Gusto Food & Wine Cucina Italiana

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Gusto Food & Wine Cucina Italiana

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Gusto Food & Wine Cucina Italiana is a popular restaurant in Kota Kinabalu that offers authentic Italian cuisine. Reviewers praise the fresh and well-dressed salads, excellent pasta dishes, and friendly service. Some reviewers mention that the restaurant is cozy and intimate, making it an ideal spot for dates or special occasions. However, a few reviewers have had mixed experiences, citing issues with the menu and service quality. Despite this, the majority of reviewers highly recommend Gusto for its delicious Italian food and welcoming atmosphere.

Reviews & Ratings

7.1/104 review
Taste
8.0
Environment
8.2
Service
4.8
Value
7.2
7.8
2 years ago
Dinner @ Gusto Waterfront

Need to make reservation in advance ( whatsapp )
- need to pay deposit Rm30 per person in advance šŸ˜›

Food is nice but a little bit pricy
taste is good & chef got " pattern " also šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£

weather today is nice but abit hotttt

Must order : Rigatoni Smoke salmon & 4 cheese pizza šŸ¤©

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4.0
2 years ago
Here I present you : the speechless, Waterfront

My second time visit, both were unpleasant.

1st (year 2019) :
Celebrating friendā€™s birthday, I called to make appointment and forgot to inform them I would bring my own cake. Upon arrival, I was informed that I need to pay corkage charge for the cake, RM10/person! I didnā€™t expect all that coming as itā€™s very uncommon for restaurant in KK to charge corkage fee on cake (not even by a famous Italian restaurant run by an Italian family in Perth). Tried to negotiate with them as it was my first time there, but the Italian guy said if I was not happy about the charges, itā€™s ok for me to ā€œcome next timeā€. Worried on ruining my friendā€™s birthday, at last we paid, 4 person, RM30 extra for bringing in the cake, he ā€œkind-heartedlyā€ waived the birthday girlā€™s corkage fee, well thanks. Food was ok that time.

2nd (Decā€™21) :
My friend called to make appointment, we were requested (that Italian guy again) to pay RM50 deposit per person, transferred the money to their bank account, showed them the receipt, only then they would accept our booking. Btw, thereā€™s no refund on the deposit paid, means you need to order food with value more than that.

Well, since thereā€™s so many rules and procedures to follow, you must be expecting some heavenly authentic Italian food right? Joke on you, worst pasta I have tried so far.

Spaghetti Smoked Salmon - salty, shouldnā€™t red sauce be more on the sour side? Nope, itā€™s salty.

Penne 4 cheese - Expected it to be nice and creamy? Nope, SALTY. We couldnā€™t even finish it.

Pizza Margherita - Saltyā€¦

Tiramisu - Dedicated all the marks to it, the only good thing in this restaurant. Oh, and the sea view too.

I am not a very picky person on food, but this restaurant opened up a whole new world to me, price not cheap either. They changed their menu compared to my first visit, and itā€™s getting worse.

Was the chef high that night? We couldnā€™t be sure, but thereā€™s a feedback from another unlucky person this year, again, SALTY AS EVER..





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9.2
2 years ago
Hidden Gem @ KK City

This is one of the authentic Italian restaurants in KK. The food here is BOMB, and the portion is BIG. The order might take some time as the chef is preparing them from scratch to preserve the freshness of the ingredients! You can also choose your desired wine in their wine cellar.

**You might want to make a reservation in advance because they have limited seatings there. Overall 9/10 rating for this restaurant.

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7.2
2 years ago
Good good but not good in service

I donā€™t understand why need to book in advance and cannot walk in for dinner

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