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    Aka'ula Lanai

    3.7 (34 reviews)
    Open 6:30 am - 11:00 AM

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    Live music
    Outdoor seating
    Happy hour specials

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    Ice latte, coffee, and burrito
    Tiffany S.

    This one is part of the Marriott Waikoloa. Let me start by saying the service team is so kind. The coffee though, is so so bad. Like gas station bad. Take the time to walk across the street and go to Island Vintage. I ended up just throwing it away. The burrito wasn't bad. It is just a quick microwaved one, but we enjoyed it for something quick. We had done açaí bowls across the street for several days and were ready to add some protein back into our lives lol. The seating area is great with the open breeze and beautiful view of the resort.

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    Melody P.

    The customer service was real nice and friendly. You can enjoy your beverage while over looking the ocean

    Menu 8/2022
    Remy H.

    Very overpriced but guess you pay for convenience. Went a few times in the morning during my stay and each time they were out of varying ingredients for drinks/food. View from the sitting area is really pretty

    MINI Breakfast burrito?
    TheAmateur H.

    We all know that resort convenient food and beverage are expensive and i am OK with the price. What i am not OK with is the deceiving. On display, it is a huge breakfast burrito. In reality, it is a mini size burrito. The food quality is ok, we should not expect much since it is a cafe stand. I would not review it as culinary experience food. Marriott, please stick to reality. We understand the over head cost of convenient food at the resort but don't deceive us.

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    Ken N.

    I am giving the rating of 4 stars mainly because It was the earliest opening restaurant in the area where I could get some coffee and light breakfast (pastry and cold wraps). Trying to adapt to a six hour time difference often left me wide awake, so I would get up, write my Yelp reviews from the day before in the lobby outside this restaurant/breakfast bar, and the head over as soon as they opened at 6 a.m. local (noon by my biological clock.) They do have decent pastries. I especially enjoyed the blueberry scone and the banana bread. They serve coffee at that ridiculously scalding temperature that a lot of places do (probably made by non coffee drinkers or ones that add tons of milk or cream to their cup). I had to buy, then wait which is frustrating to someone who has already waited for them to open. I can't comment on their dinner options because there are so many great restaurants in the area that I ran out of vacation before dining here. And my late nights were pretty much spent sleeping, so I didn't get to enjoy their live music and cocktail specials. Review #2376

    Breakfast burrito
    Zuzana V.

    Having spent several weeks at the Marriott hotel earlier this week, had my regular morning brew and breakfast at the grab and go on the main floor of the hotel, overlooking the ocean. Staff were absolutely fantastic, and in quick time were ready, anticipating my usual order. My Americano with a splash of almond was done right every time, and the rotation of fruit bowl, breakfast burrito, or pastry I would go through never disappointed either. Highly recommend the burrito as a great item to take on the road, as it satisfied plenty times before a long hike. Definitely worth a stop to either grab a coffee before some down time at the pool or remote work in the lobby, or fueling up before adventures out and about.

    Theresa C.

    We went here for breakfast and was seated right away. The staff really seemed to be pushing for us to eat the buffet but we wanted to order off the menu. Our waitress was quick with getting our orders and serving drinks. But the food took a looong time to come out. She came around to apologize a few times. She even brought out a complimentary fruit and bread platter because the wait was so long. We didn't mind the wait... I mean it's Hawaii--we're in no hurry! Eventually the food comes out and it was so worth the wait. Everything was delicious (my photos don't do much justice ... I had one of those waterproof cases on). So far all pros, but there's a huge con: the birds. Because it's outdoors... birds were everywhere. It was nice at first... one or two pretty birds flying in and out. But as I'm waiting for my food, the restaurant became more crowded and more birds came. As I was waiting for my food to come, I'd see birds swooping down to eat other people's food as soon as they get up from their table... and I don't know if there's anything they can do about flies... but flies were annoying too. Had to constantly shoo away flies while we're eating.

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    Coffee and pastries are great. The service was just okay, but the ambiance is amazing.

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    Good coffee spot while on vacation. Other options around but still good. Food choices are great.

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    Stopped over on a long walk around the bay. Coffee was good enough. Love the atmosphere. Crunches, music, breeze all very pleasing.

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    Always a friendly and efficient crew for our morning coffees and pastry. As locals, this is a go to spot for us a few times every week.

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    Pizza isn't worth $20, but the atmosphere to eat it with is worth more than 5 stars. Order the Lava Lava (off menu), it's so ono.

