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    HoMA Cafe

    4.2 (140 reviews)
    Closed • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Classy
    Casual
    Outdoor seating

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    Caprese salad and white bean salad
    Marlene Y.

    Adding photos for HoMA cafe. Great food, good service and wonderful ambiance. Make a reservation online for lunch after exploring the museum!

    Grilled ahi nicoise salad
    Rand E.

    What a wonderful and beautiful setting for lunch. What can be better than enjoying inspiring art and relaxing between views for beautiful dining. The menu has been updated so there are more yummy choices. Had the absolutely favorite grilled ahi Niçoise salad and the grilled portobello sandwich and salad.

    The French Toast plate
    Damian M.

    Most know that HoMA is a wonderful museum, but only recently did I experience how good their brunch is as well. A small menu consisting of classic breakfast options, I found their prices to be reasonable for the peaceful and contemporary setting. I ordered the French toast plate, which consisted of my favorite local sweet bread from Punalu'u Bake Shop on the big island. The French toast was delicious, the bacon was fried to perfection, and the cold brew coffee was tasty and well-blanaced. You can book a reservation online, and entry into the restaurant is free, though I would recommend visiting the museum while you are there.

    Desert
    Richard D.

    Enjoyed lunch in the HOMA Cafe before embarking on our afternoon guided tour of the Shangri-la Islamic Museum in Kahala. The cafe is open air, very chill and very relaxed. While the lunch menu is relatively limited, there's always a handful of healthy lunch options to choose from. Service is professional and friendly. Food is excellent, as is the overall experience of lunching here. Highly recommended. Parking is in the lot across the street. You scan the QR code on the sign to pay via the PARKLINQ App. It's zone 155. I paid in advance for our visit, costing $9 for the entire day for Kama'aina.

    Garlic cream pasta with mushroom and chicken.

    Food was good, amazing atmosphere, and kind server. Would say it's good to grab food on the go while exploring museum.

    Pan-seared ahi salad
    Nick W.

    The ambiance and environment is super nice. The food was very average. It was not amazing but it was not inedible either. It was expensive as well for it being "Costco salad mix." The server seemed annoyed we needed a little more time to decide on our order and when we had questions about the menu. The wrap could have used more meat because it was very cucumber and tomato heavy. The ahi was a little overcooked as well. Overall it was decent.

    Friend's avocado toast, it was a special of the day and super delicious!
    Gina G.

    A close friend and I had lunch here 2 months ago (by reservation) and it was my first time at HoMa Cafe. I decided on the Shakshouka breakfast and she ordered one of the board specials, avocado toast. I'd never had shakshouka before, and it was hearty, tasting of spices that tingled on the tongue, tasted like an herby tomato stew base around the 2 over easy style eggs. It has a lot of pita triangles for dipping into the egg yolk and tomato goodness! Friend's dish was absolutely a banger! The toast was a very thick cut oval piece of rustic bread, with avocado mash on some arugula, covered with 2 poached eggs, some feta cheese and brown bits (bacon? not sure) over the top. Needless to say, this dish was SCRUMPTIOUS!! Waitstaff was attentive and refilled our water glasses at least once during the meal. The setting is outdoors in a large covered lanai near the gift shop and Doris Duke Theatre. This cafe offers a relaxing view of the water feature fronting the Theatre, and with lots of floral decor you will have a well rounded dining experience that somehow feels intimate despite the proximity of tables.

    Portobello Mushroom Sandwich with no cheese
    John T.

    My portobello mushroom sandwich was delicious and not overly seasoned. Our waitress had great customer service. And the atmosphere was really nice.

    Warm Goat Cheese Salad
    Lizzy Z.

    I ordered the warm goat cheese salad - it was so good! The honey vinaigrette, candied walnuts, cooked onions, and berries were perfect with the goat cheese. So many good textures and flavors. It's a nice light meal. I was wowed by the salad itself, but the rosemary bread that it came with was just okay. Staff were friendly and attentive, and the ambiance is nice - there's outdoor, covered seating with a view of the little fountain wall and courtyard area.

    Linguine with salmon, asparagus, green beans, and Kalamata olives
    Patricia S.

    We had a mixed Birthday/Anniversary Luncheon with a party of seven. This is our favorite place not only because the food is always top notch but the atmosphere is perfect. Our server, June, really enjoyed accommodating our table (we tipped her well to show our appreciation) and offered to take the cake and keep it in the refrigerator until we were ready to present it with candles and song. To top off the event some of us wandered over to the lovely gift shop which carries the most perfect gifts, from unique cards to dresses, artwork and books and games for the little ones. Note to self: Make a reservation to see Shangri-La again. If you haven't been to see Doris Duke's Middle Eastern designed mansion at Black Point, I'd highly recommend it.

    Lisa P.

    Went to the Homa Cafe for the Thanksgiving menu featuring prime rib and other wonderful dishes. Service was courteous and attentive. The museum is an excellent location for a restaurant. Many restrooms are conveniently by the restaurant. Live music plays on special evenings. Wandered in the museum to see my favorite exhibits and the new Satoru Abe display on the second floor.

    Table centerpiece
    Dianna R.

    The prices were okay. The soup was warm and done well, but I would have liked the option to have some freshly cracked pepper added. I did have to push my empty water glass to the side to let them know I wanted more water. The server never asked if my soup was agreeable. She also did not introduce herself. I think they were training someone while I was there because one of the people was shadowing her. I don't mind that, I just wish they did a stellar job to show a good example. The noise level was quite high because they were preparing for an event. I would not say it was relaxing, but it was tolerable. The music choice was odd, but it was from my youth, so I didn't mind. Overall, I would go again, but I wouldn't expect good service for the price and place. It is a solid 3 star due to those factors.

    Mango upside down cake
    Julie U.

    Visited the museum with friends so planned our visit around having lunch. The restaurant is in a lovely setting. From where you sit you can see some massive pottery by the artist Jun Kaneko. It's shady and open to the trade winds. When we visited, it seemed to be quite a few tourists but some locals too. I had the daily special pasta which was a linguini, but it was not to my liking, the sauce was thick and the bacon (or some kind of small pieces of meat was very strong tasting.) Others had the smoke salmon crostini (they said it was good), small green salad (very tender and fresh.) For dessert we had mango upside down cake (the slice was huge) and an apple fruit cobbler ala mode. The cobbler looked good but really had no taste. Two of us had the cobbler and we left most of it. But the one who had the mango cake raved about it. Overall my food was not that great but my friends enjoyed the salad, salmon, and cake. And the atmosphere is so lovely I bumped it up to 4 stars.

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