tucci's cafe italia

tucci's cafe. first time in so i asked our waiter, chad, for suggestions. he really took care of us. our food was great and you could tell our waiter was passionate about the food because he knew just what to serve us. he paired our wine with a dessert as well. the atmosphere of therestaurantwas nice as well: dim lighting, italian music. our waiter really made our first experience great. i will definitely ask for him again when we go back and let him do all the ordering again!

timothy malavolti. had another superb dinner date last friday night with my wife; both of us enjoyed our food and the great service by therestaurantmanager, chad. as he has done on previous visits. he always helps us in selection of our choice of tucci's specials, ie my filet was just perfectly cooked and my wife's pesto pizza hit the spot along his choice of matching wine. also, the house salad with lemonata dressing is really refreshing and enjoyable. the atmosphere is quaint, includes a choice of available outdoor seating. chad always greets us personally and always makes our meal memorable and makes sure it prepared our liking.

romantic and excellent service. dinner was fantastic. waiter chad was attentive and helpful with menu choices. will defiinatly go back especially when i am craving the
awesome calimari made like no otherrestaurantin tulsa. two thumbs up. can't wait for winter to try their version of ciopinio fisherman's stew.

last meal of the year. my boyfriend and i came in on new years eve and were immediately seated. we had stuffed mushooms for a starter (so tasty) he ordered the osso bucco and i had the cappellini di mare.

both dishes were absolutely amazing. i was a little jealous of the osso bucco to be honest. the meat was so tender it fell off the bone. the cappellini was buttery and the shrimp was delicious. aside from the food being amazing our waiter ( i believe his name was chad) was awesome. he was fast and really enjoyable to talk to. he even went behind the bar and made my martini himself, which if i might add was strong and well mixed with a great peach flavor. it was our first time to visit tucci's and the chef (i want to say his name was curt...maybe he was a manager) came and visited the table. everyone was so friendly. therestauranthad a nice feel to it. i can't really describe it in another way but we both left smiling. we will both definitely be spreading good words and will also be coming back. thanks for an awesome last meal of 2011, tucci's. well done.


-----02 jan, 2012-----

ossobucco. oh my god. amazing.

overpriced and over-rated. my wife, son and i decided to visit thisrestaurantbecause it appeared to have the potential for a pleasant experience on the patio. first, our order came out wrong and the portion that was right was cold. when the rest of our order finally arrived, it was medicore. we ask the server if the therestaurantwas going to adjust the ticket for the inconvience and the mistake on the order and we were informed that they do not do that. we ask for the manager and the server said that the manager was tending bar and could not leave. he overed us another glass of wine, which we neither needed or wanted. we went inside to the bar and after a visit with the manager, the manager (chad) adjusted the check. when we let the server know that we do not have to leave a tip, he informed us that he would just add to our card anyway. when we got home and checked our bank account online, the server had done just that. i called therestaurantand spoke to chad who assured me that he would call me after closing and straighten out the charge.

will we go back there, not unless we know that there have been major improvements to attitude and food quality. way over priced for such a disappointing experience for my birthday, no less.

the real story. as a tucci's regular i can tell you first hand that the food is delicious yet slightly over priced, the reason you pay more is not for the quality of the food, but the ambiance and over all atmosphere of the evening, with the black and white checkered tables, dim red lights, and small booths therestaurantgives you a close interaction with who ever you are sharing your meal. keep in mind it is a small space and they do not take reservations, so dont get upset if you have to wait 15-20 minutes for a table, it is well worth it. the waiters are trained well and as in any fine diningrestaurantshould, do not pester you and only come when needed. this is not a mcdonalds if you want a quick and easy meal your welcome to go up the street. if there are no tables available i suggest eating at the bar, its just as nice and the bartender is very funny. all of my experiences with tucci's have been well, i recommend there california pie its my favorite.

and to comment on the fellow bellow who said he use to work there, i heard from a little birdy you yourself werent the best employee yourself maybe you should take a good look in the mirror before pointing the finger

and to finish i would just like to say if you are to fat to sit in a regualr booth and need to take up an entire table, there is a problem. not only are you detrimental to yourself, society, but you are also taking money away from a server that could have 4 customers rather than 1 or 2, and when your making $2.15 and hour thats a big deal

good food, pricey wine. we dine here a couple times a year.
it's an established originalrestaurantwith a good track record.
the food is consistently good and the service is attentive.

however, over the years, there are two things that always bothered me about tucci's:
1. the price-per-glass of wine, and;
2. the low, dark lighting.

tucci's rivals the per-glass pricing of restaurants that offer more variety and higher quality selections.
for example, the kim crawford chardonnay we had costs us $7 a glass.
retail, a bottle of kc would be about $17.00, tops.
we had three glasses (total $21.00), which certainly did not drain a full bottle.
come on, tucci's - give us a break.
we know you make a big profit from wine so how about cutting us some slack?
even $6 per glass would help.
of course, the glass of super tuscan at $10 was about par with other restaurants.

as for the dark lighting, it is always difficult to read the menu in such conditions.
perhaps using larger font on the menu or attaching little led book lights to the menu would help.

otherwise, the food is always good.
we had the gorgonzola pizza and eggplant parmigiana - both were fantastic!

tucci’s on cherry street was a perfect place to take a friend for lunch. i have heard that this locally owned italianrestaurantis an amazing place for dinner, so i knew their lunch would be amazing as well. i was so impressed by the service, and the atm