super yummy food. the place was super cute!! i love the look of the place. best french toast! staff was super friendly. We waiting a little but was worth it. read more

Cream Pot - french toast and hash browns - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Super yummy food, wait can be long but worth the food ! Service is as good as can be considering how busy they get

I love the food here, particularly the soufflé pancakes!

I don't know what so special about this place / pancake. The pancake was more like egg white patties and not fillin at all. I have had much better pancakes. Plus they charged 18% tip? For not even refilling water? It's supposed to be for good service... I wouldn't go back again. read more

Great souffle pancakes. Super delicious but very small portions! Really beautiful place, very nice ambiance and great service, probably one of the nicest breakfast spots in town, if just the portions were a little bit bigger. read more

Cream Pot - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I went there only myself for the first time to see if this restaurant is good enough to recommend to my friends those who gonna visit Hawaii after me or not. What I found is Excellent service, all staffs are willing to help with smiles, best decoration I ever see in Hawaii and absolutely they doing the delicious breakfast! No argue if someone say this is the best restaurant at Waikiki, I do agree :) read more

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Definitely recommend this spot! The staff is very very professional, and although the menu might seem small they are experts in what they make. The place gives off a very home-y environment and you almost feel like you're enjoying a less artificial Hawaii. Only complaint I have is the staff found it difficult to understand me but I'm sure if you speak Japanese you'll do fine! read more

Cream Pot - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The food was delicious! Got the strawberry soufflé pancakes and the salmon eggs Benedict and they were to die for--so light and flavorful. Highly recommend! read more

Omg this place is adorable! Had the most amazing breakfast here and the food is unreal! The ahi carpaccio egg Benedict was unlike anything I have ever had, such a perfect combo and of course we had to get some sweet dishes as well! I felt like I was at high tea somewhere in France. Honestly I highly recommend this place for anyone with a fancy pallet who wants something different than the usual touristy breakfast places. You will not be disappointed! read more

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Very good food through and through but since I've gone a few years ago the prices have been spiked up and up which is super disappointing because the portions have not been increased with the prices. The portions are very small for the price. I've eaten the soufflé pancakes, French toast, omelette, and eggs Benedict's there and they're all so yummy. I would recommend going and atleast trying their soufflé pancakes if you never experienced such a thing because they are so good! read more

Cream Pot - Soufflé pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This is my wife's top favorite pancake and crepe place. Their Soufflé Pancakes are so fluffy like Sunday morning dreams. My wife tried to replicate this at home but never came out to be this fluffy (and my wife is a very good cook!). Make sure to ask them not to automatically include the tip for the bill otherwise they'll add 18%. read more

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Waiting for my food currently and I don't even care what it tastes like, I'd pay just to sit here and people/car watch all day. This place is SO CUTE, cudos to their interior/outterier designer. Also the service is attentive and very nice. Coffee is pretty good. Exited about my salmon Benedict. read more

This place was awesome! We came for breakfast and got the soufflé strawberry pancakes, a Vietnamese iced coffee (the cream on top was amazing), and the Hawaiian eggs benedict. Everything was perfect--awesome friendly service too. Several people came up to check on us and offer us more water, etc. The waitress was super sweet and showed us pictures of the food to help us decide what to get. I loved the eggs benedict because the bacon was fantastic and the baguette it was served on was the best bread i've ever had! Seriously the best meal I've had in a long time. A little pricey but not too bad for what you get. There seems to be parking in the hotel next door for customers, and the restaurant can validate it for you. This place deserves 10 stars! read more

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The server was really nice! However everything down to how many eggs you want is ala carte. The portions were really small as well for as much as you paid for them. It's a beautiful setting and cute area but I don't think I would eat here again. read more

Real quaint breakfast place that has a Japanese inspired menu. The mixed berry soufflé pancakes were really good, light and fluffy, their signature item. We had a veggie omelette also which was not as great as expected, but this was a special request and not a regular menu item. The menu states that the omelette comes cooked soft, but it was overdone. The cheesecake stuffed French toast made with French baguette was good, but much more heavier than the soufflé pancakes. Overall I would have to say that the soufflé pancakes were my favorite. This place had good service and very nice atmosphere. read more

