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Cucina Calandra, Fairfield, NJ

Cucina Calandra

4.4
4.4
811 Reviews
$31 to $50
Italian

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 2 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Lively
  • Great for creative cocktails
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 Fri–Sun 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
    (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.
  • Neighbourhood
    Fairfield
  • 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 811 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Essex

    Good for special occasions

  • Essex

    Lively

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Cucina Calandra delights with its festive "grinch experience," impeccable service, and "amazing" bread. Guests rave about the "excellent" pasta and family-friendly atmosphere. With highlights like the Sunday Family Gravy special and lively entertainment, it's an inviting spot, especially during holidays. The "super good" food and accommodating staff ensure a memorable dining experience.

811 Reviews
  1. faith

    New Jersey

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our dining experience was perfect. Our server, Gaston, was so accommodating and friendly. We went on Tuesday for the Rizzotto Special, and we were extremely satisfied. Bonus was live entertainment, and he was wonderful.

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  2. Diane

    San Francisco

    32 reviews

    3.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on January 24, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Knew the dining room was undergoing rennovations thanks to All Kinds of Notices on the web site. Knew about changes in hours thanks to All Kinds of Notices on the web site. What I Didn't know? No pizza. Urgh. Love CCs pizza! Had I known they weren't able to serve pizza, I would not have stayed at Best Western this trip or would have had dinner at another place or gone the take out route. Ordered a side of pasta with my entree and no chesse was on the table or offered until some 10 ugh minutes later. Music offered on Fri. Great, but Way Too Loud, IMO. Dude at the keyboard appeared to be in sweats (at least something way too casual).

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  3. Megan

    New York City

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 21, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Very good food and servers very nice and helpful. Great experience.

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  4. Erica

    Denver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 15, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The grinch experience was so fun and festive! The restaurant’s complimentary bread was AMAZING! Had a great time here

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  5. Joyce

    New York City

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 7, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 5
    The food lacked flavor and overcooked and one of our meals was not fresh it was sour. Dining room was festive but boring. The other customers were asking where is the music and so where we. Its the holidays the sound system should have been on . The service was extremely slow. We were sitting over 20 minutes without service. Overall overrated.
    Cucina CalandraResponded on December 9, 2024
    Hi Joyce, We sincerely apologize for your recent dining experience at our establishment. We would love an opportunity to try and make things right. Could you please reply to our private message with your contact information? Sincerely, Calandra's Customer Service

    1 person found this helpful

  6. Meagan

    New York City

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 6, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    It was wonderful all around! The service was impeccable! We had a great time and had our almost four year old boy and 14 month old girl with us!

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  7. Nicole

    New York City

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on December 3, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Cute little Christmas dinner to start the holiday season ! Food was super good, service was very friendly, would definitely go back again.

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  8. Joanne

    VIP

    New York City

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 3, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    100/100 recommended especially around Christmas time when it’s all grinch out.

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  9. Courtney

    Houston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 1, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was excellent and the Sunday Family Gravy special was a great value. You’ll only go hungry by choice, we had plenty of left overs and they even gave us a fresh loaf of bread to take home. Our favorite part of the dish was the sausage, but the meatballs and braciole were very good as well. The staff was very accommodating, offering to take pictures of guests in Grinch’s Grotto. The Grinch cocktail menu had a nice variety and the two we tried were delicious (Cindy Lou Punch & Stink Stank Stunk Martini). Highly recommend in general and even higher for the holidays with their festive decorations!

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  10. Ellaina

    New York City

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 1, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food and service for our first time…Can’t wait to come back!

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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 4.4 stars by 811 OpenTable diners.

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

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 2 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
  • Neighbourhood
    Fairfield
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Fri–Sun 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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