Live music and food were great. Our server Holly had an attitude the whole time. The service was not up to the "Hilton" standard. Messed up our order and was short with us. Felt like she didn't want to be there that day and chose to take it out on our table. Still, the place is nice. Hospitality was lacking that evening when it came to that particular server with the RBF. Holly, SMH. read more

Live music, great place to hang out with friends. For was plain bar food, ok, but love that they didn't rush us. Service was great. Would definitely recommend this place. read more

Not your typical Tapa bar,but this isn't Spain or Mexico. Limited menu selection,small mixed happy hour drinks. Self order using the barcode on your table,it's the new norm. Servers are great but extremely overworked. read more

Stayed at the Hilton for a friends bday, stopped at this bar on our way out of the resort. We asked the bartender if he had recommendations for bars to stop at... Dave & Cody were suggestive, and they even sent us out with a paper and over 10 places to try! THANK YOU! And thanks to Pat for making us delicious drinks! :) read more

We came here as our daughter had prom in their ballroom. This review is based on food alone. The place was packed and service was lacking. We waited a good 20 minutes before we were waited on. After that, we were checked on but definitely not often. They definitely need to hire more-it looked like 3 runners. The food was horrific. Mister got the pizza and only ate half. It arrived cold and as though it was cooked in a microwave. I got the loaded waffle fries minus bacon. It too came out cold, cheese unmelted. Maybe that's how it's supposed to be, idk. It lacked taste and we had to look around for ketchup and hot sauce. Both our stomachs hurt after we went home. Parking: I valet'd and was told if I ordered anything, including just coffee, valet is free. Otherwise, $15 with validation. None of that was true. The mgr did sign the slip and we told the valet mgr what was said. He concurred that valet is not free and if anything, $15 w validation. And the only place that validates is Bali. Otherwise it's $65 to valet. Holy smokes. I wasn't charged due to this false information but just be forewarned. read more

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This spot gets a 4 star not because it's fantastic, but because you get what you expect for a resort bar by the pool. Everything is over priced, but the food is pretty good and so are the drinks. No complaints. Service was also very good. Waiters were very polite and attentive. read more

Tapa Bar - Longboard and some Loaded Waffle Fries - Wine Bars Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

After a long day of travel problems, we were starving and this was the first place we saw at the Hilton. I should have walked around to check out the other options. My husband like the food. It was really subpar. The waffle fries had no flavor and the Nashville nuggets were swimming in oil. I would not recommend eating here. I also had to listen to the bartender go on and on to a group of women about how people who pay with credit cards are cheating on their partners. Not the ambience I was going for. read more

Tapa Bar - Loaded Waffle Fries and Nashville Nashville Hot Boneless Dark Meat Chicken Bites - Wine Bars Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I have learned something today, that the customer is always wrong. Service is extremely poor at the Tapa Bar. Entertainment is quite good, however. That being said, the sound is very loud and could lead to temporary hearing loss per my iWatch. Back to service, one server said a virgin daiquiri would be less than a daiquiri with rum but when billed it was the same price. We brought this up and then a server said oh no you were served alcohol. Thankfully I'm not in recovery or I would have relapsed. You know, I might be writing this while I'm drunk. Waited about forty minutes prior to be served and we needed to wave over them first of all before we got any service. Not surprised by the bar's low rating. Only positive thing is the entertainment but the service is horrific. I can't recommend this bar. I'm not surprised by this experience and just reinforces that Hilton continues to be known for their lack of customer service. Btw, the food looks terrible. Wondering if the pizzas are frozen pizzas based on their appearance. I can only imagine that the burgers are frozen burgers vs shaped fresh raw ground beef. Menu is limited and not impressive. Subsequently, it looks like they reversed all the charges hence I am upgrading my rating from a one to a two. Still, this was never communicated to us because I guess they didn't want to engage with us. No apologies or nothing. We were willing to pay but it was just an issue of principle, don't say it's less than charge not less. There was no alcohol in the drink despite the female servers assertion that there was. read more

A nice place to hang out have drinks and listen to live music My wife likes Cutting Edge throwback to the 80s Rock genre read more

My mom and I visited this open air bar in the middle of the Hilton resort twice during our vacation. They have live bands in the evening from 6-9. Both bands we saw were really good and had people dancing. The drinks are STRONG, which is unlike most resort bars. The bartender was super nice and recommended a drink when I was debating what to order. It was called an HLS (the meaning is not Yelp appropriate haha). It took one and I cut myself off. Their pina coladas were good too. Definitely worth a stop if you're staying at the resort. Met some really fun people too. read more

