OMG -- we were looking for a place to get something quick and easy . . . and Cafe Ohia was recommended by the owner of the B&B where we're staying . . . all I can say is yum, yum for the tum, tum!!! Their sandwiches are made with homemade bread, fresh vegetables and some pretty tasty deli meats. The 3-seed bread with turkey and provolone is a must-try. Go for the half-sandwich because the full sandwich is pretty hefty. BUT . . . . save room for what has to be some of the best desserts around. My favorite? The chocolate pecan tart -- I'm about to eat my second one of the day!!!!!! Joyce, the brand new owner, is keeping it real with great customer service and delicious food. Plan on eating outside because there's only room to turn around inside the cafe but, as long as you don't want fancy and If you find yourself over on the Hilo side in Volcano Village - you must drop by and see her and the rest of the family. read more

Eagles Lighthouse Cafe - Chocolate Pecan Tart - Sandwiches Near Me - Volcano, Hawaii

* Price: $10 for a huge gourmet sandwich. Not a bad deal! 3+ star. * Ambiance: small place. Very casual. Outdoor seatings. Plenty of parking. 3+ star. * Location: 15 minutes from the park. Located in volcano village, next to the only grocery market of the area. 4 star. * Meals: fresh and tasty. Good place to get your lunch packed before heading to the park. * Service: friendly, island style... so be patient! 4 star. This is averaged to 4 star for me. This place has been here forever... we always stop by here to get our sandwiches before heading to the park eveytime we visit the area. The sandwich is huge, fresh and very tasty with local vegetables and freshly baked macadamia nut bread. They also serve freshly brewed kona coffee, deserts, pastry, other lunch items like salad, quiche, etc. There is outdoor seating area where you can enjoy your food or just hang out while waiting for your food. The counter is very small. There are only 2 people working here to take orders and prepare food... so expect to wait for a little bit. They will bring to food to you all nicely packed! Would recommend this place to our friends and family! We definitely come back! read more

Loved this place. Only reason I don't give 5 stars is for the seating. Nothing special just picnic benches outside, not very comfy by they are clean. The food was delicious. I got the tuna sandwich on Mac nut cranberry bread and a salad. The macaroni salad wasn't great tho. It was a great location, close to the volcano national park. Try this place out read more

Love it, ALWAYS. They sell bread bowls separately for $3.50 each to take home. It seems this place runs out of clam chowder quickly. Open 6am to 7pm daily. Cranberry bread pudding, which I have yet to try, to sandwiches ($6.95) to tiramisu. Granted the baked-goods selection varies and consists of maybe 6 things. It is a small place. FANTASTIC idea to stick a massive sandwich in your backpack on your way up to Volcano though they do have a few decent sized tables outside. Today, tuna sandwich on Volcano 3 seed bread with Swiss cheese, Dijon mustard, and all the veggies (lettuce, tomato, sprouts, pickles, cucumbers and onions). Massive and satisfying. Leftovers, of course. See picture The boy: Roast beef on Oatmeal White bread (closest thing they have to white bread) with Provolone, mayo, lettuce, pickles. Massive and he gives it a 9! 10 if it was toasted but I'm not sure they do that. See picture The bread is the highlight. Common menu but fresh ingredients. read more

Awesome sandwiches! Went here for lunch bother got the volcano 3 seed, so good. I got turkey and my husband got roast beef, both were good. I have been on the big island a week and it was nice to find excellent service and good food. They do the sandwiches made to order and I got exactly what I wanted. One of my best lunches on this island. Also had some nice Christian music in the background which was cool. Highly recommend! read more

What a gem!! Ordered breakfast to go. Got a couple of the breakfast sandwiches and the quiche. That quiche stole the show. It was cheesey, with spinach and crust less! I've tried to make it at home and haven't figured out how they get that layer of cheese! read more

