Reviews of Tuscan Kitchen (Restaurant)

T Zirn

The food was amazing.

Michelle Whisnant

The wait staff was excellent and attentive. I found it overpriced for ok food. 12$ mozzarella appetizer was 4 oddly sized 3 bite pieces. 9$ side salad was a handful of greens and 2 cherry tomatoes. I got the half chicken... which was missing half it was a 1/4 chicken half the breast was gone. Portions are small, my asparagus was not trimmed (inedible ends) and not well cooked. Wasn't impressed.

J B

Had a very nice dinner here, the filet mignon was delicious!!

Karyll H

The waitress was very informative. She knew her stuff n the food was really good.

Robert Zeller

Good food, made well. My wife loves it, so I do too.

Laina Reavis

Service was great and the food was amazing. We celebrated my boyfriend's birthday and they brought out a delicious peanut butter cannoli. We sat there for 2 hours with friends and never felt rushed to vacate the table. We absolutely love this restaurant!

Toya Brown

Very, very nice ambiance. The food was just okay, but I ordered steak. I've had better steak from steakhouses

Gina Cruikshank

Went for happy hour. Wine was delicious, food was excellent and service was top notch. Meatballs were on the small side but otherwise everything was wonderful. Will definitely go back.

Tim Smith

I get that they are trying to provide a "fancier" italian option to the Seacoast, but man does it feel like a facade. Everything feels over priced, the atmosphere isn't anywhere near intimate, and the flavor of the food isn't anything special to write about. You'll end up paying close to $16 dollars for 4 specialty ravioli and be completely underwhelmed when you get it. This place just feels like a rich, aging trophy wife's equivalent of a dive bar.

A_A_RON Greenwood

Amazing!!! I dont know where to start. From apps to drinks to dinner they exceeded out expectations. And the service was top notch. And the deserts are to die for. Thank you guys for the great food me and my team will be back again!!!

Peter Desfosses

Amazing food, wonderful staff, and beautiful decor!

Brandon Meyers

Expensive for what you get. Okay service.

Linda Gelardi

Great experience. Delicious food, great service, relaxing atmosphere

Jake B

I have not eaten at the restaurant, but I have bought a lot of groceries, so this is only for the grocery side. This is a good place for specialty Italian groceries. They have especially good deli meats and baked goods, but you can find almost anything you might be looking for here, as long as it's Italian. The deli counter also makes really great sandwiches. I recommend the Italian and the prosciutto with fig, in particular. Everything here is excellent quality. The only reason I deducted a star is that I feel like it's more expensive than it should be. I appreciate that specialty stuff is going to cost more, but I think they go a little beyond what is necessary here. But bread here though - prices seem fair to me, and quality is excellent.

Ole Holden

Great italian food.

Chris Balloch

Shopped at the market. All the staff were extremely helpful and pleasant to work with. I purchased meatballs at have at home and they were delicious. The 4 star rating is because the homemade take home pasta sauces don't have an expiration date so your not sure when they were made or when to consume them by.

Paulina Sarao

Was surprised it was empty on a Saturday afternoon. Our waitress was nice but the food was awful. I’ve been to the Salem and Burlington locations and always had a great experience. However, this one was bad. My husband’s chicken wasn’t fully cooked. Sent it back. My dish was mostly pasta with two pieces of chicken. My mom boyfriend’s pasta was not what he ordered. We complained and only received an apology. Not coming back here.

Dave Clough

Had a business event there. Room was great, staff was great. Their pizza was the perfect nibbles during networking.

Andrew Saati

Very good service, very good food, never had a bad meal there. Beef is a little pricey but worth it

Paul Scalera

Food and service excellent. No explanation that Italian water was $6. Meal price had to be corrected and was wrong on receipt. (Eggplant with vermicelli $27?!) Thought pasta with meatball was included but pasta was extra $6. Maybe was on menu and I missed it.