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Worst pepperoni pizza and customer service . Server complained why we sat on the table even after paying for pepperoni pizza that are straight cheese. Never coming back to that bar. read more

It's good place for casual food and quick food. Nothing special. So don't expect a lot from this place

I know Hawaii is expensive, but this place was ridiculously overpriced. I ordered a Caesar salad. It was $20 and came in a plastic box and tasted like a bagged salad you buy at the grocery store. The croutons and salad dressing just came packaged on the side. Felt like a boxed lunch on a school field trip. Food menu is very limited. The drinks were also pricier than most I've seen in Waikiki. I ordered sparkling wine and it was just served in a plastic cup. Our server was nice but got 2 of our drink orders wrong (out of 4 of us). Also confused about why it's called a tapa bar when it doesn't serve tapas? I would not go back. read more

Dinner and drinks at the resort we were staying. The burger was ok and the pizza was a 3/10. It was hard to get a table as you had to outhustle others who were looking for one as well (it was odd to me that they don't seat you). Our waitress was great and made us feel special though. It was our first night and we were too tired to go off the resort. The live music was great. We jived to Piano Man and Have you ever seen the rain! read more

I ordered the cheeseburger with fries, and to my surprise, the meat patty was completely crumbled and falling apart from the bun. The caramelized onions and cheese made it look pale and rather unappetizing. It took well over the promised fifteen minutes for my order to arrive, and the fries were greasy and soggy. Overall, it left a pretty poor impression. Also, it lacks flavor. read more

Came here on vacation in Honolulu. We weren't staying at the resort but you can eat at any of the restaurants without being a guest. You seat yourself and a waiter comes to you. It took about five minutes but he was super friendly and attentive. I ordered a piña colada which was good but I'm not sure there was any alcohol in it. It wouldn't surprise me if they skimp. For my meal I got the OG burger which was good but nothing crazy or special. My friend got the loaded waffle fries which she didn't finish. They had dumped a huge wad of sour cream on top so it was basically drowning in it. The prices here are outrageous and honestly not really worth it. The burger itself was $17 and it was an additional $6 for the side of waffle fries. Again, it was all good but you can get the same thing for the same quality for less money at the Island Country Market across the street from the resort. The biggest issue and really the reason for only three stars is the pigeons. They are everywhere and are quite aggressive. They hopped up on our table multiple times, even after we swatted them away. Our waiter even had to come over at one point to help because they were swarming us. I'm not sure there's anything that can be done about them because the entire restaurant is outside. Overall this was an alright experience but I don't think I'd come back on this trip. Maybe for drinks only so that we don't get attacked by pigeons again. read more

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Me and someone else ate dinner here at 5PM, left and walked down to the beach to catch the sunset then walked back. Someone i was with wanted to go to one of the local places real quick so just sat at this place and listened to the live band that started playing until they came back to go up to the hotel. I was approached after about 10 minutes being asked if i was going to be having dinner and i said no and they walked away. 5 minutes later the same guy walked up and told that if i wasnt going to be giving them money then i needed to leave. I then informed him that i ate there less then 2 hours ago and they insisted that i need to leave. So about my dining experience, my drink tasted like it had contaminated ice, the second was better. I got the OG burger. There was hardly any "awesome sauce" and the burger was plain and tasted off. I also got the Loaded waffle fries and the fries were rock hard with old melted cheese at room temp with sour cream and onions added before bringing it out. Ive never had fries as hard as jawbreakers until here. The person i was with got the Margh pizza and they said it like getting a gas station pizza and very low quality. The person who waited on us was a woman and she was fine. I did alot of observation while eating and the second time i was here. There was constant birds flying around at close proximity to guests and overhead. Jumping on tables and tearing the yet to be bussed table apart for food. These birds would walk around on the ground alot to and even approach you. There was alot of bird feces on the ground, these birds would often jump around and be on the table tops of tables ready for guests. Drinks while i ate all came in plastic cups with straws and uncovered. I got a bottle beer and a coke to have with my food, and felt the need to keep my coke covered from all the birds flying around. Later when i was kicked out i noticed one persons drink was covered but it was for a woman so it may have been for other reasons. I saw them loading the straws and taking them out of the package with their hands and bumping the handful straight onto the bar then putting them into the straw container with sat on the bar uncovered. I strongly urge anyone to avoid this place, The food is unimpressive and even if it was its only a matter of time before the lack of sanitation will get you. The health department needs to shit this place down! read more

