Great place, average service (friendly but slow). However, one LITTLE sliver of fish on the fish tacos, for $22, is ridiculous. I’ve never seen a smaller piece of fish in my life. Do better.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Polly Cegielski
Very pricey for a small amount of food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Anton Latta
Hello I see you’re interested in reviews.. This is my back yard, couldn’t live closer, couldn’t live classier. The only stable table here is the bar 😂 or coffee tables. Margaritas by the midday tender are trash, if I wanted 6 shots of tequila I would have ordered tequila shots; to that, the customer base is not class. Highly recommend the Mango Mojito though, they have been great across all shifts and tenders, just be sure to pull out the rotten mint, it’s hit or miss. First order was shrimp ceviche; great flavor, a bit chunky and extremely watery, either frozen or over cooked shrimp, hard to tell so a little more training or kitchen attention will go a long way. If frozen; get fresh, this is Hawaii. Chips are store bought, house made would be cheaper and higher quality. High prices account for low customer volume. It’s not rare to see this place abandoned. Prices are in no way related to Supply and Demand. Spicy Chicken sandwich (the number 1 recommendation) had good flavor; below par like generic ChickFil-A for 3x cost. Chicken was improperly filleted for frying. (I would know, I managed Colorados’ most successful CFA) deluxe options would be a huge addition generating $2-3 per sale. Where’s my; cheese, lettuce, tomato? The dinner plates are under sized. Great for the slender sleek bar food, improper for dinner plates at dining tables. Management should distinguish. Fish tacos tasted great for the region, the grill and sear was what I expected from my neighbor. Fries are very well done and what I received the first time, but my tacos are meant to come with chips and salsa. At this point inconsistency is expected, I have no lime, I have no napkin. Ahi Tuna still seared excellent second time around, just arrived cold. The quality of the staff far exceeds the quality of management; better managers will make you so much profits! Management could care less and you’d never know, the operations solely ride on the kitchen and wait staff. Management gets a honest 0/10 from me, you really can’t tell they exist, and when you pay specific attention to one it’s just a middle aged wanna be frat boy. If I learned one of the managers was the owner I’d laugh and never return. The place is never more than 50% full, but honest majority teetering on 5-15% you can literally do the math. The only time they cleaned the mold off the bar was when I asked them to. Live bands are good for the area, not all that common. Better attention to acoustics and more attention by the bands would go a long way in customer base; the only way to communicate here is shouting, unless there is absolute silence. All in all I do come back; in the blue moon it’s enjoyable, but frequency will lessen to none unless improvements are made, my business is dangling on convenience at this point. I generally tip my waitress more than she makes in a day, sometimes a week. A night in has far more potential than a night out at Mai Tais’.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
incog nito
3/4 full pints and then expect tips.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 1
Larry Hales
We love this place and have been coming here for many years. Best Mai Tai’s in Waikiki. My favorite is the slushie!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Esther Andrews
I love going to MaiTai's whenever I'm at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu. The food is about average, but I love the vibe of the open-air restaurant with lots of couches for seating. The MaiTais are excellent though the liquor pour is uneven. We got one really strong MaiTai and one really weak one. You could tell just by looking at them that one was much stronger than the other, which was odd since clearly the same bartender made them.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Tiana Burdick
Nice place for live music. Can be a bit crowded but if you’re able to get past that- this place might be for you to enjoy some good vibes.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
Carl Bolden
Good drinks and great people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Kimar Pearson
This is my spot to go and have good food, music and drinks
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniel Rall
Exceptional service and vibes.
Fresh breeze through the open air space, exceptional live music (solo singer/guitarist), most comfortable couch seating I've ever sat on at a random location outside of my home.
Don't try to bring your infant here... To a place in the middle of a mall (?)... After 4 pm. Up your communication skills and consider specifying this on your website somewhere before we waste money on Ubers. An extra star since our friends who are childless say it's good 😝
B Vincent
Simply amazing
The girls are fantastic, and the atmosphere is sensational
Therman Mcduffie
Live bands ..great music from the dj..great atmosphere...beautiful waitresses and bartenders...indoor / outdoor vibe...a must to come see
Gerardo Cervantes
Very nice place to see the sports!!
