My wife and I were invited by friends to a special fundraiser dinner at Bar Maze, and we really enjoyed the evening. The ambiance was warm and stylish, and the service throughout the night was genuinely thoughtful.
The menu offered a lot of food, with each dish bringing something fun to the table. The snacks were a great start—the smoked salmon dip disappeared quickly, the anago with smoked egg yolk was rich and addictive, and the chicken skin with chimichurri had that “I could snack on these all night” energy. The choke garlic balls with caviar and ranch were a surprising combo that worked far better than expected.
The ahi course was bright and refreshing, and the scallop with “Hawaii XO” and puffed rice was both comforting and elegant. The cheeseburger course was just pure fun, and Ethel’s grill taco rice had a nostalgic, homey vibe. “Textures of a crack seed shop” was playful and full of little surprises, and the chestnut tiramisu was a cozy, satisfying finish.
The spirit behind the event made the night even more meaningful, and we were grateful to be part of it. Bar Maze is easy to recommend, and we look forward to visiting again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christy Bagaygay
Wowwwwww!!! Best meal in Oahu, get the bar Māze experience with the cocktail pairing, it is quite the experience for the eyes and mouth. I’ve heard great things about Bar Leather Apron for their cocktails and since it’s almost impossible to get reservations there, I was told to go to their sister restaurant because the cocktails are made with the same recipe from the same bartender (so unique and delicious!) and are made to pair with their food. With the bar Māze experience, they begin with amuse bouche, and work their way through main courses and then dessert. For additional charge, get their “masubi”, you won’t regret it. Amazing dining experience and can be compared to being a 2-star Michelin dining, loved all the flavors and intricate details that went into each course. Get reservations early, restaurant seating is limited and intimate.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julia Ring
Excellent omakase dining experience! Intimate and clean atmosphere. Cocktail pairing was extremely complimentary of the dishes. Overall experience was 10/10 for us. We’ll be back next time we visit!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hyae Mi Lee
one of the best meals i’ve ever had! every bite felt special
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amber Mizerik
Our best meal in Oahu. We did the tasting experience. It is a cut above the rest. It is inventive, highly chef-driven concepts, integrated beverage pairings, and a more intimate, progressive dining style. Amazing from start to finish. Thank you for the dining experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
River Song
The food was great, featuring creative and unique flavors. With each dish, the pairing was perfect. Highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paige Schwartz
Unreal! One of the best restaurant experiences anywhere. Every cocktail is genius and brings out the flavors of the dish and vice versa. Will never forget this meal - do yourself a favor and go if you have the chance! Also fun to watch a relaxed group of chefs in the kitchen. They have created a special environment here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Casey Nicole
Absolutely amazing experience here with the tasting menu. Being so up close and personal was really cool for me and I loved being able to see them out the dishes together. Everything here is truly a work do visionary and culinary art. Prepare to be impressed!!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marcus P
Absolutely fresh and flavorful sushi and cocktails. This place was truly an experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Patrick Moyle
Just had one of the top ten meals of my life. The food was creative and thoughtful. The cocktail pairings were perfect. How was the strawberry tinged cocktail so perfect with a fish, noodle, kimchi dish!?! And the dessert took me back to Korea but somehow in the American south.
Can’t say enough about this lovely experience.
It’s a splurge I’m so thankful for. Thanks everyone!
My family dined at Bar Maze last night. Their tasting menu was one of the best we had recently. Every bite was delicious. Their cocktails were also interesting and complex full of seasonal and local ingredients.
Every little dish of the snack course was tasty. My favorite was the oyster. Sweet, juicy and the cucumber added crunchiness. My son’s favorite was the potato pancake with foie gras and salmon roe.
The Dungeness Crab Jook hands down the best of the tasting menu. The sweet and fresh crab meat complimented with the flavorful broth with the crunchy rice.
It made me happy to watch my family having such a happy experience eating and drinking at Bar Maze.
Service was warm and full of youthful happiness!
Look forward to dining at Bar Maze again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michele Mansouri
Consistently amazing food, friendly and welcoming waitstaff. This is a favorite for us.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Devin Abney
Service was great, but food and cocktails were just ok. Better food is out there for this price point im
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
firas ersheid
Wife and I were sick within half hour of leaving. We travelled all the way from Michigan as a trip for my wife’s birthday, only to have this disappointing experience. We believed the reviews online and on Reddit and based on that, I booked it with high hopes.
The food quality was clearly exquisite, but lacked taste and identity. We did not even finish the entire second set, leaving it on the table and we weren’t asked why. It was just removed so that the third wave can arrive.
Wish I got my 300$ back and went somewhere my wife and I would’ve enjoyed. Sigh.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 4
Nick Wright
Such a wonderful restaurant! The people were so kind and accommodating for a good allergy even with their limited menu.
