Everything was great except our entrees. Not sure why the chef would be compelled to deep fry veal. What was an inventive twist on veal Marsala was dry and rather tasteless - pizza was undercooked had obviously been sitting for too long . Apps and wine list was great . I would give it another try

5 stars AS ALWAYS! Best restaurant in San Diego hands down!!

We love this place and are never disappointed. Amazing food and very good value.

San Diego favorite , always a great menu..
Service 5 star

Excellent food and service! Kevin our waiter was. Awesome!

Quick trip to San Diego for the weekend. We loved Urban Cucina the first time and it was just as good the second time!

Came in this past Friday nite around 8:50pm. Rez was at 9:15. We had time for a quick cocktail before being seated. Bar seating was totally full. Hostess was very friendly, as was our server Brooklyn. We had a giant meatball (delicious) and ribeye carpaccio for apps. Both very good. For dinner my daughter had the spaghettini w/ meatballs, my wife had the pappardelle w/ short rib, and I had the pepperoni & fennel sausage pizza. Everything was really really good. We had the donut holes stuffed with Nutella and an Afogato for dessert. Highly recommend!!

Kevin, our waiter, made several recommendations on wine after asking what we liked. The results of those recommendations was an outstanding bottle of Sauvignon Blanc. His customer service was the best and his individual attention to our table made the meal memorable. Our food was fabulous. We will be back for sure the time we are in San Diego.

Although the food and service were " good" - we felt very rushed. The food came out too fast and they whisked our plates away barely before we took our last bite. We would have enjoyed it much more if we didn't feel rushed by the staff

Incredible food, wine and service. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

All servicemployeesand greeters at this restaurant were very nice, but there was a glitch in the service promptness, especially the bar. Food was great. Seems to be a great scene for wine aficionado's.

We went on a Sunday and my husband really enjoyed getting to pick out a bottle of wine at retail pricing and the corkage was free. Great value for a great bottle of wine. The gluten free pasta was very good. The salads were fresh and delicious. And the squash blossom appetizer was yummy! It is noisy but not so noisy that you cannot chat with your friends. The service is amazingly fast and friendly. Leftovers are boxed and put in a refrigerator behind the hostess stand for you to pick up on the way out - very fancy!

Great Italian place - very crowded, but they have community tables if you don't have a reservation. Super service and recommendations by the wait staff.

Amazing dinner, one of my go-to places to bring friends from out of town.

Great ambiance in a casual setting in one of the few restaurants that offers great food and wine. If you appreciate a thoughtful wine list with unique offering across all price points, this is the place for you. The staff are very knowledgeable about wine.

I was so looking forward to get back to Cucina Urbana to visit with my peeps and enjoy smoe great pre-theater bites. They saved me the last table in the Atrium adjacent to the hostess station so I could keep an eye on everyone coming and going, lol, I’m nosey like that.

I had Brooklyn as my server again. I love it when the staff is on top of everything on the menu and off the menu. It was great to meet and greet some of the old friends still working there . They are all a great bunch.

I asked if they’d used up all the white peach infused liquors and Brooklyn said he’d check but he said the newest concoction or bar whim, called “Life’s a Peach” was amazing. They'd just made a haul of those white doughnut shaped peaches, I think called "Stark Saturns," from the farmer's market. The cocktail was made with peach puree, gin, sweet white vermouth and lemon crowned with egg white foam and garnished with an edible flower. Lprd help me! It was incredible, so fresh and the peach flavor, wow.

I started with the chopped salad with escarole, radicchio, casalingo salumi, caciocavallo, shishito peppers, cherry tomatos, ceci beans, castelvetrano, croutons with an oregano vinaigrette. The best salad hand’s down and enough to be shareable.

I decided since it was throw back Thursday I’d have a long missed item, the polenta board, literally a wooden serving board schmeared with a more than ample portion of creamy mascarpone polenta where the server runs a tablespoon back and for to make a moat for the chef's whim ragu. Tonight’s whim was sumac braised pork shoulder with fennel, onions and kale. Again a knock out of the park dish with everything so melt in your mouthdelicoius. I accompanied this lusciousness with Brooklyn’s recommendation, a glass of Montalbera Ruché di Castagole Monferrato, Piedmont, Italy, perfect with the ragu.

Best Branzino anywhere. The very first time I tried Branzino, it was at Cucina Urbana. It was just the most amazing, delicious fish I had ever had. It was packed in salt and baked. That was a couple years ago. I've been to other restaurants since then and ordered their Branzino. None of the others ever came close. Alas, I was back at Cucina Urbana on Thursday and had the Branzino again. It was prepared differently, AND EVEN BETTER than before. I know they don't have it on their menu all year, but if it's on the menu when you go, I can highly recommend it.

