Restaurant week was the excuse. The menu sounds bizarre and that prompted me to get adventurous. Unfortunately, if it walks like a duck... Toasted garlic vinaigrette with ahi sashimi (I know) baffled me. I guess the fish was supposed to be a foil for the garlic? The subtle flavor of the ahi is totally lost. The raw oysters with a STRAWBERRY mignonette, yes STRAWBERRY was in a class by itself. Its amazing how incredibly fishy and disgusting an oyster can taste when paired with fruit. Steaks are OK. Prime but not well trimmed or aged. They lack deep beefy flavor. My dining companions prime rib has large pieces of fat in the rib cap. For sides, stick to the usual. The green beans with Portuguese sausage was just unusual and totally obscured the flavor of the beef. Standard, uncreative, wine list. Hawaii resort pricing. Good service. Incredible ambiance. Neither can save the food. Disappointing. read more

Top shelf everything! But especially the service, from the host seating us at the best view table overlooking the fabulous Waikiki Beach to the server, who was kind enough to explain the sizing portions of the appetizers when he knew we were aiming to share everything. It's rare to find a restaurant where the waiters are professional and elegant without an inch of pretension. The appetizers were stellar. We shared the $22.00 sampler, which included a little of everything, including melt-in-your-mouth maguro, beet salad with goat cheese garnish, miso scallops...it was all perfectly prepared and gobbled up without hesitation. Be warned...it was NOT easy to split it among four people. There were some gruesome moments that are so unsavory, I will spare you the details. We are not good at sharing in my family, in case you didn't already know from 1799 reviews describing my many escapades of stabbing people with forks, threatening "friends" with butter knives, and poking out eyeballs with coffee stirrers. I'm not proud of it. The main courses, although not inexpensive, were just as impressive. My tenderloin was perfectly cooked, even though I had asked for it basically charred black. It was nearly fork tender. The seafood was perfect, and may have well been fished straight out of the sea just before preparation. The sea bass was fresh and delicate, and the shrimp and lobster were both excellent. I should know, considering I ate off of everyone else's plates the entire night. At the end of the meal, they presented us with a little chocolate sculpted Diamond Head, filled with truffles. We ate the truffles, only to have them re-fill them again, and then pack the entire plate of deliciousness into a box for us to take home. WOO! I would love to say I will be returning to Bali's every year for Christmas, as it has become my new favorite swanky spot to dine. Sadly, the rumor mill has it that the place will be closing down in the future (date unknown), due to cutbacks at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Boo. Bali's is the type of restaurant I thought didn't exist anymore...friendly, accommodating, personable, and on top of all that, fancy-shmancy enough to take your most critical of parents. Bravo, Bali. You will be missed! read more

Bali Oceanfront - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

We had one of the best meals we've ever had on any of the islands. The atmosphere was a great vibe and our waiter James was magnificent. This will definitely be on the list of our must go to places every year. read more

This restaurant was amazing, The service was outstanding and the seared Ahi was incredible, the best I've ever eaten. I would definitely recommend Bali to everyone. ThankYou for an amazing dinner! read more

I was tasked to find a nice place for a nice dinner for the final night of our two week Hawaii vacation. Since we were staying at the Lagoon Tower, it made sense to just find a place onsite. after reading all the reviews, we decided to come here. We had early reservation with a request for a table near the window. But we were seated at the farthest table from the window and right by the front entrance. No big deal. The waitress was friendly, they do not have kids menu on paper, but she told us what they can do,steak with either fries or mash potato. Ok we ordered that, we ordered the drink, we ordered the prefix menu for the adults. Ten minute later, our drink arrived, so did the kids meal! There was no bread bought to our table, we had to ask for it twice. By the time our appetizer came, the kids were almost done with their dinner. So the rest of the dinner felt odd, because the kids had to watch us eat our main entree for a good 30 - 45 min. We tried both the prime rib and the macadamia nut pan fried mahi mahi,, both lacked flavor and weren't that good by our standard. Dessert wasn't anything spectacular either. What came at the end was the bill which was a shocker - the tiny portion kids' steak dinner was $23 a piece!! Wished I knew that before I came here, as I had three kids meal to pay for!! So my advice, go elsewhere to eat! If you have kids, do not bring the, here, $23 can feed the kid many plate of gyoza in Hanajuban the noodle place onsite. For adults, unless you don't want to leave the resort and absolutely don't want to eat at other restaurants, then you might have a reason to come here. For me, I definitely won't return, with nor without kids! read more

