Reviews of Culaccino Italian Kitchen (Coffee Shop)

kirk brown

Beautiful food! Super covid respectful restaurant and staff.

Keltie Jeakins

It was ok.

Fons

Meal type

Lori Turner

Good pasta but only order the carbonara if you really like truffle oil.

Isabelle Grant

We stop here every time we come near Powell River (even if it means going out of our way), and from our very first visit shortly after opening, it has never disappointed. The owners take feedback professionally and sincerely and strive to improve your experience. The staff is friendly and informed and their passion shows through without being overbearing. A great wine list and lots of nods to traditional classics with some fresh takes makes Culaccino a wonderful place to while away an afternoon, fuel up for dinner or kill time waiting for a ferry. Can’t wait for our next visit!

Brenna Wear

Amazing authentic Italian cuisine, handmade pasta and the best Italian sausage I've ever had. The carpaccio and cocktails were fabulous as well

Jonathan Russell

i have been to this little gem a couple of times when I am in town and have had Clam with Squid Ink Linguine sooo good. The restaurant is quiet and easy to converse in, great decor and excellent service. A great find. Check it out

Laura Westover

This place beats any Italian place we’ve been to. We had the Italian garden salad and spaghetti with meatballs. Absolutely delicious. Great service and cozy little place.

Song Hu

Great food and service! Antipasto was delicious. Entree presentation was wonderful. Powell River needed a place like this ever since The Alchemist closed.

Angela Desilets

Great food. Great service. Went twice for lunch

Dean Thompson Real Estate

Very good, well prepared, fresh.

Barbara Egglestone

Ok good, great cocktails

Viking Strong

Even being short of staff, this restaurant delivered amazing service and high quality food. The pizza we had was great with lots of flavour. Excellent bubbly and appetizers as well. Best restaurant on the main strip of town.

Surabhi Pasrija

By far the best Italian food I have ever had, service is amazing, they serve you fresh and straight from the oven food! Unfortunately I was too busy eating the delicious food, forgot to take pictures..Really recommend this place! Don't miss it guys! Special mention for Margherita pizza and vegetarian lasagna

Heinrich-Werner Martens

For a much anticipated first visit; Culaccino fell surprisingly flat on its face. An out-of-touch attempt to manufacture atmosphere has failed and you are left with an obnoxiously loud kitchen printer, chiming in every minute to give you the post-midnight, fast-food food joint "feels". To amplify the snack-shack feel, you can choose to cram yourself in the doorway (literally the doorway) or better yet in a traffic lane (like my partner was) where the customers and waiters alike push your chair often enough to grate on even the most patient persons nerves. The fettacini was a mess of greasy, sweaty noodles, missing any sign of flavour (not even salt). The chunks of spam in it, er, I mean pancetta, and the apparent fear of fresh produce (not even a hint of a garnish anywhere?) give me a distinct impression that the target audience here might be someone who's idea of home-cooked pasta is Kraft Dinner and ketchup. I reckon it was a quantity not quality scenario. The most impressive part of the meal is that a dish can be both overcooked and undercooked; as was my partners order. The plan seemed to be to under season, and cook till textureless followed by a clumsy and hasty execution. This place is an insult to Italian food and the only good things about it is the staff and the wine.

Steve Vath

Just had coffees and it was good but small and pricey

Laurie Gabriel

Absolutely fantastic delicious meal! Best lasagna I’ve ever tasted. Hands down. Cute little outside patio to enjoy our wonderful meal. Great service!

Chantelle Norris

Small place but nice atmosphere , very good food, bit expensive however no milk for tea... Delicious dessert.

British Columbia

Great food great service

Carina Garcia Romero

Was on route to Willingdon beach and decided to grab a dessert to go. Glad I did. The Lemon Olive Oil Cake was amazing! - Running neck and neck with Costa's key lime pie for best dessert in town. Will have to try them both again to compare.

