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    Kauai Island Brewing

    3.9 (968 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    KAUAI ISLAND BREWING ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Chicken bites
    Keegan M.

    Perfect lunch spot after a day in the beach! The open air and high feeling concept gave this place a relaxed vibe to enjoy the market area across the street. Great service and excellent food! The staff recommended the pulled pork sandwich, and it did not disappoint. Super glad we stopped in for food and a sick t-shirt!

    Tropical Julie and beer flight
    Darryl N.

    A friendly and local brewery restaurant with live music and great brews. We arrived late after doing the canyon. Tired, we came into a loud band on the porch outdoor area. (Note live music in Kauai seems to be loud all around) we yelled to the host that we wanted inside seating. We were seated quick. Staff checked on us often and offered insights on the locality. I got a flight of decent brews, and my wife got a special drink made up for her as recommended by staff. We ordered a pizza which was enough for four people. Great taste, and not a long wait. This is the most western brewery in the USA, and it is a great watering hole when cruising the southside of Kauai. Recommend the strong local vibe and friendly staff. It is a bar first, then an eatery. I wish I had more time to look upstairs as there seems to be a lot of retro pinball machines somewhere. I hope to make it back.

    Kalua Pork sandwich
    James A.

    The site of day 4's lunch, Kauai Island Brewing in the Port Allen area of Eleele is the original location of the popular microbrewery based in the island of Kauai. My wife and I specifically came to the area to sample their beers and try their food, and found the beer to good/great while the food was OK. It opens at 11 on weekdays, and we arrived soon after, so found street parking easily. We were some of the first customers, and our choice of inside seating. The building is two stories, with the upstairs being used as an arcade (classic 80's pinball machines). The large bar is the center of the downstairs, and they sell shop memorabilia as well. Tried a 4 sampler flight (no discount for flight, just sum of the 5 oz beers chosen). Their most popular is the Lilikoi, which we had just tried at a restaurant a couple days before, so we skipped that. Instead we got: Chupa lager (Mexican cerveza which was refreshing), Wheat (which was my least favorite...kinda flat/limp with little flavor), Alaka'I Stout (my favorite, creamy and almost chocolatey), and a Sour with calamansi (which my wife liked the best, I thought it tasted like a shandy). As for food, we got two entrees. My wife got the Kalua Pork Sandwich ($22): pretty much all pulled pork sandwiches are called Kalua in Hawaii, no matter how it is made. That being said, this version was OK with the fries being very good (similar to Five Guys fries, fried in peanut oil maybe). I had my favorite: Loco Moco ($22) which was well prepared, and the white rice was good. But the beef patty was mediocre (tasted like a standard preformed food service patty from frozen...it wouldn't have stood out in a burger). The one egg was cooked well and I really liked the homemade gravy. There is a 3% credit card surcharge, and Toast is the payment processor.

    Nachos with pulled pork
    Charmaine D.

    Great place to go after a Napali Boat Tour before driving hours back to the north side and after feeling slightly nauseous from motion sickness. I opted for the nachos with pulled pork. It was loaded with plenty of meat. My friend had the coconut shrimp - I tried one and it had the perfect crispness. My other friend ordered a pizza with large pieces of chicken on top - I had a slice the next day as a left over. It was good. Overall a good place with a fun vibe and good service.

    Skinny Colada
    Shanyka T.

    FRESH AHI TUNA caught this morning. SERVICE EXCELLENT; Our bartender KIM REALLY KNEW HOW TAKE US ON A FOODIE JOURNEY , she explained the menu items with such enthusiasm, from how the meat was cooked, to letting us know how fresh the AHI. the environment was perfect. The music so relaxing and lifting at the same time. YUMM thank you!

    Singer
    George A.

    What a Great Microbrewery, We Visited on my Birthday in Sept 2023, this was our second time visiting your excellent spot (1st Visited in 2022). There was a Singer there during our 2023 Visit that made my 67th Birthday one of the Best Ive ever Had. We will be back this Sept to Celebrate my 70th Birthday and Im hoping this Outstanding Singer is still there (Hoping). Your Brews and Food were Great. These are pictures of the Singer who made this old Army Veterans Birthday Special.

    Lumpia
    Gary C.

    Nice brewery with full bar and what looks wonderful food. The squeeze and I split an order of pork and shrimp lumpia. Great job on those. I chose the NaPali pale ale to drink. This beer is malty, love it! Got a 32oz crowler to take back to the mainland. Brewery decals were $1 a pop, should be free, especially when I buy beer and food. Would have been five stars if they were free. Chris did a great job as our beertender.

    Menu
    Diana T.

    Food: 3/5 Food was alright, fish and chips were good, nice and meaty fish with tar tar sauce! The loco moco with kalua pork sounded different so, I thought I would give it a try, but flavor was not quite there and pork was dry. Service: 4/5 Service was alright too, place does get busy with people. Ambiance: 4/5 Nice place for a brewery, was exploring the area so we came to check this brewery out

    Lumpia
    Melissa P.

    I really wish our experience would have been different. We visited after a whale watching tour so we were hungry. We did visit at about 6pm and were seated immediately but we were only a party of 2. This place is right across the street from all the boat tour companies so that was nice but besides that, meh! The lumpia had some weird, fatty hard pieces of pork. The fish was interesting, it was more of a chicken texture than fish. Fish was also dry and needed lots of lemon and tartar sauce to help it go down. The onion rings and lilikoi beer were the only things we truly enjoyed.

    loco moco with hawaiian pulled pork

    Very good! definitely a nice place to check out. Their pizza is also really good and fresh! waitstaff is very nice as-well. The place is very cool inside too.

    Poke Bowl
    Rico M.

    Like this place a lot. Theres a strip of area with some restaurants near the pier for boat tours. We checked it out because we saw some of the reviews here. Ended up loving the food and I wish I could come back and try lots more especially their beers! When we were coming back from the boat tour, one of guides said that she didn't even like beers and she loved the different type of beers here. I had the poke bowl and love the freshness of the fish. My husband had the fish tacos and they were really good too! If we're back on Kauai, we wanna come back here and get our beer on!

    Great space inside
    Jerry H.

    This brewery is located next to Port Allen and has a decent size patio. They offer indoor and outdoor seating. The service was very friendly and kept up with our orders. We can here for happy hour and got lots of good appetizers and drink specials. The beer here is fantastic and very fresh. It's a great price during happy hour. The appetizers were very good and filling. After you go on a sail with Captain Andy's or if you are in the area, we recommend you stop by this place for some great comfort food and awesome beer. The brewery has an extensive stock of Kauai Brewing Company shirts in different colors and styles. We loved it all.

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    Loved it. Service and food were great as were drinks; try the Lumpia (better than your Mama's, respectfully!)

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    Fish tacos were excellent. And my co-worker said the poke bowl was the best he ever had.

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    Do they take reservations?

    Called and asked -- they take reservations but only for groups of 6 or more, for before 5:30pm.

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