Mezzanotte Ristorante

I have been to Mezzanotte a few times and have really enjoyed it! I would say it's a no frills Italian spot with great food, more of a family dinner spot. The staff is always nice and helpful. For starters, the bruschetta is great; the bread is soft and 8 to an order. I've also tried the fried zucchini chips and they were amazing! For entrees I have had the chicken parmesan (very good), tagliolini scampi (my favorite), and the pizzas are perfectly cooked as well! Mezzanotte is a great Italian spot to visit in CLT!

The scallop risotto with truffle was outstanding! The service and atmosphere is perfect. We went for a birthday party and were not let down. Definitely will return.!!!

We haven't been to Mezzanotte since 2018. This visit on Friday night, I learned that they are part of the Conte restaurant group that also owns Luce, Tuscana, and Viva Roma. They gave us complimentary bread and beans to start. I could have made a meal out of this alone, it was so good ! There was so much flavor in the beans and the bread was so soft. I love that they have large comfy booths. Our waiter said that they make their desserts and housemade pastas downtown and distribute to their other locations. Hubby got their French onion soup. It had very good flavor, but $9 for this tiny cup was a bit much I thought. It had a cheese cracker on top instead of the normal melted cheese. I guess they didn't want to have the cheesy mess to clean off the dishware ? Without the cheese, isn't this just onion soup ? It was not what was expected. I got the ceasar salad and was pleased. The lettuce was properly coated in dressing and it had a cheesy flavor. For dinner my husband got the veal parmesean. It was good. The sauce on the spaghetti that came with it was very flavorful. I got one of the specials: Shrimp in lobster cream sauce. It was soooo good ! The pasta was housemade. There were 5 large shrimp and what I especially liked is that there was no shell on them whatsoever, not even the tail. This made them easy to cut up and distribute the pieces throughout the entree. The sauce was creamy and flavorful. The spinach in the pasta did not seem to add much flavor and was a bit watery. Perhaps if it were flavored in garlic it would be better ? The pasta had a really nice, soft texture and had great flavor with the sauce.Their desserts are all housemade. I got the limoncello cake. It had a very, very light lemony simple syrup poured over it and the cake was very good. My husband got the cannolis and you could taste that the shells were freshly made. Everything was so good I told hubby at least 3 times how much I enjoyed it. With all the back and forth regarding "true Italian", I'm not sure what this qualifies as. To me, it's a middle ground. It's not as American Italian as Little Mama's, but not as Italian as Dolce. To me, it's somewhere in between.... but I don't have an ounce of Italian blood in me so I can only base it on taste and experience at other restaurants.

I love their food and usually enjoy their service when dining in with a big group of friends or with my spouse. I recently called for takeout ~ for the first time ~ shortly after they opened at 4:30. When I arrived, the entire restaurant was empty of customers except for one table with two people who had already been served. So why was I treated so curtly? The three employees I encountered were unpleasant. So, I won't hurry back for takeout or dining in.

The gentleman who waited on us did an impeccable job (per usual). Hands down best, hardest working, most professional wait staff in town. The food is always phenomenal. Husband had pasta of the day (a rigatoni and sausage in cream sauce) and I had the ripieno - we started with the burrata and finished with a berry sorbet which was LIGHT and delicious.

Let me preface this by saying that when we made the reservation to eat here, I did not realize they serve pizza as well. So it's entirely possible that their forte is pizza, which no one in my family got. That being said, I was not a huge fan of the food here.We started with the calamari and the bruschetta. The bruschetta was great. The bread was crispy but not too much so and the tomatoes were fresh and there was the perfect amount of balsamic vinegar. The calamari was not great. There was hardly any calamari to begin with. It was mostly fried zucchini strings. Not like I'm complaining about those because they were very good, lots of flavor. The calamari had no flavor unless you ate it with the marinara sauce.My hubby and I split the Linguine Mare with the red (rosso) sauce and the Vitello Parmigiana. The "meat" in both were cooked pretty well but neither dish had much flavor. We did a fair amount of salting. Same with the Fettuccine. My daughter had that and added shrimp. I tasted it and the shrimp was cooked well but the dish had almost no flavor. I'm new to the area, so unfortunately, I will not likely be back to try this place again because everything is new and I want to get to know the area. However, the food here was not bad. And it's entirely possible that the pizza is amazing.

Food, service and Ambience all excellent! Have visited multiple times and have had excellent experience on each occasion.

Food and service were consistently good as always.This is our go to place especially for their pizza and salads

Mezzanotte is a great place to enjoy Italian cuisine. The owner and employees are friendly and helpful. The food is outstanding. Pizza is baked in a wood fired oven and has quality ingredients-delicious.

Excellent food and atmosphere for a special occasion (anniversary). Thoughtful wait staff and convenient parking. We will return soon.