Martin Vondruska

Well worth visiting. 4.5 ⭐️ Let me brake it down into sections. This is a small restaurant with,I’d say 28 seats. The feel is quite formal fancy with a rustic flexible floor. Here is the half star ⭐️ loss. Because of its size the entrance comes right into the seating and can cause drafts on cold and blustery evenings. The space is limited so the tables don’t give a lot of space between but the waiting staff know how to dance between without distraction, a testament to their ability. The staff are first rate friendly and attentive. Never had to call for refilling water. You can see and hear a little of the kitchen and they work quiet and in unison. This isn’t a Gordon Ramsey yell fest. Excellent. The food is absolutely amazing. All handmade pastas and sauces. The pasta is cooked to perfect al dente. Flavour layering with textures is fine dining. I’ll stack this against any Italian restaurants I’ve eaten in Italy ????????. The fish cake is wonderful with a crunchy outer crust and moist tender inner. Fried capers and garnish is top shelf. Highly recommend. The portion sizes are ample bordering on large so you don’t have to worry about them high-end hunger pangs in an hour after eating there like other high-end eateries. The price reflects the portions. In short... if you visit Powell River or live there, you have a gem of a higher end restaurant. Go give them some love and support.

Erik Blaney

Excellent food... one reason we look forward to going to Powell River... service is great too

Wendy Featherling

Great place and Great Pasta…a must visit when in town.

Henry Armitage

Easily one of the best Italian restaurants in BC. Their use of truffle oil is second to none. Steak night could even be potato night too they were so tasty. Don't hesitate to try the Fungi pizza.

J Speed

Stayed one night in Powell River and I am very happy I chose this restaurant. It was a treat night out for my mom, we split polenta fries and one of the pizzas. Hands down one of the best pizzas both of us have ever experienced. Polenta fries were also exceptional, very crispy with two dips. Highly recommend this restaurant.

Mike Bovencamp

Portions are a little smaller than I hoped, but was delicious.

Kalev Matsi

Great food. Very enthusiastic and helpful service. Thoughtful too. Every thing was very nice with a more affordable price tag than expected for the quality we enjoyed.

Mike Pedersen

Fantastic dinner tonight- had family in town from Vancouver, all 12 of us had dinners to brag about! I had the steak special this was the best flavours I have had in a long time ... great staff and service!!!

Asa Böhm

Food was excellent

behtab behseta

Omg. I drooled while I ate this delicious meal! Had pasta, salad & pizza and all we're garlicky goodness! ????

Paulo Pena

Food, service and atmosphere was amazing.

Tamara Poppitt

Fantastic food and pleasant atmosphere

Rob F

My husband and I had the pleasure of having lunch at Culaccino's a couple of weeks ago, everything was delicious and so well made and presented. The soup, the pasta the salad, and the service were all excellent, we are so happy we went there on a whim, when heading to the coffee shop next door. We will definitely be back whenever in Powell River!

C.C.

Great food and ambience!

Fiona Krogh

Great food, lovely staff beautiful location

Val Chuy

Nice lil place n the food is great

Charlotte Schoch

Food was amazing

Jenn Gaiger

Stopped in at this quaint bistro recently and was surprised by one of the best meals I had eaten in ages. First of all the dining room is quaint with a european ambiance, open kitchen and first rate wine list. I had the Beef Carpaccio, Eggplant Slider followed by the Lamb Shank. The food was presented beautifully and tasted as good as it looked. Very friendly and helpful staff. Five star cuisine at a very reasonable price, this is a must visit in Powell River

Caitlin Padgett

Finally got a chance to try this little gem while home visiting my family. Powell River is so fortunate to have a world class restaurant like this! The cocktails were perfect (I had the Botched Negroni and the Aperol Spritz - the second being a drink that I order anywhere I see it available and Culaccino really nailed it). We share the generous portion of olives and the flatbread, which I could eat every day. So good. I also had the Stone Fruit Merengue for dessert but dug into it so quickly I couldn't take a nice photo (that's a good sign, right?!). The delicate flavours and textures worked really well together. Now I can't wait for my next visit!

Moses Kim

Food is consistently excellent! Pastas, salads... omg pizza best I’ve ever tasted and the steak on Friday and Saturdays well worth the price. Such amazing flavours, great service! What’s not to love!

Christy M Kuettel

What a little gem of a restaurant this is! They easily get five stars from me for several reasons: 1. The ambiance is incredible- quaint- I felt like I was transported to a European restaurant… 2. The service—classy, professional. They made a mistake with our food order and quickly owned it, remade it and compensated. We felt appreciated and valued as customers. We loved our waitress - she was friendly and really helpful. 3. The Food- I bet there isn’t anything of poor quality here- their pasta is made in house- the sauces are delicious. We ordered polenta fries(awesome!!!), four cheese lasagna, spaghetti Arabiatta, and the Spaghetti and meatballs…. Everything was so good…we will most definitely be back when we visit again!