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    Great views and drinks. Slow service. Love the decor overlooking the bay and pools.

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    The sitting area here is the large lobby of the Marriott hotel and its open air seating.

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    4.3(208 reviews)
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    We dined as walk in's for an impromptu date night and were pleasantly surprised! Valet parking is…read morevalidated. This is an open air restaurant and at first I was hesitant because of maybe having to deal with flies but we didn't run into any issues. There was live music playing. We ordered the farmer's plate of veggies to accompany the muhammara dip (which came with 4 pieces of wood fired bread). It was flavorful, fresh, and light. My husband ordered the skirt steak and I ordered the ahi steak. We also ordered the frozen fruit punch twice. This was plenty of food for us so we skipped on dessert. Everything turned out delicious to us and we quite enjoyed our evening.

    One of the best dining experiences we had during our 3-week trip through Hawaii!…read more I had been looking for Mediterranean food through our stays in Oahu and Maui, but wasn't able to find any til we landed here on Big Island. We went during sunset and it was sooooo beautiful. We ordered: * the 3 dips - loved their muhammara!! Plus the bread is so squishy and soft it absorbs the flavors of the dips so well * burrata salad - very refreshing and well seasoned. I believe it's peach or melon served with it, a very nice touch * grilled octopus - loved the tomato(?) sauce it was served with, and the way they grilled was perfection. Reminded me of the octopus I'd have in Kerekennah, a small island off the coast of Tunisia. Fresh & well seasoned. * Cacio e pepe + chicken: really appreciated how they noticed my husband and I were sharing everything, so they had split the pasta into two bowls. Deliciously made, with it had a bit more sauce tho and that the chicken wasnt so dry. * inside out smores: YUMMY. loved the combo of the graham cracker ice cream with the roasted marshmallow and chocolate sauce + inside the marshmelllw too. In all we spent $190 for 2 people including tax and tip (no drinks). Sure a bit on the pricier side, but we had been spending $90-110 for very average or not even good meals across Hawaii anyways, so didn't seem too bad. Parking is free! Valet only, but give your ticket when you get the check to get a 3-hour validation stamp.

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    A hidden gem. I don't leave many yelp reviews but this experience was so memorial I felt the need…read moreto. Our waiter Warren was amazing. He was so attentive (he saw we were having a moment holding hands together and instead of interrupting us, he came back later to allow us time to enjoy and finish that special moment) and he gave personalized food recommendations that were on point. He was so kind and warm and made the dinner more of a thoughtful, intimate experience. The manager Chris came out to greet us during the dinner as well to make sure everything was going great which was a nice touch. The ribeye steak was out of this world. So juicy and flavorful and cooked to perfection in a red wine sauce. The salmon fettuccini was amazing as well. We sat on the back patio and the view of the golf course in the background was beautiful. We will definitely be coming back here!

    Stylish spot with elevated steakhouse vibes near the golf course. Lots of the menu items were…read morepretty darn good. Some highlights include the seared ahi starter, which came bathing in a delicious creamy sauce. The sauce was novel and a nice spin on an already delicious dish. The ono was also done nicely. I have to dock them a little on their steak. With steakhouse pricing, they weren't able to produce a solid steakhouse crust on the ribeye. Without a crust, the cut ended up a little floppy and watery. The desserts were also a little off. The sauce on the passion fruit cheesesteak was amazing, but the texture of the cheesecake itself wasn't great. Their mint ice cream was also a little freezer burned. Overall you can have a good time here, but I think the pricing puts the restaurant into the elite league, and I don't think they're quite ready to play there.