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Got the fresh raspberry soufflé pancakes. They were ok. My first time having them and not my favorite kind of pancake. To egg'y tasting

Such a cute little breakfast & brunch restaurant! Food is amazing too! Definitely recommend any first timers. read more

What a fun little place! Seating is limited to prepare for a wait. Once seated, bistro chairs with cushions are what you get so be prepared. Not the most comfortable experience but completely worth it once your pancakes come out! Oh my, the soufflé pancakes... light and airy, with just the right amount of sweetness. Fruit to add a tiny bit of tart. Simply amazing. If my waistline could afford it, this would be a weekly splurge. Absolutely delicious!!!! Had the seating been just a bit more comfortable, or the service just a bit quicker, five stars would definitely be in order. But totally a must try if you're teetering with the idea. read more

AVOID AT ALL COST Came here with a party of 7 people. Took 10 minutes to get a water after we sat down. My water then sat empty after asking multiple times for a refill for over 20 minutes. The food quality was actually great but portions were small for the price. Then at the end of the meal they refused to separate the ticket for our group stating they could only take 2 cards for the entire check. read more

My daughter lives down the street from this little gem and it didn't disappoint. The food was delicious and beautiful. We came here for Father's Day and husband loved it. One of the best dishes I had was the banana caramel French toast. OMG good! Also tried the cherry lemon curd souffle pancakes and they were really good too! Also had a couple of cream pot iced coffees to top off a great meal. Will definitely be back. read more

I loved our brekkie here. Amazing food, amazing atmosphere and staff were very accommodating. They charge a cork fee so you can have a proper brunch with a bottle of champagne if you'd like, even offered us Oj in case we wanted to make mimosas. I can't wait to come back and check out the pancakes as they are like nothing I've ever seen. read more

Review for the experience and advice for the future visitors! Tastes and qualities of foods were great, so I cannot just straight up give zero star (and you cannot give zero star). However, what it appeared to be 2.5 dollar super green smoothie ( I wish I could post a picture of the sign they made) was actually 7.5 dollar and that deserves -3 stars so here it goes with 2 star experience. Let me tell you, the juice that I ordered came in this narrow tiny glass filled with ice all the way to the top. So, me not knowing the price, which is 7.5 dollar, ordered another one without the ice and they said that I will be charged extra freakin dollar for the drink. I got the tiny stupid green drink again, and moved on to the foods. When I got the bills, Boy was I so unhappy with what I saw. 15.5 dollar charged for the two tiny glasses of the drink. I just wanted to warn people about this since they posted sign that I cannot take pictures inside the restaurant so no pictures to share. The drink itself was filled half way with pineapple juice as well, if you think you can get a little healthier by drinking this drink. I say stop dreaming and don't waste your money with this fraud. Taste of the drink, I had a better one at Jamba juice. Not worth it. I think most of their drink that they can put ice on was filled all the way to the top with ice, so if you must order a drink then light ice option or drink with one or two ice cubes, so you wont be charged another dollar for a sorry a** drink. Good luck and thanks for reading my long review. **Don't you dare thinking you will be getting the drink in that water glass. It is about the half of that size! read more

This place is soo beautiful and the food is Amazing!!!! The berry mixed soufflé pancakes are soo good and the hash browns are soo yummy too!!! read more

Loved everything we had here: definitely worth the extra price for the soufflé pancakes and Maguro Benedict, a uniquely Hawaiian take on the traditional dish. I had the lemon-blueberry special version and my partner had the s'more version of the soufflé pancakes and both were excellent... light and fluffy and not too sweet. The Benedict was elegantly composed with a nice slight crispness to the rice cake, perfect avocado slices and gorgeous ahi sashimi. Definitely expensive but worth it. My only gripe was the iced mocha pretty much tasted like nesquik, but everything else was fantastic, and they deserve a better rating based on my experience! read more

