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Cucina Calandra, Fairfield, NJ

Cucina Calandra

4.6 (819)
$31 to $50
Italian
216 US Highway 46, Fairfield, NJ 07004

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 3 times today

About this restaurant

  • Charming
  • Good for special occasions
  • Great for live music
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.

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Daily 12:00 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–8:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • 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

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What 819 people are saying

Cucina Calandra reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.8Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Essex

    Best Ambiance

  • Essex

    Hot spot

  • Essex

    Lively

  • Essex

    Italian

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Cucina Calandra offers "absolutely amazing" food, including standout ravioli dishes and delectable homemade bread. The venue exudes elegance with "amazing service" and a "beautiful atmosphere." While some diners noted minor service delays, others enjoyed "wonderful" live entertainment. Prices may be high, but the exceptional dining experience makes it worthwhile.
819 Reviews
  1. Christine VIP

    New York City22 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on June 13, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Ravioli w breaded chicken was absolutely amazing. Great food and service at a decent price

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  2. Toby VIP

    Philadelphia County32 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on June 8, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    We were a little unsure of how things would go since the restaurant was in a Best Western Plus hotel. We were taken to a nice tavern area that was quiet and pretty. The homemade bread and oil was delicious. My husband had a special fish which was very good and I had the chicken parm with red wine. It was delicious and the leftovers (it was too much for one meal) were even better the next night. My only complaint is that we asked to have our wine with dinner and our dinners came, but the wine didn’t and we sat waiting quite a while for them to get that out. It wasn’t busy so it should have been ready to come out right away. Otherwise everything was great!

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  3. mike VIP

    New York City18 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on May 30, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Unfortunately, they were out of most brands of tequila, wine choices, and it appears they weren’t keeping up with there liquor, inventory, especially the high-end brands of tequila and wine.
    Cucina CalandraResponded on June 2, 2025
    Hi Mike, We sincerely apologize for your recent experience at our establishment. We would love 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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  4. Denise

    New York City2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on May 11, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Mother’s Day was a little pricy but food and service was very good.

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  5. Xa

    New York City3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 27, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing service. Food was delicious and the place is very elegant

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  6. Barbara

    Unspecified1 review

    4.0

    Dined on April 10, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Lovely venue with excellent service. Two in our party found the meals perfectly delicious. The other two reported their meals as ok.

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  7. Robin VIP

    New York City14 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 6, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had the Sunday gravy dinner and it was very good. Their menu Prices have increased tremendously. While I realize that all prices are going up, there prices for the meals were crazy.. chicken dish for 38.00?? Pasta, with no added meat, was 25. Next time I will use their bar menu.

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  8. Nancy

    Unspecified1 review

    5.0

    Dined on April 5, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was delicious and staff were extremely accommodating. Perfect restaurant for our birthday celebration!

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  9. Kathy VIP

    New York City29 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 3, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food beautiful atmosphere Would highly recommend Comfortable seating!

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  10. michael VIP

    New Jersey18 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on March 7, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Nice evening out food was very good the entertainment (Anthony Duke) was excellent -

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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 819 OpenTable diners.

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

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Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 3 times today
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–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 4:00 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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