Went tonight for a work christmas dinner. Our server Colbie(?) Was amazing and so was the rest of the staff. Never had to ask for a refill. Loved the tossed salad, chicken parmesan and the chicken marsala. read more

Assaggio - Italian Near Me - Mililani, Hawaii

Terrible service. Food wasn't good as usual. Server sucked..charged me for something I didn't order..

First time dining in since COVID. Didn't realize how much I missed this place. We had the Monchong with pasta and veggies and of course the Cesar salad. Everything was delicious!! Service was outstanding, thank you Patrick!!! read more

So let me preface this by saying my order was for takeout. I ordered on a Saturday evening, they said the food would be ready in 20 minutes and it was. Staff was very friendly and helpful, but boy this was some incredibly plain and flavorless food. I got the lasagna and the red sauce literally had absolutely no flavor! So I basically had some overcooked noodles, ricotta cheese, and toasted mozzarella cheese - a lot of flavorless stuff. The queen ordered the sausage rigatoni with equal results - two very large Italian sausages, overcooked noodles, and flavorless red sauce. Overall a pretty disappointing meal for $80; I truly expected more... doubtful I'll go back. read more

Ordered the fried calamari, filet mignon, shrimp scampi and rigatoni. We ordered the large portions thinking it would be more meats but it seemed like they just put more pasta. Don't order large if you don't want more pasta. Shrimp was good in the shrimp scampi but pasta was dry. Filet mignon was good but wasn't tender. Service was great tho. Would go again if we really wanted some pasta. read more

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I LOVE Italian food. I would eat Italian food several times a week if I could. So, I love that we have an Assagio in my hometown, so I don't have to drive far to get my GOOD Italian food fix. I've been to the other Assagio locations on the island, but I must say that the other two are overplayed...I'm guessing because of their locations. This location is probably the best of the three, as far as service and setting goes. The service here is awesome. The food is consistently the same at all locations. In my opinion. I really like how you can get the semi-fine dining experience in Mililani, and you don't even have to dress up, like you would probably do if you were at the other two locations. At least that's just the way I feel, and felt when dining at those locations. A lot of people come here for special occasions such as birthdays and anniversaries, but for us, we like to come here to relax. For me, this is a great place to relax and unwind, after a long work week, or work day. The ambiance just provides an atmosphere that is relaxing to me...and of course a little romantic. The noise level can get a little loud but it's never overbearing. Enjoy your meal with a glass of wine, and the noise will fade away. Lol. I used to come here just for the Filet Mignon and the Shrimp Scampi but I've since strayed away from that and tried other things on the menu. I've tried their Veal Parmigiana, which was okay. The sauce (or maybe it was the cheese) was a little salty for my taste. The Veal Piccata is delicious. The veal is pan fried perfectly, and I'm a sucker for any dish with a wine butter sauce made with olive oil and garlic. Mmmmmmm. When we come here, we always look at their specials and either myself or my husband will pick an item from that menu to try. The last time we dined in we tried their Seafood Jambalaya, which was an item on their "Specials of the Day" menu. The serving portion was huge! The dish included the typical seafood items in this type of dish (clams, shrimp and scallops) and there were generous portions of those items in the dish, along with the veggies, all covered with that delicious sauce. The sauce was just DEEEE-LICIOUS and not overbearing. I hate it when some sauces have an overbearing tomato-ey taste to it, like the tomato wasn't cooked down enough...it's hard to explain, but I hope you know what I mean. Any way, this dish had a lot of sauce but not that tomato-ey taste, so it was an uber delicious entree, to say the least. So, if you're into trying something new, try something from their specials. Chances are you won't be disappointed. Other items I've recently tried and LOVE are their salads. I used to just get their simple tossed green salad before a meal, which is okay, but I've recently tried their Ceasar Salad and their Home Made Cold Antipasto Salad. The Ceasar Salad is delicious, as you already know from reading other yelper's reviews, but if you haven't tried their Antipasto salad (and into that kind of salad) then you must try it. YUM. The typical ingredients in any antipasto salad (Prosciutto, salami, cheese, anchovies, veggies, romaine lettuce), but what makes it is their home made vinaigrette dressing. OH. MY. GOSH. Shut the front door!!!! I just love how all the flavors come together to make this dish. Simply delicious. So delicious that I have ordered this dish for take out on several occasions since, to enjoy at home for lunch or dinner. It's an appetizer but it's filling enough for me to eat as a meal. I'm a light eater. :o) read more

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Went there for there for the second time. Wow such amazing Italian food. Best on island for sure. Speedy service. Patrick was on point with everything. Thank you guys and God bless. read more