Service in the slow side. We had ordered our food before the table next to us even sat down, and they got their food before we did! We ordered similar items, so I'm not sure what went wrong. We had an omelette and the soufflé pancakes. Omelette was meh, soufflé pancakes tasted like a sweet cloud. read more

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So yummy and unique. I've never had a Maguro benedict. It was delicious and very fresh! Such a cute little spot too! Can't wait to go back. Seems like it gets quite busy in there so be prepared for that. read more

Cream Pot - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I was really excited to try this place and my experience was good up until it was time to pay for my bill. I had to pay $71 for the 2 entrees and 2 smoothies. Also they don't give you a receipt to show you how much each item is so make sure you ask to see it just in case you're getting over charged. Also we ordered a strawberry and banana smoothie and it looks like they just made the two layer on top of each other instead of mixing it together. However this place is a really cute breakfast place. You can choose to sit inside or outside (with a nice breeze). The parking structure is right next to the restaurant at the monarch and they do validate. There's also a little gateway in the front that makes a great photo. The food was a bit overpriced so I may need to think twice if I will return here again. read more

Cream Pot - Strawberry and banana shake - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Second time here, prices have definitely gone up but I guess that's to be expected from a Waikiki brunch spot. Salmon eggs benedict was good but the mouray sauce kind of left me missing that hollandaise flavor. Shared the banana soufflé pancakes with my friend and enjoyed them. She wasn't a fan but I think she just doesn't care for soufflé style dishes. Still a cute spot and the a/c was just what we needed on this sweltering Sunday morning. read more

I was excited to try this spot for the Japanese souffle pancakes. I had the banana and caramel ones. Super airy fluffy and light. I was a bit worried because i thought they might be overly sweet from the added sauces. Nope perfect. Good service. Bad coffee. Overly processed burnt espresso in the latte. I would come back. Tip come early it fills up fast. read more

My friend lives in Waikiki just a few blocks away. When I crashed at her place, I decided to try Cream Pot's breakfast. I read reviews on Yelp that it can get crowded here. Since I didn't have a reservation, I decided to order takeout. Looking at their menu online, their baked eggs dishes piqued my interest. Unfortunately, the baked eggs entrees are the only ones that are available for dine-in only... A small restaurant at the corner of the Hawaiian Monarch Hotel--it has a quaint decor. Kinda has a euro, rustic feel... I loved how the office has a small wooden door where some of the staff had to duck under to enter--reminded me of the Shire where the Hobbits lived... The staff delivered with great service--polite, soft-spoken, and catering... Since I couldn't get the baked eggs, I opted for plan B--salmon omelet. This was a good soft omelet. The salmon had either a cured or slightly smoked flavor. It had the right amount of salmon & onions so that it would not overpower the omelet. I wish there was a brown rice option. The omelet came with a side of salad--didn't feel quite right with an omelet so I left that alone. My friend ate my salad. I would definitely order the salmon omelet again... I got her the chicken crepe. Chicken, spinach, and mushrooms sauced on a crepe. The flavor was not bad, but I doubt I would order it again for myself--lacked the WoW factor, more like a ho-hum... I am not sure when I will return, but if I do, I will dine in and try one of their baked eggs offerings.... read more

