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Cucina Calandra, Fairfield, NJ

Cucina Calandra

4.7
4.7
815 Reviews
$31 to $50
Italian
216 US Highway 46, Fairfield, NJ 07004

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2 people
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
7:00 PM
Booked 7 times today

About this restaurant

  • Lively
  • Great for creative cocktails
  • 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

What 815 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

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.6Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Essex

    Kid-friendly

  • Essex

    Innovative

  • Essex

    Lively

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Cucina Calandra is a delightful venue offering "excellent service" and "delicious food", making it perfect for special celebrations. Guests rave about the "beautiful atmosphere" and festive Grinch-themed decor. The restaurant is "welcoming", with "friendly staff" and "great drinks". Highly recommended for both its culinary offerings and holiday spirit.
815 Reviews
  1. Xa

    New York City3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. Kathy VIP

    New York City27 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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  6. 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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  7. faith

    New Jersey1 review

    5.0

    Dined on February 11, 2025

    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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  8. Diane

    San Francisco32 reviews

    3.0

    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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  9. Megan

    New York City3 reviews

    5.0

    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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  10. Erica

    Denver1 review

    5.0

    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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FAQs

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

Cucina Calandra is rated 4.7 stars by 815 OpenTable diners.

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

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Booked 7 times today
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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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