Hidden little gem in Volcano. Quaint cafe that has excellent baked goods, sandwiches and local entrees. Everything my family and I have ever had from Eagles Lighthouse has been very tasty! We make it a point to return with every visit to the Big Island! read more

The Skinny: solid sandwich which was light on the protein and cheese but 1 sandwich is very large - good for sharing (3) service: it's counter service (3) Value: given the limited dining options in this area, it fills your stomach and is relatively cheap compared to other joints (2.5) After meandering in the Kazumara caves all morning, we were famished. We had planned to get to the South point of the island later that afternoon and we really just wanted to find something to eat and go. Café Ohia fits this bill. A small family owned road side café, it has outdoor seating only. You go in and order your sandwich and it is made to order. We ordered a ham and cheese on mac-cranberry bread which was $8.50. The sandwich is twice the size of a regular sandwich so it's not a bad deal. You can top it according to what you like - sprouts, pickles, tomatoes, lettuce, etc. The bread was good - the macadamia/cranberry bread had a nice flavor to it - a bit different from your regular sandwich offerings. The vegetables were good too. The proteins however were a little scarce. There was only a relatively thin layer of ham/cheese in the sandwich and it tasted like regular ham/cheese you would get at a conventional supermarket. It was okay - not great. Overall, it's not a bad place to eat if you don't want to spend an arm and a leg to grab a quick bite around this area. However, it's nothing really outstanding. 3 starred review. read more

Eagles Lighthouse Cafe - Half ham and cheese sammy - Sandwiches Near Me - Volcano, Hawaii

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I highly recommend stopping by Café Ohi'a, which is tucked away off Old Volcano Road, behind Kiawe Kitchen. The women who work here were all very nice and it sounds like they try to get as many of their ingredients as possible locally. Our first experience with Café Ohi'a was on our first day in the park. Stewart and I split a sandwich, which was a good call because it was one big sandwich. Cranberry Macadamia Nut bread, ham, turkey, just a bit of mayo, and all of the veggies. It was delicious. Since the sandwich was so good, we went back to Café Ohi'a the following morning for breakfast. Stewart and I split a homemade cinnamon roll, which was awesome. Less sweet than most cinnamon rolls, you could eat a lot of cinnamon roll before being overwhelmed by the sugar. My mom got the croissant breakfast sandwich, which was also very tasty. read more

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When I came to this place, it almost feel like I'm back home visiting my grandma's house. It is such a homely feeling coming here. The place is simple and you ordered your food then go out to the patio to eat. I got the spareribs with rice for $5 and it was super filling. The food was full of flavor! There aren't a lot of places to eat in Volcano, so don't expect some fine dining around here. Your food will be on paper plates and utensils. For the location that they are at, their food is great! My fiancé got a chili bread bowl and it was really good too! After a long day of hiking, come here, order some homemade dishes, relax outside the patio and just absorb the beauty of Hawaii! read more

Eagles Lighthouse Cafe - Simple, but delicious! - Sandwiches Near Me - Volcano, Hawaii

This place is very close to the volcano lodge. They have a small selection, but what you get is excellent. It's a local Christian based place to eat. The food was fresh the service was very friendly! I got the roast beef sandwich on 3 seed volcano bread which was excellent! Their desserts are yummy! Eat local and choose here! read more

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We ordered Parmesan Chicken as one of its lunch special, and it was soooo good! We love our experience at this cafe, which is like a hidden gem on our way back from Volcano National Park. It also seems like a place where local people would go check out and hang out at. You will love the peaceful and homie vibe. Check it out - for all tourists to Volcano park! read more

Awesome sandwich packed for the road. Great tiramisu and breakfast croissants. Great prices too!!!