Yesterday's dining experience at The Cream Pot will stand out as one of the worst I have ever had. I was so excited to try the place, because I love Belgian waffles, omelettes, and especially crepes. I lived in France and am always looking for good creperies in Hawaii. I ate at least one crepe a day in Paris, and while in Bretagne, the birthplace of crepes, I would indulge in a crepe (sweet) or galette (savory) at every opportunity, i.e. breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks! When my friend and I arrived, there were 5 parties seated and for a while, only 1 server. She was rushing about, totally disorganized, but managed to tear herself away long enough to seat us at a long community-style table in the middle. She was so focused on herself, she didn't even smile or greet us. She just sat us, and then left us there for 25 minutes without getting us water or taking our orders. The service is so slow at this restaurant that the girl next to me actually FELL ASLEEP while waiting for her food. Ha! We had lots of time to look at the decor while waiting for service. I would call it "Dollhouse Creepy." The restaurant was made to look like a Hansel and Gretel house; they went way overboard on the "cute" touches. While I appreciated the white walls and light colors that gave the place a natural brightness, they greatly overdecorated. Metal knickknacks and vases full of dried flowers are everywhere, and they stuck little fuzzy chickens that look like Peeps whereever they could. There is a black cat on the roof of the kitchen area, and a child's white chistening gown hangs outside the window. A wall near the entrance is covered in old cookware . . . and more Peeps and flowers. Shortly after I wrote this, several suspicious 501s came out claiming the atmosphere is "French country inn." Sure. I've never seen an inn in France that creepy! While we were waiting, another couple got seated. Then a 2nd server appeared. Both seemed determined to ignore us. The 2nd server greeted the couple that came in after us and took their order. We really wanted to order at that point, but the two waitresses had tunnel vision and refused to make eye contact. Finally, my friend stood up and asked loudly if we could order. After a few more minutes, the 2nd server came over with a notepad. Both servers were Japanese and didn't speak English too well. I ordered Combo B, a classic omelette with potatoes, caramelized onions, and Applewood-smoked bacon served with a salad and rice pilaf, and an apple tatin crepe with salted caramel sauce. I asked the server if that was enough food for both of us and she said no, so I added on a strawberry crepe and a side of hash browns. My friend ordered a Cream Pot blend coffee (iced Vietnamese coffee) and I a fresh squeezed orange strawberry juice. I wasn't sure if the server really understood what I was saying, so I pointed to the menu as much as I could. Here is an example of our dialogue: Waitress: "Would you like crepe same time as omelette or after?" Me: "The same time, please." Waitress: "After?" Me: "No. The same time." Waitress: "After?" Me: "THE. SAME. TIME. PLEASE." Waitress: "Oh. Okay." (weak smile) 45 minutes after we sat down, the omelette finally arrived. WITHOUT the crepe. It was bland and totally not worth $11.50--there was hardly any bacon or onions in the filling. It was mostly potatoes. The rice pilaf was okay. Then the hash brown came. It was a tiny latke covered in a dollop of sour cream and green onions. It was good, but not $3.50 good. We were really thirsty because our drinks had not arrived. My friend flagged down our waitress and asked her to bring them. She said okay, but 10 minutes passed and they had not appeared. Meanwhile, the strawberry crepe arrived, and 5 minutes later, the apple crepe. Holy cow, these were the smallest crepes I'd ever seen, and they charge people $10 for one!! Talk about huge profit margin. The strawberry one was covered in cheap, canned whipped cream and what they called strawberry coulis, even though there were lots of seeds in it. You couldn't even taste the crepe because of all the crap they piled on it. The apple tatin crepe was even tinier. It, too, was covered in cheap whipped cream. The salty caramel sauce was indeed quite salty. There wasn't enough food on the table for two people, yet our breakfast tab was already up to $35. We had finished eating and still our drinks hadn't arrived. My friend really wanted his coffee, so he asked Waitress #2 for it again. She gave him a blank look. "Coffee?" I leaned over and interjected, "And I don't want my juice anymore. It took too long." She looked even more confused. "You want juice?" My friend said, "You wrote it down, remember? I want the coffee that I ordered that you wrote down." She disappeared and never came back. Finally, he flagged down Waitress #1 and she eventually brought the coffee along with the bill. I think we all wanted out at that point. read more

