We stopped by the IMU Pool Bar at the Westin Nanea in Maui while the rain started rolling in, and it seemed like a lot of other guests had the same idea. It wasn't very busy when we first arrived, but a steady stream of people came in shortly after. Unfortunately, the service was pretty lackluster. It took quite a while for someone to come by our table, and when they finally did start working the area, they ended up helping several tables that arrived after us before getting back to ours. A simple first-in, first-out approach to serving guests would have made the experience a lot smoother. The best part of the visit was definitely the food. Once it finally showed up, it was actually pretty good and helped redeem the experience a bit. Overall, not a terrible stop, but the service flow could definitely use some improvement. When guests are seated and waiting, they should be acknowledged and served in the order they arrived, especially when it's a slow night and obvious who showed up first. The vibe was quiet, slow paced, grabbing a late bite like others. read more

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January 12, 2026 and after a long day we stopped in for a refreshment. The NA (non-alcohol) Watermelon Refresher (watermelon, purée, mint, simple syrup, soda water)was delicious. And one can't go wrong with a Bacardi and Diet Coke. Bradley, thank you for this wonderful service. Chala, so glad you had a minute to catch up since our last visit. We thoroughly enjoyed sharing a few laughs and talking about teeth. We hope we get to cross paths again with both of you during our stay! read more

Great lunch spot! The poke bowl was delicious, and the location is beautiful. Good service, too. read more

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Came to the bar to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers play in the World Series. This maybe the best sports bar in the area. We came to scout the place earlier asking questions and what not and when we returned the bartender accommodated us with a good seat. Unfortunately they could turn up the sound because they claim they're not a sport bar. We were there for the duration of the game. Service was awesome and we ordered Poke and fish tacos. Both were delicious and perfectly made. Prices of course were expensive. My coors light were priced at $10 a beer and my gf had margaritas for $15 each. It's Maui what do you expect. Overall a good experience either great staff like Joseph and Brandon. read more

My wife and I stumbled into this bar for a quick drink while wandering the boardwalk from the Mahana up in north Ka'anapali, checking out nearby resorts. The staff was spot-on--friendly without being over-the-top--and the vibe felt genuinely cozy, like a spot you'd linger in. That said, it's a Westin, so brace for those upscale prices on everything. If your wallet's up for it, go ahead, but honestly, you can find drinks just as solid pretty much anywhere else around here. read more

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We ate here twice during our stay here at Westin Nanea. The primary reason was to spend down our resort credit. Because they offer HH 3-6 it was difficult to secure a table for three at dinner as it's first come first serve. We settled on lunch one time and dinner another time. It's the same menu with the exception of dinner where they add five additional items. The bar and grill is at the pool so lots of foot traffic. Lunch time - my daughter and I both had the wagyu beef cheeseburger on brioche bun with fries. Hubby had a poke bowl. Cocktails - hubby had a martini, daughter a lava flow, and I had a strawberry fizz. The bar has a daily cocktail special but we passed on it. The burger was huge. 1/2 lb ground beef. Cooked to order. The fries were hot and crispy. Hubby's poke bowl looked so so. Dinner time - we couldn't get a table so we split up in the bar and sat at high bar tables. Hubby sat by himself. He had a rib eye steak. Both my daughter & I had the Asian shrimp noodle dish. Hubby's rib eye came with asparagus and mashed potatoes. The Asian shrimp noodles dish came with six shrimp. The description said black tiger shrimp but the shrimp looked like frozen shrimp I get at my local supermarket back home. The noodles were temperature hot but very salty and oily. I'd pass on this next time. If it weren't for our resort credit I'm not sure we would've patronized this place. The staff was very friendly and efficient. read more

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Walk up or poolside service, maitais are flowing and delicious! Don't forget the Shirley temples and milkshake for the kids. Food is good too. This spot is convenient to support your best day ever by the pool. read more

Here in late September 2024. Atmosphere is a 5, food is a 3, service is a 1.5... Prepare yourself to wait... a long time... before your drink order is taken. Then prepare to wait even longer for a food order or check-in to happen. This place has potential, but they are either understaffed... or allergic to quality service standards. At least you have the ocean and sunset to watch as you wait! Good luck! read more

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Pretty average hotel pool bar "restaurant", serving a limited assortment of food items (nachos, chicken nuggets, hamburgers) and lots of basic drinks including the ubiquitous Mai Tai. Service is pretty slow (one casually-staffed line at the end of the bar if you want to order takeaway which is long all day). Best thing was the poolside service when we reserved a casabella... super attentive and kept us in beverages all day. Basic spot, basic service, basic food.... read more