If you're on your way to or from the Volcanoes National Park, this is a great pit stop. They serve breakfast all day, and I chose the fried rice breakfast bowl with Portuguese sausage. I didn't expect a ton, and I was impressed by how fluffy the egg topper was and by the overall taste. That said, don't knock a shop by its cover. Eagle's Lighthouse Cafe is laidback but yummy and they serve simply good eats. read more

This was a fantastic stop near Volcanoes National Park. The owner treated us with tremendous hospitality and amazing food

Highly recommend. We had some very tasty croissant breakfast sandwiches before leaving the volcano area.

Great iced coffee and breakfast / pastry options. Service was friendly and quick. Great start to our day in volcano national park!

Staff is always welcoming and friendly. First time I've ever gone we had to attempt the Kanakattack. Omg. It was huge and so good! I don't think it's on the menu anymore though. But all their sandwiches are great. The grilled ono sandwich is just the best! Mahalo for the great service. read more

A limited menu but what they offer is done right. The breakfast croissant is made to order on the spot, as are the sandwiches. They are custom made on the spot with a choice of meats, a variety of cheeses, several breads (get the Volcano Three Seed!), and enough fresh veggies to choose from to make a salad. Vegan options available. A good deal for a day on the road or trails, or just to take home. read more

This place was a fantastic Wednesday lunch find when other nearby places were closed. We sampled (among us) a sandwich, the roasted pork plate special, lau lau, and lasagna, as well as house made blueberry cream pie and a layered jello dessert. We even picked up some reasonably priced souvenirs! They had great homemade side salads and a friendly family feel! The price and homemade quality to the food hit the spot! Seating is outdoors -- and there is plenty of it. So happy we found this place! read more

Great breakfast place outside the National Park entrance about 5-10 mins away. We had ice coffee and breakfast sandwiches which were delicious. The only other place open for breakfast was at Volcano House inside the park. read more

Made a quick stop here for breakfast and a sandwich to take with me into volcano park for my hike. Everything tasted great and was very reasonably priced. read more

Quick and friendly service, we got a coffee and the croissant breakfast sandwich and it was sooo good

Breakfast bowl is normal paper soup bowl filled with rice - brown or white - two types of meat - Portuguese sausage ham or bacon - and a pancake size of scrambled eggs. All for about $6 My wife had the breakfast croissant. It all good. Normally I am not picky about seasoning but it seems everywhere very little is done. I added salt , peeper and a little hot sauce and then had a much better meal. They provide lots of the above in small paper packets or bottles. Hard to fault a place for things you can easily adjust to taste. I would give a 3.5 but since other rated it higher I went lower. I would go again. read more

Breakfast bowl - scrambled eggs, bacon, and portuguese sausage. (Though we ordered ham.) Pocho sausage was cooked nicely. Wanted fried rice but told wasn't ready. read more

Eagles Lighthouse Cafe is a small cafe near Volcano National park. The seating area is outside, which was great for us when we went on a sunny and beautiful day. I got a breakfast bagel sandwich - bacon, egg cheeeeeeeeeeese. It was so good I got another. My girlfriend got a Portuguese been soup, it was pretty good, but not nearly as satisfying as the breakfast sandwich we shared. The coffee here is from a machine, there's a general store maybe 5 minutes away that's supposed to have good espresso. I got confused and tried to get espresso from the general store that shares a building with Eagles... they have a drip coffee maker - it was just okay. I got a sandwich to go and went out hiking around Volcano National Park. When I ate it, I was exhausted, but I swear it was one of the best and most satisfying sandwiches I've ever had. I think Eagles is definitely worth swinging by if you're around Volcano. read more

Cute Christian restaurant with friendly staff, but what we ordered was truly DISGUSTING, and we eat anything. We ordered Lao Lao (Pork and Butterfish wrapped in taro leaves with bland plain rice) and EWWW it was so gross. We thought we were ordering something local and good that true Hawaiians eat but it was so BLAND and the pork and fish had a lot of fat. Nice outdoor seating and cute, quant place but I recommend getting a sandwich NOT Lao Lao read more