Whoa, delicious! This is the kind thing that makes me very thankful for Yelp - finding a totally tasty hidden breakfast spot amidst a sea of mediocre food in Waikiki - yay! It was actually a Yelp associate that brought me to Cream Pot for breakfast, and I'm so glad she did. Totally hidden away on the canal side of Waikiki, Cream Pot is a small French restaurant that, inside, looks like it's stuffed in a tiny village in Alsace. Or, as my dining partner put it, "It looks like a gnome's house." Sure, except much bigger. The breakfast menu at Cream Pot is full of both sweet and savory fare described in such a way as to make you want to order one of everything. Pancakes, crepes (both sweet and savory), baked eggs, benedicts and the like stir up hungers deep within. The breakfast combo set menu brings it with more-than-you-should-eat servings of regular items plus a crepe and more. We split an order of the "Classic" savory crepe - a bacon and cheese affair that totally lived up to expectations. Put gruyere on anything crepe-like and I'm a fan! Also on our table was an order of the maguro "benedict" - a couple of sashimi-looking slices of a deep red maguro sitting atop a perfectly poached egg, avocado slices and a sushi-rice patty. Two of these delicious medallions were adorned with an orange miso "hollandaise" and paired with a fresh greens salad. This dish was both simple and delicious, and 100x lighter than any more traditional benedict. Breakfast sushi FTW! The space and servie are both pretty much cute overload. The owner is a petite Asian fellow who is all smiles, and the decorations around the restaurant resemble a mish mash of garage sale items from cottages in Provence. Plenty of country-mouse style adornments on the tables and walls. The service at times was a tad forgetful, but overall good. Cream Pot proffers a unique and delicious experience, and compared to the hustle and bustle of the strip a mere few blocks away, has a much more relaxed and authentic local vibe. The regular tourists can have the chain food breakfast elsewhere. Please save a table for me at this local spot. Oh yeah, be warned, CASH ONLY. There's an ATM a block away at the drugstore if you're in need. read more

I liked the taste of Egg Benedict on French toast but it was much expensive to me for the small portion and the location. read more

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I am a huge fan of breakfast salads and Cream Pot makes a damn good one! I know, I know that is probably a terrible way to start off a review of Cream Pot because truth be told the sweet selections for breakfast at Cream Pot are so what's up. For example, in addition to my salad I order a waffle that came with, brace yourselves, sea salted caramel sauce. Just think about that for a minute - savor it in your mind. I wish that I had taken time to do just that when the plate arrived, but unfortunately I attacked the plate like a half-starved crazy lady and pretty much inhaled the waffle. I plead temporary insanity of the taste buds though. I couldn't help myself once I got the first forkful of light, fluffy waffles with a crisp outside, covered in sea salt, caramel and bananas in my mouth. So anyway, back to that salad. It had strawberries and blue cheese and mixed greens and some sort of nut... I've lost you after the waffle, haven't I? Oh well, I have a sneaking suspicion that whatever you order from Cream Pot will in fact be a pleasurable experience. The prices were on the higher end for breakfast, but the quality made it worthwhile in my book. And the decor is adorable, kind of like being in country cottage. I am a fan, indeed. read more

My second visit to the Cream Pot was a complete and utter disaster. It was so bad that I can't imagine returning, which is such a shame because this place has wonderful potential. My grandmother and I arrived at 11 am for brunch. We put our name on the waiting list and were told that the wait would be approximately 30 minutes. We took a seat alongside many other hungry folks at one of the tables outside. 30 minutes passes. An hour goes by. I started to get a bit anxious because we had an appointment for massages at 1:30 across town. I got up and asked the host (who was totally frazzled) how much longer he thought the wait would be, so we could make a decision to either stick it out or bail. He said that he was just waiting for a large group to finish up - it shouldn't be more than 10-15 minutes. 30 minutes later, the host calls for a couple who most definitely arrived AFTER my grandma and I did, which really sent my sweet 86 year old granny over the edge. She insisted we speak up, which I just don't dare bother with normally, I just leave...I'd rather not have unsavory things done to my food in retaliation, but at age 86, you don't care. She spoke up, the frazzled host became even more frazzled and brought us in. It was another 10 minutes before anyone even brought us water. When the food FINALLY arrived, it was totally inedible. My grandmother ordered a savory crepe that was supposed to have Bechamel sauce on it...it arrived completely dry. I ordered the baked eggs which was completely inedible - totally uncooked, even the egg whites were clear and runny. Not so great with the current salmonella scare. The only thing we could eat was the bananas foster crepe - and to be fair, it was quite good, though totally overpriced. We were done eating less than 10 minutes after the food was brought to our table...which is really saying something for two women who are typically slow as molasses eaters. I grudgingly forked over more than $40 for this disaster, and to add insult to injury they actually had the gall to CHARGE us for parking. Considering the experience we had, we never should have had to pay to park. This place is COMPLETELY overpriced, the service is terrible and now we know the food a total hit or miss...sometimes delicious, sometimes downright inedible. Total fail. read more

