Cucina Carini is a wonderful Italian restaurant with a warm, inviting ambiance and food that is…read moredefinitely above average. We ordered the calamari, Trio di Mare, and the grilled salmon, and every dish was fresh, flavorful, and well prepared. The complimentary house salad, fresh bread, and cheesecake dessert were all excellent and made the meal feel complete. The atmosphere is comfortable and perfect for a relaxing dinner with family or friends. The only reason I'm giving four stars instead of five is that the restaurant charges a credit card service fee without informing customers in advance. A simple notice on the menu or by the register would go a long way in avoiding an unpleasant surprise at the end of an otherwise enjoyable meal. Overall, the food and ambiance make Cucina Carini worth visiting, and I would gladly return.

More of a 3 1/2, but, for the 1 BILLIONTH TIME, Yelp still hasn't listened to my petition to…read moreincorporate half stars, so here we are. I rounded down instead of up because of my personal experience that night, but I could see that half star going either way. ANYWHO, Cucina Carini.....a local pizza shop that has an attached dining room that, while pretty small, is also pretty nice. BYOB, which we didn't know heading in, and unless we are missing something, the only beverage options are either water, or whatever YOU bring. (We weren't asked what we would like to drink, nor saw any beverage options on the menu.) SO, water it was, which was fine with ME anyway. ALSO, another thing not listed on the *dine in menu,* is that they DO have a kids menu, which consists of what you would think it does; chicken fingers, fries and the like. We sit and get to work looking over the menu. We land on crab ravioli for me, (crab meat, asparagus & plum tomatoes in a sherry cream sauce), potato gnocchi for The Misses (With spinach & bacon simmered in a gorgonzola cream sauce,) and the chicken fingers meal for The Little One. Entrees comes with soup or salad (soup for her, salad for me). Where CC is losing some points is on service. Our server was fine, but the kitchen was very mixed up. When we sat, our Little One was being a kid, so while getting her situated, we ordered all of the mains. About 5 minutes later, when the server brought the bread over, we asked to order an appetizer of fried mozzarella (which I assumed would be the fresh mozzarella, breaded and fried, but instead was the packaged Sams club type breaded sticks variety..the menu says "Fried Mozzarella, Breaded mozzarella, fried golden crisp & served with marinara sauce. Nowhere does it mention "sticks." *shoulder shrug emoji*). In rapid succession after that, the kids meal came out, and then, and I mean probably 3-4 minutes after ordering the mozz *sticks,* THEY hit the table. Still no soup or salad. The mozzarella sticks were made suspiciously fast. Maybe 15-20 minutes later the ENTREES hit the table. The server does recognize that she never brought the soup or salad, and offers to put them in To-Go containers. *second shoulder shrug emoji* The entrees themselves were good, not great. Decent flavor, but both dishes underseasoned. A little salt would have gone a long way. I had to add parmesan cheese, red pepper flake, and some salt myself to coax a better flavor out of my ravioli. The Misses's gnocchi also needed some doctoring to bring out some true flavor. The kids meal was a generous portion size, but then again, it WAS $13, so..... We decided to actually do dessert, as The Little One wanted cake, and I had seen a picture of the Peanut Butter Bomb, and absolutely wanted to try it. One bomb, and one Lemoncello Cake slice was the order. The Lemoncello cake was good, but again, lacking in deep flavor. You got a hint of lemon, then the rest of the bite was chewing on air. It speaks to the lightness of the cake crumb, but the flavor needs to be punched up. The Peanut Butter Bomb however; no notes. Delicious. Chocolate mousse on top of a peanut butter mousse, on top of a chocolate cookie type base, the whole thing covered in chocolate and peanut drizzle (?) and sprinkled with peanuts. Definitely the best thing I ate here. SO, all things put together, it wasn't a bad night. Service was a little slow, which was only really a problem because we had a squirmy 7 year old. I probably would have appreciated the pace if it were The Misses and I just sipping a bottle of wine. But, the kitchen course timings and mix up, plus the muted flavor of pretty much every dish knocked it down a few pegs. I could see Cucina Carini easily being a 4 star spot and a go-to, "our spot" type place, it just didn't get there for me on my one visit. It's a little far from us, but if I'm in the area, I would definitely give it another shot.