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Lunch at the Inu Pool Bar - we think the best thing on the menu is their garden burger. Somehow it is more than your average garden burger - it's SO good. Cheddar cheese and chipotle-caper aioli and a brioche bun make it perfect. So delicious we had it three days in a row. The servers are busy and it can take some time to get your food, but the setting is nice and gives you a good spot to people watch. read more

Ordered drinks & calamari poolside. Calamari was way overcooked. Dry as a bone with too much batter fried for far too long. Server never checked back on us so we threw it away read more

Two words - 'lava flow' or 'mai tai' or 'vacation drink' or 'beach vibes' or 'o'hana time'. Whichever one you pick, Inu Pool Bar helps you kickstart vacation in paradise. We were frequent customers during the week we stayed at the Westin Nanea. This review is for the drinks only, ordered via the server responsible for the cabanas we were in and walk-up to the bar. Both methods were about the same. Depending on when the order was placed, there could be a slight wait due to an influx of multiple orders. Drinks are pretty good here so no complaints. They have daily drink specials where a special drink is only $10. Happy hour includes discounts on wine, beer and appetizers but not cocktails. The only one bad experience was a special drink of the day called Shark Bite (light rum, coconut rum, blue curaçao, sweet and sour, grenadine). It tasted like cough medicine, so much so that I didn't drink it. It was just terrible. Overall, Inu Pool Bar is the happy place to get our buzz on while catching some rays or lounging in the pool. read more

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The food was really lacking, variety and flavor. Go to the other Westin next door for better options at the same price.

Love this pool bar! We sat in the bar with a view of the pool and ocean! The bartenders Bradley and Sean are all about Aloha! My girlfriends and I ordered multiple cocktails! All delicious! They custom made a few for us as well! They have a few televisions if you need to watch a sports game too! Overall, the view, the service (prompt) the comfort and cocktails are all 5 stars! read more

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I'm not even sure the Bloody Mary had any vodka. It tasted like water more than anything else. On my second visit, the waiter "forgot" to charge me the happy hour prices for the appetizer and beers. Shameful. read more

Such poor service. The place wasn't even busy and he took forever to just get our drink orders. I'm not exaggerating when I say, the 4 families that showed up after us received their food and had pretty much finished eating before we got ours. He never checked in with us the whole time. When we finally flagged him down and asked what was happening, he checked with the kitchen and came back and said, your order was lost. I wish I had paid attention to some of the other reviews before going here. read more

I love the nachos and a delicious salad with coconut milk dressing ranch-ish, both dairy-free by request. They're my fave items here, and I eat them all the damn time when we visit. The fries are solid, too. My little one loves the kids grilled cheese sandwich with fries. Devour it as you watch NBA games at the bar, then jump in the pool. You're welcome.;) read more

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Inu bar is the pool bar at the Nanea Westin Ocean Villas. The location is prime as it is perfect viewing of both the pool and the ocean, or there is an area behind the bar that is a little quieter. There are usually multiple bartenders and servers on staff that are friendly and knowledgeable. They know their menu and can give pointers on what's on tap as well as great bites. The food is always good and I think the portions are perfect! They often have live music during happy hour which is usually 3-6p. read more

Food was actually decent for a resort. The Poke Bowl was phenomenal. It was well seasoned. The fish was super fresh. Great presentation. It's a little spicy, but that's exactly how it should be. The portion for this dish seemed a bit small. That was really the only negative. The Asian Shrimp Pasta was also delicious. It had a great sauce. This dish also had a kick but it wasn't over the top. The shrimp were large and meaty. I would definitely order either of these again, but the Poke Bowl was the winner! Also ordered a mango cheesecake (forgot to take a picture). I didn't love it. It tasted more like lemon extract than mango. So that was disappointing. Good service. Prices were in the $20-30 range for most entrees. I would just skip dessert and order a drink instead next time. read more

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Wife and I loved it! We came here twice and tried 2 different meals - I would say the fish tacos weren't that great. Didn't have too much flavor and didn't have really have a good sauce in it. The chicken wings were nice! Crunchy and very flavorful. The 2nd time we have the nachos and those were really good! I did ask for extra salsa to throw on top but definitely really good. Lastly for dessert we had the fried banana and oh my goodness it was delicious. Ask for the ice cream scoop too! Made it even better. The drinks were great as well! They have a different specialty cocktail every day. Service was great! Everyone was super nice and really attentive. With a poolside view, it made for a great time. read more

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So, I wouldn't say this place is the absolute worst place to go for food because it's conveniently located by the pool and the service was actually pretty good. The three stars are really reflected around the taste to cost value proposition. Is it worth the cost, meh not so much. Is it worth the convenience of not having to leave the property definitely especially if you want to grab a few drinks and not sweat the DUI. All in all, nothing to rave about here but it is convenient and the service was decent. Pro tip - get your privilege card at the concierge and get 10% knocked off. read more