I've been sitting on this update for a long time, but I just had to get it off my chest. I really hate giving small restaurants bad reviews, but I honestly doubt that either owner had ever worked in the food service industry before opening the Cream Pot. The menu is creative, and the food is decent, but it's really not worth the loopy, apathetic service or the dazed "command" the owners have of their dining room. Anyway, since my girlfriend really liked it here the first time, I surprised her with a reservation for Valentine's Day brunch. Well, the service that day was the worst I've ever experienced in any restaurant anywhere in my entire life. I understand that holiday dining can be hectic, but this was total restaurant chaos. During our time spent waiting to eat -- the entire Creampotocene epoch -- many unnatural phenomena occurred. First off, there was no record in the core samples of the reservation I had made three weeks in advance (and, foolishly, I hadn't listened to the wise little voice that told me to confirm the day before). Water was also so scarce that after being seated for at least twenty minutes we still hadn't been offered any. We still haven't gained any insight into why this occurred, but I ended up buying myself a big bottle from the lobby gift shop. Atmospheric SO2 was at extremely high levels during the creampotocene, so the rest of the meal was just a blur of vitriol. Not much else is known of the experience, but I do remember that our food was cold by the time we had finally received our silverware from the third person we had asked. Sorry, Cream Pot, never again. read more

Rating: 0/5 (This restaurant needs a lot of improvement) Date(s) Visited: Feb 2010 Food 2/5 Service 2/5 Atmosphere 2/5 Price 2/5 This place should be called "The Crap Pot!" for its Horrible Service! I went here on a Sunday morning, only to wait about an hour for a table for four. Instead of customer's needing to make reservations, it should be 1st come 1st serve. You're better off eating at Wailana Coffee House down the street, Denny's, or even iHOP. Parking sucks. Attendants are very unprofessional and have no customer service skills what-so-ever. Food: The food is great, but they give you very little. Service: After we were seated, they were able to take our order, but we weren't ready. That was a good sign, but having to wait while there were empty seats?! WTF?! I don't get it?! If a reservation does not show up, you fill it with people who are there and make the people who missed their reservation wait! Hello! Pull you head out! Atmosphere: This place made me feel like I was in some childs story book setting, like "Alice in Wonderland." But more like "Cream Pot Jackers." If I'm gonna be paying these prices for the quantity and quality of food they have, I better get a view like Mariposas in Neiman Marcus at Ala Moana. Price: Over priced. Price is way too much for what they serve. read more