Just wanted to be sure to leave a review for Beyond Delicious Chef Services! I had the pleasure of…read moreworking with Chef Ki for a bridal shower along with some other personal catering needs. I love how professional she is with all things concerning her business. She listens to your wants/needs and gives helpful advice when necessary. Her presentation is top tier and shows the love of what she does. Try her... I promise you won't be disappointed!!! SN- her cheesecake bites had my guest singing while eating!

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I had the pleasure of using Cesily's Love Meals for our January board meeting, everything was…read moreperfect. The food was delivered hot and on-time, Cesily worked with our staff to setup the food. We had the cabbage, chicken, mixed vegetables, macaroni & cheese, salmon, potatoes, &macaroni and Tuna salad; everything was delicious. We put the leftovers put thenext day for staff, they enjoyed it as well. I look forward to using them again for our dinner needs.

Call Cesily's Love Meals for any event you're hosting! You will not be disappointed! Cecily and her…read moreteam prepared another outstanding buffet for me and my guests. Her delicious food makes my parties worth attending. And she is a top-notch professional...beautiful inside and out.

Stopped here for a quick breakfast and it certainly didn't disappoint. I had a breakfast sandwich…read morewith egg, ham and cheese on a bagel, and my friend had an omelette. Both orders came with home fries which were delicious. The eat in portion of the restaurant is small and I imagine most folks do take out or order trays to go, but I will say the breakfast was top notch. I can't wait to try the lunch items.

Got the Sunday Brunch fish tray from #ShortHill2Go for the pre game meal. It was perfect for 4…read morepeople. Everything you need for fish and bagels. Delicious

This place is amazing. We have's hired them for business meetings…read moreAlways easy to make a plan

The company I work for uses them for our luncheons. Though the deserts are always a delight, the…read moremain course food is lacking. We had a taco lunch and the salsa had added sugar. I get that most companies add sugar to tomato sauce (which is disgusting in itself, especially if it's in lasagne) but I've never had sugar in salsa. I had to throw the food away. The catering staff is always nice but the food never rates about a "5".

We were unable to book them as they were already fully booked. We were in a bind and they were…read moreincredibly kind to not only call us back, but also to recommend other caterers in the area that might be able to help us out. I think this says a lot about their quality and customer service. When we have another event, I'm definitely calling them first.

R&R catered a funeral reception of 60 people for us. Rich was extremely reliable, responsive and…read moreeasy to work with. The food was plentiful and delicious. The servers were helpful and professional.

This is the 3rd time I have used this caterer for a party. Aside from being easy to work with…read more. their food is amazing. My guests were so excited to be taking food home. I would not hesitate to use them for your next party.

We chose southern farm to cater a few outdoor events this summer and everything was prepared on…read moretime and as expected. Reviews from guests were all good too.

Quick on their response and great tasty menu indeed!…read more I would recommend this company to everyone.

We made reservations a the last minute. He responded quickly to requests. Very professional on…read moretime. We ordered eggs, bacon and home fries. A very basic menu, but food was delivered hot and on time. We also used his services to serve food. He was very pleasant,flexible and professional. We will definitely use his services again in the future!

Great experience and delicious baby back ribs!!…read more We had him do a dinner for two for my husbands birthday as it gets difficult to go out to restaurants when you have a little one and seldom babysitting. This was like bringing a restaurant right to your door! Chef Kahlil arrives with one other person who happened to be his wife (loved her!) they set up flowers, music, etc..and they brought the food right to you just like a restaurant! He did a 4-course menu...we started out with a salad with strawberries and walnuts, shimp cocktail and chili sauce, Ribs with veggie medley and sweet potato and then finished off with Banana Fosters. I don't have one complaint about any of it. I highly recommend the Ribs..his homemade marinade/sauce is delicious and the meat fell right off the bone..yum!

I can't praise Chef Khalil and his crew enough. They catered a surprise birthday party for 40…read morepeople for my wife's 60th, set up in under an hour for appetizers and dinner, served, cleaned up and even handled a pasta spill on the carpet. The food was excellent and Khalil as a pleasure to work with. Needless to say, my wife was thrilled as were all of our guests.