My wife and I used KNK for our wedding in March 2024. We are on the mainland (Washington), so most of our communication was virtual via email, phone, and video calls. We visited them in September 2023 and they adjusted their schedule to accommodate our short visit so we could have a food tasting and cake tasting.Throughout the wedding planning process, Mikhaila at KNK was very communicative and accommodating to us. We had so many questions and she was always very prompt in responding to us. She helped us make our catering menu personalized to us and our tastes!Dessert- We enjoyed how we were able to create our own cake flavor combinations. Our cake was guava cake, guava curd, and coconut frosting. Delicious! We also ordered cake shooters and those were equally delicious.Shave Ice Bar- We wanted to offer a cool, sweet treat to our guests. The shave ice bar was a huge hit! You pick several flavors to have on stock, plus some toppings for guests to choose from. Refreshing and sweet!Premium Bar- We could not afford the open bar option, so we opted for a limited bar package for our guests. We picked from a variety of packages. They also were open to adjusting the package to suit our needs and tastes. For example, decreasing the amount of wine bottles and adding more hard seltzers.Food- Food was prepared on-site during our wedding. It was all delicious! Every dish was delicious-- but our favorites were the pork lechon and kimchi brussel sprouts. We received a lot of compliments from our guests about the food. We highly recommend them!
Shawn Love Spillett
KNK offers the best catering on O’ahu. They can handle the small intimate functions or the largest groups with ease. You can count on excellent service, amazing food and great prices.
Grace Relf
Ke Nui Kitchen's food was amazing for our wedding! Everyone loved it and there was plenty of it. The staff was super kind and professional- highly recommend!
The Agency Collective
We had the pleasure of working with this great catering team at Waimea Valley for a wedding. Their team was beyond amazing and food was out of this world. The entire staff was timely and professional during the entire setup, wedding and tear down. We will definitely be working with them again for future events, and highly recommend them!
Beatrice & Jared Wong-Rodriguez
We had Ke Nui Kitchen cater our wedding, and it was perfect! The staff was so friendly and very attentive. The food was seriously the best I’ve ever had at a wedding (not to be biased, but it really was!). I was thinking about the food days later. We had finger foods for cocktail hour which were perfectly sized and were to die for. We had a buffet for the main foods, it went so smoothly and the food was hot and so yummy. There was something magical about the purple potato with coconut curry. We also had them make and decorate our cake and cupcakes too. They turned out perfect. The night wouldn’t have been the same without them! If you’re considering hiring them, just go ahead already. We’re from Texas and took the leap without tasting any of their food before hand, and it was the best decision we could have made!
Michelle Carmack
Our onsite staff Allana, Manny, Andy, Noah, and Russel were so great to work with. Nicole in the back office was so helpful too. As an event planner, I really appreciate their professionalism, attentiveness, flexibility, and willingness to help. My clients loved how fresh and tasty their dinner was! And everyone left happy with a full belly.
Lisa S.
Unfortunately, I feel like this catering company isn't the most helpful. They are located in the beautiful valley of Waimea, and my fiance and I found them from a wedding expo we went to. Not only was the food average (the "Smoking Boar & the Coconut" restaurant down the street has tastier options honestly), They seem to gouge couples with every little thing. For example, they have ridiculous service charges in addition to delivery fees and food costs. We asked them to deliver late night snacks to our wedding venue that is only 5 miles away, and for 80 pieces of late night snacks, the service charge is over $650, not including the food or delivery fee. We are talking about 80 mini snacks to be delivered 5 miles away, it costs $650 service, plus a few hundred dollar delivery fee, plus $5/per spam. Honestly, I'm just disappointed in this catering company and their ethics, and their customer service. Lack of prompt communication throughout, and lack of aloha for local couples getting married on island; the experience simply was not the friendliest, nor did it feel like they wanted to work with you to fit your budget requirements. I highly recommend one of the private chefs on island, or local restaurants who cater- their costs are way more reasonable, more responsive, and they are way more eager to work with you and your budget. Send me a private message if you'd like a list of private chefs we are going with for our rehearsal and reception dinners.