The last time I've been to Assaggio was probably over 5 years ago at the Ala Moana location. It was a really nice experience back then when we all dressed up to have a nice dinner out in a fancy setting. Too bad this location did not meet up to my memory's expectations... The seating is somewhat limited and some of the table's locations are super awkward, like there was a two top just floating in the middle of everything. The ambiance was pretty casual as people were coming in with jeans and t-shirts. As for service...I expected better. Our server had no personality and was very short with us and straight to the point. The table side Caesar salad was good but when he was mixing the dressing he splashed it everywhere and I got some spots on my clothes...oh well at least it was tasty. As for the food, that was also mediocre. The caprese salad was just your typical caprese, the bf got one of the veal dishes and it was a little bland...oh and don't order the Vichyssoise (cold potato soup); was super bland! Overall I'm pretty sure I'll never come back to this location. Way overpriced for the quality of food and service. There's way better restaurants out there to not have to waste your time here. read more

This used to be my go to restaurant for special occasions or when craving Italian food. I have been utterly disappointed the last couple of times I have come here. They have stopped making a lot of things on the menu and the quality of the food has gone downhill. Last night I ordered the Chicken anchovy olio which is usually my go to meal. The chicken was so overcooked, it was like biting into pieces of wood. I do believe they "pre-cook" it and then toss it back in the pan when ordered to heat it up, causing it to dry out and get hard. That tells me the chicken is not fresh. I'm giving 2 stars because the staff this night was very attentive and gave great service. read more

I always end up eating here because my relatives do not like to travel far from home when craving an "upscale" dining experience; however, almost every time I go I end up having some kind of negative experience with the food or service. I'm not going to say I know more than others about Italian food because I lived in or visited Italy or my Italian nonna was the best cook ever. I just know what I like, and it isn't Assagio's food. On our last visit, I ordered the vegetarian pasta but requested one substitution because I didn't want bell pepper. The chef must have been peeved because we all ended up waiting 45 minutes for our food. My family's food was just left in the back until the chef got around to my dish because their food was lukewarm while my food was still hot. You could tell something was up because the waiter brought out a free antipasto platter about 30 minutes in, but he wouldn't explain what was happening when I asked. Other than that, he avoided our table. Only the water/bread server kept showing up. We had drunk so much water and eaten so much bread that by the time our food came, we didn't feel like eating the main course. I packed up 80% of my food. I have yet to try a dish I really like because their overpriced food is so NOT special. The only decent entree I've tried is the chicken olio, but it still isn't worth the price. They do have excellent bread, and the Caesar salad is pretty tasty when the server doesn't drench the lettuce or get too heavy-handed with the garlic or Worcestershire sauce. The servers are also very nice when they aren't avoiding your table because of a longer-than-usual wait time. Just to clarify, I have been going (dragged) to this restaurant since it opened over 20 years ago. Perhaps I am a glutton for punishment. Oh, well, family time is more important, and it is easier to endure these experiences when I don't have to pay the bill. :D read more

I live down the road from this Assagios, so I grew up going to this place. I absolutely adore it, the food is great and I appreciate that it is one of the few restaurants on this island that still makes caesar salad from scratch- and for orders of 2 or more, they'll prepare it at your table! (For those that enjoy cute novelties) One of the pitfalls of living in Mililani is that all the great celebratory restaurants are 40 minutes away, and after a full day of work in town and fighting the traffic home, sometimes, you just don't want to go back. My mom's birthday was one of those days. Since it was a weekday, we were seated right away. The hostess was just turning away from our table when our waiter, Eric, asked if we wanted to order any drinks. I told him we hadn't had a chance to look at the wine menu yet and instead of leaving he stood there, so my mom said, "I'll have a caesar salad!" And he looked at her and said, "to drink?!" we politely laughed and told him it was her birthday. After ordering our food, our server was nowhere to be found. When he did finally make it back to our table, his only concern was "would you like anything else to drink?" We had already ordered 7 glasses of wine (for a party of 3) and was irritated that our alcohol flow was his only concern. Our water glasses were empty, we asked for more bread, and the cheese and peppers I asked for I ended up grabbing off the vacated table next to me. Our waiter uneventfully brought our $150 check to the table without asking if we wanted dessert. I looked at my mom and said, "maybe Assagios doesn't do anything for birthdays" and just as our waiter took my credit card, the attentive waiter for the table across from ours swoops passed with a candle-topped spumoni and sings happy birthday w/ the happy family. It really hurt my mom's feelings and I bought her an ice cream cake from Baskin Robbin's after. To add insult to injury, my sister called the next day and asked to speak to a manager. They asked her why and she said, to explain a bad service experience we had at dinner last night, and whoever answered the phone said, "yeah, we'll look into that. " and hung up. I probably won't go back for a long time and will think twice before staying in Mililani to celebrate anything. It's a shame, I really like their food, but they can do without some waiters. read more

