My son chose Buca for his birthday dinner. There were 7 of us total and the toal bill was around $200. No alcohol was ordered. I was surprised how expensive it was. The food was so-so. I think the "schtick" here is the family style entrees. When you order spaghetti and meatballs, you get a huge bowl of spaghetti with 2 or 3 meatballs the size of of a softball. The meatballs were not very good and it was kinda awkward dividiing them up. I'd rather have 8-10 smaller meatballs to share.
The atmosphere of the place is great... very Italian feel. Can't rival a joint in the North End of Boston but they try.
Suggestion to the restaurant - move your dumpster. It sits prominently in the parking area on the same side as the main entrance. And, if the wind works against you, you get a full blast of all kinds of wonderful smells. Not good going in and certainly worse going out!