Reviews for Taormina Sicilian Cuisine in Honolulu, HI

One of my favorite restaurants in the world (literally; we've travelled all over Europe and eaten at many Michelin-starred... restaurants in America and abroad. Outstanding Italian food at reasonable prices. It is very friendly and unpretentious. I thinkit's quite underrated. Read more

First, let me start by saying the service was excellent. However, I was left underwhelmed by the food. I did order the prix fixe... menu, which included an appetizer, pasta, entrée, and dessert. The appetizer was a seafood carpaccio which was a mix of saltyand bitter. I think the fishiness was a little overwhelming. The pasta was the crab Granchio, which was very good with lots ofcrab. The filet was well cooked and good. The dessert was the homemade tiramisu which I enjoyed. It was a good balance ofcheese/cream, cake, and espresso flavor. But after all of it, I still felt a little hungry. My wife had the Seafood Pescatorewhich had a good amount of seafood. Her only complaint was that the pasta was too al dente. We enjoyed lunch there. Validatedparking is available at the Wyndham hotel (access via Helumoa Rd). Read more

Service is the best part. We are late. All of them are very to us. Drink is able to be adjusted. Food is great. Decorating... Performance is awesome. Reminder: the Kamaaina discount is only for lunch time. Price is even better too!! Read more

We needed an Italian restaurant with non pasta options for some of the party. This place had amazing fresh fish. The waitress... was amazing, knew the wine, cleared the table in one trip, brought birthday dessert. It is also in a great location for peoplewatching. Read more

So close to 5 stars but the risotto was so poorly cooked it was heartbreaking. I never send food back unless it’s an easy fix... or if it’s inedible… this wad inedible. The risotto was so undercooked it was unbearable! When they brought me back a secondplate it had barely changed… whoever was back there had their timing way off? Not even al Dante! Just chewing grainy pieced ofrice. If it had been cooked properly then it would have been a perfect meal. Did the tasting menu. My friend got the black inkpasta option rather than the risotto and it was insanely good. Tiramisu was one of the best I’ve ever tried. I’d recommendbut make sure to pass on the risotto or tell them to cook it longer! Read more

Absolutely lovely place. My husband and I have been wanting to try this place out for a while now and glad we did. The prix fixe... menu is worth more than its $45 price tag. Even the ala carte menu is worth every single penny. The only thing I didn't like isthe server. I think he can be a little bit more trained on fine dining service and have more menu and beverage knowledge. Read more

Chef Hiro, manager Miss Saki, and server Gabriel, effortlessly float around to the smooth cool jazz playing through the sound... system, working together to bring some of the best pasta and other dishes to customers. The sea urchin pasta is one of the bestpasta dishes I have ever tasted. The food and service was perfect. Read more

Very good food. The fix menu was quite excellent in particular. The ambiance is quite decent as well. Overall the dining... experience was nice. Only two issues here. First getting a reservation here is quite hard (expected for good places) no realcomplaint in this one. The second is service, although they were polite I would say they are on the very business like and notwhat I call "friendly". The prices do match the overall quality. I will eat here again. Read more