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Cucina Calandra, Fairfield, NJ

Cucina Calandra

4.6
4.6
800 Reviews
$31 to $50
Italian

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2 people
9:30 PM
Booked 7 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Good for groups
  • Good for business meals
Modeled after a Courtyard Villa in Southern Italy, Cucina Calandra is a family-friendly restaurant featuring a menu emphasizing southern Italian cooking. Cucina Calandra emphasizes pastas, thin crust pizza and dry-aged steaks prepared over an open wood mesquite grill, custom-made especially for Cucina Calandra. Our Pizza Man is here to entertain the children and adults too with his skills at making a pizza or flatbread while you watch.

The Calandra Family has enjoyed providing generations of families and friends, including yours, with our famous baked products.

The Calandras look forward to providing outstanding service to you and your families at Cucina Calandra.

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Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Daily 12:00 pm–4:30 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 4:30 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:30 pm–10:00 pm Sun 4:30 pm–8:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (973) 575-7720
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Sergio Maestoso
  • Catering
    Banquet rooms available for weddings and parties up to 200 people.
  • Neighborhood
    Fairfield, New Jersey
  • Cross street
    Fairfield Road
  • Parking details
    Plenty of parking around the Hotel and Restaurant
  • Entertainment
    We are pleased to present entertainment in the Executive Lounge on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Contemporary piano and duos singing past and present favorites.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 800 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Essex

    Italian

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Cucina Calandra offers a delightful dining experience with "amazing food" and a "relaxing" atmosphere. Patrons praise its "fantastic specials" and "generous portions," making it a favorite spot for many. While service can occasionally be inconsistent, the restaurant consistently delivers "great value," especially with unique offers like half-price wine nights.

800 Reviews
  1. Herminio

    New York City

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Went for Grinch Grotto and it was incredible. Kids had a great time and super friendly staff.

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  2. Karen

    New York City

    21 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The restaurant will put you in the holiday spirit! Nicely decorated in the Grinch Who Stole Christmas theme. The food is very good, we enjoyed the chicken Milanese. We had the pleasure of speaking with one of the owners who shared the Calandra’s story from the Grandfather’s immigration to the USA and opening the first Calandra’s bakery in Newark! What an accomplishment! Bottom line, welcoming restaurant, great food, and very nice staff! The head bartender was also very nice and made great drinks!

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  3. Zack

    New York City

    37 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    37 reviews

    Dined on November 23, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Supercool grinch lounge was a nice touch to the already awesome restaurant menu and food.

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  4. Anthony

    Fort Lauderdale

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    What happened to the veal rolatini? After many years of searching for the dish that Casa Dante in Jersey City perfected, I found it at Cuchina Calandra a few years ago. Please bring it back. It is still on the menu on line in the website.

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  5. michael

    New Jersey

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on October 26, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Dinner and dancing to the music of Hunter Hayes who put on a great show. Plan on returning in November

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  6. Penny

    New York City

    3 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 26, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Overall a good place for a family dinner. My sister and I took our elderly parents and the food and ambience were good.

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  7. LISA

    Philadelphia

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 25, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Food was delicious as always. Sergio always makes it an enjoyable visit, good food, conversion and laughs, he makes you feel like family.

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  8. Renah

    New York City

    1 review

    vip
    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 25, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Honestly, this is one of the worst dining experiences we have ever had in our neighborhood. We felt robbed truthfully. Overpaying for overcooked pasta and fish. We couldn’t enjoy anything without a server/busser asking us if we were “all finished? All done?” and rushing us to finish eating when the restaurant wasn’t even full. Exasperated, we just succumbed to their wish to clear our not finished plates. We are in the industry and understand the importance of upselling, but the aggressive nature of our server asking “another one? Another one?” when we were still enjoying our glasses of wine left a bad taste in our mouths. Also a server by the name of Gaston literally coughed out loud in our direction without covering his mouth. We were so disgusted that we were done and asked for the check and ran out… we will continue to frequent Calandra’s Village as that location is the far more superior one.
    Cucina CalandraResponded on October 28, 2024
    Hi Renah, We sincerely apologize for your recent dining experience at our establishment. We would love to get some more information from you and have an opportunity to make things right. Could you please reply to our private message with your contact information? Sincerely, Calandra's Customer Service

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  9. Jacqueline

    New York City

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on October 24, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    From the staff to the food everything was amazing! We will definitely return.

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  10. Neha

    New York City

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Wish there were more Gluten free options . Just felt limited on what you could get

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FAQs

Cucina Calandra offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (973) 575-7720.

Cucina Calandra is rated 4.6 stars by 800 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
9:30 PM
Booked 7 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Cucina Calandra

216 US Highway 46, Fairfield, NJ 07004

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Fairfield Road
  • Neighborhood
    Fairfield, New Jersey
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Daily 12:00 pm–4:30 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 4:30 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:30 pm–10:00 pm Sun 4:30 pm–8:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Plenty of parking around the Hotel and Restaurant
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Sergio Maestoso
  • Entertainment
    We are pleased to present entertainment in the Executive Lounge on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Contemporary piano and duos singing past and present favorites.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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