Cucina Di Rosa - Rockford

This charming European-style coffee shop transforms into an elegant dining restaurant in the evening. The eggplant parmesan is the best I've ever tasted, and the dessert options are remarkable, featuring gelato, cream puffs, chocolate éclairs, and much more.

We visited for the first time and had a fantastic experience! The food was delicious, and the atmosphere was charming. Rosa is such a warm and friendly person! We definitely plan to return. I ordered the eggplant parmigiana, and it was absolutely the best!

The food was overwhelmingly salty. The meatball was tiny and excessively salty, and the pizza with sausage was nearly inedible because of the saltiness; I forced myself to finish it out of hunger. I ended up eating mostly the crust to avoid the strong salty taste. The chocolate cannoli was decent, although it was small despite ordering the large size—how small could the small be? I'm holding out hope for the Rosa Insalata, which I'll try tomorrow. I had high expectations for this place, but I won’t be coming back. Overall, it was a disappointing experience. Please ease up on the salt!

Wonderful evening. We were down from Beloit, taking care of family matters when we went looking for a place to have dinner. We turned into the little, what I call a strip mall, parking lot to turn around when we saw Cucina Di Rosa , in this small cluster of shops. We decided to check it out, thinking it was probably just another cookie cutter Italian restaurant. We were wrong.Upon entering we saw that it was decorated with charm and personality, with a good open, colorful design and efficient layout of the dining and seating area.We were greeted by Maria, who was open and warm and showed us what tables were available despite us not having a reservation. She was friendly and attentive in a balanced professional manner, throughout the evening.I had the eggplant parmesan dinner and my wife had the eggplant panini. The portions were generous and very good. The bread that was brought to the table, before the main dishes was fine, nothing special, and my salad could have had leaf lettuce mixed in with the head lettuce. The dressing on the salad was flavorful without drowning the lettuce. We shared a Cannoli for dessert, that was very good.On this particular night there was live music with the the duo Trinadora, a treat in and of itself. At one point the owner Rosa and one of her staff were dancing!Great atmosphere, great staff, great food. GO.

I had a very pleasant experience on a Thursday evening from the moment I walked into this very fine dining Italian restaurant, small and quaint, warm and inviting. Got to talk with Rosa the owner and the waitress as well, both very nice. The meal was exquisite and at a reasonable price. I very much enjoyed the spaghetti and meatballs which were soft and tender and topped with fresh shaved Parmesan and plenty of sauce. The pasta was cooked perfectly. It came with a salad of green lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers dressed in a balsamic vinaigrette and accompanied by a bowl of crusty French bread and butter. Ended the meal off with one of their Italian cookies which was a salted caramel cookie topped with frosting and chunks of chocolate and walnuts. The entire meal from start to finish was divine. I will definitely be back. They have live music from 6-9pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Outdoor seating is available. Highly recommend this place!!!