Guest Reviews

“The food was ok. For a 4.8 star rated Italian restaurant I expected the food to be much higher quality. The cheese was bought pre-shredded which was surprising. The mushrooms were very large and not cooked as long as I would like. The service was excellent and friendly. Parking was a bit cramped but plenty of spaces. All in all I don't think this should be so highly rated but not below 4 stars. You'll have a good meal, but don't expect to be blown away by some nextevel Italian food. My belief is this is a very popular local spot that has built relationships with their clientale and that is why the rating is so high, not because it's the best Italian in Honolulu.”

“Hidden gem. Very quaint. We we were pleasantly delighted with Mezzo. My wife had an excellent crispy pork belly appetizer (we shared) and I had a wonderful Fois Gras with toasted bread and a really great red wine reduction sauce as an appetizer. The Fois was perfect. For dinner, I had the lamb chops and my wife had a really good - and generously big - ribeye steak. To top things off, we ordered the Mezzo affogato, with chopped nuts and a nut liqueur. It was a perfect way to top things off. The wine selection is good, but we opted to buy a really good bottle from Fujioka's wine shop, right next door, and pay the corkage. The ambiance is great....there was a jazz trio (was a third Thursday evening thing but I hear they are moving to third Monday's - check). While the staff were super nice and professional when they were attentive, they could have done a better job of looking around more often - there were gaps that were too long between service. We spend probably more than the average couple - we like variety and good food. If you do too, this place could be for you. We will certainly be back.”

“Mezzo! I'm a huge fan! The ambience was nice moderate noise, TV with sports on and a bar! Need I say more?! Was a fun environment! It's a hole in a wall but lovely and a charming place! Met the owners behind the bar, they were very friendly and service was prompt ! They were so nice that they discounted us because we are new locals of Hawaii! Food was nothing short of amazing and prices were decent and affordable! We ordered: Garlic bread - was a 10/10 crispy, soft, super tasty, garlic was definitely Garlic cream shrimp scampi with mushrooms! 10/10 Definitely yummy ! I crave it! Perfectly cooked noodles, noodles to sauce ratio was on point! Sauce was so delicious you can taste the garlic perfectly cut with the cream!!! Nice big portion for 2 people ! Prosciutto pizza - 10/10 thin crust, lots of prosciutto! super ono !!! Oysters - 10/10 were amazing and super fresh! Tiramisu - 10/10 one of the best tiramisu on the island! Alcohol drinks were strong and affordable 10/10 Will definitely come back to this place and be a regular!”

“Went here with a few friends and coworkers to try. None of us has ate here before...we will go back here...nah, it was alright. Parking is convenient since they are located on market city center, however finding parking on a Friday immediately after work...is a bit challenging. The interior of the restaurant has an almost similar look to the previous restaurant formaggio wine bar. So not much effort on "change". Service was OK. There were times we were waiting and looking around for service, towards the end of the night, they came more frequent. Our drinks and food came out whenever it was ready. Our group of 5 people, we first ordered 3 different types of drink. It took awhile for all the drinks to come. I figured highballs took a while to make vs an old fashion that's why the highballs came out later... Food was good, Local style Italian type dishes. We ordered crispy pork belly, Mezzo board, bruschetta, and the Mediterranean pizza (small pizza for the price). All were delicious, the pork belly, Mezzo board, bruschetta are my favorite. They also adjusted the bruschetta order for the 5 of us, since it's usually 4 pieces, that was nice. The other dish in my photos was the special, I forgot the name but was seared fish with a mildly spiced sauce on a gray plate. It was delicious. With the addition of price, since we ordered lots of drinks, and was there from 6pm to 10pm, it was not bad. About 60 to 75 a person. As we were leaving, seems like lots of groups/parties come to this restaurant, I don't suggest it to be a date night...the groups, including myself was loud. Lastly, there were several dishes I still wanted to try, maybe I'll buy it for take out. Good size menu...everything is shareable.”

“We went to Mezzo Bistro & Bar to celebrate our daughter’s birthday. The food tasted very delicious. We enjoyed our meal very much. We will definitely come back again to try out the other food options.”