Stephen Chen
Ke Nui Kitchen gave us a true farm-to table-experience that drew rave reviews from our wedding guests. It’s difficult to prepare food for larger parties, but their staff cooks the food on site serves it fresh and hot to guests. A few months before our wedding, we did a food tasting that is included in the booking. Every dish was delicious, so it was difficult to choose our final menu! During the tasting they also took notes on any changes in preparation, from using slightly less soy sauce to substituting ingredients. While every dish was great, our favorites were the asparagus & potato salad, kimchi brussel sprouts and the huli brasa chicken. We also had Ke Nui Kitchen cater our rehearsal lunch. We gave them a location and they dropped off the food on time. They set up the trays and provided serving utensils for us. Very smooth process, and shout out to Nicole for being so easy to work with. Highly recommended!
Cory Breithoff
I highly recommend Ke Nui for anyone on the North Shore, delicious & unique food, great & affordable pricing, and impeccable service. Ke Nui Kitchen did the most remarkable job with our wedding. From the delicious appetizers to the tasty cake and everything between in was unforgettable. In addition to amazing food, the service from all the staff members on site was nothing short of extraordinary. I cannot thank Ke Nui Kitchen enough for such a perfect evening.
Kimberley Manderson
Unbelievable service leading up to and during our wedding on 1/21/19. We had 25 guests and setting up a menu plan and designing a wedding cake was an absolute breeze emailing back and forth with Nicole as we are up in Vancouver. The food on the day was incredible- major shout out to the sweet potato watercress salad, Kalua pork and our favourite the squid luau- which I will be dreaming about for months to come. The cake was STUNNING as well- so many options for flavours to choose from, we were so happy with the outcome! We are so thankful we chose KNK to work with. Whenever we told others on the island we were using them they had nothing but praise as well. Thank you so much for making our big day SO special!
We had a graduation party a few weeks back and used Ke Nui Kitchen. The food was outstanding!! They were very professional, helpful and super friendly when I was ordering. They were also very friendly and on time when they delivered the food, and wow, the amount of food was much more than expected. My guests loved the food too!!
My wife and I used KNK for our wedding in March 2024. We are on the mainland (Washington), so most of our communication was virtual via email, phone, and video calls. We visited them in September 2023 and they adjusted their schedule to accommodate our short visit so we could have a food tasting and cake tasting.Throughout the wedding planning process, Mikhaila at KNK was very communicative and accommodating to us. We had so many questions and she was always very prompt in responding to us. She helped us make our catering menu personalized to us and our tastes!Dessert- We enjoyed how we were able to create our own cake flavor combinations. Our cake was guava cake, guava curd, and coconut frosting. Delicious! We also ordered cake shooters and those were equally delicious.Shave Ice Bar- We wanted to offer a cool, sweet treat to our guests. The shave ice bar was a huge hit! You pick several flavors to have on stock, plus some toppings for guests to choose from. Refreshing and sweet!Premium Bar- We could not afford the open bar option, so we opted for a limited bar package for our guests. We picked from a variety of packages. They also were open to adjusting the package to suit our needs and tastes. For example, decreasing the amount of wine bottles and adding more hard seltzers.Food- Food was prepared on-site during our wedding. It was all delicious! Every dish was delicious-- but our favorites were the pork lechon and kimchi brussel sprouts. We received a lot of compliments from our guests about the food. We highly recommend them!
KNK offers the best catering on O’ahu. They can handle the small intimate functions or the largest groups with ease. You can count on excellent service, amazing food and great prices.
Ke Nui Kitchen's food was amazing for our wedding! Everyone loved it and there was plenty of it. The staff was super kind and professional- highly recommend!
We had the pleasure of working with this great catering team at Waimea Valley for a wedding. Their team was beyond amazing and food was out of this world. The entire staff was timely and professional during the entire setup, wedding and tear down. We will definitely be working with them again for future events, and highly recommend them!
