Lovely casual restaurant with delicious thin crust pizza and wonderful salads among all the different pastas and wide array of desserts. We split the Italian salad which would have been enough for four people to share. Pizzas are also large enough to share with 2 people but we each had our own. So plenty of leftovers for lunch tomorrow. Service was also good. We will return. read more

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Food is great but the manager, who obviously doesn't speak Italian, kept correcting my Italian which was odd AF given he obviously doesn't speak italian. The audacity of a white dude who literally thinks he knows everything and chooses to be condescending to the only woman at the table. Weird choice bro. They're gnocchi is good though. read more

This was our first time visiting Bucatini, which is surprising because we live really close by. I'm not sure what took us so long! It's in a great corner location in the shopping center and has a very welcoming entrance and friendly staff. The dining room is beautiful, with high ceilings, large windows, and comfortable booths overlooking Cook Street, the I-10 exit, and the surrounding mountain scenery. The menu has a ton to offer, and if you're craving pasta or pizza, be prepared to have a hard time deciding because everything sounds delicious. The food and service made a great first impression, but I do have one major criticism that I sincerely hope the owner takes seriously because it had a huge impact on our experience. The air conditioning simply isn't adequate. I even confirmed with our waitress that the A/C was running, but the restaurant had very poor air circulation. I was dining with my wife and our almost 2-year-old, and in less than 20 minutes I was sweating heavily. It became so uncomfortable that we wanted to leave as soon as we finished our meal. I can only imagine how difficult it must be for the staff to work an entire shift in those conditions. It's disappointing because everything else about the restaurant was excellent. Unfortunately, until the cooling and ventilation are improved, we'll likely only order takeout instead of dining in. I genuinely hope this issue gets addressed because Bucatini has so much going for it. read more

First time here, although I only got takeout. There's indoor seating and restrooms. I got their prosciutto pizza 10/10, I'd order again and if I'm in the area I'd come and eat here. Looks like they have a bar as well and the service was excellent! read more

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Usually I always check yelp reviews before eating at a restaurant & I didn't this time, lesson learned! We called and ordered a Large pepperoni, mushroom & olive pizza they said 40 mins. Ok, when I picked it up the restaurant was completely empty except the 1 cook & the hostess. He came with the pizza which I then said I ordered the large, he said we only gave 1 size, they should have told me that earlier when I called. The price for what looked like a medium was expensive & we had no leftovers, which is why we always get a large. The taste was just ok. read more

Bucatini is a long time favorite of mine when in the desert. A bit out of the way is why we don't frequent this location as much as we like to but when we do make it, it's a treat. The location itself is nice, spacious outdoor seating and cozy but big inside. They have a proper bar but we like sitting at the booths near the windows. Their outdoor patio is perfect during those cooler months. Staff are nice and friendly here. I appreciate that they get you in and out here but also don't make you feel rushed. The food comes out at a good pace and everything tasted fresh and delicious. Bucatini has one of my favorite sangrias in the desert! I love this sangria, it's strong and the right amount of sweetness. Always my go to drink here. Normally I opt for their pasta specials and they always seem to hit. I had one of their ravioli specials with a creamy pink sauce and sausage, it was absolutely delicious. My mom's a big fan of their pizza, it's cheesy and a solid option for those pizza lovers in your life. The food here is delicious. Overall this is a great spot if you're craving a more lively Italian restaurant with friendly staff and a large menu. read more

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Nice little place. It wasn't too busy on a friday night. We were seated right way. We ordered pizza and pesto pasta and a vegetarian cesear salad. The portions was definitely huge. Loved the salad that was my favorite. Pasta was okay it was fresh but lacked flavor. Pizza was good as well. Drinks were okay. They gave out some bread basket that I didnt like it was slice bread toasted in a fancy way. The service was slow. I think there was only one waiter going around. It took forever for the drinks to come or it could have been the bartender. Overall its an okay place, large portion of food. read more

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My favorite pizza, love the fungi olive!! We love to pick up from them all the time, love their thin crust. read more

I don't know why they get bad reviews. We had great service and great food can't complain about anything. We especially love the salad and the pizza and the eggplant parm wasn't bad either the price is good too. read more

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Love many selections & speedy delivery! Mostly do "take out", so no special "ambiance"..