Just not impressed with any of the hilton owned restaurants. Thought that Bali might be different since it was their higher end restaurant. First impression was not great. Had a 8:15 reservation, showed up on time. Restaurant wasn't busy, but hostess still made us wait 15 min. Prices avg with a nice steak and seafood house. I thought that the quality would be there too, but again disappointed. I ordered the Kona Lobster, but was served a Maine Lobster that was raised in a pen in Kona. If I wanted a Maine lobster, I could get that back home. The little tail meat that was in the lobster was mushy, and the claws were not proportional with the body.... I asked if waiter if the lobster was alive, and cooked to order, and he said it was cooked today...but the texture of the meat said otherwise.... The waiter offer to bring me something else, but I declined. Nothing else sounded good. He did comp a dessert too. read more

Bali Oceanfront - Mushy Kona Grown Maine Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

quick, and painless... Service A+ Food A+ Cleanliness A+ I had breakfast here too, always fresh, good, and the staff is great. Dinner was amazing! If/when you stay at HHVR you can't go wrong. Don't worry about prices, if you do, you're staying at the wrong place and need to go home. Period. read more

Bali Steak & Seafood is one of the best spots on Waikiki Beach for a romantic dinner. The open air dining room is just yards from the shore atop the Rainbow Lanai at the base of the Hilton's iconic Rainbow Tower. It's an elegant escape from the hustle, bustle, and poorly chosen swimwear. By far the best restaurant on the grounds of the Hilton Hawaiian Village. We started with the steakhouse classic, a wedge salad; iceberg lettuce, house cured bacon, sweet yellow Maui onion, chopped egg and tomato dressing. I'm a Blue Cheese fan, but the tomato dressing paired well with our Oregon Pinot noir. It's a tasty departure from the norm that serves two. For our main course, we chose the Tomahawk for Two; a 36 oz. 28-day dry aged Prime Ribeye steak. The Ribeye was cooked to perfection. Succulent and juicy with a hot red center. If you haven't shared a frenched bone-in steak with your sweetheart under the tropical moonlight with the Pacific trade winds gently blowing through your hair, I highly recommend it. Nothing quite says I love you like steak on a stick! read more

Bali Oceanfront - The Tomahawk for Two; a 36 oz. 28-day dry aged Prime Ribeye steak. - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

My husband took my family here for my mother's birthday while we were in Hawaii. It is a nice place with ocean view located at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. There were eight of us so we were able to try different dishes. I especially enjoyed the salt roasted Kanpachi filet. It was seasoned and roasted just right. My husband and my stepson shared Tomahawk. I had a bite of it, it was pretty tender. You get to pick different sauces and butters that goes along with the steak. I thought Maui onion demi is the best. Our two servers were very friendly and I was amazed by how many Japanese words they know. They made Birthday dessert plates for my mother with Malasadas. They were so good, way better than regular birthday cake. read more

Bali Oceanfront - Beef Carpaccio - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

All staff and overall ambience was excellent. We had a great waitress that was patient and attentive but also gave us space. We had a lovely dinner and would definitely come back. read more

Everything is al a carte and it's pricey. Here's the run down of what we had: 1 mai tai, 1 fancy soda, 1 steak entrée, 1 fish entrée, 1 lobster mashed potato side, 1 Brussels sprout side. Total w/tip - $185. Everything was delicious although the brussels sprouts were a little greasy. Service was fine and the plate presentations were beautiful. read more

This place was ok and their steak was alright.. prolly would prefer Morton's or Ruth Chris if I'm going to pay this much for a steak.. .. overall with the little lobster tail it made it great. Good for our first night.. plus I had one too many drinks from earlier before so prolly would wanna come back sober.. Also I've never been to Bali so I didn't know what to expect or taste so yeah.. if you don't feel like driving or traveling and wanna have a steak come try it for yourself! Also they usually have live music going on. read more

Bali Oceanfront - Views from my seat at night - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

_Used_ to be one of my favorite places. Very sad to say that while the wait staff is just as good, the food has taken a really, really bad turn for the worse. The prices are as high as ever but the portions are getting smaller. Add to that food is.... well just not good. Pedestrian food served in ugly cast iron vessels. My braised rib came in a "microwave looking" cast iron container. It looked similar to a microwave container. The food, not hot and too salty. The sides were ok, I could make it myself a lot better. I did try to contact them and they never returned my call. Very, very disappointing. Went from one of the best to one of the worst. read more

