Service: table service…read more Ambiance: lively, located at the Lanai City hotel. Although a "grill", the place had an elevated interior and also offered outdoor seating and live music. Food: Had their Taco Tuesday dinner menu. Highlights were their Parker rolls with miso butter, tako taco, and birria tacos. Sommelier Chuck Furuya, was walking around talking to tables and provided our party with a wine offering that we really enjoyed. Their axis deer pasta comes with trofie pasta, a very short twisted noodle that was a hit or miss with our group.

Came here for a quick bite before dinner during happy hour and was blown away! The setting is a…read morelaid-back grill/bar atmosphere. The staff are some of the friendliest people we've met on the island. We got the calamari, fried cauliflower, and oysters. All on the happy hour menu. The server told us the calamari is their most ordered item and I can see why! Everything was delicious! Fried cauliflower was crisp and flavorful. Oysters were fresh and a great happy hour find. If you're looking for a casual spot with high-quality bites, this is it! Don't skip the calamari!

This review is overdue, but our experiences at Sensei Nobu are still top of mind. We ate here…read moreseveral times during our stay at Sensei, and every meal was memorable. Our first night, we did the Omakase, and I still think about the delicious lobster salad. It was so fresh and bright, with a generous portion of lobster. The Wagyu was also a standout -- so buttery and rich. The Jidori chicken we ordered another evening was the one dish that fell a little short for us, as it was a bit dry and could have used more salt. The sauce had great flavor, but we found ourselves needing quite a bit of it to make up for the chicken itself. As far as breakfast, I highly recommend the Japanese breakfast. It satisfies every craving, and dining on the patio overlooking the koi pond and gorgeous scenery is otherworldly. The service was exceptional every time we dined here. The entire staff really makes sure you're well taken care of, which made the experience that much more special.

We were celebrating our anniversary and this establishment served up more than good food, they gave…read moreus an outstanding experience that left us with monumental memories! When we made the Sensei resort reservation, about one week later, we were contacted by email to see if we wanted to secure dinner seating at a specific time or day during our stay. By email, we replied with our anniversary date and specified time. They were quick to confirm and we got even more excited about celebrating here. Inside and out, this restaurant is breathtakingly beautiful! In the day time, the view is serene pool side oasis surrounded by perfectly manicured landscaping and lush green mountains. Evening view is classy with adequate spacing of large comfy seating. Whether you're in a group or intimate dining, Nobu has the precise arrangement for you. We started with the seared ahi. Perfect balance of ginger and ponzu, this dish was topped with a nice crunchy sprinkle. He had the miso cod and I had the pan fried kanpachi. Both seafood dishes were superb in taste and texture. For dessert, we had the chocolate bar with yuzu sorbet. This was a great combination. Additionally, we received a complimentary anniversary bite of chocolate and raspberries with strawberries. Thank you to everyone at Nobu, from the Chef for our delicious dinner to our servers who were so polite and friendly. We thoroughly enjoyed celebrating our anniversary here!

Really liked their shoyu ahi bowl! They ran out of the lava bowl before I got to try, so I'm hoping…read morenext I visit they have - super friendly crew when I visited for pineapple fest - Miguel Morales Photography

We ordered a kimchi fried rice and a shrimp fried rice here on a weekday for lunch and it took…read moreabout 20 minutes to get our order. The portions are generous and there is an outdoor picnic table in front of the order/pick-up window. The menu seems to change from time to time. But the menu doesn't have prices or ingredients. That's why it was a little disappointing to see that the kimchi fried rice had spam in it when that was not indicated anywhere. But overall the food is pretty good, just a lack of transparency in the prices and ingredients that makes me hesitate a bit about this place.

Josie is a great server!…read more Love the beet salad. View is amazing, and so relaxing to eat lunch here.

Absolutely stunning view and incredible food! Top notch service from the greeting to the serving of…read morethe food to when we left. I was impressed. Made a reservation through the Four Seasons main number and after we arrived from the ferry from Maui we took a taxi ride to the golf course for our lunch. I was so excited to see they had us on the best area on the balcony overlooking the golf and the ocean. The food was a solid 10. I ordered the steak sandwich and my kids ordered the fish and chips and the bLT with prawns. Everything was the absolute best. The drinks were served in cute tiki cups with flowers. We were happy.

