Reviews for Mezzaluna Pasteria & Mozzarella Bar in Pacific Grove, CA

If you are at Monterey, this is the place you’re going to! Get the gnocchi! Incredible food, amazing service, fair prices.

So accommodating to us being gluten free! It has been forever since I’ve actually had ciabatta rolls and baguettes served upon... request gluten free. It’s the little things like dipping in oil and pairing with peppers that I miss out on with celiacdisease and Mezzaluna gave me that back for an evening. They were above and beyond, double-checking whenever they were unsure.It was a great experience & we’ll definitely be back soon. Read more

We had the pulpa di giglia as an appetizer, Caesar salad, burrata con pomodoro, ravioli di manzi, agnolotti di funghi, and... gelato (pistachio, Nutella, and candy cap mushroom). Everything tasted amazingly delicious!! My personal favorites were theburrata - the sun dried tomatoes were out of this world and agnolotti di funghi (with black truffle shavings). The only thingwe weren't a fan of was the elderflower spritz. It was not so great and didn't smell good either. This was the first mocktail inmy life that I didn't like. Parking can fill up, but there is street parking nearby. There didn't seem to be air conditioninginside the restaurant-or maybe they just weren't running it. Overall great place, I would definitely recommend. It's worthtrying and I loved how the food tasted! Read more

From beginning to end, I loved everything, I took one star only because the ravioli was a touch over cooked and the mushrooms... didn’t have the flavor that they should have, besides that, they are helping to keep that Monterey bar high. Read more

Two stars - - One to a young Asian male waiter who showed me sincere sympathy after my tongue got cut bleeding from a metal... wire in my pasta (he’s serving other tables at the time - I really appreciate his kindness) - One to good drinks from theirbar —————— The seasonal watermelon salad costs $19 when there’re few tiny watermelon chunks, sliced cucumbers,and a slice of mozzarella. Not worth it in our table’s humble opinion. Clam chowder with bone marrow was tasty, according tomy friend who ordered it. Duck sauce pasta has good hand-made noodles though the sauce is pretty mediocre. Squid-ink pastawith clams - I really wanted to like it until a thin metal wire cut my tongue. Our waiter then said “the meal” is on thehouse, but later it turned out they meant “the dish” when the bill came. While we were trying to figure out the awkwardtipping situation among ourselves, nobody came to give a clear explanation. A person who seemed like a manager was happilytoasting to guests at other tables. Maybe she’s not aware of what happened to the little table in the corner, or maybe suchthings are pretty common at this place. All in all, no further explanation. Oh, our waiter did say the chef apologized. Thanks,Chef. They probably have a wire scrub or similar item in disrepair that they aren't aware of. Hopefully no more customers gothurt from metal wires or other foreign objects in their pasta. Read more

I was so disappointed. It was like they tried to "elevate" Italian food and only succeeded in making it not Italian food at all.... Very crowded. The atmosphere certainly did not match the prices. We ordered the salumi for the table. Though not bad, I was notimpressed with the quality of the meats, especially charging $25 for about 12 very thin pieces of meat that were the exact sizeof the little crostini. Appetizers should not cost more than main courses. As there was nothing that sounded appetizing on thepasta menu, i just ordered the only thing that sounded ok from the mozzarella bar menu, the burrata with pea something (it isn'ton the online menu so I'm not sure of the name). I have NEVER seen or heard of burrata being served like this. There was noseasoning at all and no olive oil. It was pureed peas with no seasoning, pea plant stems, 28 peas, and HALF of one burrata. Ithad no flavor at all except the very fresh peas. I could have put it all in my small hand. Extremely boring and worth about$5.50 but it cost about $20. My daughter got the pasta that had goat meat in it. The sauce did not pair well with the meat. My husband got a different pasta dish that came in the same sauce and he said it was alright, but not GOOD. Just overall notflavorful and too expensive. Our check (with no alcohol and no dessert) was $130 and the food was not even as good as you'dexpect from a cheap family restaurant; certainly not even 1/8 as good as my cooking. This was such a waste of vacation dollars.To top it off, the cappuccino wasn't even made right! They have more alcohol than food so i think they are banking on you beingdrunk and thinking the food is as good as the wait staff. This restaurant gets a 2 instead of a 1 because the wait staff areexcellent. Read more

My fiance and I came here for our second anniversary and we felt like we got the royal treatment. We sat at the bar and the... staff was very friendly and attentive. The food was phenomenal and the tiramisu was some of the best I've ever had. Great for afancy night out! Read more

We had the most wonderful time at Mezzaluna Pasteria & Mozzarella Bar. The food is wonderful and the staff very nice. You can... tell by the happy diners that Mezzaluna has a good thing going… Read more