Service is great, food honestly is okay not the best menu it's like they're trying to be upscale but falling short food wise, the kuai tai is amazing ! read more

Beautiful views, great food and even better service! Kailani was friendly and attentive with a great sense of humor. Definitely recommend this place read more

Absolutely fantastic experience. Bonnie, our server, was far and away the best we had during our 10-day stay in Waikiki. The food was 5-star, the view 4-star (only because clouds hindered an otherwise gorgeous sunset), and as I said, Bonnie was 6-star. Yes, prices are a little above average, but I would gladly do it again. Thanks, Bali team, for making our night truly special. read more

Came here with a large party to have a dinner. The food was okay. I expected more from this place from all the ratings. They had a special that night, either the opaca paca or filet with seared Ahi. The entire table had picked one of those specials. We got all the sides on the menu. The asparagus and green beans were great, they were seasoned very well. The opaca paca was very dry and chewy. The steak and Ahi had no flavor, seemed like they only put salt and pepper. The baked potato soup was one of the better appetizers at the table. Overall the service was good but the food was alright. read more

I don't know how many stars to put because this was a weird experience. Because the experience turned ugly, and I would never return or recommend the place, I'm going with one star. This place is called Bali, but it doesn't appear to serve any Asian or Asian-influenced foods. The menu looks entirely European, and the dining room is European style, but I ended up getting snubbed when asking for a simple espresso drink that they had already told me they have. Prior to finding this place on an in-person recommendation, I was looking to have a cappuccino and some small food item to go with it for my breakfast. I asked a couple of restaurants in the area, and no one had espresso drinks. There was a Starbucks, but I hate Starbucks and I didn't want to walk around with a paper cup. One hostess recommended I walk over to Bali, because she said it was a classy place that serves espresso drinks in the traditional way. Perfect. I walked about 15 minutes over there . The first thing I noticed coming out of the elevator was a dirty, stained carpet. The first room you come into is a bit depressing like a dingy, generic convention center ballroom. By now, I really wanted that coffee sooner than later, so I walked over to the restaurant reception desk and confirmed that they serve espresso drinks. They sent me down the hall to the hostess stand, and they also confirmed that they serve espresso drinks. There was a big menu of breakfast items posted outside the door, and there appeared to be enough selection that I could find something to eat as well. It is notable that no prices were listed on the menu outside the door. Once at your table, you will discover that the Belgian waffle, for example, is $30 (oct 2022). One of the two hostesses walked me back to the table, which has a spectacular view. The outdoor dining terrace was about half full. The waiter came over with a coffee pot and started to pour coffee in my cup, but I told him I wanted a cappuccino. He told me they don't serve espresso drinks. I explained that was the primary thing I was looking for, so I excused myself and started to leave. Walking past the hostess stand, they were curious why I was leaving. I told them they don't serve espresso drinks, so she tells me, oh our espresso machine is broken. I thought to myself why didn't you tell me that when I asked you 10 minutes ago if you serve espresso drinks? She explained that they have regular coffee and that's all they really like to drink in Hawaii. I thought, OK, that's fine, but I want a cappuccino. I said I was just a little surprised that Hilton in a major tourist zone didn't have a restaurant that serves espresso drinks. I politely asked where I might find a place that serves espresso drinks, and the second hostess says, "Europe." That snide answer was clearly meant to say "go away." I would not have walked in the door in the first place if you had told me you don't serve espresso drinks. Why is this so complicated? You are serving a European menu in a restaurant called Bali, and you told me you serve espresso drinks, then told me you don't serve espresso drinks, and then you told me to go to Europe to get an espresso drink. I am not the confused one here. read more

Definitely stop here. Make it a Friday night just before sunset and sit outside. Screams (in a good way) of Hawaii, tropical, relaxed atmosphere with beautiful breeze, excellent food and cocktails. Fireworks right on the sand around 745 I think. Can see them from your table or people get up to watch and then return to their dinner. Extra bonus. read more

The price, atmosphere, and waitress were on par with a fine dining restaurant but the food was majorly lacking. The portion size to flavor to price ratio is terrible. read more

