I wish I could say better things about Buca because it was hyped up to me so much. We had to book way in advanced which is totally reasonable, however we were shoved in a weird group area that felt so disconnected with the actual restaurant. The lighting was quite bright which certainly took away from the "romantic" feeling on a romantic dinner out.
We ordered quite a bit of food with the anticipation of it being staged. This was not the case. All of our starters came out at exactly the same time. Four items on the table at once. We felt rushed to say the very least. I can't say that anything we had really stood out which is disappointing.
Drinks were pretty boring. I hate to say the highlight was the cookie they bring you with the bill. Sadly, I doubt we'll be returning when they're SO many other Italian restaurants that are way more enjoyable.