Livestock Tavern

49 N Hotel St, Honolulu
(808) 537-2577

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Anjelika

I would love for them to change their French fries. Make them crispy not soggy. Mashed potatoes were very bland

Jazmine

Been here a few times before, and everything's been good but nothing has ever wowed me. However, our most recent visit will be our last. Service was rude and unfriendly. They didn't even smile and greet us when we came through the door to check in. Food was below par on all dishes. The chicken parpadelle... chicken was overcooked to the point of being grainy and the sauce was salty. Our ribeye steak, which we requested to be medium rare, was predominately rare. We also had the wild game corndogs (suggest you don't order this), and the oxtail mac and cheese and clam chowder, which were both ok. We won't be coming back because of the service and food, but also wanted to add that they didn't have any booster seat or high chair available for my toddler, not because they were being used by other parties but because they just didn't have any. Hopefully it was just an off night (we visited on a Saturday) because I'm not sure how they're going to stay open if they keep this up.

Brandi Ross

I attended a Time Left dinner here and unfortunately, this was by far the worst dining experience I've had through the app.

For context: Time Left is a weekly Wednesday night social dining experience where you’re matched with strangers and receive the restaurant details the day of. The app reserves the tables and provides conversation prompts to help guide the evening. I was part of Table 2 out of two tables at the 7:00 PM reservation.

While the company and conversation were wonderful (once we could hear each other), nearly everything else fell flat. The atmosphere was painfully loud and echoed so badly that we had to shout across the table, which killed the vibe and made it hard to connect.

The service was inattentive and slow. I initially ordered a Honey Lavender mocktail ($7), which tasted awful, so much so that I couldn’t drink it. I let the server know and politely asked for a Ginger Beer instead (also $7), which I didn’t receive until after I had nearly finished my entrée... only because another guest from my party followed up for me.

As for the food, I ordered the NY Steak ($48) medium rare, and it came out well done and grey. The mushroom sauce was broken, the potatoes were lukewarm, and overall it felt like something from a hotel buffet, not a restaurant at this price point.

The restaurant automatically added a 20% gratuity for our party of six. I understand this is standard, but the service certainly didn’t reflect that level of care or attention.

All in all, my bill was over $70 for a frustrating, underwhelming meal in a chaotic environment. My advice? If you're thinking about dining here look elsewhere.

Noah Kays

Great little spot, wide variety of options from seafood to pasta to steak. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. We had the Risotto (super creamy), the lobster ravioli special (best ever) and the Tavern Burger (perfectly done and an out of this world bun). It was a Monday night and pretty slow inside, but more people need to be coming here, highly recommended.

Max Max

Tried each one of the appetizers, and each one was slightly off. Whether it was temperature, texture, waste of $$

I’ll start by apologizing for not including a photo. I’m from a generation that does not take pictures of their food. It was Saturday for lunch. There were three other tables. I ordered the tavern burger. It looked so good on the web. It was huge letdown when it was brought to the table. The burger was about half the size and the fries were greasy and wimpy. They looked and tasted like they were soaked, instead of fried, in oil.

Addison

Brunch cocktails and a cozy atmosphere are on point for a good morning time to catch up with friends.

LaToya Hill

My friends and I took ourselves out for Mother's Day brunch. The food was amazing! They only down side was how long the food took to come out and the fact that our waitress did not check on us except once after putting our orders in. We had to ask the person who brought our food for salt/ pepper and condiments. Overall it was a nice restaurant with great food and a good atmosphere.

m

Food was good, service was a nightmare. We went for dinner on Mother’s Day. Our server was an Asian guy in an aloha shirt. His attitude from the beginning was just terrible. Seemed like he didn’t even want to be there, very impatient and no smiling (I know not everyone smiles but we didn’t even get any sort of friendly vibe from him).

Food came out slow, but that’s at no fault of anyone, especially given that they were busy. Food was excellent once we received it. After we finished eating, we waiting a good fifteen minutes while tables around us got their checks. No one checked up on us. I attempted to wave down our server multiple times but he had some sort of tunnel vision and just didn’t notice us whatsoever. I eventually had to get up myself to wave down a server and ask for the check.

Service ruined the experience for me, especially on Mother’s Day. The wait for the check would probably have been perfectly tolerable had our server not had an attitude issue from the beginning. Despite the food being great, I won’t be going back again, nor will I be able to recommend this restaurant to friends or family.

Teofanes

Service and food were exceptional! My bolognese was delicious, I could lick the bowl clean but it would not look good to other patrons.

Rodney Benfield

Lamb chops, bourbon drink, and burgers are great. Bone marrow was not very much marrow but delicious. Lamb skewers and NY strip were just okay. Service was amazing first half of meal but we were left waiting at the end for boxes and check.

Linda

It's been half a year since we last came. The environment and vibe have not changed so much---very comfortable. They have a new Spring menu with a few new items added to their signature dishes. Tried their Hearts of Romaine salad, which was good with its light dressing. The Steakhouse Salmon was also good with a different kind of sauce. Hubby went for their Ribeye Steak which was not offered before and he also said it was pretty good. It was a pleasant date night.

Nancy

We enjoy coming to this restaurant so we brought along some out of town guests. The service wasn't as good this time as it has been in the past, but maybe it was just one of those things. We all loved our food, and one of the guests is a butcher of fine meats and was impressed with the quality of his cut.

Agathi Yap

We enjoyed dinner at Livestock Tavern.
We started with the Lobster and spinach dip and the special soup of the day french onion soup.
For main we had the smoked prime rib and half rack of lamb. Overall it is good. I did not like the sauce that they put with the lamb.

Audrey

Always great food and friendly associates. Big portions, good to take home. The bone marrow appetizer is the reason we come, but we also have never ordered a bad dish at this place. Attentive service and clean environment.

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