Place was nice. Not sure the air conditioning was working very well l. Granted it was 115 degrees outside but it was still probably 80's inside. The food was good. Tasty and fresh. Nice diversity in the menu options. My only gripe was the pricing for the gluten free option. The regular pasta seems to all be home made. Mine was great. My wife's gluten free pasta was clearly just from a box. That's not a deal breaker, but why up charge $6.00, on top of a simple pasta dish that was already $28, leaving you with a $34 plate of boxed noodles. Add on the $5 glass of soda and you paid enough for your single dish that you could have eaten outside of a strip mall. Again it was fine. No complaints about the taste of the food at all. Just a bit pricey for what it was. read more

Great Italian food! Service was wonderful. Food excellent! A must for Italian food in the area !

Food was great! We had the lobster ravioli and the burrata flatbread ... amazing! Drinks were great, the Italian Margarita was absolutely delicious This place was great, we were there before heading to a concert, service was perfect, the ambiance was good. Recommend! read more

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Ambiance was nice and food was beyond awful! Let's just say a frozen Piccata meal would have been a vast improvement.

The meatball appetizer was good. The bf had the arugula avocado salad that he liked, it just needed the balsamic and oil that was served with the complimentary bread. I thought the bread needed to be toasted a bit more. I got the spicy pepperoni pizza. It was ok. I'm waiting on the dessert. Spumoni bomba. Spumoni ice cream with a hard chocolate shell. The service was attentive and the ambiance was lively. read more

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I dined on Monday,May 11 at 6pm with 15 other women. Food was very good. Restaurant was empty. Waiter was arrogant. Chose to serve in a manner which made it the most convenient for him not the customer. Dinner was planned way in advance. Way too expensive for atmosphere and service. Although food was tasty , I will not return, read more

Overall, a very good experience. Dinner for four with two cocktails salads and entrées cost $240.. I had the Penny pasta with pesto and grilled chicken. It was all right, but the server told me other dishes that I was looking at were probably more popular, but I wanted to give it a try anyhow.. I think I should've listened to my server. My brother had the Bolognese his wife had a different pasta dish, and I forgot what my mom had but all three of them loved their dishes. Thought they were really good portion wise. Atmosphere was nice. I loved the doors that opened up to the outside. We sat next to it so we were halfway in and halfway out. It was a nice nice evening restaurant was packed over the tennis tournament.. overall good food, but be prepared if you want to have salads, entrées, and cocktails because you'll be surprised how much money you can spend. read more

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This place claims to be on grub hub. Thru Amazon prime delivery is suppose to be included It is not plus an over the top fee for their delivery. What a rip off Food isn't that great This place too expensive. We won't order for delivery again read more

Everything was great until the guy tried to rip us off with not only an automatic tip when there was two people to each bill, but it was 40%, I think he thought we were too drunk to notice. Bill was $79, he added $30 for a tip to make it $109, he's lucky I gave him $15 after that BS! What a shame he had to F it up like that, be careful! read more

Food: Arugula/Avocado salad is half fennel and half arugula with 3 small bites of over-ripe avocado. We did not order drinks, just had water. We ordered one pollo parmisiana (very mushy) and the small salad mentioned above. Total: $45 before tip Service: The host was nice, the waitress was nice (this is where the 2 stars come from). Ambiance: Good, but the table was super sticky and the floors were dirty. read more

Stopped in at Bucatini last night while in Palm Desert. Dina was our server and was professional, attentive, and friendly. We ordered the Bolognese Pasta entree and a vegetarian pizza. The food was quite good, as was the service. The tail end of the Super Bowl game was on as the two teams went into overtime. Great game, good food and service. The ambiance was positive and friendly. Highly recommended read more

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Came out quickly but Pizza pre-made, toppings layered on then in oven. Vegs nearly raw, cheese not melted & not seasoned. Would gladly have waited for a fresh pizza. Great service. read more