It's ALL about the music and alcoholic beverages at this place for my entourage. The food is just pub food (burgers, pizza, etc) and I can't comment on those as we only came here after eating elsewhere almost every night we stayed in The Grand Waikikian tower in the Hilton village. The music was awesome every night from 7pm until they closed. Each band every night was different with different genres of songs. A Latina salsa band one night, but most were ones that played songs of 80's, some 70's, and 90's music. Let's face it the 80's had the best music...just saying. The drinks were good too with several local brews and the traditional Hawaiian drinks like Mai Tai's, Pina Colada's, Lava Flows, mojitos, and the worst drink ever invented the Blue Hawaiian! Sorry Elvis. If you like good club bands and a lively crowd, this is the place to hang out every night of the week after dinner while you are in Waikiki. Just don't yell out "Freebird" when they ask what you want to hear them play as they will probably do that 17 minute song with the blowout guitar solo . read more

Tapa Bar - Trio band doing "Freebird"...be careful what you ask for! - Wine Bars Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Great for drinks and live band. Service was great. Bar food but pairs perfectly with the beer. Drinks are a bit overpriced for the size of the cups. read more

Great appetizers, great drinks, great service & best entertainment (Stacie Ku'ulei & Acoustic Playground)

Tapa Bar certainly surprised me in a good way and a bad way. The place has some amazing scenery and entertainment. There is a variety of different plants and decorations. Basically, It is very Hawaii themed. At night, the lighting is cozy and inviting for the people at the Hilton hotel. The warm atmosphere makes it easy to hang out and chat with others. There are lots of T.V's that show sports, news, etc. Also, at around 7:00, there is live music that is very comforting. Anyways, my friend and I, in search for food one night, stumbled upon Tapa's Bar. It was very convenient since it was pretty much right under our hotel. It was not too busy as there were many tables we could choose from. A few minutes upon arriving, we noticed some things. The scenery was nice, however there was lots of birds and trash around us. There were also not much staff. The waiter then came and asked us if we were ready to order. He was very nice and got our orders correct. Unfortunately, the food was wayyyy overpriced. 28$ for one little salad??! The food took around 15 mins which for pizza and a salad, was sort of long. The margarita pizza we ordered was nice and crispy. The salad, however was not what it lived up to be. It was not fresh and the chicken was cold. They did provide croutons and salad dressing to the meal though. The bar began to get busy when the live music began and the waiter forgot that he was serving us. It must have been a lot for him since there was barely any people managing the bar which is why they should try and get some more people for the job. The music got people excited and it was REALLY loud but nonetheless, it was quite the experience. I don't really know if I would recommend this place to anyone or go there again because it really is just okay. If you want to have a good place to hang out then this is perfect for that. If you want good food though, probably try some other place. read more

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Great vibe , nice music, nice view, great weather! We are in Hawaii!!!!!! What else do you want ! Grub! Chug! And chillllllllll! read more

Tapa Bar - Selections - Wine Bars Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Very good open air bar that has live music. Went on a Sunday and got to watch WTF-What The Funk play music from the 60's to the 90's. Great food and drinks read more

The atmosphere and the live music was fun but the menu and food quality was terrible (very disappointed Hilton)! We grabbed a table at about 7:30pm (the nearby pool had closed at 6pm so to consider this outdoor restaurant as "pool food" is a bit liberal). The margarita pizza crust was like cardboard and there was not a single tomato on the pizza - not sure if they know what a margarita pizza is supposed to look like). We ate at a "pool side" Marriott earlier in the day in Ko Olina and it was amazing - ahi tuna nachos, mahi mahi sandwich, and fish tacos were so delicious!! Hilton, you can and should do SO much better!! Very disappointed in the food quality. read more

"I was so disappointed with Server Randall's service. He was clearly not interested in helping us. He started taking my order, but then abandoned us when my family arrived and sat down to rest. He said that the waitress would take our order instead, even though we had already told him we were ordering takeout. This was a very frustrating experience, and I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone if service is going to be like this." #Hawaii4U #HiltonReally? read more