The food was SO GOOD! The omakase experience with cocktail pairing was seriously an incredible experience. All the bites were to die for and the drinks were great, but paired with the food, they were off the charts.
My wife and I were invited by friends to a special fundraiser dinner at Bar Maze, and we really enjoyed the evening. The ambiance was warm and stylish, and the service throughout the night was genuinely thoughtful.
The menu offered a lot of food, with each dish bringing something fun to the table. The snacks were a great start—the smoked salmon dip disappeared quickly, the anago with smoked egg yolk was rich and addictive, and the chicken skin with chimichurri had that “I could snack on these all night” energy. The choke garlic balls with caviar and ranch were a surprising combo that worked far better than expected.
The ahi course was bright and refreshing, and the scallop with “Hawaii XO” and puffed rice was both comforting and elegant. The cheeseburger course was just pure fun, and Ethel’s grill taco rice had a nostalgic, homey vibe. “Textures of a crack seed shop” was playful and full of little surprises, and the chestnut tiramisu was a cozy, satisfying finish.
The spirit behind the event made the night even more meaningful, and we were grateful to be part of it. Bar Maze is easy to recommend, and we look forward to visiting again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wowwwwww!!! Best meal in Oahu, get the bar Māze experience with the cocktail pairing, it is quite the experience for the eyes and mouth. I’ve heard great things about Bar Leather Apron for their cocktails and since it’s almost impossible to get reservations there, I was told to go to their sister restaurant because the cocktails are made with the same recipe from the same bartender (so unique and delicious!) and are made to pair with their food. With the bar Māze experience, they begin with amuse bouche, and work their way through main courses and then dessert. For additional charge, get their “masubi”, you won’t regret it. Amazing dining experience and can be compared to being a 2-star Michelin dining, loved all the flavors and intricate details that went into each course. Get reservations early, restaurant seating is limited and intimate.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent omakase dining experience! Intimate and clean atmosphere. Cocktail pairing was extremely complimentary of the dishes. Overall experience was 10/10 for us. We’ll be back next time we visit!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
one of the best meals i’ve ever had! every bite felt special
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our best meal in Oahu. We did the tasting experience. It is a cut above the rest. It is inventive, highly chef-driven concepts, integrated beverage pairings, and a more intimate, progressive dining style. Amazing from start to finish. Thank you for the dining experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was great, featuring creative and unique flavors. With each dish, the pairing was perfect. Highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Unreal! One of the best restaurant experiences anywhere. Every cocktail is genius and brings out the flavors of the dish and vice versa. Will never forget this meal - do yourself a favor and go if you have the chance! Also fun to watch a relaxed group of chefs in the kitchen. They have created a special environment here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely amazing experience here with the tasting menu. Being so up close and personal was really cool for me and I loved being able to see them out the dishes together. Everything here is truly a work do visionary and culinary art. Prepare to be impressed!!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely fresh and flavorful sushi and cocktails. This place was truly an experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Just had one of the top ten meals of my life.
The food was creative and thoughtful. The cocktail pairings were perfect. How was the strawberry tinged cocktail so perfect with a fish, noodle, kimchi dish!?! And the dessert took me back to Korea but somehow in the American south.
Can’t say enough about this lovely experience.
It’s a splurge I’m so thankful for. Thanks everyone!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
My family dined at Bar Maze last night. Their tasting menu was one of the best we had recently. Every bite was delicious. Their cocktails were also interesting and complex full of seasonal and local ingredients.
Every little dish of the snack course was tasty. My favorite was the oyster. Sweet, juicy and the cucumber added crunchiness. My son’s favorite was the potato pancake with foie gras and salmon roe.
The Dungeness Crab Jook hands down the best of the tasting menu. The sweet and fresh crab meat complimented with the flavorful broth with the crunchy rice.
It made me happy to watch my family having such a happy experience eating and drinking at Bar Maze.
Service was warm and full of youthful happiness!
Look forward to dining at Bar Maze again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Consistently amazing food, friendly and welcoming waitstaff. This is a favorite for us.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service was great, but food and cocktails were just ok. Better food is out there for this price point im
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Wife and I were sick within half hour of leaving. We travelled all the way from Michigan as a trip for my wife’s birthday, only to have this disappointing experience. We believed the reviews online and on Reddit and based on that, I booked it with high hopes.
The food quality was clearly exquisite, but lacked taste and identity. We did not even finish the entire second set, leaving it on the table and we weren’t asked why. It was just removed so that the third wave can arrive.
Wish I got my 300$ back and went somewhere my wife and I would’ve enjoyed. Sigh.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 4
Such a wonderful restaurant! The people were so kind and accommodating for a good allergy even with their limited menu.
The food was SO GOOD! The omakase experience with cocktail pairing was seriously an incredible experience. All the bites were to die for and the drinks were great, but paired with the food, they were off the charts.
Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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