Went to CoCo Deck on the recommendation of our daughter (she and her husband went there 3 times…read morewhile on vacation last month) and it did NOT disappoint! We were there for happy hour, and had the following: Sweet potato taco - I've never had one in my 69 years, and it won't be my last. The texture of the purple chunks of sweet potato was different, but wonderful. Fish taco - the fish and slaw filling was superb Birria taco - my favorite, with moist birria meat that filled the tortilla Southwest salad - made with romaine (and not organic greens) was excellent. Order a side of dressing, and chicken to make it a full meal. The tacos are street-size but filling, and the beer is cold! Out the door (with tip) for $50, which is a real bargain in Maui. The server (Dan) was friendly, and quick to point out the 3 levels of heat with the hot sauce...the mango habanero should only be used by the adventurous... You're across the street from the water,but ask to be sat outside on the patio - a cool vibe

Really wanted to love this place but fell flat on the food. However the keiki room was great if you…read moregot toddlers and older. I'm from South East Asian descent (and we eat a lot of coconut in our food) and I lived in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Possibly my standards were higher. Fish tacos were standard with delicious pineapple slaw! I love how the fish isn't battered. Fried Brussels Caesar barely had any Brussels sprouts. The amount of Brussels felt like another type of croutons were added to a salad. Coconut crusted mahi.... I really wanted to like it but couldn't understand why this would be so popular. It's definitely unique with coconut rice and shaved coconut. But I still don't really taste coconut. Got the toast for dessert, not bad! Coconut jam with is pretty good. Reminds me a little of an upscale Kaya toast. Overall, this place isn't phenomenal as some reviews mention. They must have really delicious drinks with their coconut foam, we just had water. Service felt cringey and felt like he wanted to upsell us. He was around to check if we needed anything. Asked a weird question if we were from the Hyatt or Marriott, could have asked us where we were from. This would have been 3 stars however our kids loved having the keiki room, had a blast looking for toys. They had crayons, coloring paper, and a keiki menu as well. The keiki had toys that toddlers to10 years old were into.

There's plenty of yummy restaurants in town but you'd be hard-pressed to find a large, diverse menu…read moreanywhere even close to Cool Cat! We visited twice and everything we tried was delicious. Their barbecued ribs are surprisingly special and fall-off-the-bone-tender. My husband really enjoyed the fish tacos. We both had grilled chicken on our second visit. I can't remember the last time I saw baked potatoes as a side choice and they were perfectly prepared as well. We found the service to be very efficient and friendly despite the place being super crowded and busy both visits. The milkshakes are a bit spendy with the 'daily special' running $18! My husband loved the flavor but not sure we'd spring for that again.

Cool Cats had been recommended to me by someone i know who lives on Maui. So my wife and I made a…read morepoint to stop in for lunch. We were seated in a booth along the wall by the hostess. Ruby our server takes our order, and sends it in. Time goes by and Ruby comes by looking at worried that we might get mad with her. She tells us that "wifi went down so our order didn't print in the kitchen, and she will it through the kitchen". Things happen. Our food comes out and it was good. While we were eating something else happened so I went to talk with another staff member, who took care of this issue. This turned out to be case of if it will go wrong it will. The manager was told about all that happened and stopped by visit. He took care of things, and asked that we give them a try again. We did, and here what happened. We had just lunch near by and wanted to have one of the various milkshakes. So we stopped in a few days later. The was fairly busy, and hostess sat us at a table in front of the counter. The server came over to take our order in asking us what would like to eat? My wife tells her, that didn't want anything to eat since we just had lunch, and only wanted milkshakes. The servers face soured a little hearing this. She walks behind the counter, turns to lean against the counter with her back to us talking with the young man who makes the shakes. She brings the milkshakes over and they were good. Our server never smiled the whole time in dealing with us. She dropped of the check and walked away. We paid cash, and left. You know that place where you always have a bad experience. Unfortunately Cool Cat Cafe is one of those for us.

We had an amazing anniversary dinner at Crouching Lion! The scenery and ambience were absolutely…read moreperfect for a special evening, and the experience was made even better by our server, Kai. Being gluten-free can sometimes make dining out a challenge, but Kai was wonderful about helping me navigate the menu and making sure I had great options. Everything we ordered was delicious, from the house pickles and ahi roll to the larb , ribeye, rice, focaccia bread, and Kona crème brûlée. It was the perfect meal to celebrate our anniversary! A huge thank you to Kai for the outstanding service and for making our evening so special. Between the incredible food, beautiful setting, and warm hospitality, Crouching Lion did not disappoint. If you're visiting Oʻahu, Crouching Lion is a MUST-STOP!

