Great drinks, great food, and great atmosphere, but you literally have to hunt the waitress down to get any refills, napkins, or order food. The service was terrible.
Susanna Kind
This restaurant lured us in with the live music - the atmosphere is definitely fun. However, if you’re going for food go somewhere else. We ordered the Hawaiian burger and the loco moco burger and both tasted like they were pre-cooked, frozen, and then microwaved. I feel like I’ve had better airline food. The drinks come in plastic or paper cups unless you order the pina colada - then it comes in a pineapple, which is fun but pricey. First few sips were strong, but once you get to the bottom it’s basically just a smoothie. Ended up spending $73 for 2 people for mediocre food. I don’t usually post Google reviews, but decided I would to genuinely help others. Definitely a tourist trap. Take your money somewhere else.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
Scott Demming
Live music was amazing. Awesome service. Great atmosphere. Perfect Waikiki experience
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Lil B
Drink and food were extremely underwhelming. Services was good and fast. Very over priced for what we received .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Angela Dziengel
Sign before you walk in says no dance floor no dancing
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Tom Allen
Great original style tiki bar. Live music good food fun drinks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hank hursky
Environment cool. Live music, friendly staff. Food was eh, nothing special at all.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Anton Vostrukhin
Too overpriced for just a tiki yard and well drinks in plastic cups. The service was good.
Food: 1
Service: 5
Marc McGuire
I really wanted to like Cuckoo’s, but our visit was pretty underwhelming from start to finish. My group of four chose it because we thought it would be a “safe” option for everyone, but it ended up being one of the weaker stops of the night.
I love tiki drinks, and I was excited to try theirs, but the cocktails here just weren’t good — and that was the consensus from all four of us. On top of that, the prices were surprisingly high: $17+ for a drink served in a plastic cup. We walked five minutes to another bar afterward and had far better drinks for under $15, and the bartender there was actually warm and welcoming.
The food at Cuckoo’s was… fine. Pretty basic options like burgers, hot dogs, and other “safe” items. Nothing bad, but nothing memorable either.
The live music was also just okay. It didn’t feel connected to the vibe of the bar at all — it was just standard classic rock covers you can hear at any spot on the strip. What made it stranger was the performers repeatedly telling the crowd to “dig deep into your pockets” for tips after every song, which felt uncomfortable and unprofessional.
Service wasn’t great either. We had to ask for water, which isn’t a huge deal, but the wait staff only came by once the entire time we were there, even though we could see them the whole time.
Overall, Cuckoo’s was a pretty disappointing experience. With so many great bars in the area offering better drinks, better service, and better overall vibes, I probably wouldn’t go back.
I’m also interested in what the owner will reply back to this comment, it seems like they don’t care if there are returning customers stating “we win some, we lose some”.
Hungry nomad
A very fun relaxed and laid back place...I like the beach vibes here ..even tho it's not near the beach..waikiki needs more.places like this on the beach!suoer friendly staff..and a great fun band to top it off!go check it out guys!
Sadly no plant-based options with no animals or there by-parts Add some and I'll remove this
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
B Kleiner
I sat at the bar are there was bird feces and water on the portion of the bar I was sitting at. It’s somewhat uncovered so it happens. I told the bartender that and she says it’s from the rain. I said no, there’s also poop on the bar. She took a dish rag and started smearing the poop all over the bar. I walked out before I ordered anything.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Michele Seymore
Really enjoyed the vibe & they had live music! If you want to go somewhere and just chill this is the place (no dressing up required)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matt Jackson
Closed during listed operating hours, went at 6pm. Not much else to say.
Service: 1
Phi Nguyen
Long story short. Me my wife and my friends came here and had a drink and our billed came out to be $69.11 and we paid it. And then we got charged the second time out of nowhere for $600+??? I was here 9/24/2025 and even my bank contacted them and they lie about it to the bank. What kinda business are you guys running?
Great drinks, great food, and great atmosphere, but you literally have to hunt the waitress down to get any refills, napkins, or order food. The service was terrible.
This restaurant lured us in with the live music - the atmosphere is definitely fun. However, if you’re going for food go somewhere else. We ordered the Hawaiian burger and the loco moco burger and both tasted like they were pre-cooked, frozen, and then microwaved. I feel like I’ve had better airline food. The drinks come in plastic or paper cups unless you order the pina colada - then it comes in a pineapple, which is fun but pricey. First few sips were strong, but once you get to the bottom it’s basically just a smoothie. Ended up spending $73 for 2 people for mediocre food. I don’t usually post Google reviews, but decided I would to genuinely help others. Definitely a tourist trap. Take your money somewhere else.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
Live music was amazing. Awesome service. Great atmosphere. Perfect Waikiki experience
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Drink and food were extremely underwhelming. Services was good and fast. Very over priced for what we received .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Sign before you walk in says no dance floor no dancing
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great original style tiki bar. Live music good food fun drinks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Environment cool. Live music, friendly staff. Food was eh, nothing special at all.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Too overpriced for just a tiki yard and well drinks in plastic cups. The service was good.
Food: 1
Service: 5
I really wanted to like Cuckoo’s, but our visit was pretty underwhelming from start to finish. My group of four chose it because we thought it would be a “safe” option for everyone, but it ended up being one of the weaker stops of the night.
I love tiki drinks, and I was excited to try theirs, but the cocktails here just weren’t good — and that was the consensus from all four of us. On top of that, the prices were surprisingly high: $17+ for a drink served in a plastic cup. We walked five minutes to another bar afterward and had far better drinks for under $15, and the bartender there was actually warm and welcoming.
The food at Cuckoo’s was… fine. Pretty basic options like burgers, hot dogs, and other “safe” items. Nothing bad, but nothing memorable either.
The live music was also just okay. It didn’t feel connected to the vibe of the bar at all — it was just standard classic rock covers you can hear at any spot on the strip. What made it stranger was the performers repeatedly telling the crowd to “dig deep into your pockets” for tips after every song, which felt uncomfortable and unprofessional.
Service wasn’t great either. We had to ask for water, which isn’t a huge deal, but the wait staff only came by once the entire time we were there, even though we could see them the whole time.
Overall, Cuckoo’s was a pretty disappointing experience. With so many great bars in the area offering better drinks, better service, and better overall vibes, I probably wouldn’t go back.
I’m also interested in what the owner will reply back to this comment, it seems like they don’t care if there are returning customers stating “we win some, we lose some”.
A very fun relaxed and laid back place...I like the beach vibes here ..even tho it's not near the beach..waikiki needs more.places like this on the beach!suoer friendly staff..and a great fun band to top it off!go check it out guys!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Sadly no plant-based options with no animals or there by-parts
Add some and I'll remove this
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
I sat at the bar are there was bird feces and water on the portion of the bar I was sitting at. It’s somewhat uncovered so it happens. I told the bartender that and she says it’s from the rain. I said no, there’s also poop on the bar. She took a dish rag and started smearing the poop all over the bar. I walked out before I ordered anything.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Really enjoyed the vibe & they had live music! If you want to go somewhere and just chill this is the place (no dressing up required)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Closed during listed operating hours, went at 6pm. Not much else to say.
Service: 1
Long story short. Me my wife and my friends came here and had a drink and our billed came out to be $69.11 and we paid it. And then we got charged the second time out of nowhere for $600+??? I was here 9/24/2025 and even my bank contacted them and they lie about it to the bank. What kinda business are you guys running?
Service: 1
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