We all look forward to being able to unrestrictedly dine out again. When you need a break from cooking, this conveniently located, small Italian restaurant has always been our safest saviour. Oahu, may not have a good selection of Italian restaurants, & tonight, Assaggio (Mililani) may have eliminated my appetite for any Italian cuisine in Hawaii for a long while. They only have one or two decent servers & the oldest servers always seem to make you feel less worthy when you do not order alcoholic beverages. Thou shall not judge a customer by their drinks. On a drizzly Tuesday night, around 6:20pm, too lazy to make dinner, we drove to Assaggio Mililani. I ordered my usual chicken saltimbocca and my husband's, chicken alfredo,a couple of house salad, & non-alcoholic beverages. We normally have to wait 15-30 min on any weeknight. Tonight, was surprisingly empty. The place was so empty, nobody greeted us at the front for another 10 min. There was an ipad with a QR code to scan, maybe to add our name on the list (we thought) but no further explanation, except, "scan code." Despite the fact that the place was only a quarter filled, we waited another 3 min before a hostess arrived. She was unwelcoming & did not greet us at all. She looked straight down behind the front desk, grabbed 3 menus, and went to peek into the main dining area to see which tables were open. I guess this place is so small, they do not need a system to keep track of which tables have been taken. We sat down, got handed a two sided laminated menu, which, during semi post covid times, was unsanitary. No QR code menus here. Did I mention, I was starving? My son, who just swam, was famished. After 45 min, our food arrived. We had to ask for a 2nd bread since we were very hungry. I found the inattentive service to be lacking in genuine warmth, and overall felt obligatory and rushed. There was a lack of guidance as to how much longer we had to wait. Maybe the poor service exaggerated my annoyance towards this place. The server was surprisingly too loud for my comfort. It was a bit bothersome that she was barely two feet from me, especially, nowadays, most servers are conscientious of their proximity to customers. Better yet, a well trained server, would have been more forthcoming with the bread and drinks to compensate instead of us having to wave anyone for service. The main course was delivered by the busser, working double duty as the runner, whose THUMB WAS IN the CHICKEN! I watched him drag his finger across the side of the plate to wipe the sauce. It was utterly disgusting! And it all seemed to happen in slow motion on a loop! I looked up and said, "your thumb was in my chicken." He chuckled, and asked if I wanted some cheese? I was a bit confused, and torn between wanting to cry from frustration and concern for my hungry child. I gave it a moment, to ensure my starvation was not causing delirium! I had to be mindful of my 10 year old son, who was waiting patiently to share the pasta from my plate, and was also watching how an adult would handle the situation.... children, are so impressionable. I was torn, between getting my child the sustenance he needed, the question of sanitation, and the lesson I was about to teach. Do I make my child wait another 45 min for a replacement? The runner left & I waited 5 min for the server to check on us. Meanwhile, my son was trying hard to convince me it was OK to eat the "thumb dipped chicken." The server arrived and was being told about the incident when she abruptly interrupted, "I will be right back." No acknowledgment, no apologies, no resolution. Another 5 min, she came back, listened to what transpired, and said she would be back again. Another five min, she grabbed the plate and said, "we will replace this for you." She never asked if I wanted it replaced, or wanted something else. She just took the plate away. Miraculously, the replacement only took less than 15 minutes to bring out. It looked like a "chicken saltimbocca soup!" The chicken was swimming in watery liquid, that colour of fluid before the water from a raw chicken, the wine, broth, & butter have reduced. The sauce was not thick as usual because the chicken was half submerged in soup. The breaded chicken underneath was not even brown. I told her, I could not eat it. Did I mention Assaggio Mililani, during the week closes @8pm & it was past 7:30pm. The server in a matter of fact, unapologetic tone said that she could take it off the bill. By this time, I had to calmly hold myself back as I was more concerned with my hungry son. At this point, I was looking around for anyone resembling a manager/owner. It seemed like no one w/ authority running the place. He should have been informed about the incident. The younger staff tonight was obviously a desperate attempt to retain sub par staff during times when no one wants to work Food service. read more