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Bartenders are consistent with good service and friendly. Food always well prepared. Recommend the pork nachos as well as sandwiches. Never had bad food and dined here numerous times. A bit expensive but need to remember this is a Hawai'i resort. read more

Gets busy around noon but the staff is amazing and fast! Great bartenders and overall more than your average poolside restaurant. Mai Tais are perfect too! I ordered the fresh Poke. Thank you Inu! read more

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Just ordered the Hawaiian blue while waiting on a sculptor being engraved. The service was cool and the drink was great. Also tried a frozen mojito I love the way they blend the mint leafs in reminded me of a hint of lemon grass. read more

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After nearly two years of COVID, to still serve in take away boxes is way overdoing it. They need to hire staff and use China and cutlery like nearly every other (non-Westin) restaurant on the island! The bar was doing good business but the sole table server was having a tough time keeping up with the customers. We ordered wedge salad, grilled mahi sandwich and the kids had grilled cheese sandwich and the chicken fingers. Decent food but the only thing memorable was the lack of china and cutlery! read more

Bummer to have to downgrade Inu Pool Bar. The thing that got us was that they took away Happy Hour Mai Tais *during* our stay, so one afternoon they were $9 and the next afternoon they were $15. I get that there's never a good time to make that change and a business is not going to go out of their way to tell customers that something costs more today than it did yesterday, but I wish they had been better about signaling the change. They do have a daily cocktail special and I would have simply ordered that instead. I also thought the quality of the drinks was not as high as our prior visits, so I would have brought Inu down a star anyway. If you're staying here, Inu is basically the only option if you want to have a drink by the pool and enjoy the view. Oh wait, there's also the low-key DIY option, which is what we did for the rest of our stay. read more

Over priced trash!! $18 water down drinks, $12 12oz smoothies and $24 for small crappy nachos. If it was 50% less ok but although the Western is beautiful bring food to cook or go support a local restaurant with quilty food at reasonable prices. read more

Always enjoy sitting at the bar here and talking story with the bartenders. The beer on tap emphasize local brews, both Kohola and Maui Brewing. The mixed drinks are well made. Coupled with two TVs, Thursday and Sunday NFL football was enjoyment as it's finest. read more

I've stayed at plenty of Westin villas and in general the resorts are top notch, this would generally include the facilities, the gym, the restaurants, and most importantly the service. This bar restaurant cannot be further from that experience. And seeing all the other one star bad customer service reviews, I'm glad I wasn't a one off because it certainly felt like the servers' (yes, plural) privilege trumped my minority status. Can here the first day for early dinner, family of four with a baby, we camp out at a two person table with the goal of waiting for one of the other tables. Rude server comes over, and without so much as an exchange of pleasantries, she says "we can't add anymore seats to this table." We eventually get a larger table, the food and drinks were fine, but expect Westin villa prices. Didn't wanna leave a tip, but my better half had a good point - we will likely be back during the remainder of our stay. Next day, went swimming, saw plenty of folks order drinks from the pool or lounge chairs. I waive down a server who has been serving the area where we were swimming. I ask if we can place an order, he says "depends what it is." I ask for two drinks, he says he will need to get the server for our area. 20 minutes later, no drinks, and no one else came by for orders. We left. Unfortunately we will probably be back as we are just beginning our weeklong stay, just because this is one of two restaurants on site and who's got time to drive around for food when you're lugging around a baby. In summary, expensive prices, good drinks, food is okay, service is HORRIBLE. Do yourself a favor and stock up at Costco, your wallet will thank you, and you won't have to put up with such brash and rude service. And to think, they try to sell people timeshares after the restaurant leaves such a sour aftertaste...good luck. read more

A one-star rating would be rather harsh, so a 2 it is... The word "inu" in Hawaiian means to drink, an appropriate name for this bar that serves as the main watering hole at the pool of the brand new Westin Nanea timeshare/hotel. We're normally not pool people but we decided to check it out anyway. ATMOSPHERE: The bar area is housed in an open-air pavilion complete with a few lounge-style chairs and TV's. The rest is pool deck seating. MENU: Pricey! Drinks from $6 beer to $14 glasses of wine to a $25 mai tai, apps from $9 - $20, sandwiches and burgers from $16 - $19. While I refrained from having any libations mainly due to the exorbitant prices, my friends had some beer. SERVICE: Here's where the main problem lies with this place. I had a front row view of the bar as we sat across the pool from it. A good 30 minutes went by and no one came to greet us. The two female cocktail servers working spent all of their time under the shade of the bar's pavilion and serviced just the lounge chairs there. Desperate, one of my friends had to walk to the bar to get menus. You'd think after seeing a guest walk to the bar and ask for a menu they'd pay attention and maybe even feel bad. Absolutely not. Want to order? Walk yourself back up again. I even noticed a couple sitting to the side of the pool and bar that had to self-serve themselves as well. Absolutely reprehensible in general as it lacks common courtesy but more so because of their risible prices. OVERALL: I say bring your own booze to the pool and save money as they don't pay attention to paying guests anyway. read more