Robert Grantham

Soooooo good! Everything was delicious and the waitresses wine suggestion was spot on. I had an incredible layered lemon dessert served in a jar that was a heavenly surprise for every spoonful.

Margo Formby

The service was amazing and the environment super cozy, but I found my pizza (truffle mushroom) to be waaay too cheesy. Could just be a personal preference though, everything else was great! Really liked the polenta fries.

Brenda Duggan

Great food...Great service... a jem in a small town.

Ryan Thompson

Visiting Powell River from Australia and dined at Culaccino - wonderful Italian food, perfect portion size and friendly service. The flatbread was divine and the fettuccine carbonara and the meatballs were fabulous. The special of the day was one of the best pizzas I've ever had - ricotta cream base - amazing! The only reason I haven't given it 5 stars is they didn't have the wine we ordered from the wine list. But we had a lovely Rose instead. This restaurant is a gift to PR - go enjoy it!

Eric Christensen

Fabulous meal. Chef went the extra mile and created a special pasta dish to deal with my friends food allergies. Awesome!

Tal Vardi

The best pasta I've had that I can remember. I got the Linguini Carbonara with Truffle, absolutely delicious. Excellent service, reasonably priced!

Dave Critchley

Dinner

Robin Gibson

I can't stop thinking about my meal here. Had the meatball trio, frido misto special to share. Unreal flavours, and by far juiciest, most decadent meatballs ever tasted. For my main I had the ravioli and my gosh what a revelation, the sauce is to die for. To finish off I had the chocolate ganache tart, it was amazing. Can't wait to come back!

Dan Harris

Everything was too good to leave anything behind. We are already planning our next visit Service and staff amazing. Thanks

Daniel Reeh

Great food, awesome service. Meat ball sandwich was amazing. Had lentil soup. Perfect on a cold day.

Patrick McClean

We had a lovely family meal centred on pasta, bread and salad.

James Churchill

Excellent homemade pasta

Evan Krosney

Excellent!!! 5 star meal and service!!! House made pasta...yum!!!! Excellent ingredients and thoroughly enjoyed our meal!! Will be back for sure :)

Delia Girard

Amazing food!! Words are not enough to describe the flavour! Polenta is amazing and the pizza (ricotta and mushroom) is seriously the best pizza I've ever eaten!! Wonderful service!

Martin Hryniewiecki

Great food, atmosphere, and great service!

A Yip

Delicious food and excellent service

Leo Mercado

Service is fine, food takes a VERY long time, we waited nearly 2 hours at lunch time for a table of 6, pizza was decent, but both pasta dishes that were had really were not good.

Elaine Bohme

This place looked really good. There was a wait so I gave my name and phone number to the host who said that they would call me back when a table came available in about twenty minutes. Never received a call.

Alex

Place has great food. wicked atmosphere.

June Nassichuk

The service was great. Food was delicious. Looking forward to going back soon!

Michael Linda Huot

Excellent service and excellent food...our server was perfect

Kim Kelly

We went for Father's Day dinner and again, it was fabulous!! The chef's outdid themselves as well as our lovely attentive server Sonya.

Josh Mohan

(Translated) Fresh made food, great! (Original) Frisch gemachte Speisen, klasse!

Mike VanHees

Best food in town hands down

RACHELLE FORD

Great service and delicious food. The spaghetti and meatballs was so unic, so different and amazing just like this lovely town.

Sam Harris

Wonderful food and good price

Ward Graham

Great wine and service. Food was excellent. The room is a little noisy

Andrew Scott

Very nice restaurant

Fawne Faris

Oh my goodness!!! You have to go here! The food, the service, the drink selection, the whole experience!!! Top notch! All pastas are hand made daily and anything you have I promise you will crave days later! This is a must go to hands down!

John Belrose

A refreshingly modern experience in a well dated town.

Don Allan

Clam linguini was tasty.

Nick Hopkins

Delicious pasta and a gluten free option for guys like me with wheat allergies. Highly recommended. I had the braised shirt rib pasta dish, was delicious. The kitchen noise is a bit loud but it just adds to the fun atmosphere, it didn't bother me at all.