This restaurant has continual problems with its reservations. It frequently loses reservations made over the phone and at times the front desk staff are rude and condescending and deny that there was a reservation made when arriving at the scheduled time. Usually after making a reservation for this place, I have taken the time to visit the restaurant in person a few days after to ensure that my reservation has been posted and is confirmed. On many occasions, the reservation was not posted so I was glad I made the trip otherwise dinner plans would have been ruined. Really only kept going back because it was the only game in (Miliani) town and not because I like to be abused by rude restaurant staff. But . . . that has changed. Will not be going back; read on. Experienced same reservations issue when my party of three attempted to dine there Christmas Eve (December 24, 2012). Made the reservation over the phone the week before but did not confirm it in person. When my party arrived, the hostess rudely replied that there was no record of the confirmed reservation. When we asked if they could still accomodate us despite their loosing our reservation, the hostess rudely informed us that she would have to check her "inventory." We said a polite "so long" and had dinner a great dinner at Phuket Thai. (We agree with you Brooke A. - Phuket Thai was much better!) Perhaps Assagio's management should pay more attention to the reservation process as potential customers will not desire to return and be treated like cattle (herd 'em in and get 'em out). Also, implementing an electronic reservation system (they currently have a paper calender book) may greatly help improve the issue and also allow customers to post reservations using Open Table. Assagio's has lost this customer. Next time will eat at Phuket Thai again or make the drive to Roy's Koo'lina. read more

There is no guilt like family guilt. Which is why I went back to the Strangest Pseudo-Italian Restaurant on Earth. It is the same. If you've ever had authentic Italian food, you cannot eat here without cringing. Pasta is made without care, sauces are overly heavy and the food lacks any balance. The table side salad ain't all that...splashes of dressing everywhere, and the lettuce isn't dried properly. Service seems hit or miss...ours couldn't care less that night. For these prices...why, Mililanians, why? Is it an old childhood memory of something different that keeps you coming back? Sigh. read more

Came here for lunch cause my friend wanted to try the place. Arrived around 12 and it was pretty full, even had to wait a few mins to get seated. Before coming in I already knew what I wanted and that was the ossobuco. I've always wanted to try it and after seeing some of the pics posted on here I definitely needed to give it a try. After ordering our bread and butter came, it was nice and warm, crunchy on the outside and soft in the inside. Then, maybe 10 mins or so our food came out and looked and smelt really yummy and it was. However, it was pretty oily because you could see the oil floating on the top but nevertheless it was really flavorful and tender. The service was good with our waters being filled most of the time. I also asked for the dessert menu and there was the typical italian desserts such as tiramisu, cannoli, sorbets, gelatos and even cheesecake just to name a few. My friend chose the spumoni gelato and it was what we'd expect, we thought it would be the cheery, pistachio, and chocolate version; but instead it had bits of dried/candied fruits, mostly citrus, and mini choco chips. I dont know where the pistachio was in that but thats the best part =P. The gelato was really thick and creamy though. Overall i'm glad I got to try the ossobuco. read more

Assaggio - ossobuco with veggies - Italian Near Me - Mililani, Hawaii

False advertising at it's finest. Tonight's valentines special a lobster, scallop and shrimp pasta with lobster sauce for $39.99 Plates arrived without scallops we figured we misheard and misread, bummed because I almost ordered the steak and scallops instead. It was described to the people sitting next to us as the 3 seafoods so we asked why ours was missing from the plates. Waitress came back and said scallops weren't included Suggestion: if you put a special in writing on your menu board at the hostess station, your waitress repeats the special as written you as a business deliver a plate with all the described and specified parts of the meal! As we walked out scallops were still listed on the specials board. No sorry, just oh there are none. Typically customers are informed of items that are sold out prior to their food being delivered to the table, the customer should not have to inquire about omitted items. You've Lost a long time customer. read more

First off, let me preface this by saying I have been eating there for approximately 15 years at least once a month average so figure the number of times I've been there. We Are usually there with my wife because we can depend on the quality of the food and we ate there also for her birthday this past Monday with both my kids also. That was awesome! Tonight "Saturday" we went there again with just my wife and I to have dinner again. I ordered a $29 seafood meal and my wife ordered the chicken and shrimp fettuccine meal. The assistant waitress brought us bread and we asked for oil and balsamic (not uncommon in an Italian restaurant) to which she brought oil and vinegar in a little crate and then put an actual pepper shaker on the table for the rest of the meal. It's the pepper mill that the servers use and was definitely "sticky" to the touch. This was not s big deal but it was a preface of things to come. My wife's meal came out perfect but mine was obviously not done correctly. The scallops look like they were boiled instead of sautéed, the fettuccine was extremely dry with no oil and ice cold. When the waiter came, I told him what was going on and he asked me what I would like to do about it. That took me back a bit. I asked him if I could have a new meal. He took it away and came back approximately three minutes later and it was obvious that all they did was sear the scallops and drop a little bit more oil in the fettuccine. It was still cold but I was not going to send back a second time as I have worked in a restaurant and know what happens if you return the food. What I would like to see is that the next time a customer is asking for this that they actually re cook the food and have it prepared the right way and what I have seen in the past is a manager comes by to quality control the food and sometimes if not all the time brings the food out to make sure that the customer is satisfied with the second try. This restuarant is of this standard in my eyes. It would have prevented me from not eating anything and also still pay for the entire meal. I really don't mind spending $70 or $80 or more on dinner for my wife and I .....if it's good. However, I don't like paying if I leave hungry after a 2nd attempt at eating. In the end, the waiter offered a piece of cheesecake to which we declined but he still brought it so I had dessert for dinner at home. Please understand that I like Assaggio's. They just totally dropped the ball on this meal. read more