Tyler Dubovsky

Had the 38oz ribeye.... Was AMAZING

Andrew Hodson

Went to the restaurant in Portsmouth NH. My wife ordered the smaller portion of the Roasted Wild Mushroom ravioli. $16 gets you 3 raviolis! Pathetic! Tastes good, but 3? I ordered the QUATTRO FORMAGGI RAVIOLI. I got the full size portion for $26. Maybe 5 or 6 ravioli! Again, pathetic! Wines and food are way overpriced. It's a chain restaurant like Olive Garden!! My hard earned cash is better spent elsewhere!! Will not be back.

Katie Doyle

My husband and I had our wedding at Tuscan and can not say enough about how amazing Amanda is! I was worried when the original woman I was working with had left, but we really lucked out with Amanda taking over. Her experience in events, and weddings specifically, definitely showed and made the whole day go super smooth. She was always very responsive, accommodating, and kind when working with me throughout the planning. The wait staff was wonderful and the food was amazing! We couldn’t have asked for a better day.

A Cote

The food is expensive and the portions are tiny. This is not a place you should go if you want a filling meal let alone leftovers for lunch the next day.

Stephanie koch

Delicious lunch. Just the right portion size. Excellent service as well.

bill Cav

Clean, great staff & reasonably priced. Menu is limited but always well done.

Roberta Surprenant

We had the lobster ravioli and it was delicious! Very nice waitstaff.

Russ S

The food was delicious! Got the margarita pizza and loved every bite. Definitely would recommend

Karin Bulger

My son wanted a small wedding reception, so they chose the Tuscan Kitchen in Portsmouth. It was beautiful ! The atmosphere is absolutely elegant ! The meals were delicious, and the wait staff was so professional !! They made us feel like guests at a royal wedding. I would definitely recommend Tuscan Kitchen for any function.

Kelly

This was a very nice restaurant in a busier part of town. The wait staff was unbelievably nice and energetic the entire time I was there. I went with a group of colleagues who have no dietary restrictions. The menu was great for them. I am a vegan and there were no obvious vegan options on the menu. That being said when I requested that one of the pizzas be made without cheese and just vegetables the waitress said that was not a problem and the pizza turned out great. Sometimes requesting that a meal be made vegan is met with pushback and hesitation which was not the case here. I appreciate their willingness to make something that was not on the menu and it still tasted great. I would absolutely recommend this restaurant to others and hope that in the future they are able to add some vegan options to the menu.

Sandy Pochapin

We held a dinner function at Tuscan Kitchen in Portsmouth NH and the staff could not have been more helpful. They spelled our company's name wrong on the menus they had prepared (a common mistake) but quickly reprinted and redistributed them when we pointed out the error. The wait staff was extremely accommodating and the room was set according to our specific requests which is unusual (unfortunately). We were so pleased that we're going to schedule some of their other restaurants for future events.

Janet Richards

Excellent food, great service and plenty of room. Outside seating beautiful!

Laurel Pulsifer

Menu has so much to chose from. We had appetizers, salad, a pasta meal. Each item was beautifully presented, and delicious. Sat outside on the casual, relaxing patio. Loved it all. Went to the market after dinner and bought yummy desserts to take home. Great experience, highly recommend.

Michael Scott

Excellent place friendly service and excellent food. Please put one up in the North Conway area!

Katie

Food was delicious and our good server enhanced our meal with his fine service and conversation!

Robert Barmore

Great food and service

Nancy Williams

We went on Valentine's Day which always is a busy night. There were 3 couples in our party. Our waiter was awesome and took the time to explain different items on the menu and suggested having several different appetizers verses one entree so you could sample a variety of different food. Everyone was pleased with their meals and appetizers. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars was due to the very long wait between drinks, appetizers and the meal. I'm not sure if the kitchen was overwhelmed with the crowd or maybe they were under staffed. We'll definitely go back again.

Brian Stevens

Great place! wonderful environment with friendly staff

Dom Baldassarre

Great food and great atmosphere.

