Everything I've had here has been amazing! My favorite is the Strawberry Scone. From the moment you…read morewalk in, you're greeted with a smile, and the staff is always friendly and patient, especially when I take forever deciding what I want. The space is both inviting and functional, making it a great place to visit. I always enjoy my experience here and look forward to coming back!

Quik friendly smiling service…read more Busy establishments at 1030am. New business but the word is out about their pastries. Ordered: Italian focaccia bun- hmm Yumm! Blueberry Lilikoi cream bun Strawberry cream bun All items ordered savory n filling. Stop by and try anything. Place had a quiet relaxing feel.

food and drinks - i got the lily special and lox toast. both super good and at a very reasonable…read moreprice! i especially loved the ube cream top on my matcha, not too sweet which i appreciate. service - quick and easy and the baristas were very friendly :) ambiance - super cute indoor/outdoor cafe with ample seating, free wifi, and a drinking water station.

Chill place to hang out or get some work done. We got their Kona pour over, lilikou lime refresher,…read moreand ube latte with oat milk. The Kona pour over wasn't bitter or sour, pretty good! The lilikou lime refresher was also good. Not overly sweet, good amount of bubbles, passion fruity and a very light hint of lime. The ube was alright, we couldn't really taste the ube flavor. We came back another day and got their matcha latte with oat milk (sweetened), loaded spam musubi, and avocado toast. The matcha latte was not our favorite, it had a weird macadamia(?) and stevia taste to it, not entirely sure what it was but it threw off the matcha flavor for us. The loaded spam musubi was very dense, but pretty good. The avocado toast was very good. Huge bread slice and lots of toppings!

Great Kona coffee in a wonderful casual atmosphere!…read more I had to meet up/interview a potential Big Island candidate in Kailua-Kona and I was basically looking for a casual place where I could meet, enjoy a drink, and have a little bit of conversation. Kona Coffee & Tea was the place of choice here in Kailua-Kona. Located at the Kona Coast Shopping Center, you can find this little coffee shop just next door from KFC. The coffee shop is easy to find, as other business surrounding this business is the KTA Superstore, Hele Gas Station, HFS Federal Credit Union, O'Reilly Auto Parts, as well as many numerous eateries. It was late in the afternoon, so I basically came here for some drinks. I had to try their Kona Coffee, and I must say it did not disappoint! The coffee shop has indoor, as well as covered outdoor seating. The shop does sell some food items, but I did not partake or looked at what they had to offer. There was also coffee shop merchandise, but I did not have time to take a look at what they had to offer. Overall, as great coffee shop and if I'm in the area again, I wouldn't hesitate to stop by for their wonderful coffee.

Kona Coffee & Tea really makes it a point to articulate that their coffee is 100% Kona coffee. For…read morethat reason, some of their drink offerings are priced accordingly, with a 12 oz medium pour over costing $10. Unless you're a coffee connoisseur, you may want to skip the pour over for something a bit less special to save yourself a few dollars. The coffee was fine, but my unrefined palette was not able to fully appreciate the cup of brew. In terms of atmosphere, Kona Coffee & Tea has plenty of seating outdoors around the porch and a few high tables indoor, where they have AC blasting at full strength. They have free Wi-Fi available as well, so I saw a lot of people posting up on their laptops. Parking is plentiful and easy to find since this coffee spot is located in a strip mall. If you have a discerning palette for the subtle flavors that show up in different coffee beans, you will definitely want to stop by for a cup.

Ono! Dare I say the best shortbread I've ever had? Even better than Honolulu cookie company and…read moreKelley's. The texture is just out of this world - it's butter yet has a little bit more an 'airy' crumby texture. A friend so kindly visited and shipped these to me as a gift. There hasn't been a single miss, but I haven't eaten all the cookies yet. The ube shortbread is in the top for me for sure though. The only downside is that even though there's a 'legend' in the box, but I can't really tell which cookie is which ha.

Thanks to Dana I was able to place an order for their fabulous cookies. Chocolate chip is my…read morefavorite so I ordered only that flavor. To me you just can't beat their crispy rich goodness. I'm pretty sure I could eat half a bag at one sitting with cold milk. Like how the interior of the store is uncluttered to help you focus on what you want and need to take home to share with friends and family. They even have cookies for dogs.

Cute bakery and cafe during our visit to the Big Island…read more It was a pretty long line to the door when we got there around 9am. When we got to the front, it looked like the regular croissants were already out but it seemed like the breakfast croissant was still available so it was an easy choice for us to choose this since pictures online looked good as well as the customer demolishing the sandwich from his seat across the room. We also ordered a passion fruit tart and Strawberry cinnamon roll for food and got a latte as well as a morning Kona coffee shake for myself. We asked for our drinks to go but there was a small mix-up since the receipt stated both "For Here" and "To go". Apologies!! as we know it may have caused some frustration during the busy morning rush. Overall, I enjoyed this place would love to return to just enjoy the big open space and more of their food and drink options.