This is probably the 5th or 6th time I've eaten at this restaurant, and I have nothing but good reviews for this restaurant. Every time I call on a weekend or any random day to find out what the wait time is, they never have a wait or the max amount of time I would have to wait would be 20 minutes. Maybe it's good timing or just my luck. Wait staff is always on point when it comes to filling up our waters of refilling our bread. The breads always cooked perfectly! Nice and crunchy on the outside and soft in the inside. And God, when the butter melts in the bread, and taking that first bite......(drool). I know you people know what I'm talking about if you've eaten here lol. I've never been disappointed with the food I order as well. Every order, whether it's take out or dine is always comes out perfect. For some reason, their steak with linguine noodles tastes better than most steak restaurants according to my boyfriend, and he's a picky steak eater! Anyways, if you're looking to be cheap and try to eat at this restaurant, don't even bother coming.They are a bit pricey, but you pay for what you get. You're looking at about $20 minimum for a small plate and $27 for a large. That's just for the plain plates or chicken pastas. Steak and seafood are a bit more costly. read more

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My favorite hands down. I eat here every two weeks or so. Excellent service and tasty food. We all know that is a rare combination nowadays. My friends have said that the Mililani location is by far the best and I have to agree. I went to the Ala Moana location and was not blown away. Maybe I am biased but hey, I can be. If you also like politically incorrect meat (veal), this is the place to eat it. It's a winner. read more

my friends and i came here the weekend before Christmas on a Saturday night to celebrate our annual Christmas gathering. because it was the holiday season, when i called to make a reservation, the earliest for a table of 8 was 8pm! ridiculous...but my friends really wanted to eat there, so we accepted that time. when we got there, couple minutes before 8pm, the host explained that our table wasn't ready so she would call us when it's ready. 30mins passes by, and we are still standing outside, waiting to be sat. i go back inside to check on the status, and our table is still not ready! apparently the party in front of us had paid their bill, but were just chit chatting away. i understand you can't force a party out, but if you're gonna make us wait almost 45mins for our table, the least they could have done was comp us on something!!! service was alright at this location. and the food is overpriced. for a small portion, the cheapest you'll find is about $17/$18. not to mention, the menu can look a little too cluttered. they have so many selections, it took forever to figure out what we wanted to eat. i ordered the small portion of the Alla Sorrentino Style with chicken ($19.90). my food was ok. i did like my chicken and the mushrooms, but it was really greasy and i felt like i probably could've had a heart attack from all that oil i consumed. my boyfriend ordered the Osso Bucco and Shrimp Scallop Alla Bolla with shrimp & scallop ($39.90). his was really good. the bone marrow was delicious and the meat was so tender. our wait time for our food wasn't too bad. waited about 20-30mins...then again, we had reservations at 8pm and eating dinner around 9ish is already so late and not ideal...i don't think i'll be coming back to this location mainly for the ridiculous wait time #2 out of 100 Yelp Reviews in 2015 read more

Assaggio - Osso Bucco and Shrimp Scallop Alla Bolla - Italian Near Me - Mililani, Hawaii

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This is by far the best Assaggios on the island. We went at around 7:30 on a Friday night, and there was a short wait. The hostess asks us if a small table would be ok, she could seat us in 5 minutes. Beware: The small table is really really small. There's a couple of these around, and by the time you get bread, drinks, and your entree, your table will be spilling on to your lap. Plus we had a small table next to a weird plant and the leaves kept swatting me in the arm. I always eat chicken piccata. Like, everywhere. At Assaggio's, it comes with linguine noodles, but I always like to substitute with angel hair (just so its more like the one at Cheesecake Factory). It was excellent. Needed more sauce on the noodles, but the chicken was cooked perfectly with a light crisp. He had the steak, which he thoroughly enjoyed...in his words, "The best steak I've had in a long time." And keep in mind, within the past two months, we've had steak at Alan Wongs, Hy's, Stage, among others. $100 - two entrees, two glasses of wine, two beers, two very happy diners with full tummies, a slight buzz, and leftovers. YUM!! read more

