C&C's Italian Restaurant

8/10. This is a great place for Italian food located on Waialae avenue - same block as Coffee Talk.

The place has a nice cosy feel to it with wicker chairs and white tablecloths. For some reason they have about 20 bread baskets suspended from the ceiling, which is a bit weird. Very twilight zone. Since the place is small, it is useful to make reservations. The waiter-in-chief is this effeminate french guy who like other Honolulu waiters focuses exclusively on the women in the party. He even dropped some french words like "merci", "voila" etc. But wait...isn't this an Italian restaurant?? Yep. That's the other weird thing about the place.

However the food is excellent. I've been here on two separate occasions and everything was just superb. The italian bread for starters is somewhat unusual, but quite tasty. I have had several dishes here such as the veal pasta, pork chops, shrimp fettucine, linguine with clams, bruschetta, seafood risotto (with great fluffy prawns and scallops) and the parmigiana gelato. The pork chops and the clam linguine are my favorites. Among appetizers, both bruschetta (three types) and the gelato were good, but the gelato was really good!

Good wine is essential with this food and the place is BYOB. But be prepared for the $5 glass charge. Overall this is an expensive place with dishes varying between $15 and $25 or so. Expect to pay between $20-25 for a full meal. No possibility of regrets though...!