Mezza Luna

This place is a fuckin disaster. your line cooks are in the open kitchen with their earphones and one hand in the phone and the other one in the knife. that so wrong in so many levels that am not gonna rant in this. got in and nobody was at the front desk, I sit myself at the bar and after waiting 5minutes in which nobody came to check on us, I made clearly eye contact with a mister who was talking about menu changes and additions and I assume was the manager or someone who works in that restaurant, after another 5 minutes of him talking over the phone, he came to us and ask us if we were ordering food or drinks, Good afternoon first of all I said and the guy just look at me in awe, then he told me he was busy on the phone not that he wasn’t working or nothing (like if I care).not coming back.

THEY NO LONGER OFFER THE SUNDAY BRUNCH BUFFET. Extremely disappointed they removed this & they have lost 4 frequent brunch customers. We drove from the other side of town just for their brunch only to find it was no longer available. Their menu didn’t impress me & so we got up & left after the waiter brought us our water. Serber was super nice but this girl was in the mood for biscuits & gravy AND eggs AND one of the amazing desserts previously offered on the Brunch Buffet. Sunday at noon The line at Broken Egg next door was a 45 minute wait & Mezzaluna had about 8 patrons total.

Ate here only once, very disappointing. More flies than patrons, food was awful. A few days later I saw one of their line cooks at Target buying emergency supplies. His cook clothes were stained, soiled, and filthy, looking like an auto mechanic not a cook. General cleanliness was bad, and we were there on s slow lunch day. Save your money!

Update 4÷21÷2016 just learned their gulf oysters on the half shell are 12 $ per dozen on Tuesdays! ;) you’re welcome :)

I need to update my review of this place… the service time has improved quite a bit over the last few months. Tonight’s ribeyes were superb!!! Just a perfect smoked flavor. The brussel sprouts were sauteed to perfection. While the cut of meat was «choice» at best, not «prime», it was very tender. The best treat was our server, Heather! She is so personable, you wish servers worldwide had her skills. Her timing on checking back was perfect and she satisfied our special requests for menu substitutes. We will ask for her again and again.

As someone said earlier, good food but service is in my words «meh». This is based on 2 visits. It would be nice if a bartender could simply say «Hi» and ask how things are going. Also, placing an order took awhile to get in because the bartender kept walking in circles between kitchen and bar with nothing in his hand.
Okay…as for food. Pizza last time was good. Recent visit was Chicken Marsala, which I thought was really good. So 3 stars are for food, and no stars for service.
Note: dinner on 4÷6÷16 around 6−7pm. Previous visit was about 2 months ago.

Valentine’s Dinner 2016 — $ 100/​person + tip, but really awesome meal. Salad/​soup course was the low point, bland, but every other course was over the top/​excellent. They didn’t warn us they were on a special menu but it was an excellent meal. After I recovered from the sticker shock I rolled with a special meal.

The food here is quite good. Mezza Salad is always spot on in presentation and texture and their dressing is light and tasty. Also I find their ovencooked pizzas to be top notch. Two things I don’t like about the place: 1. Inconsistent service. Sometimes good; other times sadly lacking. 2. Hairy chefs… I’m not a fan of chefs with lots of facial hair. It simply grosses me out to think about a potential of seeing someone else’s hair in my food. So far no visible hair and despite the inconsistent service, I am here again enjoying the pizza and salad.

Great food, great drinks, great service. I always sit at the bar and have been given great service every time. Chef Jason knocks it out of the park with the menu. Always ask about the specials as you kind find some real gems. I know it sounds odd but get the spaghetti.

Not worthy of their prices. Had dinner prior to movie. Pizza set while steak was cooked and of course was cold when brought to wife. Steak was cooked to desired temp of pink But rest of plate lacked any wow. For 33 $. Would not order again. Drink prices were also high 10 – 14 $ for martini or wine. Probably not a return unless price drops

Went here after church one Sunday. Didn’t realize it was only buffet, okay fair enough. Went to the buffet, this left something to be desired, simple and bland, the biscuit was the best thing. To top it off it cost WAY more than this buffet was worth. Painfully paid the bill and got out quick. Left hungry and sorely disappointed. I will not be back.