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    I haven't done a review in a while but I felt like one was due for this restaurant…read more I just want to say we have been to a lot of restaurants on the big island and some multiple times including the newly opened marlin bar. Consistency was key here and everything was on point. Service was excellent, food came out quick and hot, fresh and delicious. The prices were reasonable especially for the quality of food. We went to napua for the 2nd time and it was not as good. They raised their prices again so 62 for a plate of fish (mahi mahi with rice and green beans) and it was dry and lacking in flavor. Just for 3 of us it came to almost 200.00 you just pay for the ambience at that restaurant. We went to lava lava beach club and the prices went up and the food was terrible. Again your paying for the ambience their but there the pork was fatty, fish sandwich tasted like canned tuna and the pork sandwich idk it tasted like the smell of throw up. Ceviche was horrible and paid 30 dollars for a tiny tostada with some shrimp and fish that was super super fishy. This was the best place so far besides pono Hawaiian deli (poke spot best poke ever!!) or getting your own fish at the farmers market in Waimea I wanted to add this to highlight this particular restaurant. We ate here 4 times (3 dining and once to go) and all the times it was so good. We got the island waygu burger it was cooked perfect and seasoned well, we ordered the coconut shrimp this was delicious, we ordered fish and chips (lightly breaded not overly oily or fried it was light airy and crispy), we ordered the corn dip and this was surprisingly refreshing with their homemade chips, order the hot chicken sandwich and wow this was lightly panko breaded and it was not overly hot and spicy everything paired well with it, also got the regular waygu burger and it was again cooked perfect and exploded with flavor. Finally tonight came back on our last night and I ordered the kona kampachi, wow wow wow it was cooked to perfection (finally a restaurant that can cook fish correctly and not over cook it) the miso butter worked perfectly and the portion was huge!! And only for 36 dollars like com on. My wife got the mahi mahi fish tacos and that was delicious with the lime cream sauce. All the nights we went there never broke 100 dollars and that says something in Hawaii and it literally beats every other restaurant so far for the price, ambience and quality of food. Consistency was key please if you're reading this owner or chef of this restaurant please stay this consistent!! Thank you!!

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    3.6(22 reviews)
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    TLDR: Lounge area…read morenear the "lobby" of the Fairmont Orchid resort. Since it overlooks the rest of the resort, it's the perfect place to rest and relax during the day. They start serving Japanese-inspired foods starting 5 pm and they have nightly live music starting around 6 pm. Food was fine, nothing special, but the ambiance was wonderful and the nightly torch lighting + conch shell blowing at sunset happens on this balcony. ------ FOOD: * Smash Burger (4/5): Came with two patties and a slight skirt on the meat. Was a little simple though (i.e. no lettuce or tomatoes, though did come with one deep-fried onion ring and cheese). Fries were pretty good! * Luana Roll (4/5): This is their signature roll and I thought it was good but wasn't anything special. Probably not worth $30. * Double Crunch Roll (4/5): Again, good roll but nothing special and didn't particularly love it. ------ SERVICE: * Fine service, though the waiter took a long time to check in on our table. We weren't in a rush so it wasn't a problem, but it was strange. * Note that their kitchen is not located nearby and so the waiter has to go to a kitchen downstairs before bringing the food up. That means that service can be a little slower at times. ------ ENVIRONMENT / AMBIANCE: * Really nice ambiance. It's a balcony right off the main lobby where you check-in, and there are lots of comfy lounge chairs and small tables to match. The lobby and the lounge are both technically on the 3rd floor of the resort, so you can overlook the rest of the resort including the pool, beach, and ocean. * The live music at night is nice, both if you're dining at the lounge or just returning to the lobby area after a long day out. * There's also an indoor bar area next-door to the lounge with a pool table. The pool accessories are in rough shape (only 1 usable pool stick) but anyone is able to set up the table and begin playing. Despite being here during the holidays, this table was surprisingly available for most of our stay. * Every night there's a traditional Hawaiian ceremony where torches are lit at sunset and someone blows a conch in all directions. The conch blowing happens on this balcony, so if you're seated at the lounge around 5 pm, you'll have great seats of the short ceremony.

    The lounge is conveniently towards the center of the resort, close to check in. The staff are…read moredifficult to get ahold of, and service was rather lackluster. We came on a windier day, and the tiki torch kept getting blown out. The one closest to us was gushing out gas without a flame, and left an extremely heavy gas smell. We asked if they could relight it, and the first person said they'd get maintenance over right away. 20 minutes later, and getting lightheaded from the gas, I asked if they could turn it off if they couldn't relight it. The staff started getting defensive which I didn't understand, and told us that we were being unreasonable since the area wouldn't be lit up if there was no torch. I kept explaining to her that the torch was out, so we don't get the light anyways, but she wasn't listening to our concerns. Eventually another staff member came by, immediately understood, and finally turned off the gas for us so we weren't getting smothered by the odor. We ordered two cocktails and a spicy Kanpachi roll. The cocktails were mediocre, and one of them was not what we ordered. My wife asked for a blended cocktail and ended up with a drink on ice. The kanpachi roll was below average, with soggy seaweed and loosely rolled where it was falling apart while eating. I would skip on this lounge if you're looking for a place to eat and maybe even for skip and go elsewhere for drinks. We only tried one sushi roll, but after our experience we didn't intend on ordering anything else.

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