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This is the new pool bar/restaurant at the new Westin Nanea Ocean resorts. I've eaten here a few times for the convenience and I have had decent experiences every time. The service here is excellent. The servers walk around the pool and take orders frequently and are really great. The bartenders work hard all day and are always super friendly and nice. I am so impressed by their hospitality and humor and kindness. The food here is decent. I've tried: - Onion Rings - quite good, well cooked - Wasabi Fingerling Potatoes - strange flavors but not bad - Calamari - really good - Dynamite Dog - good sausage, the wasabi peas are weird and trying a little too hard - Pork & Poi - out for several days in a row but not a bad sandwich - The Day After - I didn't real the description and didn't know it was soup, but it was pretty good - Dry Mein Noodles - my favorite here, very delicious My only issue with this place is the drinks. They are expensive, not strong, and not great for resort drinks. On the one hand the drinks are too fancy and expensive for a resort, but at the same time, they just aren't good. The beau got a $25 "Nanea Royal" which was 1) warm 2) had pineapple floats 3) used a lesser rum than advertised and 4) tasted like medicine. I'm fairly forgiving about resort drinks (just give me a Lava Flow or Cliff Diver and I'm happy) but the drinks here do not work for me. Overall, this is a decent spot for pool food. Yes, it's expensive and a little too trendy for its own good, but the service is great. read more

Great food, great happy hour, great view, rushed service but still OK. Came here as a change of pace from the other restaurants nearby. Their menu differs which is nice and happy hour offered discounts on appetizers. We ordered the onion rings, nachos and calamari. All were fantastic. Onion rings were a good portion size and the breading was crisp and flavorful. Same with the calamari. They took the strip meat and formed it into a larger ring size then breaded it and fried it. Lastly, the nachos were huge, very generous portion packed with all the goodies you expect in a good nacho platter. Like I said the service was rushed even though we got it to go but it is fine, the food made up for it. Nice change of pace from the menus at the other Westin properties and walking distance from them. read more

1st it took too long to acknowledge us and eventually take our order. 2nd we had to ask for water and place settings, after an hour. Drinks not received yet. 3rd the tables seated long after us were served their meals and left. 4th the food SUCKED! My burger was raw and along the edges, where it was cooked, the meat tasted spoiled. My sister's salad had rotten avocado and no dressing and had pastrami on it, when specifically asked to not have any. The grilled cheese didn't taste good. The wings were OK! The waiter and manager were gracious, after the fact. She did give us a free beer and 25% discount on the meal. There were as many servers as customers. read more

Shockingly delicious food for a pool bar! Great portions for the kids' meals! It's a little annoying when it's windy but they do have shaded areas so you can eat without getting sunburnt and still enjoy beach and pool views. read more

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Ordered the nachos could instantly tell everything was from a can from the nacho cheese to the olives to the jalapeños. They were by far the worst nachos I've ever had in my life.. not what I thought I'd get from a high class hotel read more

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This is a review of 2021. We didn't exactly eat here but I ordered a drink at the bar and the bartender was friendly. They do require masking while ordering at the bar which is unfortunate since some folks coming from the pool forgot their masks. I think we will partake on the happy hour offerings next time we are here. The food seems inviting. read more

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Menu has improved since last visit to the restaurant, but I feel it is still overpriced for the portions. For example $13 for about 10 onion rings. An onion cost $1.50 and it's cheaper wholesale even then. For two of us having two appetizers and water only, we spent over $30. read more

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Delicious food and drink, but very very pricey! Ono fish sandwich, tall glass lava flow, 2 of each with tax and tip $106!! For lunch !

It's food by the pool but very pricey. The chicken wrap was a bit dry and the Mahi-mahi sandwich was a joke for $20. Such a thin piece of fish and two huge tomatoes with American cheese. The hamburger was delicious, hand made, with great flavor. The onion rings and wings were good but again pricey. read more

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This bar/restaurant is located right next to the pool in the Westin Nanea Ocean Villas. We came for the sundae. It states it's a-skillet brownie with hot fudge, whipped cream, strawberries and vanilla ice cream. It's actually like a box cake with chocolate syrup. It wasn't horrible. It was not bad. Just buyer beware. Service was friendly and you can't beat the view. read more