Shaylah Gates

Food was ok, needed more seasoning though. Waitress was very kind and apologetic. Two tables left before getting their food. Long wait for food, then our first course was delivered to the wrong table. And my husband's meal was the wrong portion size. We ordered dinner size and received appetizer size.

Debbie Gossel

Fantastic food, authenticity and quality equal to that when living in Italy. Great presentation and taste from drinks and appetizers, to main course and desserts. Nice atmosphere, friendly staff. Highly recommend.

Mark Henderson

It took an hour for our food to come out to our table. The portions were too little for the price we paid. The soda didn't have any carbonation. We told the server that it had no CO2 in it and she brought back another just as flat. The server brought the check over to the table and didn't ask if we wanted anything else. Just dropped it on the table. We will not be going back there again.

James demonico

It's a beautiful place ambiance is great. Food is not. All Italian meals taste like chef boyardee. All tomato sauce tastes awful. Like with most Italian restaurants that have terrible sauce all dishes that come with sauce are terrible. If you like sauce that comes from a number 10 can and microwaved pasta you might like Tuscan kitchen. I'm surprised at the amount of business a restaurant like Tuscan kitchen does. I tried it once. I wouldn't eat there again even if it was free.

Joe Rapuano

Great food and atmosphere. Be sure to try the three cheese ravioli!

Joey Thibeau

Amazing food and awesome service!!! Highly recommend, will definitely be going back and bringing more people

Go Compel

Amazing food. Everything taste very distinguished. This might be hard for people used to "Americanized" Italian food. Olive Garden is fake food, this is real, this taste like the quality food I get when traveling the world. The bolognese sauce is amazing and brings back memories of an authentic Italian experience. The breads are all phenomenal, rustic which reminds me of how they did it in days gone by. I really do not understand how anyone could complain. If you go to Italy this is what you will get. If you like American Italian you can find a chain. This is the best Italian food I have found this side of Europe. Service isn't that bad either.

Jay Baldwin

Love the atmosphere and market. I went during a happy hour for beer and apps. I paid the happy hour price of $10 for the calamari that had literally 10 pieces. I can do simple math, that is $1 per little piece of calamari. Was annoyed by that and didn't order more food.

Jesse Richardson

Possibly the best Italian food in New England? Yeah...I'll go with that

Karen Desmarais

Wow! Delicious food, great atmosphere. Out service Lori was fantastic!

Tim Attenborough

Awesome!!! Had a fantastic seasonal lobster roll that was heavenly!! Also the meatball that my son didn't eat was one of the best I ever had, the tomato sauce on it was incredible too!! Service was great also.

Michael Pinard Sr.

An authentic Italian meal in the true European fashion. From a traditional Arancini appetizer to a main course of Mushroom Ravioli and Chicken Parmesan the taste of Italy comes to Portsmouth. A true leisurely dining experience with a sweet Cannoli ending!

Karla and Bryan Moulton

Dont like it when the first question asked is "do you have a reservation" especially when 95% of the tables were unoccupied. Food was good but a bit pricey even when ordering their half portions...

EDM guy

Expensive, but you can get a pizza for $13 too. Great if you need to celebrate a special occasion.

Rachel F. R. de Almeida

Atmosphere is Old World elegant. Service is friendly and efficient. We almost always do small plates for variety and were very impressed with the blending of flavors.

Joyce Miller

First time here. Food was very good. Potions were uneven. My chicken dish was plenty but his short rib raviolis left him needing more. Dbl Choc Espresso Cake so rich. Overall, would definitely come back.

Jeff Deming

Consistent and delicious. Mushroom ravioli is my favorite. The small plates and appetizers are all excellent. Great space, but with an intimate feel. Highly recommended for nice nights out.

Elizabeth Braconi

Great experience. Attentive service at the bar and many vegetarian options. I also love that it’s possible to get half portions of the pastas!

