Cugini - italian restaurant - Italian restaurant in Hanoi

Celebrated birthday with my family here. Forgot to take photos of the main dishes. Beautiful restaurant and atmosphere. Dishes are good and price is reasonable. I will come back :)

Giving it 2 stars because there is something good in this place. To start with the place looks nice, good service. Very attentive staff and friendly owner/ manager. Also they have a good wine collection at reasonable prices. But come on we are going there for food and it was so disappointing. 1) Pizza 5/10 - dough was fine (at least chef knows this basic stuff) but toppings were very bad. All I could taste was tangy tomato and literally no salami taste. Also if you are charging 300k don't skimp on Salami which is the main part of the pizza. 2) Octopus pasta 2/10 a proper scam dish..if I want to eat undercooked spaghetti with seafood flavored tomato sauce and 25 gms of octopus in it I wouldnt pay 380k and would rather eat at home. 3) Fried softshell crab 7/10 - was decent. 4) Unfortunately I saw a big rat around the restaurant window. I really hope he doesn't live in the kitchen. Overall, this place needs a serious upgrade in food taste and quality.

Had a lovely dinner at Cugini Hanoi with a couple of girlfriends. The food was comforting Italian done right! Every dish, from the appetisers through to dessert, was thoughtfully prepared and so delicious. Food and wine were served at the right temperatures. Atmosphere was warm and welcoming, and it was a really nice touch that the owner, Nico, personally came by to say hi and check in on guests. Definitely a place I’d happily return to and recommend to others ;)

An excellent Italian restaurant. One of the best in Hà Nội. I’d been here a few times already and had to finally post a review. The food, service, and atmosphere are equally satisfying. Brought a friend over recently who enjoyed it more than she anticipated. The complementary bruschetta starter was a nice touch as well. Cảm ơn nha !

We chose this Italian restaurant mainly because of its very high rating, and when we arrived the interior and design were impressive — the place definitely makes a strong first impression. However, our overall experience turned out to be a bit disappointing. We were a group of eight people, and most of the dishes felt just so-so. My Caesar salad with grilled chicken was the biggest disappointment. Two pieces of chicken were undercooked inside, with parts of the meat still not properly done. I didn’t complain at the moment, but it was definitely not something I expected from a restaurant at this price level. In addition, the Caesar dressing had a strong garlic flavor, which left a rather unpleasant aftertaste. From all the dishes we tried, the Margherita pizza was the best. It was thin, well prepared, and really tasty. The Bolognese pasta was also good, although the portion was relatively small. Overall, this was one of those situations where expectations were high but the experience didn’t quite match them, leaving us with a slightly disappointing impression despite the beautiful setting.