Cipriano's Kitchen

Just had an incredible dining experience at Ciprianos — easily the best meal I’ve had since returning home to the Big Island! The owner, Claudia, was warm, welcoming, and took time to explain the menu. Their seafood is truly sea-to-table and never frozen, which you can absolutely taste in every dish. We started with a cucumber jalapeño lemonade and a coconut lilikoi lemonade — both fresh, tropical, and perfectly refreshing. The food was outstanding. The Kona lobster Brontë in lemon butter caper sauce was phenomenal, and the handmade pastas had the perfect al dente bite. The frutti di mare — loaded with lobster, squid, shrimp, and added tako — served over tagliatelle was rich, savory, and deeply satisfying. The jumbo Hokkaido scallops were seared beautifully and absolutely delicious. An

Amazing fresh, high-quality food! Yes, it’s on the pricey side, but the ingredients and flavors really shine. We ordered the panzanella salad with homemade focaccia, the fish-of-the-day ceviche (we added scallops), the Amatriciana with added octopus, and the seafood stew (Cioppino) with lobster. Everything tasted incredibly fresh—especially the salad and ceviche, which were absolute standouts. The Amatriciana was rich and flavorful with tons of guanciale, and the Cioppino was huge—definitely too much for one person. Honestly, we didn’t need to add octopus or scallops; the dishes were already generous and well-balanced on their own. Our daughter also enjoyed the mango coconut lemonade! Super refreshing, as well as the tiramisu which had lots of coffee infused inside. Service was outstand

My wife and I had lunch at Cipriano’s yesterday. We had one of the best experiences we have ever had in a restaurant! One of the owners, Claudia, greeted us as we came in and from then on our experience was absolutely amazing. Claudia went through the menu items, most of which were not on the standard menu. She also talked to us about her and her husband’s philosophy on running a restaurant. Fresh ingredients (including awesome focaccia that tastes like it came right out of the oven), locally sourced ingredients and creatively prepared menu items. We ordered a very nice bottle of Italian white wine and an appetizer to get us started. For lunch I ordered the squid ink pasta and my wife ordered the scallops. Everything I just mentioned were among the best tasting, freshest and absolutely

A must visit if you’re in the area. Let Claudia guide you, you’re in good hands. You should make a reservation in advance so plan ahead so you’re not disappointed. Expect to spend some money, but know it’s worth it and you will talk about the meal for days to come - likely years. Lastly…it’s easier said than done, but leave room for dessert! We hope to visit when we come back to the big island.

Fabulous, farm fresh food served with love and a big smile. This is THE ONLY genuine Italian food on the Big Island (we're talking way beyond pizza, folks) . Fresh island fish, shrimp,scallops, calamari, Kona lobster, and other meats served with delicious sauces and House made pasta. Salads fresh from the farm. We enjoyed the Kona lobster ravioli, with fresh seared scallops (because, why not?) in a lovely lemon cream sauce; and the Meatballs in red sauce pasta. Both were incredibly flavorful. We could eat only half of each dish so gourmet leftovers. Certainly hard to choose from their large regular menu + 5 daily specials. Our hostess, owner Claudia, made us feel so welcomed and we left feeling we had made a new Island friend. Yes, this is a bit of a drive north from Kona, but worth every