Spacious bakery and cafe on the Big Island. Limited parking so be prepared to look for street…read moreparking and there was a pretty long line right after it opened so it took about 45 minutes from lining up to getting our order. I ordered an iced mac nut latte and a lilikoi pastry. Unfortunately there wasn't any mac nut syrup in either of the lattes we ordered, but the pastry was delicious. It is a very religious cafe- lots of Christian themed merch, decor and even the wifi password. I'm sure it's a great place for religious related meet-ups but it may be the most religious forward bakery/cafe I've ever been to.

Nice coffee spot on Alii across from the water. Nice lanai to hang out and enjoy your coffee.read more

Absolutely beautiful ambiance! Very colorful and lively! We…read moreordered an iced mocha, and a vanilla cold brew and bagels here! My friend ordered the vanilla cold brew with no cream/milk, and thought the taste of the cold brew and vanilla syrup alone was really strong. So we asked if there was a way for a switch of drink (and we'd pay the difference). However, the barista we asked appeared inconvenienced by the question and said he'd ask his manager. He did, however, did not provide an alternative solution to add on to what his manager ordered him to say. All that was said was 'no, our cold brew is brewed once a day.' I proceeded to say 'absolutely understand, but may I get a small cup of milk or cream to add, and I will pay for it.' (since I was okay with taking the cold brew and giving the iced mocha to my friend) And again, gave me an inconvenienced look and added a splash of milk to my drink. I'd assume the baristas would be as lively as the place appears, but unfortunately that was not our experience. Our bagels were good! Very buttery!

I was so excited to try this place, and the excitement was definitely earned! We decided to stop in…read morefor dinner. There are so many yummy things on the menu that it was so hard to decide, but I decided on a crunch wrap and my husband ordered a burger. First off, I love how the restaurant is set up with almost food-truck atmosphere and outdoor seating. That's so perfect for such a wonderful area and beautiful weather. The two employees working, which I believe are the owners, were super nice and genuinely happy to help us. I ended up asking a few more questions while we waited for our food, and they were very helpful. Due to their input, I ended up also getting a cheesecake slice (yum) and dole whip (for the first time, and holy *!+$! it was sooo good I've been dreaming about it since!). Our food was available pretty quickly, and it looked amazing! My husband greatly enjoyed his burger, which is saying something since he's all about veggie burgers now (recent convert to vegetarian, so still extremely discerning). My crunch wrap was AMAZING! Everything about it was so good. The dipping sauce was fantastic, and I would have that for virtually every meal if I could. The crunch wrap was perfectly hot and full of all sorts of yummy! The tortilla was toasted well and wasn't just a boring white tortilla: I'm pretty sure it was a wheat tortilla with a great flavor. I wish I lived closer. I'd be here all the time. Until then, I'll wear my merch with pride and continue dreaming about dole whip and crunch wraps!

Macvegan breakfast sandwich - 3/5 - the vegan cheese had a weird flavor to it, but other than that,…read moreit's like a normal breakfast sandwich (but vegan)! Jackfruit nachos - 4/5 - hefty bowl of jackfruit nachos with lots of toppings! The bbq jackfruit was very good, it's on the sweet side but that's how bbq sauce is. More vegan queso would have been nice too as it kind of got overwhelmed by the other flavors. Kona sunset drink - 4/5 - very pretty drink and not too sweet Cashew cheesecake - 3/5 - super dense dessert. Also not too sweet but had kind of a weird cashew flavor to it. Not sure what it is, but overall, not bad!

The gelato was delicious and the server was so kind while recommending which flavors were her…read morefavorite. I love trying the worker's favorites and she nailed it! Highly recommend the coffee/chocolate/mac nut flavor (although I can't remember the name). I thought it would be too heavy on coffee but it was the perfect balance!

I am editing my previous review because the response to my complaint from the managers was…read moreincredible. Their customer service reply really made up for the previous experience with their staff and they ensured me they would address the issue with their team. :) Old review: I visited the Gypsea Gelato in Kona today and was extremely disappointed with the service. I ordered a single scoop child's cone and was told "We only have our Ube waffle cones, we are out of the rest... but don't worry they don't really taste like ube". I said ok, that should be fine since my daughter wants a cone. When I get to the register, after they had already filled her cone, I was told the price was $8.50 for the child's size ice cream and charged an additional $3 for their "specialty cone". Prior to choosing the cone, I was not told anything about it costing $3 additional dollars. Nor that a kids size scoop for that cone would be $8.50 when it should usually be $4.99. So I paid $11.50 for a child's ice cream. When I brought my concern up to the 3 teenagers working there, they all made me feel as though I was in the wrong for not knowing my child's cone would be $11.50. One of the staff checked to see if there was a price on the front of the sample cone thinking she could rub that in my face but there was no price shared. So, I had literally no way of knowing how much I would end up paying until it was too late and no apology or kindness was shown whatsoever. Another staff member said "we aren't in charge of what they give us"... and to that I say, that doesn't absolve you from sharing the price of this speciality option -which again, was the only cone option offered. Had I known I would be paying $11.50 for a child's cone, we would have happily ordered the $4.99 cup. I'd appreciate if the manager would get in touch with me -not so much for the outrageous cost but more for the fact that their staff provided such poor service in not sharing the price, and not trying to kindly resolve the issue.