Mad Bene

Had a cockroach climb on me that was living in one of their booths (inside) and they moved me to a different table and then immediately seated someone else at the booth without wiping it down or anything....just nasty.

Then the wait time was over an hour for some exceptionally mediocre and overpriced food.

They should rename this restaurant to Mid Bene.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 2

Mad Bene provides a modern, clean, and interesting space to enjoy their culinary creations. Service is top notch.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Placed an online order. Arrived and they took a while to check on us. They said it'll be out soon and it wasn't. Waited over an hour. Pizza was bland, the basil was charred. Pasta also lacked flavor. Customer service sucks. Definitely not worth the price.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Honestly service made up for the food being burnt ?.

Great atmosphere and service only ordered crispy potato guy and it was burnt. Barely touched it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Ordered the family meal as the deal itself is decent. The food however was inedible. We ordered the Alfredo as the pasta. We sent it back after everyone at table agreed that it was nasty. Tasted like garlic, butter and salt. We had it swapped out for the spaghetti and meatballs. Equally horrible. The cheese pizza was fine. The salad was also fine. It’s been a long time since I had to spit food from my mouth into a napkin. This place had 5 of our party of 6 spitting food i to napkins. The 6th in our party wouldn’t try the pasta or spaghetti after watching us all spit it out. The steak is weird. It’s just Smokey with not other real flavors. Oh yeah we got the wings as an appetizer. Just fried batter with overcooked dry chicken. Just down right bad food. We’ve seen this spot for over a year and now we know why we haven’t been. We will not return.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 3

Food was ok, but my wife and I felt like the food was only seasoned with salt and garlic. We didn’t hate it, but we felt like it was overpriced.

Service was excellent, staff were friendly and attentive. Atmosphere was good.

Not a bad experience, but we probably won’t seek to come back either.

Food was split between me and my wife.

One 12” pizza
One side of fries
One salad
One beer
One slice of tiera massu

100 dollars (including tip)

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

This is our go to for fresh Italian. The portions are perfectly filling. The staff is authentic, friendly and professional with tip top service. The cocktails well curated and unique. The happy hour addition is amazing! You have to try the wood fired pizza and meatballs. Yum!! We often go just before watching a movie next door.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

[Authentic Italian food in Kapolei]
I visited during lunch time.
Ordered LUNCH SPECIAL. For $19, which includes a choice of appetizer and main course and includes a drink, it's a pretty good value for money in Hawaii, where prices are high.
I had pizza and pasta (with handmade noodles) and both were extremely delicious.
The pizza dough was quite crunchy, which was new to me as I am used to chewy pizza. It was delicious, but my jaw was a little tired by the time I finished it (lol)
The shop is quite stylish and you can enjoy drinking in a nice atmosphere at night.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

All I wanted was a normal pizza & shrimp scampi & for over $60 I got crap..waste of $$$

Food: 1

We loved mad bene so much we went back the last night of our vacation! If you’re staying in ko olina it’s a quick 5 minute drive and some of the best Italian we’ve ever had! Kids loved the Mac n cheese, rigatoni with Mariana, and spaghetti with meatballs! Us adults enjoyed the Caesar salad (hold the anchovies), the Alfredo pasta with chicken, and the baked pasta is huge! Please open a Northern California(east Bay Area) location !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I'm sure the food would have been good, but we spent 90 minutes without service, including unfilled waters. For a birthday dinner that was explained to the staff. Not only was the time unacceptable, the manager was stone faced as I explained why we were upset. The 3 wings I ate were good, but the unapologetic terrible service strongly outweighed them

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

Oh my goodness! So good! My whole family had nothing bad to say, the food was incredible. The whole atmosphere of the place is so chill and inviting. The restaurant had a perfectly balanced blend of feminine and masculine decor and it made it not intimidating. We had an amazing time and thought everything was worth the price. The Caesar salad was unreal and the guava smoked steak was incredible. Also, the pizza was delicious! Perfect! Honestly everything was so good. I can’t wait to go back and try new things.the picture I included is honestly not very good but we were all raving about how good the food was I completely forgot to take a pic. It was wonderful.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The Alfredo is delicious!! Great food, service and atmosphere!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Eggplant Parm Sticks, Mrs Tran's Tiramisu, Carbonara Pizza, Caesar Salad Lunch, Pappardelle Bolognese, Margherita Pizza

I've come to Hawaii on many vacations to visit my daughter and grandchildren. My daughter's husband serves in the United States Navy. During our dining experience, our service seemed very pleasant and eager to help us. At first she seemed very attentive to our needs. When the appetizers came, my 4 yr old grandson was able to see through the window into the kitchen. He noticed the pizza we ordered. And like most 4-year-olds he was eager to eat. My daughter simply asked our server to check and see if the pizza was ready. My daughter is hearing impaired and can read lips fluently. She saw our server comment and complain to one of the chefs. She called my daughter a "f#@! B#$CH. After her hideous comments, she brought our pizza with a smug smile. I watched my daughter's face go from a smile to a sad expression. I asked her what was going on and she told me what happened. I waved the server over to us and asked for her to get her manager. The manager came and I told him what happened. He was very apologetic and offered us a dessert for the offensive incident. They gave us another server. The bartender came to help us. I didn't want a discount, dessert or free meal. Just wanted my family to have a pleasant dining experience. Unfortunately that was ruined. The sad part about this is is that my daughter frequents this restaurant often with her husband and two small children. They love the food and service they USUALLY get. Smh.

Kid-friendliness: My grandsons love the cheese pizza.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Baked Pasta

Tried the bone marrow and it was amazing

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Eggplant Parm Sticks