Haley Persons

Very nice. Loved the food. Very delicious

Onésimo Muñoz Pirela

Very low quality olive oil, the bread was super hard, the cesar salad wasn't good (lettuce and no flavor dressing) pasta was nice, the huge steak was good but needed more flavors no salt on it. The wine selection is not the best.

Christopher Rowe

Disappointed... service was good..food was just ok.. expensive and over hyped

Mark Buscanera

Mark Antony Italian chef, pizza and fine dining from Boston to Maine . YOU ROCK!!!

Lauren Cummings

Food is great but the design of the building looks too commercial.

Kristen Parkhurst

Absolutely outstanding service and just as fantastic food! We were a large party with kids in tow and our waitress could not have been more accommodating and helpful. Can’t wait to go back again soon!

Lee Irish

Excellent service. Food is very well proportioned. Beautiful presentation. Nice place for a special occasion.

William de Figueiredo

The food at this authentic Italian eatery is exquisite, but pricey. The wait staff is very professional and efficient. Had I the means and wherewithal I would be at this restaurant at least weekly. Handicap parking is conveniently located at the entrances. The pasta is all made in-house with imported Italian semolina flour. the bread is also made in house with imported Italian ingredients. Don't pass it up, it is the genuine article. Recently the owner split the Tuscan kitchen and Tuscan market. The Tuscan kitchen is still on Route 1 bypass in Portsmouth and the Tuscan market is being moved into downtown Portsmouth at 14 Market Square. This will be convenient shopping for Portsmouth residence, not so much for those of us coming from away. If you have a special event such as an anniversary call ahead and the staff will make your visit very memorable. We have not yet been let down.

Christopher Wolfe

Nice private event. Great wines from the Tuscan collection.

John Baker

I thought the food, particularly the freshly made pasta, to be very good. Unfortunately the service didn't hold up very well and we had some delays, and a couple of things were forgotten. All in all though a good dining experience

Verthosand Photography

Fantastic place to have romantic dinner. The wine list is extensive. The cuisine was absolutely delicious.

Roger

Excellent food, service great, ambiance nice, reasonable prices. Each time we go it is the same quality.

Jason Hall

My wife and I went for dinner and were not disappointed. They have an extensive wine list. Apparently, they import a bunch of food like olive oil to give it as authentic of an experience as possible. It's a fairly expensive restaurant, one of those ones where you buy sides in addition to the main dish. It's a cool ambience, and the food was rather good

Haley Rines

Amazing food, & amazing atmosphere!! Our waitress was awesome, & i would absolutely recommend :) I will definitely be going back.

Erica Bruce

Excellent service and meat/cheese serving. Great description of food items included and eating options for beginner.

Brett Zola

I was in a private party. Service was excellent. Drinks we tasty. Food was excellent. The private room needs a bigger screen, difficult to watch the presentation on the small tv.

Brian Reynolds

At Tuscan Kitchen, you will pay $50-60 per person (not including drinks) for a meal that is no better than what you can get at Carrabba's for less than half the price. The food is good, but not good enough to justify the prices. Many people rave about this place. I think that they are only raving because they want to justify the fact that they paid an exorbitant price for a mediocre meal.

Matthew Nixon

I've lived in this part of NH for almost 18 years now and somehow never stopped in at this restaurant before the other day, and I was overwhelmingly surprised! We were seated immediately and our waitress was the definition of a friendly, helpful and informative employee! This is all just before getting our food which was absolutely delicious and served quickly but still timed well for our dinner occasion. This was by far one of the nicest and most easy going dinners we've had in a long time!

Joseph Patuto

The staff and service were great. However, the food was horrendous. Chicken parm has little to no sauce, chicken was dry and pink inside. The pizza was soggy and sauce was watery with no flavor. Can’t say I will be back.

Ginny Kupper

Spectacular food, but our server was a little slow. Sat at the cheese bar for dinner and a show. Chefs were really fun

John Alvarado

Ordered the duck pansotti. It was perfectly balanced. One of the best meals I've had