La Buca - Vancouver, British Columbia

The food was delicious, and the service was excellent 👌 A must to experience!

La Buca is good but quite inconsistent. I've had 5/5 meals there before, especially their pastas, but they just can't stay consistent. My meal 3 weeks ago for a party of 2 was incredible and food came out hot. We did the family style menu again later in the month ... with a party of 6 and the food came out cold! Makes it tough to recommend but it could be worth trying if you are in the area. Read more

We had a fantastic experience here for dinner. Food was amazing, service was superb, and the atmosphere was perfect. Our waiter was very knowledgable and easily made informed recommendations based on our taste preferences. The price point is on the upper end, but you absolutely get what you pay for.

Finally made it to La Buca and it met our expectations. There was free parking on the streets out front and around the corner. We made reservations and were warmly welcomed into the cozy single room restaurant. The menu was simple and easy to understand but our server was on hand to ... go through highlights and specials and offer his suggestions for his favourites. We opted to order four items to share between three people and it was a perfect amount. We ordered the foccacia which we added to the one included with the burrata. This dish was perfect but the foccacia were so tiny. We wanted more! Tasty but little. The gnocchi was perfect and we all commented how the bed of peas they were on tasted like they came straight from the garden. The tagliolini ragu was done to a perfect al dente but quite small for the $35. Not my favourite dish of the evening but it is a good pasta. The chicken cacciatore was of excellent quality. Tender and perfectly done. Heavenly flavours. All in all a nice fine dining experience but make sure you are comfortable with the fine dining prices before you sit down to the attentive service and wonderfully cooked dishes. Read more

Really enjoyed our dinner at this small restaurant. Doesn't look like much from the outside, but the interior is charming. Our server was fantastic, really helpful on guiding through the menu options (changes daily) and wine list (will be changed soon from the current Italian offerings). The food definitely had some ... high points: the prosciutto-wrapped asparagus was amazing, the ravioli super tasty, and we shared an incredible flourless chocolate cake. But...the focaccia was simply too small for the cost, and the pastas were too salty (which the server said the kitchen had realized). Free street parking. Looking forward to trying again! Read more