I am so disappointed. We came here tonight for my birthday. My previous review for Assagio's was great; however, the service this time was just horrible. No one came to take our dessert order for a while so we decided to just get the bill and leave. Sadly, we were left waiting for the check for more than 20 minutes with our food already packed up on the table. I was so frustrated of the lack of service that I finally went up to go up an grab the bill and walked over to the bar to pay. No apologies or thank you's or anything. It's pretty much like they forgot we were even there. Horrible service. read more

The money ball: Assaggio's ceasar salad remains undefeated. Attempts to duplicate it at home despite watching them make it tableside have failed. It does have anchovy on its ingredient list so I understand how some may not like it. Their ceasar salad would be the soup or salad portion of my last meal on earth. Makes: Parking is easy, wait times for us have been tolerable even on a hungry stomach, service has been prompt - I think a place that has retained so many familiar faces in the staff is doing something right both from a management and employee standpoint. Food is delicious but not the best. Atmosphere is inviting. Misses: It is pretty pricey, especially that ceasar salad. For a few extra bucks go with the regular portions and take any leftovers home. Food tried: Lasagna (wouldn't order again), chicken anchovy olio, spaghetti with meatballs/sausage, pasta arrabiata, linguini with white clam sauce (my weapon of choice). This is my birthday dinner request and one of the first meals I would eat whenever I came back home on break from school. read more

Food had no flavor. Ordered carbonara and it basically was pasta with bacon and oil. That's it. I've tried other assagios and they're all the same. Only reason why I came here was for a friend's birthday. They do accommodate for a huge party however they charge a cake fee of $10 if you bring your own cake. Also their check is written so workers manually calculate the check. I thought that was really weird. Hard to read the check if everything was calculated right. read more

Last night i really enjoyed my early BIRTHDAY DINNER with my AWESOME HUSBAND. their service was so AWESOME, my husband and i decided to go back on our ANNIVERSARY in JULY...going to MILILANI ASSAGIO was my first time and my husband second time. we use to go to Kapolei assaggio, they were not open and so we went to MILILANI.. i want to say THANK YOU ASSAGGIO for a AWESOME SERVICE and the food WAS THE BOMB... read more

Great food, hot and made to order. Waiters were very attentive with service and drinks, but kept asking us if we wanted to box up our food before we were done eating. The dollar sign should be $$$ instead of $$, it was more expensive than we expected for two, about $85. I think reservations are recommended on the weekends, we were asked when we walked in but we didn't know. They had a table for us anyways. We plan to come back, good Italian food! read more

Very nice! We were visiting my Uncle Roy and his family and they took us to Assagio's for lunch. This was a welcome break from all the Hawaii-style food we've been eating so far on our vacation. My husband surprised me by ordering a sandwich instead of his beloved pasta. The pasta dishes ordered by the relatives sure looked great! I would have loved to get one too, but my finicky stomach was twitchy that day and I just wanted soup, so I had minestrone because I knew that would soothe it. It was very good! Service was very attentive and pleasant. Nice ambiance and decor. What I appreciated was that it was light and airy inside. Back home, most of the Italian restaurants we've been to have dark interiors. Italian cuisine well represented in Hawaii! Good food, good company. Can't beat that! read more

Assaggio really deserves 3 & 1/2 stars. Is this place the best Italian food you will ever have? No. However, with its location, great portions and high quality ingredients Assaggio's in Mililani is pretty good. If you want decent Italian food with nice service in a clean, relaxed setting and you are in Mililani check out Assaggio's. I think you will be surprised with the food especially, considering where it is located. PS. I know I say this a lot, but if you are already in town, not that close to Mililani and want Italian food you should not make the trip. Stay where you are you will most likely find better closer to home. Sorry... read more