Beautiful restaurant and delicious brunch! This is a chef-​owned concept and it shows in the food and operations!

Another cozy place where the food is good. The atmosphere is filled w/​an older crowd.

My office staff and I went last Friday 06÷05÷15 for lunch and had a very happy experience!
The service was prompt but unhurried– we had time to enjoy our drinks and appetizer (I had a G&T that they made to order at my request with extra lime juice and angostura bitters and my staff had mojitos that they also enjoyed; the smoked onion dip and house made chips were also delicious) and the entrees came out about 15 minutes after the app and drinks. One of my staff had lasagna and she liked it very much and one other person and myself had that day
’S special– seared scallops with roasted vegetables that was absolutely delicious and a upgraded salad of summer tomatoes with roasted corn and beans and balsamic vinaigrette– best in the WORLD!!!
Will we be back? Goodness, YES!!!

We’ve eaten here several times now and found it to be enjoyable each time. The few bad reviews seem to be about the brunch buffet which we have not tried and probably won’t given those reviews, but will continue making this our go to place. Some of the items we’ve tried…, wild mushroom pizza, pork belly pizza, mussels and crab cakes. All were wonderful. The pizzas are on thin, crispy flatbread with just the right flavor combinations. The other dishes were also flavorful and yummy. The staff has been exceptional with their service and knowledge of dishes.

$ 19 for a rather sub par brunch buffet… The food coming out of the kitchen for the folks smart enough to order off the menu looked good, but yeah… we chose poorly with the buffet.
The staff was polite enough and the waitress did a good job of keeping my tea filled, so we left a good tip, but man… that buffet has gone down hill big times since they increased the price.
Sorry, harping, but… yeah.

Went for the brunch on Sunday, and admittedly I got there a little later than planned, but it was at least an hour before the brunch ended.
Perhaps in Huntsville, (based on other reviews) this is a good deal $ 17.95 for steak and seafood, eggs, and burnt french toast sticks, but I’ve got to say I was not impressed.
The Good: The flank steak with relish was exceedingly tender, unmatched in quality. They clearly knew what they were doing with the beef. The eggs were great, so I settled on a plate of steak and eggs for the star of my meal. The fruit was pretty tasty, more on that in a moment. The green beans were crisp and pretty. The polenta was creamy, cheesy, and fruity, with ample white pepper if I’m guessing right — not my taste, but very well-​made.
The Bad: The salmon was the number one disappointment. When I go to brunch, I want clean-​tasting, fresh fish. A layer of fat was left on (the silver skin itself was gone), and it was cooked until disintegrated. It tasted fishy, oily, and had more of a custardy texture than was appealing.
Anything fried — presumably what you intended to serve your children instead of the «real food.» One, I seriously don’t get the idea of a kid’s buffet at a $ 17.95 brunch — I expect my child to eat something a little classier and healthier than chicken tenders and soggy spaghetti; two, these items were mostly leftovers (or maybe just way overcooked) or frozen. Nothing on the American menu was prepared fresh in-​kitchen.
To add insult to injury, the brunch side had the same unremarkable, dry chicken tenders, coarsely chopped and served in some kind of chipotle cream sauce.
The biscuits were dry — could be my timing — and the yogurt tasted strongly chemical. The latter isn’t surprising, as most yogurts we have in the markets have a lot of artificial ingredients. I just wasn’t expecting it here.
The Ugly: The spaghetti, sitting in a brown, gelatinous lump. The dried pizza with congealed, cold-​looking cheese. These are the first items you see walking up to the buffet. Presentation is so important. I can’t stress this enough. I nearly walked out then and there. The burnt items were in a dark corner, unlit by the overcast skies outside. The fruit salad had substantial browning, and the raspberries were simply frozen and unthawed, left in a bowl on the table.
The server seemed disappointed with our choice to eat from the buffet. Which is fine, but you don’t need to make it obvious. Trust me, if you give me a smile and refill my water in a timely fashion, I will make up in tip percentage for the extra $$ I didn’t spend on mimosas. Unfortunately, at our tiny table, the plates stacked up, and disappointment in service set in quickly. With only 4 – 5 tables filled in the restaurant, and two servers, you have to question why we weren’t attended.
Servers, you are the number one most important aspect of customer service in the restaurant industry. A little friendliness goes a long way. And by a long way, I do mean deep into my wallet. I’m a sucker for being made to feel like I’m at home.
Anyway, it all boils down to my disappointment. Ordering off the menu might be a different experience, but the whole thing felt a little fake to me. Like it was trying to be a little more classy than what it ultimately had to offer.
Will I be going back? Nah. Aside from the steak, I can make the food better with fresher ingredients in my own kitchen, and have better customer service for it.