WORST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE: My wife and I have been enjoying good drinks and good atmosphere in all locations of Waikiki. The waitress (Brook) was one of the rudest people on the island...., actually, one of the rudest waitresses ever. She ignored our arrival, ignored our order and made it a point to skip our table numerous times. She attended the table to left of us and to the right of us before finally attending to us (it was obvious we were not welcomed). My wife, and our friends that were sitting with us, decided it was time to leave after just one drink. I'm not saying she's racist but it did feel like discrimination due to the fact that we were the minority inside the establishment. I would NEVER go back and put my wife and friends through this type of service. I'm a Marine Corps veteran and currently close to retirement with Law Enforcement and I have never had such horrible service during my tenure (details within the states). Brook, you need some serious training and come to the realization that you're a server and suck at it. You need a different profession. You're the first waitress that I have failed to tip (I'm 43 years of age) and I always leave generous tips. Good luck Kelly O'Neil's! read more

While the music adds to the ambiance, the food options are somewhat limited, mainly centered around burgers and pizza. It would be wonderful to see more diverse choices, especially incorporating local flavors like poke nachos or kalua nachos. The presence of persistent pigeon issues, with birds attacking and creating hygiene concerns, is a significant drawback. Didn't see any don't feed signs so people feeding them exacerbates the problem. It's regrettable that Hilton has not effectively addressed these issues, impacting the overall experience negatively. read more

Wow, great hamburgers, loaded waffle fries, and their Nashville chicken was decent too. We ran it up to the room a few times during our stay and walked it out to the beach. It's got nightly entertainment, and is open later than most places around the room. Not the best views because it's inside the hotel between towers. It does have a view of the pool and the chapel so the surroundings are filled with Lush resort gardens and water features. read more

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Terrible over priced food. Do not come here if you can avoid it. The ABC store has better food!

Great place to hang out and have some drinks and listen to live music for free. The drinks pricey better with beer I guess. They may be closed for a little while until they open back up because the pandemic. It's best to call before you go but they weren't open this past weekend 10-15-2021. They have some really good bands playing music on the weekends. My favorite was a reggae band named Guidance I really enjoyed their music the most. read more

Tapa Bar is not great. Seeing as though this restaurant is in such a prominent location of the resort, it was only a matter of time before my family and I tried it. Honestly, I wish we would have just went somewhere else. I ordered the "Singing the Blues Burger", and it was decent. Not great. The burger definitely had way too much blue cheese on it, and the "bacon" was mixed into the patty and not actually "on" the burger. Other than that the burger was fine -- but nothing I would really want to get again. My boyfriend got the meat lovers pizza -- and the way he and his father described it was "not even worth $3". For reference, that pizza costs about $26 dollars and is enough to feed two moderately hungry people (or one really hungry person). I was told that the pizza tasted no better than a frozen pizza -- and quite honestly, a frozen Digiorno pizza would have been better. I wanted to get the Nashville chicken bites, but our server let us know that they were nasty and to stay away. And in hindsight, I don't really think I saw anyone with them the whole time we were there. To be honest, the hot food the ABC Store sells is way better quality than the Tapa Bar food (and also much cheaper). On the positive, the Mai Tai wasn't bad -- it wasn't the best Mai Tai I've had, but it wasn't terrible either. read more

Happy hour 8$ skinny mai tai is totally worth it. It's very convenient, while kids in the pool, mommy can get wasted lol. One night we got food from abc store and took a sit and ordered 2 drinks, while listening to live music. It's a great bar. Just learned that we can order round table pizza from here and don't have to go pick it up. read more

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Tapa bar was great food and environment and entertainment! The bands were awesome! Especially Stacie Ku'ulei! She's my fav!!!!! She has it all, beauty talent personality and charisma! She somehow connects with each person there. I truly enjoyed her and her band and the staff was great as well. read more

Service pretty cold, place has a limited menus which is fine but with such a short menu you'd expect them to get the order correct. We ordered 1 plain burger with lettuce & bacon only, it came with cheese, not great when the person has a lactose intolerance. 2 blue cheese burgers - one was correct the other was served with American cheese. Two waffle fries - got one waffle and one of their "awful waffle" which had jalapeños. Could not get hold of the server to get a drink. Waste of money read more

Tapa Bar - Wrong burger - Wine Bars Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