Bucatini Trattoria - Pizza Near Me - Palm Desert, California

When we arrived at the restaurant, it seemed to be in total chaos. We had planned to go to a concert just down the road. When we got to our table, our server told us not to order any pizzas because there was only one gentleman working the pizza kiln. They were backed up. He also told us the kitchen was in total chaos so only order a salad and an appetizer. We ordered the Italiana salad, which was excellent. It took about 20 minutes to get the salad. After that, our appetizer never came and the server had to repeatedly go back to the kitchen to check. We ordered the rice Balls. When they finally arrived, they were frozen in the middle. At that point we had to leave to get to the concert on time. I saw the manager moving about the restaurant and he looked completely out of it. He never once checked on our table to see how we were doing. Knowing that there's a concert venue just down the road one would think that you would plan ahead for an influx of customers. This restaurant was so disappointing. read more

We got take out so only going on that but the food as delicious and well prepared l/ we all enjoyed it !

Overall it was a good experience. It's in the corner of a shopping center which made it easy to find ( not being from this area), the atmosphere is casual, and they have a lot NICE BOOTHS,which I prefer over tables and chairs. Our servers provided GREAT SERVICE. They were attentive and made sure to check on us. HIGHLY RECOMMEND: SPAGHETTI PESCATORA - comes with generous amounts of salmon, clams, scallops, shrimp, mussels, and calamari in a light spicy tomato sauce: the portion was enough for my husband and I to share. We also ordered the Salsiccia pizza- good but not as flavorful as I thought it would be. Maybe if the sausage was spicier and more Gorgonzola it would it better. Everything sounded good so we splurged and got a 3rd dish: the Pollo Parmigiana (under the house specialties section). Another dish that's big enough to share. The fettuccine noodles were perfect - buttery and creamy. The tomato sauce on the chicken was amazing too. The only disappointment was the chicken. It was dry and chewy. Based on Yelp reviews I ordered a belllini- it was as delicious as I imagined: think of a spiked ice blended peachy slurpy- try it. read more

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Good food, ok service. I ordered the Spaghetti and Meatballs. The pasta was a little too Al dente (under cooked) for my taste. The meatballs were ok, a little too much filler and missing some seasoning. The sauce was good, not marinara, but good. I loved the fresh toasted bread basket with the olive oil and balsamic vinegar. For the dessert, I was torn between ice-cream or tiramisu. I ended up ordering the tiramisu and it was still a little frozen from the freezer, but still delicious! So. I guess I got both ;) The atmosphere is nice ; a cross between restaurant and bar. read more

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Found this place close to our hotel. Went early evening and thrre were lots of tables available so we were seated right away. Restaurant is big with open air and outside seating. We ordered Calamari Fritti, Prosciutto Flatbread and linguini Alla Vongole. The Calamar Fritti came out fast. It was not crispy but it was tender and good. We requested a non spicy sauce so it came out with a maribara sauce. The sauce was really good with lots of chopped basil. We wiped that out quickly. Prosciutto flatbread was just ok. The Vongole was good with lots of clams. The sauce was very flavorful and not salty at all. It was just perfect. Service was good. Would love to come back and try the other dishes when we visit this area again. read more

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We came here for a family dinner and even though the waitress seemed a little rough on the edges, she was really nice and gave us really great service. The food came out fairly quickly, we all got various items on the menu and each liked what we got and they had a great sangria as well as good beers and decent wine from the bar. Overall we had a great meal. read more

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The food was a solid 3.5. I got the Chicken Parm and a salad and ordered my side of fettuccine with garlic and butter. The wait staff is attentive and all were friendly. But.. The place is noisy. Polished concrete floors and hard furnishings enhance the cacophony of the stereo and the infernal beeping alarm that was going off all night. Perhaps it was a timer in the kitchen? It was just a bit much. I will probably come back and eat outside. read more