Man, this one was rough unfortunately. OUTSTANDING service from everyone across the board - unfortunately without food to match. We hadn't eaten all day so we went all in. Definitely excited to get our first bite of Italian food on the island. Trust me, we REALLY wanted to like this place. Started with the bread, which was off the chain good. Super hot, soft and just good period. Next came fried calamari legs and mozzarella sticks. Mozzarella sticks were good, but the marinara sauce was so watered down it ruined it. The calamari was so tough and hard to eat, I almost choked on it. Since everything thus far was not that great, plus the fact I had not eaten all day - I ordered a cup of minestrone. The minestrone was also watered down and filled with carrots and potatoes. Again, the disappointment continues... Our entrees consisted of the pepper steak, julienne chicken with vegetables and the chicken Parmesan for the little one. The one thing these meals all had going for them was portion size. Just huge all around. Pepper steak sauce was good, but again watered down! Potatoes were actually cold, but didn't bother me since I'm trying to watch my carbs. Both chicken dishes followed the same tune...WATERED DOWN. No flavor. So damn disappointed. Since everything was not so good, we asked our server for more bread (which we freaking inhaled). On a positive note, presentation was great, restaurant is clean, and of course the service was phenomenal. Don't change a thing. Everyone worked as a well oiled machine. Each server had their specific jobs, and they each complemented the other as they moved about the dining room. Guys, please work on the food to match the hard work of your servers! read more

2 of 3 times Service was bad. Servers unfriendly, drop drinks and bread then disappears for 20 minutes. They come back and take order then disappear. We ask Bussers for more cocktails. When plates are cleared, we sit for 20mins with no food and empty cocktails glasses till waiter finally comes back and brings us check. At least if i had a drink I wouldn't have minded wait. Ceaser salad & cold antipasto are very good. The Osso buco & scampi specialty, Veal Saltimbocca Romana, lasagna and NY Steak were all good. Calamari Alla Parmigiana was very bad, never order it. Calamari was chewy and bland. Texture was a sloppy mess. When we did have a good server. It was the best experience, he made recommendations (which were good)and he checked on us often, So we were able to have a couple cocktails and we wanted to try dessert. On average we spent $100-140 for 2 people. Service means a lot to me when I'm paying for it, so ill probably never go back here even though the food was good. read more

ambience is nice, typical italian dine-in restaurant service was great food --- Big portions BUT a okay! nothing too spectacular. read a couple reviews on the ala moana location so maybe it was just this mililani location that didn't win it for me. ordered the combination NY Steak w/ Spicy scallop scampi pasta -steak was cooked well done when I ordered it Medium well, lacked of juiciness and it was kinda tough to eat. The pasta was not at all spicy and had no taste...honestly I thought Bucca di peppo pastas were better and tastier. Kinda dissapointed, but the Spumoni Gelato made me give it a 3 star rating. read more

Assaggio - Italian Near Me - Mililani, Hawaii

Ordered the broccoli chicken fettuccini Alfredo and a broccoli shrimp fettuccini Alfredo to takeout and it was really good. The little bread that they gave was fresh but too small for four people. read more

I have to start off by saying that I really enjoy the service! hands down, some of the best staff Mililani has to offer...Robert and Eric are always friendly and attentive which makes dining there such a great experience. I do love Italian food...but Assagio's offers (dare I say it?) Asian inspired Italian food. Although I enjoy the table side preparation of the Ceasar Salad, the dishes that I have had there have always left me feeling disappointed. I've had the Shrimp Piccatta, the Chicken Saltimboca, Chicken Marsala, The New York Steak with Pasta and the Chicken Parmesan. I think the Chicken Parm was by far the best. Their specials seem to stay the same every time I'm there. I guess that for the price that I pay to dine there, I feel that the food should blow my mind. Unfortunately, it just doesnt. read more

I thought i'd write a short review since I just had dinner at the restaurant & the pasta and oil are still rumbling in my tummy.. First, the wait wasn't too bad for a Friday night; we got a table after 15 minutes & were served water & bread right away. The bread was yummy--warm, crisp on the outside & soft in the inside! When our server finally came, I asked him to recommend a wine & he rushed through a bunch, not really explaining them. My husband asked what beer they had on tap & the server again rattled off a dozen beers in about 3 seconds lol. They were busy, so we let it slide. We ordered the caprese salad as an appetizer. It was DRENCHED in balsamic vinegar & used thai basil instead of sweet basil. Not inedible, but not good enough to take home in a doggy bag. For entrees, I ordered the chicken saltimbocca & my husband ordered ravioli with marinara sauce--both small size, which were surprisingly a good amount. Sadly, my pasta was drenched in olive oil. My husband liked the ravioli but commented that we make better ravioli at home (with the frozen bagged ravioli lol). Although the food wasn't too spectacular, it wasn't bad either. What really earned this place the mere three stars I awarded was the service. Our server didn't check on us once the entire time we were there. NOT. ONCE. Aside from taking our order & bringing drinks, we didn't see him at all. No "how's your dinner" or "would you care for another glass of wine?" Nothing. Sadly, we got more attention from the water/bus boys. We went our entire meal without any drink refills. Anyway, this isn't the best italian restaurant, and the service sucks, but if you live around central Oahu, the pickings are slim! I'd much prefer Ricado's or Verbano in Pearl City to Assaggios Mililani. read more