Mezza Luna is sooo good ! I have been here on different occasions and I have never been disappointed. The times i have been have been for lunch and i have only been there once for dinner. I love their Chicken with Polenta in a butter cream sauce. It’s excellent. For dinner my fiancé and I had the Chicken Marsala and it was amaze balls ! We also had their seasonal tomato salad with big stew tomatoes a dressing with bacon, corn and fried okra. This was good! Another good option is their Chicken Pesto Pizza. Mezza Luna is a cute lunch spot as well as a good place for date night. Definitely a must try !

Come on, people… pound for pound, it doesn’t get much better than Mezza Luna in North Alabama unless, you know, you’re not really into this sort of thing… which, if you aren’t… why are you on Unilocal?
Anyway, I’ve seen this restaurant go through a few changes in the last decade but honestly I’m just thankful I didn’t have to add it to my list of gone but not forgotten gems (e.g. Mikawa, Watercress, Café Lemon Bleu). All in all, it keeps getting better.
So, what’s to like here? For lunch, just ask for the special. Most often there’s a flurry of wood grilled fits from grouper, trout, and flounder to mahi and trigger fish, served over the likes of basmati rice, polenta, quinoa and occasionally a couscous with lady peas. Sometimes the accompaniment may be more at jous, like a delightful purée of pea accented with lemon pesto or tomato curry sauce. If that’s not your thing, refer to the rhetorical question above. Actually no… just try a pizza from the oven, the salmon nicoişe or the Mezza Luna burger with a cab from the menu.
For dinner, anything they do with wood grilled vegetables, scallops and or steak will simply not miss. I’m more of a lunch crowd guy, but if I’m in the area for a birthday, mezza Luna is still one of 3 places I’ll book.
The wine list isn’t extensive, but very smart… Much like the waitstaff. I’m usually there on Thursdays because I’m the youngest seated by about 3 decades, but also because the staff is not only knowledgeable but attentive as well. And they put up with me and my cohorts whether we’re in spirited talk about nonsense or actually down to business. Also their signature cocktails are not to be missed. A favorite: state of Flux (with a drunken hibiscus in it)… Almost ethereal.
And lastly… Deserts. If you haven’t tried their Italian «donuts», you’ll likely never understand why obesity an issue in America. I could eat my weight in them. They usually also have a seasonal dessert menu with a few staples of chocolate (like the budino, simple and perfect.
And everybody else is right… Brunch is great.

This was an excellent dining experience. The food was a cut above. We had Fried Oysters with creamy polenta, crispy capers and brown butter vinaigrette. Unbelievable.
For my entrée, I had the ribeye. It was absolutely perfectly cooked medium rare. So tender.
I tasted my girlfriends fish and a friend’s chicken Marsala. Both were excellent.
The wine was half off.
Our server was fantastic and had an excellent sense of humor.
5-​stars all the way.