Buca di Beppo - Albuquerque

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   Art

   Dallas

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   So a reservation at Buca de Beppo isn't a traditional reservation. My 7: 45PM reservation was basically a designated time for me to check in and get on a wait list for 45 minutes to see if any seats were available. Don't call it a reservation. If it's not a reserved time and table for your patrons, call it a standby list. We left and went to Saggio's and had the Shrimp Arrabiata and the Baked Ziti. Coincidentally, the couple seated next to us had the same experience that evening at Buca.
   

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   Darren

   New Mexico

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   Teenagers without reservations, this is your place! Adults who booked two weeks ahead of time, get ready to wait and watch the walk-ins get seated before you. To the young hosts at Buca di Beppo, ABQ, a reservation is more like a suggestion. We got there ten minutes before and waited an additional 25 minutes after. The food was okay, the server was great, and the food did come out quickly. The serving sizes were a smaller family style. Overall, the experience was frustrating and not the way I would have picked to spend Valentine's Day. We will not be returning.
   

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   Luis A.

   Denver

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on January 28, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great pasta and service! Always predictable.. the reservation was honored
   

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   Adam

   New Mexico

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 20, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   Our server, Chris, was excellent but the restaurant was dirty. Watched the bussers “clean” the tables around but just used a rag to take food and debris off the table and onto the floor. It was pretty slow too. All of our original silverware looked like it was never washed but Chris fixed that immediately
   

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   Erica

   San Francisco

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 26, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 1

   The overworked server did her best, but there's only so much she could do. The restaurant was dirty and it's pretty clear there's little intent to maintain any semblance of quality. I get the family style model but there's no accommodations for smaller families of just 2. Very expensive.
   

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   Carla

   New Mexico

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on December 1, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a great Birthday celebration 🥳 our waitress was very kind and on top of everything 💜 we love Bucca for family celebrations of all kinds. Thank you and we will be back 🎉🎉❤️
   

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   Charlene

   New Mexico

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 29, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lasagna is always outstanding. Best Italian food in Albuquerque.
   

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   Jorge

   New Mexico

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on November 13, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The pasta and salad were delicious. The drinks were great. The only bad part was the brownie was really hard to cut and eat. But overall it was a great time.
   

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   Dr Rubén S

   New Mexico

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on October 25, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our excellent old world experience was outstanding our server was fantastic,
   

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    elaine

    New York City

    6 reviews

    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on September 9, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2

    Kitschy decor warrants an eye roll. Food is mediocre. The lettuces in the salad were partially frozen. Pasta was excessively garlicky to the point where we each needed to eat extra bread to rid ourselves of the taste. Chicken dishes were ok. The server made a joke about our last name when we gave him our credit card, which was inappropriate.
    

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