This is a great location and the view is to die for. So heres the deal, I was distracted by the little things. The green placemats killed me and took away from the ambiance of the room. In the center of the dining room is a beautiful statue that was used as a bussing station around the base for coffee cups and trays? That being said I hope a designer from Hilton will sit down and take a look at what takes away from a otherwise beautiful restaurant. The food was well prepared. Tuna carpaccio excellent! Filet Mignon flavorful and at temp. Potatoes au gratin were a little dry though tasty. Vegetables cooked al dente, nice. Lobster was moist and fresh. The chef is crazy about garnishing everything with cherry tomatoes? Dessert was a miss is was described as a tiramisu trifle. Besides the top layer of chocolate there was absolutely no flavor. Too bad nice idea. This place is a great to relax and have a nice meal. Our service was excellent, quick and efficient. I wrote the servers name down though lost my note, sorry. I would just say work on the details. It's always in the details! read more

Ordered the Surf and Turf special, which was a New York strip with crab on top. It was okay, but I should've ordered the Tomahawk Ribeye. This place is expensive, but you're paying for the ambiance, which is nice. They get 4 stars for exceptional service. There was a mixup in wine orders, but they made it up by comping my wine carafe. read more

We're staying at the Hilton in our time share and as a reward for listening to a presentation, we received a gift certificate to spend any place within the Hilton area so decided to spend it eating. we chose this place because it was more expensive than we would normally pay for so this seemed like an ideal time to try it without worrying about the price. My husband had the Caeser salad which he said was very good and I had what was called a beet salad with goat cheese. Since i like both thought I'd give it a try. In my innocence I thought that it would be a salad with both ingredients. What it turned out to be was a round of compressed slivered beets with about a half inch of goat cheese on top. While it tasted ok, there was was too much cheese and nothing else had any flavor. for entrees my husband had a steak which he said was very tender. It came with a huge mound of mashed potatoes and some veggies. He said it was good but not to die for. I opted for Lamb which was listed as one of the house specialties. I got two nice chops but they had a huge amount of fat and were not particularly tender. Along with it came a huge portion of purple sweet potatoes and some veggies. Now I like my veggies crisp but these weren't even cooked making it hard to eat. For dessert we split a trio of creme brulees which were just fair. if it sounds as though we didn't like it even though I gave it four stars, we did but with reservations. the service was very attentive and the view wonderful. The bread, and there were three different kinds was great and the chocolate replica of diamond head filled with truffles was super. The food was good, not totally wonderful, and if we had been paying i might have been disappointed. We had to pay for the wine and I do resent paying $24 for two glasses of Sutter home Chardonney. read more

Of course it's very expensive. It's in a resort on the beach in Waikiki. The service averaged out to bring okay. Very good at first but slowed down quite a bit as the restaurant got full. The local greens salad was outstanding. Hawaiian cucumbers, grape tomatoes, field greens, in a vinaigrette dressing. The Opa was very good. However, the shrimp on the seafood medley was overcooked. read more

Last night we returned to Bali Oceanfront restaurant to celebrate a birthday, the first time back since the pandemic and since it has been rebranded and the menu updated. (Forgot to take photos though!) We do miss the bread, lavosh, and breadsticks that they used to put on the table - but that actually helped us save room for the delicious entrees. Some fish dishes that we previously enjoyed - like the grilled kampachi - disappeared from the menu, but the new menu is still fantastic. The service was spot-on; Summer was our server and she rocks! Great explanations and recommendations, fun conversation, perfect timing and genuine. She started us off with some fantastic cocktails, none of which were too sweet, and the oysters on the half shell - which were the biggest ones we've seen in Hawaii. Not just big, but scrumptious. The Osso Buco was so tender and the bone marrow that was left inside the bone was a great touch - eat it if you like, don't if you don't. The seafood in the tagliatelle was so plentiful, although the mahi mahi could have been a bit less salty. The shrimp and scallops and the light lobster cream sauce were delectable. The recommended New York strip was perfectly cooked with all the favor locked in. We finished it off with the mango cheesecake - again, not too sweet - and a complimentary personal chocolate birthday "cake". We are so glad that Bali is open again. And thank you, Summer, for taking great care of us! read more