Alrighty. This rating is based soley on the Mililani and Kailua locations. Honestly, I've only eaten take out at Mililani but it was still good by the time I ate it. Kailua is also very good and I've dined in a few times. The service is really good and they were very helpful with the menu. I usually like to try a variety of dishes so I wouldn't be the best at recommending anything in particular. I guess if there is one thing I could tell you to order, it would be the Caesar's salad. It has anchovies in it and usually I hate those things. In the salad, they taste great! I haven't been here in a while so that could be the reason that I don't know what to choose. Anything with capers? YES! The food is very good, and they serve a good amount as well. If you want to have a nice time and not spend tons of money on a very good meal, stop by the Mililani or Kailua locations. I point those two out because I have never been to the Kahala one. Ala Moana? I've been there but I don't recommend it. Maybe I just had a bad experience? Two? OK yeah, I had two. Once my food was warm, and the other time it took forever to get the food. Anyway, I honestly hate to berate. I always like to look at the positives about the places I frequent. It was at Ala Moana mall, that is a huge plus. I love to hang out and shop there! Now for that Ala Moana review. Some day. read more

My boyfriend took me here for our anniversary! It was very nice inside, clean and people were friendly. We got seated pretty quick (we didn't have reservations), we got free bread and butter which let me tell you was pretty good, and I'm not much of a bread fan. I can't remember the name of what I got but it had chicken, roasted potatoes, bell peppers, mushroom and onion. which was VERY good and very filling. My boyfriend got a New York steak, that was also very good. We managed to fit in some calamari as an appetizer which was also good. Good service and good food. read more

How is it that i've been coming to Assaggio for 7 years, but i have yet to give it the "thumbs up" review that it deserves? Well, here it comes... I love Assaggio! The bread is warm, fresh, and crusty - which sounds kinda gross, right? crusty. ew. but when it comes to Assaggio's bread, "crusty" is actually quite wonderful! And don't even get me started on the salads. The caesar salad is fun because the servers make the dressing table-side. But the house salad is where it's at! It has peppers, tomato, celery, carrots, little cubes of cheese, and the house dressing is fantastic! It's a little bit sweet, a little bit tangy. They're generous with the dressing, but i never feel like my salad is drowning. In fact, i swirl every bite of lettuce around in the dressing to make sure it's nice and coated. And maybe i dunk my bread in whatever dressing is still leftover on my plate...it's the more dignified version of plate licking. :) my go-to dish is the Sausage Alla Pomodori. diced tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic, onions, bacon, and sausage! seriously - bacon AND sausage in one dish!! add a little crushed red pepper and it's divine! My bf usually gets either the Veal Alla Sorrentino or the Sausage and Peppers with Potato - either is fine with me, as long as he shares! and for dessert, you can't go wrong with the Tiramisu or the Kahlua Cheesecake. the tiramisu is spongey and creamy - sometimes a little heavy on the Kahlua, but still yummy. the Kahlua cheesecake is rich and smooth and very flavorful. treat yourself! read more

love love love this restaurant. Always used to eat here by MYSELF i love it so much. Highly recommend filet minon! a little bit on the expensive side, but so worth it. Also the caesar salad is a must along with hot antipasto. If you like the hot antipasto sauce, you may substitute it with any pasta dish! read more

Loved the table side Caesar Salad, super fresh and perfect! Truly enjoyed the challenge chicken pesto pasta, Omitted the shrimp so they added extra pasta and chicken. Got the smaller portion, put still could only eat half! Probably since I ate the hot bread and butter prior. My husband ate all his, no doggie bag. We come a few times a year, for the past 20 years! read more

Assaggio - Italian Near Me - Mililani, Hawaii

Yes understand that right now times are hard for businesses but very disappointing with our take out order. Planned to have a nice bday dinner but ended up being a chaotic evening. Ordered our food and worker read back everything correctly so we thought ok no problems. Until when my daughter picked up ordered was read what was in bag (which was packed so couldnt see inside) she had to wait for one item not mentioned. Then after getting it came home with food . Opened bag another item missing -2 dishes were not correct. So called back to let them know and our response with manager was not pleasant. We know places are busy with take out but this is place is a more expensive place to go so should be more organized and be sure orders are given out correctly. Also manager acted like we were to blame for our messed up order and was not very understanding on phone. Wont be back here for awhile maybe home cooked meal next bday read more