C. PEREA
Poor treatment by security personnel. The premises are very remote and ugly. I do not recommend it.
Great place, average service (friendly but slow). However, one LITTLE sliver of fish on the fish tacos, for $22, is ridiculous. I’ve never seen a smaller piece of fish in my life. Do better.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Very pricey for a small amount of food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Hello I see you’re interested in reviews.. This is my back yard, couldn’t live closer, couldn’t live classier.
The only stable table here is the bar 😂 or coffee tables. Margaritas by the midday tender are trash, if I wanted 6 shots of tequila I would have ordered tequila shots; to that, the customer base is not class. Highly recommend the Mango Mojito though, they have been great across all shifts and tenders, just be sure to pull out the rotten mint, it’s hit or miss.
First order was shrimp ceviche; great flavor, a bit chunky and extremely watery, either frozen or over cooked shrimp, hard to tell so a little more training or kitchen attention will go a long way. If frozen; get fresh, this is Hawaii. Chips are store bought, house made would be cheaper and higher quality. High prices account for low customer volume. It’s not rare to see this place abandoned. Prices are in no way related to Supply and Demand.
Spicy Chicken sandwich (the number 1 recommendation) had good flavor; below par like generic ChickFil-A for 3x cost. Chicken was improperly filleted for frying. (I would know, I managed Colorados’ most successful CFA) deluxe options would be a huge addition generating $2-3 per sale. Where’s my; cheese, lettuce, tomato? The dinner plates are under sized. Great for the slender sleek bar food, improper for dinner plates at dining tables. Management should distinguish.
Fish tacos tasted great for the region, the grill and sear was what I expected from my neighbor. Fries are very well done and what I received the first time, but my tacos are meant to come with chips and salsa. At this point inconsistency is expected, I have no lime, I have no napkin. Ahi Tuna still seared excellent second time around, just arrived cold.
The quality of the staff far exceeds the quality of management; better managers will make you so much profits! Management could care less and you’d never know, the operations solely ride on the kitchen and wait staff. Management gets a honest 0/10 from me, you really can’t tell they exist, and when you pay specific attention to one it’s just a middle aged wanna be frat boy. If I learned one of the managers was the owner I’d laugh and never return. The place is never more than 50% full, but honest majority teetering on 5-15% you can literally do the math. The only time they cleaned the mold off the bar was when I asked them to.
Live bands are good for the area, not all that common. Better attention to acoustics and more attention by the bands would go a long way in customer base; the only way to communicate here is shouting, unless there is absolute silence.
All in all I do come back; in the blue moon it’s enjoyable, but frequency will lessen to none unless improvements are made, my business is dangling on convenience at this point. I generally tip my waitress more than she makes in a day, sometimes a week. A night in has far more potential than a night out at Mai Tais’.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
3/4 full pints and then expect tips.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 1
We love this place and have been coming here for many years. Best Mai Tai’s in Waikiki. My favorite is the slushie!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I love going to MaiTai's whenever I'm at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu. The food is about average, but I love the vibe of the open-air restaurant with lots of couches for seating. The MaiTais are excellent though the liquor pour is uneven. We got one really strong MaiTai and one really weak one. You could tell just by looking at them that one was much stronger than the other, which was odd since clearly the same bartender made them.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Nice place for live music. Can be a bit crowded but if you’re able to get past that- this place might be for you to enjoy some good vibes.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
Good drinks and great people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
This is my spot to go and have good food, music and drinks
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Exceptional service and vibes.
Fresh breeze through the open air space, exceptional live music (solo singer/guitarist), most comfortable couch seating I've ever sat on at a random location outside of my home.
Don Julio Guava Margarita was delicious!
Restaurantji Recommends
Don't try to bring your infant here... To a place in the middle of a mall (?)... After 4 pm. Up your communication skills and consider specifying this on your website somewhere before we waste money on Ubers. An extra star since our friends who are childless say it's good 😝
Simply amazing
The girls are fantastic, and the atmosphere is sensational
Live bands ..great music from the dj..great atmosphere...beautiful waitresses and bartenders...indoor / outdoor vibe...a must to come see
Very nice place to see the sports!!
Poor treatment by security personnel. The premises are very remote and ugly. I do not recommend it.
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