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So, I've been here twice now. At first I was hesitant to go because of some reviews but I'm so happy I did. The first time we had Kris as our server, she is AWESOME!!! And our food was delicious. The second time we sat at the bar and had two bartenders (Tim is awesome, cannot remember the girls name, sorry) wait on us, both great, and recommendations were awesome!! I highly recommend the Malbec and the porter house.... YUM!!!! Can't wait to come back!!! read more

Bali Oceanfront - Anniversary dessert.. chocolate mousse I believe. This is just the porter house bone, sorry it was so good!! - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Came here for a work related dinner. Presentation was good. Food was pretty okay, but given the price, more was expected. Try not to come here on a Friday night because the fireworks directly lateral are very loud. read more

Bali Oceanfront - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Bali's Steak House at the Hilton Hawaiian Village has the best food and the service is outstanding with our server Kris. She always makes it a memorable dining experience. Thank You Bryan & Mary Ann. read more

Service was prompt, friendly, and courteous. Ambiance was relaxing with a beautiful ocean view and the food was delicious

We were on vacation celebrating my father in laws birthday. My son ordered the lobster entree and unfortunately it was over cooked. We let our server know and he apologized and had the chef prepare another lobster entree. Jay Yada manager for Bali Steak & Seafood restaurant handled our situation in a very professional manner. He exceeded our expectations and made sure that we left the restaurant as satisfied customers. Because of Mr. Yada we will definitely return again. read more

The environment was A1. My Husband and I were celebrating our Anniversary. The service was Outstanding! We will visit again and again.Thank you for giving us memories we will cherish always! read more

This restaurant has some of the best food I have had. We tried the 10oz steak with crab meat on top, a specialty dish. Appetizer dish we had the cocktail shrimp. The brussel sprouts are delicious, with green apples, yellow raisins and pineapple! The cocktails are magnificent, perfectly blended! From start to finish customer service makes you feel welcome and they always have a smile. Note: to make reservations is super easy, can be on the phone or online. Friday is firework night so making reservations at 5pm, this gives you more then enough time to enjoy dinner, take sunset pictures, have a drink and get a spot to watch the fireworks. Enjoy!! read more

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Rick our waiter is so wonderful, courteous, very customer oriented and he goes above and beyond his service. Everyone overall everyone are pleasant. Mahalo Nui Loa. read more

My (new) husband and I went here on our honeymoon. We wanted to enjoy a nice, non-traditional meal and had the set Thanksgiving menu. We both enjoyed ourselves very much. The service was excellent, the food was delicious, and the drinks were fantastic! This place is very pricey, but you will not leave hungry. (I did not leave hungry anyways - and I'm fat! Lol) Probably one of my favorite meals from the Hilton's village - the other restaurants did not impress us much. read more

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For my fellow Yelpers who appreciate a discrete setting and knowledgeable local bartenders. Yep - you get both at the Bali Steak & Seafood House. Love the setting - sleek, professional and quiet, perfect for a business meeting or discrete date. Be sure that you ask for Steven or Tim - both excellent mixologists and super knowledgeable about the local restaurant/bar scene. The following is their current list of Honolulu hotspots - Scratch, Pint & Jigger, 12th Avenue Grill, AGU, Livestock Tavern, Lucky Belly, Pig and the Lady. Remember I told you s-o-o-o-o!!!!!! read more

A superb restaurant. Food absolutely delicious. Terrific staff. Spectacular open air view of the setting sun and the palm tree lined beach just below. We come every year. Ten in family. A special experience! read more

Had dinner with my family here. Was really looking forward to the porterhouse steak and live Maine lobster. They had run out of both. Super disappointed with that. Food was great but expectations are ruined when they don't have the food they advertise. Just not acceptable. Not on it Saturday at 8 PM. read more

the table overlooking the beach and dock was beautiful, service was friendly, responsive and accommodating. the food was nice and had good selections. They made sure to make our special occasion very special. Bali is a great place to celebrate. read more

Amazing service all the workers were nice. Food was not worth the price. My friend ordered a $75 steak that was not cooked the way she had asked and the steak was lacking flavor. The one thing I would recommend to get would be the fish. The view was breathtaking but not worth the price. Would not come back to this establishment. read more

Stay away. Mediocre food at best. Food variety is small, tasteless and they keep trying to push the steak on you. We got lobster and steak by caving in as the waiter pushed it. Lobster was tough and over cooked without seasoning or butter and steak tasted as if it was microwaved witu a sear read more