Great place to eat and for having a nice conversation with your loved ones. At the same time you can enjoy live music there. When I went I met my favourite singer Rishat (@risholate his instagram). He only gives live concerts with his group Rishat Band. The Rishat Band consists of only professional artists. So, go Cucucina and feel the atmosphere and the vibe out there! 🤗 ♥
First turn off - service. We were served by Russian speaking lady, who was either a servant or manager. Since majority in Uzbekistan are muslims, it should be written in the menu that meat and food served are NOT Halal. When we asked if their food is halal or not (e.g. do chicken, beef, and other foods comply with halal standards and doesn’t contain alcohol?), the manager acted rude and specifically said “if we want to make a scene here” and kept telling that this is authentic Italian cuisine. They could have just said it’s not halal certified or certain foods in the menu are halal and give us some options. Instead, she chose to be authoritative. I understand that Italians consume non-halal food on a daily basis, but since its in Tashkent and visitors are Uzbeks, they should be notified about this because I have seen hijabi visitors eating Peperroni Pizzas, probably not expecting it to be real pork. Food is not that great either, very overrated for its price and portions are not proportional to cost. And nothing special about it being authentic Italian. Average Italian pizzeria in the US has much better food.
The waiter threw away my pills wrapped in paper. I left them at the table and looked away for less than a minute and it's gone.
Most importantly when asked to find it, staff pretended like nothing happened.
It's not like it looked like garbage or a used napkin.