Amalfatano's - Hilo

Best spaghetti and meatballs in East Hawai. Everything served family style. $35 for three of us. We had a large bowl of salad that was more than enough for 3. The salad was fantastic. Meatballs tasted like grassfed beef and spaghetti sauce is the way only a real Italian would serve. The atmosphere is bleak, but the food makes up.

Dinner here was great, it was like going a family friend and living with them together with big salad and some of the best pizza we live on the island here in 3 years. Absolutely come back. It's just cash.

Sorry for withholding a star, but, well, you know. We are visiting from the mainland; aren't most of us? We just had pizza, but it was great and had a nice unique flavor. The atmosphere isn't for everyone. If you would like to hear 78 years worth of the interesting life of Mario, this is the place. There was one very nice couple dining on pizza as well, regulars I might add, that made for good conversation. Wife Kelly was sweet and a great cook. You won't find a place like this in very many towns and some may say that's a good thing. We say we were lucky for the opportunity to eat there and to have an experience not often enjoyed.

Excellent pizza pie. A medium size was more than enough for two people. Very nice proprietor. Ambiance is subjective. Could use background music. BYOB. Sorry I didn't take a picture of the pizza.

I've just learn about this restaurant, though my cousins band fun raser. I tried the pizza it's a genuine Italian pizza. The husband and wife that runs the restaurant make you feel like your eating a home cooked meal. I know I'll be back again soon.