They clearly have good intentions and are trying...nevertheless, after visiting Maui Pasta for our 4th dinner experience since opening early in April, we've decided to give up... The Bolognese sauce is pretty good, the Caprese salad is fine, the pastas are OK, a tad bit overdone for my taste; but I'm a bit disappointed in a restaurant that serves Italian pastas and doesn't have fresh ground pepper available for their diners, nor do they offer any ground cheese...and when we asked for some cheese they brought us essentially a teaspoon of grated parmesan...Duh! And I have a major disagreement with ordering our meal at the front counter and being asked to make a decision on the gratuity before experiencing the food or service... That's just very inconsiderate to the patron....and frankly, it's dumb. We wish them well, but will not go back.