So I go here last night, sit at the bar and order a cocktail (Sailor Jerry) and a tuna melt. The bartender (Asian dude) is nice enough, no problem. About 10 minutes later he brings my sandwich over, drops it quickly and leaves. The lady next to me says, "I can smell that bread still burning". I take one bite out of it and it tasted like I just ate a piece of charcoal. I'm trying to get the bartender's attention but he is off helping "to go" orders. He finally comes over. I hold up the sandwich and say, "Is this some kind of a joke? I mean am I being filmed for an episode of "Bar Rescue"? He says, "That's how we make it here!" I said, "Oh you burn the bread ON PURPOSE?" He said, "yes"! I said, "Here, you eat the sandwich you dumbass!" I left, wrote an email to the GM of the property! Avoid this place AT ALL COST! Hilton properties just lost a customer for life over a stupid employee's decision making process. Here's a restaurant tip numb nuts! Your answer should have been, "Oh wow!, I'm so sorry Sir, I'll have another made asap!" Then you notify your manager and send him to talk to me! That restaurant 101! To the manager: I would look up the employee (he wouldn't give me his name) and fire his ass before he costs you more customers. I was there between 5:30pm-6pm at the bar yesterday, 10/20/23. Look it up on your POS system. Barron Hilton is turning over in his grave! read more

Tapa Bar - Wine Bars Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I have never had to literally fight a waitress for my table, I am a very gentle person. Holly has always been the worst waitress and rudest person any of us has ever met, but last night topped it off. I wasn't going to name her, but lots of other reviews do on here so Holly we hope your days of ruining customers fun evenings are numbered! This Tapa bar has NOTHING good except amazing live bands and one or 2 good servers. The food is terrible, please stop heating up cheap frozen food and make an effort. Please hire staff without the need to take out revenge on people for no reason. We live here and meet our friends with Aloha, we love each other and the bands you hire. We come to have fun and dance and visit. We tip well, and only want to move a table so we have room to dance. Holly wants to pull my table on front of the stage so we can't dance for no reason and we have never done anything to her. She needs to work from home so she doesn't need to serve her bad attitude to your customers. Also we would love to have a nice dinner here before the band starts! Please bring in some good food! I have to say that Chad is an amazing server, do you know he runs around taking care of anyone that is being missed by the other servers and cleaning tables. He really should be a manager so he can clean up these servers and train them right. History: we have stayed at the Tapa tower since 1990, several times every year, now we are retired and live down the street and our kid and grandson stay here when they visit us. We love the HH Village, but this Tapa bar needs servers that are nice and respectful. Hope to enjoy for many years with all our friends. read more

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The bartender was nice ..the wings the worst I've ever had .like they microwave them in another location at the Hilton . I don't know how you can undercook wings it's not that hard . At least the beer was cold ..I prefer small restaurants where at least they try hard ..Hilton is all about the bottom line . read more

Pigeons are everywhere and they're desensitized to humans. A pigeon landed on our pizza while we were eating so the pizza was no longer safe to eat. Pidgeons were also walking all over the service counter, touching the racks & to-go containers. They need to enclose the entire restaurant with nets. Or the health dept needs to shut this restaurant down. read more

Unfortunately on our 3rd night at this place we had the worst time. We had a $305 bill which wasn't the issue. We asked to put $200 in cash and the rest on the card. The server even came up and asked if that was what we wanted. We approved and she went and ran everything. Come to find out she ran the card for $305. Which was flagged by the card company, thankfully! So she needed another card to run. We gave her another card. She ran that card for $105. Which is fine. But later told us that she thought the $200 in cash was for tip. Which makes no sense as we told her when she came back that it was cash then card. She tried to take our money basically. Horrible. It is sad I am basing this off of one instance because I even talked to the manager Daniel about it and he never responded. read more

First Thing !! The food sucks, For a Hilton with Hugh resources you would think they would have Great food especially for the prices We are Hilton Honor members we stayed in the Tapa tower or Rainbow tower 2-3 times a year for over 30 years While staying there in 2015 we walked by an open house and purchased a 2 bedroom condo I retired In 2018 and moved to Hawaii permanently Durning Covid we walked thru the Hilton and Led out homeless people that were setting up camp Inside the property And looked for security guards To help them keep the place in order while being completely shut down , The Hilton Hawaiian village Will always have a place in my entire family's heart We have been going to the Tapa bar to listen And Dance to great music But last week we learned that one of the Bands was let go , Because they bring In to many locals when they play , We are the party We get the crowds dancing drinking and having a blast With a fantastic memory of visiting Hawaii We sure hope that the LOCAL community is welcome At the Hilton Hawaiian village . Please look hard Into your success plan !!! Mahalo The Bowers. read more