Cafe Pesto
Seafood Restaurant, Café, and Pizzeria$$$$
Hilo
Ranked #2 for seafood restaurants in Hilo
"Smoked Salmon Alfredo is AMAZING!"(4 Tips)
"Lilikoi cheesecake."(3 Tips)
"The coconut calamari is awesome."(3 Tips)
"Order the shrimp nachos and the crab quesidillads..."(2 Tips)
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Niki Katherine HolmesNovember 27, 2014Salmon alfredo is very good! Just know that is comes with very salted smoked salmon that you need to stir into the (unsalted) pasta. Truffle mashed potatoes and gorgonzola rosemary focaccia also A+!
Upvoted 3 days ago
SuziMay 22, 2013Incredibly fresh and delicious local ingredients. Pizzas and salad are good, as is the bananas foster.
Clif CameronNovember 18, 2016Good service. Food / fish fresh. Well seasoned. Service excellent. Actually best meal since we have been here. Live music not too loud and enjoyed. Two with wine standard hundred dollars. Worth it.
Shirley Mina YamauchiSeptember 1, 201211/9/12 Fri Cafe Pesto, feel free to join us, Pahoa Class of 1992, 5:15pm, 20th class reunion! Everyone is responsible for their own bill. Also posted on classmates.com and Yelp.com Hilo Talk thread
- Jessica MarieApril 20, 2014Smoked Salmon Alfredo is AMAZING! They also serve bread with a delicious pesto butter:)
Hatice ŞeneldirAugust 1The service so fast, the Music fantactic, pizza so delicous ,waiters were friendly.
rebecca MiaAugust 17, 2011The coconut calamari is delicious, however the chicken stir fry is very dry. Shrimp nachos have a very bitter taste. Lemonade w/honey & lemongrass is good.
Karen CrouchMarch 15, 2012Try the Luau pizza. Hand tossed crust, Kalua pig, Maui onion and local pineapple.- K HuestisMay 27, 2012Authentic Pizza, subtle, complex flavors. Recommend Highly the house specialty.
Kids meals comes with either ice cream or a cookie at then end...
Katie EschbacherFebruary 22, 2012Menu says to ask about cheeseless options for pizza. Answer: there are none. All sauces have cheese.- Sylvia Cook PhotographyAugust 15, 2011Order the shrimp nachos and the crab quesidillads...both are fantastic!
- Aaron LandryApril 1, 2011The Wi-Fi is solid. Password as of early 2011 is "pizzaluau". Otherwise, ask your server.
celinhoJanuary 10, 2012today's wifi password: pizzette (no idea how often they change it, but hope this helps)
Monica VMarch 30, 2010Coconut crusted calamari really good. Crab quesadillas good, but it's more of a pizza.
Nicole LisaMay 29, 2014Service gone wrong! Both our table and another table where they were trying to charge us for twice the amount than what we ordered. Food was good though.
Melissa OverlieFebruary 20, 2012Got bad service waiter never greeted us showed up to get the order and never saw him again.
Andrea MenandroAugust 22, 2011Very poor service, We tried to go for dinner on sunday at 8.30 and they rejected us... Stay away from this place
Carol AsherJanuary 25, 2016I'm gluten free so the simple green salad was the only thing available to me according to the server. I probably will never go again.
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Long considered an innovator of our ethnically diverse Island cuisine, both the award winning Hilo Bay and Kawaihae Harbor family restaurants have a well earned reputation for food that is wonderfully fresh, creatively presented and affordable priced.
Open until 9:00 PM (Show more)
- Mon
- 11:00 AM–9:00 PM
- Tue–Thu, Sun
- 8:00 AM–9:00 PM
- Fri–Sat
- 8:00 AM–10:00 PM
(808) 969-6640
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