We had Ke Nui Kitchen cater our wedding, and it was perfect! The staff was so friendly and very attentive. The food was seriously the best I’ve ever had at a wedding (not to be biased, but it really was!). I was thinking about the food days later. We had finger foods for cocktail hour which were perfectly sized and were to die for. We had a buffet for the main foods, it went so smoothly and the food was hot and so yummy. There was something magical about the purple potato with coconut curry. We also had them make and decorate our cake and cupcakes too. They turned out perfect. The night wouldn’t have been the same without them! If you’re considering hiring them, just go ahead already. We’re from Texas and took the leap without tasting any of their food before hand, and it was the best decision we could have made!
Our onsite staff Allana, Manny, Andy, Noah, and Russel were so great to work with. Nicole in the back office was so helpful too. As an event planner, I really appreciate their professionalism, attentiveness, flexibility, and willingness to help. My clients loved how fresh and tasty their dinner was! And everyone left happy with a full belly.
Unfortunately, I feel like this catering company isn't the most helpful. They are located in the beautiful valley of Waimea, and my fiance and I found them from a wedding expo we went to. Not only was the food average (the "Smoking Boar & the Coconut" restaurant down the street has tastier options honestly), They seem to gouge couples with every little thing. For example, they have ridiculous service charges in addition to delivery fees and food costs. We asked them to deliver late night snacks to our wedding venue that is only 5 miles away, and for 80 pieces of late night snacks, the service charge is over $650, not including the food or delivery fee. We are talking about 80 mini snacks to be delivered 5 miles away, it costs $650 service, plus a few hundred dollar delivery fee, plus $5/per spam. Honestly, I'm just disappointed in this catering company and their ethics, and their customer service. Lack of prompt communication throughout, and lack of aloha for local couples getting married on island; the experience simply was not the friendliest, nor did it feel like they wanted to work with you to fit your budget requirements. I highly recommend one of the private chefs on island, or local restaurants who cater- their costs are way more reasonable, more responsive, and they are way more eager to work with you and your budget. Send me a private message if you'd like a list of private chefs we are going with for our rehearsal and reception dinners.
Ke Nui Kitchen gave us a true farm-to table-experience that drew rave reviews from our wedding guests. It’s difficult to prepare food for larger parties, but their staff cooks the food on site serves it fresh and hot to guests. A few months before our wedding, we did a food tasting that is included in the booking. Every dish was delicious, so it was difficult to choose our final menu! During the tasting they also took notes on any changes in preparation, from using slightly less soy sauce to substituting ingredients. While every dish was great, our favorites were the asparagus & potato salad, kimchi brussel sprouts and the huli brasa chicken. We also had Ke Nui Kitchen cater our rehearsal lunch. We gave them a location and they dropped off the food on time. They set up the trays and provided serving utensils for us. Very smooth process, and shout out to Nicole for being so easy to work with. Highly recommended!
I highly recommend Ke Nui for anyone on the North Shore, delicious & unique food, great & affordable pricing, and impeccable service. Ke Nui Kitchen did the most remarkable job with our wedding. From the delicious appetizers to the tasty cake and everything between in was unforgettable. In addition to amazing food, the service from all the staff members on site was nothing short of extraordinary. I cannot thank Ke Nui Kitchen enough for such a perfect evening.
Unbelievable service leading up to and during our wedding on 1/21/19. We had 25 guests and setting up a menu plan and designing a wedding cake was an absolute breeze emailing back and forth with Nicole as we are up in Vancouver. The food on the day was incredible- major shout out to the sweet potato watercress salad, Kalua pork and our favourite the squid luau- which I will be dreaming about for months to come. The cake was STUNNING as well- so many options for flavours to choose from, we were so happy with the outcome! We are so thankful we chose KNK to work with. Whenever we told others on the island we were using them they had nothing but praise as well. Thank you so much for making our big day SO special!
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We had a graduation party a few weeks back and used Ke Nui Kitchen. The food was outstanding!! They were very professional, helpful and super friendly when I was ordering. They were also very friendly and on time when they delivered the food, and wow, the amount of food was much more than expected. My guests loved the food too!!