Christene Sache

Absolutely lovely! Very friendly waitresses, simple yet elegant decor, beautifully prepared handmade pasta for fair prices. Thoroughly enjoyed our dinner experience here and would highly recommend!

Bettina Maria Fuglerud

We enjoyed the dinner but the linguini that we ordered was just a bit too salty for our family. It was little difficult to have two young children due to the space being a bit compact. With that said, we still enjoyed a great family dinner.

Victoria Heron

Lovely food. Very short simple menu but executed to perfection. Home made pasta really makes a difference. Great service.

Ian Morrison

Fantastic food. I enjoyed every dish

Lae Soudarack

Great food and service

Ann Tang

The dinner for 2 includes a salad, spaghetti w meatballs and cheeesy bread. All was phenomenal. The salad was so delicious and refreshing which was a very pleasant surprise. Attentive wait staff and lots of happy customers on a Saturday night. Definitely worth a visit or two!

Mei Louis

Great service! The meatball pasta combo for two came with a salad and a garlic bread. The salad was beyond delicious. A must try!

moonkraab

Perfect - this restaurant came highly recommended from my brother (and he doesn’t give away recommendations easily). We arrived to an amazingly comfortable setting and great lighting. It’s a great place to eat, drink and enjoy company. We had the pizzas and some pasta. They hand make their pasta which was a nice authentic touch. The pizza is now my top favourite pizza I have ever had and will be tough to top. Staff were very friendly and accommodating. Thank you! - Can’t wait to return!

Ian Braconnier

Dine in

Jeff Dittmer

Wow, really impressive kitchen and service - 100% recommended

Carol Skorey

Great place! Delicious!

Wally D

The absolute best pizza in Tulum

Jordan John

Food is great! Restaurant is just too noisy

Melissa K

Food was passable but not extraordinary

Lisa G

Amazing food, with great service.

Erik Kolb

Unbelievably delish. If you like flatbread, this is the best I have had. Carpaccio, fennel salad, and duck ragu were previously enjoyed by my friends and family and gave rave reviews on each dish. Polenta fries are on my list for trying next time we go. They look amazing! Highly recommend this place.

TC

Service

Philippe-Alexandre Faure

I sometimes lie awake at night and my stomach growls for Culacchino's polenta fries and their Spaghetti Aglio E Olio. I consider taking the ferry from Earl's Cove to see my friends in Powtown and to stop in, but then I remember the lockdown and these other public health orders, so I stay in Xwilkway (Halfmoon Bay), and wait for better days. Thank-you. Your staff also add to a very fine experience. See you soon I hope :)

Hans Bauck

Had the "dinner for two" and it was very good, particularly the salad which was amazing. Things we didn't like were the limited menu, the cramped seating, the cost (Covid?), and the Dennys playlist. Would still go back because of the food.

G Madsen

Food was mediocre, but based on the pricing (on the expensive side) and the presentation (which was pretty good), you would expect a lot better. Staff was very friendly, wine was great, but there are way better places to eat in PR..

Darcy Carolei

Oh so good. Thoroughly enjoyed our dinner. Thank you. We will be back.

Joanne Raymond

Best dinner I've had yet in Powell River. Will definitely be back again!

LouiLou Hoskyn

Loved it - great food, professional service!

Christine Beamer

Had another amazing experience here! Fantastic cooking and style. Still the best Italian food I have had!

T W

Nice atmosphere and delicious ???? food!!!

Bob Tindle

Excellent, friendly service. My first time to Powell River and I really felt welcomed. Food was very good.

Karen Milner

Went for a friend's lunch, food was EXCELLENT!! The very friendly and excellent.

Maria Aerts

So great ! Highly recommend

Phil Smith

Great food good portion size great staff recomend for a date night out.

Paul Formby

Amazing!! Great staff and some of the best Italian food we’ve had in recent memory. Great pizza!

Tracy Lloyd

had the clam with squid ink linguini. excellent and very fresh. more than worth the price. cool atmosphere too, nice decor.

Tracey Hudson

We had some interesting dishes prepared in novel ways here, which is not normal for Powell River. The food culture in this town is excellent, but doesn't take many risks. Not so for Culaccino.