Average food, and slow service! I had chicken with polenta and it was okay. My friends had trout and pasta bolognese and theirs was average. We were attending a performance at the Old Globe so we had 5 pm reservations. It took 45 minutes to receive our entrees so we had to rush. It ruined the meal. And it was my friend's birthday, so they rushed out a dried up cupcake with no flavor. Over all a very disappointing dinning experience. We will not be going back!

Loved this place when we went there in April. Food was unique and excellent. Our server was outstanding. But was a bit disappointed when we went there last week. Food wasn't as good and the server was decent but not interesting and unique and informative, like the first time.

Our waitress was truly wonderful - she guided us to her favorites which matched our
preferences. Everything was delicious - from the starters through the main course to the
final gelato selections - superb in every way. This was our first time at Cucina Urbana, and
we will definitely be back - soon. The added convenience of a shuttle service to take us to
the Old Globe theater was terrific - we had a phenomenal evening, all in all, in San Diego!
Thank you all for the fine experience you are providing your customers!
Sincerely,
Mike and Pam Sanderson

Lovely dinner for a lovely summer evening!
Not too heavy just right

Outstanding meal and great surroundings. A great place to go after a day in Balboa Park or the Zoo.

I made the reservation through OpenTable and wrote at the reservation it was a birthday celebration! I was expecting a good, sofá, nice by the window, table. But they gave us the worse located table from the restaurant.
I had been at this restaurant other times without a reservation and had a way batter located table!
And the food, this time, was not the best.
I had better days in this restaurant...

A wonderful experience! The decor is elegant and classy without being overwhelming. The service was excellent and the food amazing, flavorful and made of fresh ingredients! The cocktails are always great! I highly recommend spotted lynx if you like mezcal.

The food was delicious!!!! Grilled octopus was very yummy!! I like the birthday cake dessert a lot; the almond sponge cake was super good!!!

The place and the food were both wonderful. The service was un-attentive and not the waiters fault. She was charged with two large parties and several other tables along with ours. Come on, it's not cheap here, hire some help. Nobody wants to be the diner who's waving his hand
because no one brings another bottle of water or the finished plates have been in front of you
for 20 minutes. It's called hospitality for a reason.

Been there twice and it's become a favorite. Conner, the Bar tender extremely knowledgeable

Great spot to go with a group. Wine concept is great. Will definitely go back.

It was our Anniversary. When we were seated they brought us two glasses of champagne and cider for my 9yr old. Our waiter (Philip) was awesome and very knowledgeable about menu and wine selection. The food was delicious and over all experience was great. Made my wife very happy and that's what I was shooting for. Thank you and look forward to my next visit!!!

Diverse and interesting menu. Excellent and attentive service. Great wine list. Food was delicious.

Great food, friendly servers, love the decor.there is a wide variety of food choices...from appetizers , main courses to desserts. I had a pasta with lamb that was delicious. The flatbread was great.

We went here before a play in Balboa park. The wait staff knew this, the Hostess knew this ( I had stated it when I reconfirmed the reservation). The wait staff was not engaging. The food was slow to arrive after ordering. They were non-communicative when we asked several times about our meals. The food was good but nothing to write home about. I love the cucina enoteca in Del Mar and will be going up there even thought I live much closer to Cucina Urbana. At least the staff there cares about your experience.

This restaurant is the BEST in SAN DIEGO.
It has everything to offer for a great dining experience.

Octopus was amazing. Fabulous service at both bar and main dining area. Excellent and reasonable pricing for the quality/service.

Absolutely amazing dinner!

Food quality has gone down. No recognition for birthday even though reservation was made with this in mind and stated.

Cucina Urbana is my go-to restaurant whenever in San Diego on business or pleasure. The food is excellent and there is always a great vibe. We've gotten to know server Kevin over the years and look forward to his recommendations for wine and food, not to mention friendship. Great experience overall.

Awesome as usual. It is our go to spot in San Diego.

Cucina Urbana and their other restaurants ALWAYS provide superb service and excellent food. The wine list is extensive, and though they used to have more wines by the bottle from Italy, they still have one of the best and most interesting lists in San Diego. Whenever I look on open table and find they have availability, I book and go have a wonderful time. I wholeheartedly recommend Cucina Urbana and any of their other restaurants. Try the vasi of chicken liver and also of Burrata. They are delicious and enjoyable. The pasta are incredible and the pizza quite nice and authentically italian.

Food was sooo delicious! Everything was great!