Pueo's Osteria

Made dinner reservations in advance for a group of 8 on a Wednesday evening - restaurant was pretty full and not very big (both indoor and outdoor seating). Service was friendly but did take quite a long time to get our drink and food orders in. After that, the food did come out fairly quickly. -Homemade Focaccia -Garlic Cheese Bread -Fries with Calabrese Sauce -Rita Pizza -Pesto Vegetable Pasta -Espresso Martini -Canoli Everything was delicious and prices were as to be expected for the area. Views from patio were very pretty / nice breeze. Would recommend for a nice meal with a medium size group.

EDIT: DO NOT RECOMMEND - I discovered the waitress modified my tip amount after my trip was over and I had to fight it through my bank. This is highly unprofessional behavior and very alarming, I feel I should have been offered a gift card and an apology as I spent a lot of time and money there just to be taken advantage of afterwards, then had to waste my time fighting with the credit card company. Original review: Overall I enjoyed celebrating a special night with my family at Pueo's. The food was really good and I appreciated the variety they offered. I will say that our waitress was very rushed and did not do any small talk - she did not ask where we were from, why we were visitng, whether we were celebrating anything etc. The flatware is really cheap and should be upgraded for the ca

This place is honestly the best restaurant I’ve ever been to on the Big Island — and this is only my second time in Kona, so trust me, I came ready to compare! The food was incredible. We ordered the Radiatore Ala Vodka “Pink Sauce” with shrimp… and WOW. The kind of food that makes you want to literally lick the plate clean — but I controlled myself and stuck to scraping every inch, every corner, every last centimeter of that sauce like a civilized person. Our waiter, Calvin, told us to try the tiramisu for dessert, and I’m so glad we listened because it was the best I’ve had in my entire life. I was genuinely sad when it was finished — real heartbreak. We’re already planning to go back again before our trip ends. When we arrived, we sat in the outdoor area and the most beautiful, colorf

Reviews promoted us to try this place. It wasn’t bad but nothing remarkable with the exception of the coffee, it was great. I had eggplant Parmesan and liked how it was sliced but lacked flavor. My husband had the special shells with shrimp which was just ok, but again not bad. We anticipated, based on reviews, this restaurant had remarkable Italian food. Maybe we ordered the wrong things? We did make a reservation since it was our anniversary and we’re asked if we were celebrating anything special and we told them. No mention from our waiter acknowledging, oh well. We did order dessert and it was again just okay. I summary this place as just okay.

All fresh pasta and great service. They get quite busy, but we were able to sneak in without a reservation. Not bad view at sunset on the patio. Probably everything on the menu is great.