We were staying with friends out in Palm Desert and his wife wanted to try this restaurant because her usual place had burnt down and she needed an alternative. The restaurant was very nice, clean and had great ambiance. We were seated quickly and our drink orders taken. Our server was really sweet and had some recommendations. We all tried something different and our portions were very large and the food was exceptional. We all had left overs to take home that made for a quick easy lunch the next day. With large portions, you would think that it would be mostly pasta but they surprisingly gave a lot of meat in each of our meals. This will definitely be a go back to place when we are trying to decide where to eat when we visit again. You people in Palm Desert have a good place here. read more

Wow! Awesome rolled eggplant Rollatine. I normally gauge my expectations based on that or a bruschetta and this is what they had on the menu. It was amazing . So I'm ordering the Carbonara to follow up with the ambiance and great start. Service is good so I'm sure the entree and cannolis to finish off will be just as nice. We'll see!! read more

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I made a yelp just to leave a review of how bad my experience was. I had a very disappointing experience here. My partner and I were seated and then completely ignored by our server. We waited for 15 minutes without being acknowledge in any way. What made this especially uncomfortable was that every other table around us (who were white)was being attended to promptly. Our waiter looked at us multiple times and still never came over. The only person who was kind and professional was the hostess, who did her best, but that doesn't make up for the rest of the experience. We were getting strange looks but we didn't not expect the same energy from the employees. We then decided to leave. Whether intentional or not, the situation felt discriminatory and left us feeling unwelcome. Dining out should not make anyone feel invisible. I hope management takes this seriously and looks into how guests are treated on the floor. Such a shame would've left no stars if it was an option. read more

Not very good more like fast food Italian my friends lasagna came out way before my Bolognese. It literally came out five minutes after you ordered it. He thinks it was microwaved. They need to step it up. Service was good though. read more

I am glad I didn't read the somewhat lukewarm reviews for Bucatini before spotting it across the street from our hotel. We would have missed out on a lovely (and convenient) dining experience that we both thoroughly enjoyed. We were seated promptly and our waiter "Julio" was very professional and attentive. We both enjoyed our entrees which were a well-prepared pappardelle bolognese and a pesto pasta with chicken added in. (See picture.) Julio was great about checking in on us and refilling my lemonade before I even asked. Honestly, this would be an easy " slam dunk" 5 star review, but we found the bread that was served before our meal was a bit peculiar and uninspired. Also, our Sangria was not very authentic or well mixed - the flavor being very unbalanced. Despite these rather small annoyances, we feel confident in recommending Bucatini to fellow travelers and locals alike. read more

Bucatini Trattoria - Pappardelle Bolognese at bottom and Pesto Pasta w/chicken at top. - Pizza Near Me - Palm Desert, California

Omg look what our view was at dinner! Pathetic. Food so mediocre nothing special. Ravioli had a weird cheese flavor inside. Calamari was rubbery and very tough served with canned tomato sauce. Service was good though! read more

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Ran in before a concert and was pleasantly surprised. The drinks were ok. But our food was great!!'

We came here to get food to go. The bartender bragging how the calamari here is the best all around to my wife since she was craving it. We got meatballs, calamari and the smoked salmon salad. The calamari, a sad portion as my wife would say it, looked smaller than a portion of onion rings, 7 small rings. The meatballs there were only 3 balls for $15, wife said they tasted old. My salad wasn't bad, but if the salad is called smoked salmon please have move than one sliver of salmon, there was more bacon and apples than anything. Call it a bacon apple salad please. While we waited 2 elderly ladies came in to be seated, they were seated, then no one came to serve them. When we got our food, they were headed out to the next place. read more

The food was inedible. Salty and bland. Little flavor other than a ton of salt. The salmon was dry and over cooked. And the service was just as bad and offered no help. Terrible experience. read more

Bucatini Trattoria - Dry Spaghetti & Meatballs - Pizza Near Me - Palm Desert, California

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Not sure what was worse. The elementary school cafeteria style pizza (little toppings, little cheese, extremely soggy) or the walnut shells in the salad, which cost over $20.... save your money. Their food is not worth it. Not even close. read more

Good parking, waitress is friendly and well rounded with the orders. Casual atmosphere. The food was great!!!! read more

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