is a small bar area and some traditional table and chair seating. The wall is filled with years of different pictures around the family. It makes an interesting environment. It is not a place that cries elegance or a quiet romantic dinner, it also does not have the common institutional, artificially created atmosphere so widespread in chain restaurants. It is not this larger place, and it seems quite popular, at a week night we had to wait about 15 minutes to come, but it was good waiting. There are immediate parking spaces on site. I live not in this area, but from time to time to visit, and this will be on my regular stop-back list. Buona Mangiata