Favorite Menu Items for Paid Dinners at Cucina del Capitano

[Luvsnorkeling]

Have never dined there from the $15 paid menu. What are some of your favorite appetizers, entrees or desserts? Thanks!

[Colorado Cruzer]

All of these items were delicious!

 

App:          Burrata Cheese

Entree:      Short rib with side of linguine alfredo

Dessert:     I can't remember the name but it was a lemon polenta cake with a sorbet and cream.  

 

really good!

[Tampa Bay Irish]

I was underwhelmed by Cucina del Capitano. JiJi’s Asian restaurant is much, much better. 

[Saint Greg]

I like the pork chop. They call it something else on the menu. You have to read the description to find out it’s a pork chop.

 

If you go to this link and scroll down to dinner time I have a picture of it as well as the calamari, spaghetti and the dessert Colorado cruzer mentioned.

 

https://saintgregtravel.com/christmas-magic-1st-sea-day/

 

 

Some more pics here. This one has the meatball, spaghetti, sea bass and the apple pie like dessert.

https://saintgregtravel.com/vista-2nd-sea-day/

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 1, 2020 by Saint Greg

[JaxsMama]

The bread (at dinner), meatballs and the chocolate dessert (can't remember the name).

[Saint Greg]

1 minute ago, Tampa Bay Irish said:

I was underwhelmed by Cucina del Capitano. JiJi’s Asian restaurant is much, much better. 

I would rather eat at JiJi twice than Cucina once. But OP very well may not be on a ship that has JiJi. I’ll be going to Cucina on Magic since there is no JiJi.

[Luvsnorkeling]

Saint Greg had it right! My ship will not have JiJi's. But thanks for the input! Maybe I'll get to try it on another ship.

 

Everyone's recommendations sound delish. Keep 'em coming! Thanks!!

[eagletwo]

We have been to both on the Sunshine. Both restaurants are very good for the $15 pp upcharge. I love the bone in pork chop at Cucina and the pork belly at JiJi.  Depends if you like Italian or Asian food.

[DGP1111]

Appetizer:  Il Capitano's Signature Arancini

Entree:  Pork Chop

 

 

[MalleyCat]

We've never gone to the Cucina, but (hopefully) will be in September. I know you get appetizer, main and dessert for the $15 charge, but how do the sides work? 

[modes]

Have never dined there from the $15 paid menu. What are some of your favorite appetizers, entrees or desserts? Thanks!

We found everything good and we went 5 times on a 7 day cruise and we met a couple of families that went there every night, the service is fabulous and the price can’t be beat.


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[DAllenTCY]

The bread is fabulous.... I had the pork chop.  Next cruise I have 2 nights set aside for Cucina del Capitano.

 

It is a very small venue (as is JiJi) and the service is impeccable at both.

 

A small bottle of Chianti is reasonably priced, too.  

 

David

 

 

[pirate4me2]

Love love love Cucina!

The bread is great, the eggplant app delicious, chicken parm main was FANTASTIC. Oh my.


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[Saint Greg]

1 hour ago, pirate4me2 said:

Love love love Cucina!

The bread is great, the eggplant app delicious, chicken parm main was FANTASTIC. Oh my.


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chicken parm is what I’m planning on trying next time.

[nurseer]

My husband loves the Branzino.  In fact, we went back twice on our last cruise so he could have more of it.  The short ribs are wonderful as well.

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

On 4/30/2020 at 8:21 PM, Tampa Bay Irish said:

I was underwhelmed by Cucina del Capitano. JiJi’s Asian restaurant is much, much better. 

That wasn't what was being asked here though.

 

My favorite was the Veal Marsala. 

[matymil]

9 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

chicken parm is what I’m planning on trying next time.

Their chicken parm was my favorite. My wife did not like it as much because the cutlet was to thin 

[Saint Greg]

34 minutes ago, matymil said:

Their chicken parm was my favorite. My wife did not like it as much because the cutlet was to thin 

I just want to be able to sit there and say Chicken Parm you taste so good.

[skywonder]

I thought the chicken parm was really good too, we enjoyed it. I should have stood away from this post now I'm getting hungry for cruise food lol.

[SNJCruisers]

19 hours ago, MalleyCat said:

We've never gone to the Cucina, but (hopefully) will be in September. I know you get appetizer, main and dessert for the $15 charge, but how do the sides work? 

We had an order of fingerling potatoes that could have fed 3-4 people.  The first time we went we had an order of fettucine alfredo that we split as a side dish.  Favorite entree is the Tomahawk Pork Chop.

[evandbob]

The antipasto was quite tasty.  Other than that, I wasn't a fan, The Cucina seemed like Olive Garden and not the  Bronx based Italian peasant food that I grew up with.

[Butterbean1000]

I'm not a big Italian fan, but the hubs is.  I do like the calamari.  The bread is very good.  I dont even remember what I ordered last time.  The hubs really likes Nona's meatballs.  I much prefer JiJi's.

[crusinpsychRN]

I didn't like the meatball. Like the calamari and would have it several times a day if I could!

[crusinpsychRN]

I'm sitting here eating a blah meatloaf thinking about the calamari...

[Shaded Lady]

Their bread- YUMM!!!!

 

I love the arancini app... 

 

For my main meal I usually have the chicken parm. I tried the meatballs but found them underwhelming...

 

Not crazy about any of their desserts, so I usually skip it and head to the buffet to see what they have... fallback plan is softserve ice cream from the Lido deck.