Amazing place-- food, drinks, and are server Angela was super AWESOME! Music--- atmosphere set the…read moremood and vibe. Mahalo--

We decided to check Monkeypod Kitchen out as we heard about their Mai Tais being the "best" from…read morefellow hotel guests. We went during happy hour (2:30 - 5pm) where their hand crafted cocktails were $4 off. Prior to this, I haven't had a Mai Tai before so was unsure how they should taste but the Monkeypod version contained honey-lilikoi foam which made them bright, inviting, and iconic. Well everyone in the family loved these. They were simply delicious. From their happy hour food menu (appetizers were half off except anything containing seafood), the Roasted Chicken Wings were a hit with my sons. The Poke Tacos which were beautifully presented were fresh and tasty. One order comes with 3 so we ordered an extra taco which turned out to be the right move as they are on the small side. And I wanted to point out since the Tacos contained seafood, it was not eligible for the discount. Pizzas were priced at $16 (except for the Bourgeois) so we opted for the Margherita and Kahlua Pork and Pineapple. The latter was our family favorite. The pork was tender and flavorful which contrasted nicely with the sweet pineapple. We did order the Fish and chips from their regular menu. Mahi mahi was the fish of the day and it was good, but nothing exceptional. The fish came out nice and hot but the temperature of the fries were not so was a little disappointed. We ended our meal with the Banana Cream Pie. We all agreed that it was hands down the best Banana cream pie that we have had. The bananas were so fresh and flavorful, so much umami. The restaurant was open/airy and the view was amazing. Our server was friendly and the service went without a hitch. We will definitely be back.

Came here twice on my last trip, both for happy hour, after having dinner at the Wailea location…read moreearlier on the trip. Didn't make reservations and waited about 15 minutes for a table both times. On the first visit, we sat at the bar and ordered beer, house cut dries, and both the kalua pork & pineapple pizza and the mushroom & truffle oil pizza. Since it was happy hour, the food was all 50% off -- definitely a bargain, and the kalua pork & pineapple pizza was still excellent and the best dish. I was disappointed that nearly than half the draft beers are out, limiting the variety, but I was able to enjoy the only hazy IPAs available and the only witbier available (I forget the name of both). Sitting at the bar was fine, nothing very special about it -- and bar service was also just fine. One the second visit, we were sat at a table and ordered a beer and and both the kalua pork & pineapple pizza as well as the moroccan spiced lamb sausage. Again, both were 50% off -- a bargain, and the kalua pork & pineapple pizza was still excellent and the best dish. Similar to the prior trip, not many draft beers were available -- so I just had the IPA again. Table service was also fine, server was friendly and attentive. I 100% recommend coming to Monkeypod for happy hour (and only happy hour), I know I will be looking forward to going back for the kalua pork & pineapple pizza on my next trip to Maui!

Came here 2 years ago for vacation, and happy to see the vibe is the same as before. Great happy…read morehour menu, and super friendly service. Get the Mai Tai. You won't be disappointed.

Kitchen 5315 is restaurant and bar located in the Napili area of Maui. It's right by Napili Bay and…read morehas a small tiki bar within the restaurant. Unfortunately the only restrooms they have are a couple porta potties outside. I ordered the prime rib ($38) which was their Friday and Saturday special. It was a large piece of meat that was crusted with pepper outside. I liked the dipping sauce and the mashed potatoes. I also tried the kalbi ($34) which was flavorful but a little chewy at parts. For drinks I ordered the mai tai ($15) which was strong but still on the sweeter side. They have daily happy hour from 3-5pm and live music every Saturday from 6-8pm. We had a big group with kids and no reservations and they were able to accommodate us without a problem so we were very appreciative.

New York strip was delicious and well cooked, venison was surprisingly tender. We enjoyed the…read moreburrata app. Rhône Syrah wasn't bad with the steak. Creamed corn was fine, mac n cheese was good! Big fan of the bread with miso butter and chili (harissa?) oil. Fun to try something unexpected! After both Nobus, a meal with some sides of carbs was appreciated.

The setting is of course lovely and the service was very solicitous as befitting a resort…read more Ultimately though a restaurant comes down to the door and the food was average. Had kale salad and smoked salmon flatbread for apps. Was fine. Had fish tacos as my main - a bit bland. The hub had catch of the day which was fine. His fried rice was good for a couple bites but heavy on the sesame oil. The best was the chocolate ganache cake - the pics don't do it justice. It was rich and delicious but prolly can't eat more than 3 bites bc so rich. I'd say overall fine but don't need to go back.