It is with great sadness that I must now write a very rare (for me), one star review. My breakfast experience at the Cream Pot was about as much as an absolute disaster as you can get.... For 4 years my Mother-in-law has pointed out the adorable little breakfast/brunch house on the corner, along the canal and said how much she has wanted to try it. So have I. So after I heard glowing reviews from Emi I went to try it out with the family in tow. It was packed inside, with quite a wait but they said we could sit out on the lanai. The trade winds were flying that morning but it was still warm (especially when you live in Northern Canada), so we sat at a table on the deserted lanai. A server promptly came out, took our drink orders and we all ordered a water as well as our juices, coffees, etc. After 15 minutes we had still not received the waters. Hmmm... Oh well, I'll just remind them we are out here. They then brought the waters, drinks and took our orders. Close to half an hour later the food arrived. This is where is got bad. An order of some kind of french toast/eggs Benedict combo came instead of pancakes with strawberries. Odd. Then my other half's order of baked eggs arrived and was just two scrambled eggs on a plate, no toast, no meal, nothing. Just two tiny eggs on a side plate! When we asked the sever to clarify the mistakes, how 2 orders could be so wrong, he just looked completely dumbfounded and said that is what he heard. Ok, he heard wrong. Now you would expect it to be rectified some how. The server acted as if he had know idea what to do. We suggested at least bringing toast?! After being there for close to an hour now and starving we literally just ate what we could get. Except the bacon: The bacon was so gross and dripping with grease we all left that behind. No attempt at cooking the correct meals was made. So, I at least expected that the two totally wrong meals would be comped, if not the entire bill. Nope we were presented with a $90 bill. $90 for breakfast that was horribly wrong, undercooked and a giant disaster!! They even charged for the toast to accompany the eggs that came so late we all were done. Shameful! So, if you do attempt to go here, there are plenty of glowing reviews, so I'm sure you will. Just make sure to have the server repeat your order back to you. Twice. And expect to pay quite a lot and have a heck of a wait! read more

Cream Pot - Mint lemonaid - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

NOPE!! F this place fo'lyf! Made us wait an hour even when there were open tables. Took them 30 minutes to take our order, took another 40 minutes for the nasty food to come out, all cold and old. If it wasn't for the company I was with who didn't want to give up on this place, I would have left in the most violent manner. These MF's must be cooking on the 40th floor......in a building 2 blocks away or something...and all of their workers must have short term memory loss. Everything takes forever and they forget everything. Then they give you an attitude if you tell them how long you've been waiting. Don't be fooled by their elven-hipster-schizophrenic decor, their horrible table placement, and their terrible resource/ staff/ time management; their food is NOT WORTH IT!! All of the food was wet, soggy, cold, and not appetizing at all. The owner definitely squandered all of his time decorating the interior, than building a strong kitchen staff or a viable/ sustainable menu. the worst part of it all is that i live a few blocks away, and we really wanted this place to be a regular spot. Never. Again. ZERO STARS. read more

There's magic a-brewing on Ala Wai Blvd. Although this place was recommended to me ages ago by Emi H., I just never seemed to make it that far down the street. Since I work in Waikiki, I try my hardest to stay away from W-Town, but as Creme Pot was on my MUST TRY list, I figured it would be worth it to venture into the no-go zone for just a little bit. As soon as you spot this place on the corner, it just screams cuteness. Handmade signs, floral archways, and other small knick-knacks litter the place making you feel right at home. Definitely goes against the grain compared to other Waikiki fare. My wife ordered the strawberry soufflé pancakes and I got the burgundy beef omelette, since we wanted to tickle our palette with a sweet dish and a hearty one. Screw hot dog eating contests. Instead, there should be a soufflé pancake eating contest, as we would totally take first place. These pancakes were unlike anything I've ever had before and I could not stop eating. It's how I would imagine if eating a cloud. So soft and light, but incredible delicious. Although we got strawberries, they offer lots of other toppings, but it doesn't matter what you decide on because your can't go wrong. The burgundy beef omelette was also incredible. I'm not sure what the rice was seasoned with, but it wasn't overwhelming and was cooked perfectly. The omelette itself was, like the pancake, light and fluffy and a bit runny in some places, but that's how I like it. In between the rice and the egg, to my surprise, was a creamy layer of cheese which created a marvelous flavor explosion. The burgundy beef sauce tied everything together and like a well orchestrated performance left me yelling, ENCORE ENCORE!! My only (burgundy) beef with the place is the price. The product they're selling is definite quality, but at an average of $14-16/plate, it's on the higher end for breakfast. Even their blended coffee is at a "premium" price, but only comes with one refill. Oh, you got Kona coffee? Sorry, no refills included. They were also served lukewarm, which also was a bit of a disappointmment, considering how great the rest of the meal was. Overall, it's not a perfect performance, but definitely made for a memorable breakfast. Flaws aside, this place is not to be overlooked. read more