Catania Ristorante Italiano

First timr trying Catania Ristorante Italiano at Waimalu Shopping Center. Reservations are recommended, especially on weekends. Parking is also a challenge during the busy times. Chinese owners serving Italian food. The food is good, but not memorable good. Pasta is cooked well and their garlic cheese bread is very good. Spaghetti sauce too runny, but the Seafood Linguine is delicious. Prices are affordable, considering the portion size is generous and they don't skimp on the protein. Another plus, it's BYOB, so you can save some e $$$ on your bill.

Friendly family run business excellent service. Show your support to small businesses.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

I went there with my extended family to celebrate my cousin's birthday. We took a large section in the small restaurant, but they did a great job. Service was great, friendly staff and the food was very delicious. I was a little surprised on their pricing at first, but when our plates came, all of us were more than satisfied that the portion sizes were very generous which to me more than justified their slightly higher prices. They give maybe 1/4-1/3 more food than other similar Italian restaurants. So charging a few dollars more was appropriate. I'm a great eater, and I ate barely more than 1/2 of my plate. I'm definitely coming back to this place soon.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We celebrated my birthday here last June. We all enjoyed the friendly and awesome service, of course the tasty foods and portions are the best! We had a big cooler for our drinks( BYOB)The owner came and say hi to us. It did not disappoint from beginning to end! Thank you, Catania Team, I definitely go back for take out! Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Employees were nice but far from authentic Italian. Would not come back but worth a try.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Big portions but disappointed that the meatballs didn't taste homemade. Garlic bread with mozzarella was delicious the garden salad was a great size to share before our meal. Everyone was very nice and great service.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmesan, Chicken Alfredo, Garlic Bread with Cheese and Red Sauce Dip

My wife and I had lunch at my favorite restaurant (Catania) today for Father’s Day. The owners Andy and Linda are great and always make you feel like family. The food at Catania is the best Italian food on Oahu.
I ordered one of my favorites (Chicken Marsala) and my wife ordered (Hot Antipasto) Absolutely delicious. The two giant chicken breast are so tender and filled with Marsala a mouth watering sauce that blends so well with the pasta and mushrooms. The Hot Antipasto is the best Antipasto you will ever taste. Added benefit is ordering a side of hot garlic bread and then dipping the garlic bread into the Antipasto sauce. Incredible!

Love this place.

Sincerely
Dan and Dar Sparks

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

What can I say? 🙌🏽CATANIA. Since Ricado's has been closed for lunch for some time now, THIS is THE place! Restaurant is clean & inviting; staff is attentive, personable, & quick; prices are VERY reasonable; food is delectable with substantial portions. LOVE ❤️ LOVE❣️❣️❣️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good food, great service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Good food, big portions!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing food, giant portions. Fast friendly service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We stumbled upon this place on a rainy day - we’d been out running errands and were starving. My husband and I went in for lunch and had the best experience! The service was superb! I believe it was the owner serving us and she was so sweet and kind, made us feel very welcome. The portions of the food so huge that we had more than enough to take home for dinner! Everything was delicious and good quality, really flavorful. We had the ribeye with linguine and the chicken saltimbocca and would order both again. We happened to come in on their 3 year anniversary and they even gave us a kahlua cheesecake to take home for dessert. Excellent value for the prices and all around a great place! We will definitely be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We were all pleasantly surprised! the food and service exceeded our expectations. The food was served piping hot and the portions are good. The salads and garlic bread were flavored just right. We were all impressed with our dinners. I been to almost every Italian restaurant on island and this is the place I will return to. I liked that I could bring my own wine and overall this is a great experience.
I really liked that everyone’s dinner came out very hot in a timely manner.
I can say being 100% Italian and a Chef, this is a very good restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food and generous portions. This restaraunt is similar to assaggio's but I like this place better because it is closer and the prices and food are better.

Come check it out, yet to have a bad dish here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shrimp scampi from this place is da bomb!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Found this little gem and all I can say is WOW! Excellent italian food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4