Eagles Lighthouse Cafe - Potato salad had potatoes that were not cooked. Rice was literally rice - so bland. Would not recommend Lao Lao - Sandwiches Near Me - Volcano, Hawaii

Good cheap eats in Volcano? Can it be true? Yes! Awesome sandwiches piled high with veggies, tasty breakfast sandwiches for 5$, and friendly service. What more do you want? read more

Wow, what a great find for lunch! Staying at KMC and just finished a morning adventure in the park. Wanted a good lunch with a laid back atmosphere and we found it at Eagles Lighthouse Cafe. I had a turkey sandwich which was fresh and delicious - and huge! More than enough for two, to be sure, and I took the other half to go. My husband had a local plate lunch. It was excellent, too. Had a brownie for dessert, just because. Awesome. This is a definite come- back-again cafe. Mean it. read more

Be aware. Not open on Monday. Need to change things on Yelp. Update needed. Please update Yelp information now.

Super fresh and super good. Great value near Volcano. Mahi burger had more fish on it then most restaurant plates. Fresh soups and daily specials. Something for everyone here. Wednesday was lasagna and it was a huge and delicious meal. Others had Soup and wraps that were good. Stop here and you will not be disappointed. read more

Good place to get a breakfast sandwich before you head to Volcanoes National Park. The bacon/ham, egg, cheese sandwich on a croissant will run you $4.50 each. The person who took our order was courteous and I would come back again! read more

This place is the real deal! Was on a solo drive to the national park and needed a quick breakfast. The fried rice breakfast bowl is simple and amazing, and the prices are great. A great place to stop! read more

My husband and i just stopped here on our way to the volcano park and highly recommend! The staff were so friendly and offered us a bunch of great tips! Our sandwiches were fresh, loaded with veggie and delish! The prices were also very reasonable! read more

The best sandwich I have EVER had. The bread is homemade, the soup is homemade, the daily special is homemade. And EVERYTHING is yummy. Sandwiches are huge and a steal for only $10.50. read more

I have yet to eat a meal or treat here where I'm not saying "Mmmm Yum!" Fantastic food. Super friendly service. I'm kind of hoping the family will adopt me. The Pecan Chocolate Dessert was so good that I'm already dreaming of going back and getting another. read more

Food was not that good and the male worker rolled his eyes as soon as we entered (unsure why), we greeted him anyway and he seemed to act like he didn't hear us. He also didn't close the lid good on our to-go soup so it leaked out through the brown paper bag and on our floor mats read more

We only went here because it was the only place around open for breakfast at the time. You order inside, then sit outside on picnic tables, covered, and the food is served. Very, very casual. Very, very delicious. We both had breakfast croissant sandwiches, and also split a slice of spinach quiche because It looked so good. Everything was wonderful , and inexpensive. Would definitely return. read more

After a day of exploring HVNP, we stopped here since we were staying in the area. It's a small ordering area...four people is too many. When the lady asked if we were splitting a sandwich I jokingly said "hell no!" They all laughed and then said if we needed any of it wrapped up to take back to the house, to bring it back in. See, when I read "it's big enough to split" I rarely buy that sentiment because it's typically some skinny kid who gets full on 1/2 cup of cottage cheese. Well, they MEAN it. The bread alone is like what the Flintstones would've put that big slab of Brontosaurus ribs on. It was HUGE! We slink back in after finishing half and they smiled and said "couldn't finish it, huh?" When we got it home we compare the half that was left to the loaf of bread we already had from our host and it was a perfect fit. So that means one of their sandwiches is like getting 2 normal sized sammies if that helps comparison wise. We had the other half the next night for dinner. High quality meats, cheeses, made to order with a side of sass. Good value for size vs. price. read more

Eagles Lighthouse Cafe - This is ONE sandwich!! - Sandwiches Near Me - Volcano, Hawaii

Cute little place near the park. Perfect for breakfast especially since there wasn't much else around. We ate here twice and the people were very kind and served it up quick read more