Honu's on the Beach

75-5660 Palani Rd, Kailua-Kona
(808) 331-6365

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Justine Kahumoku

We had a reservation party of 27, To celebrate my sons Graduation. Host and floor manager was very friendly and welcomed us at the front desk. They had our table set up next to the live music, Which was awesome because the musician was jammin out great music.
As we sat our server, Robert greeted us with water and introduced himself. We appreciate his help with the table arrangements ( As we needed to add 2 more people on to our party at the last minute), He also kept our water filled, and bussed our plates off repeatedly while taking care of other tables.
The Buffet was also great, not overcrowded and had many great selections. We would definitely be back for another Prime rib & seafood buffet night. Much Mahaloz to Robert and to the rest of the staff that worked tonight.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

COURTNEY

We made a reservation for 10AM. When we showed up they told us the kitchen closed at 10AM so we left. Not sure why they had reservations for that time when it was post when their kitchen was open for breakfast.

Bryce

This is an excellent choice for a Saturday evening dinner. Plenty of crab legs with drawn butter. Most guests I saw enjoyed 3 plates before moving onto other courses. Very nicely cooked prime rib. The dessert selection was pretty simplistic and minimal, but I know that I was so full that I couldn't eat much dessert anyway. A great local musician provided the perfect ambiance music. For the price well worth it!

Kelly Bornemann

Should’ve read the reviews more in depth. The prime rib and seafood buffet is pretty weak. There was no Caesar salad station or bread bowls which we were excited about and both were advertised on the buffet menu on their website. It does say on that menu that items are subject to change without notice, but a Caesar salad seems pretty standard. Drinks aren’t included, only tea and coffee, but no soda. Extremely overpriced for what it was and the atmosphere isn’t very welcoming. Our server was very nice, but the hostess barely said a word to us when she sat us. We love buffets lol and have been too many, and this was by far the most underwhelming and most overpriced. Save yourself the expense and get two or three dinners out somewhere else.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 4

Gregory

All was great, we arrived 10 minutes early and went to the check in and the worker was rude when I just wanted to check in. She was not nice and said well you can check back in when then hostess gets here at 5. Not nice at all and was very sarcastic, I wish I took her name. Everyone else there was no problem.

Chuck

We had 5 pm (first seating) reservations, and were about number 16 in line to be seated. The hostess led us to what was probably the second-worst table in the room. A two-top wedged in on two sides by glass. We asked if we could have a more comfortable table, but she didn't answer and walked away. Strike one! Other couples were subsequently seated at 4-tops in wide open spaces. Our server was pleasant and reasonably attentive. The buffet was extensive. The salad bar was adequate. The shrimp cocktail was very good. Normal potato/veggie offering. Two of the steamers were labeled "chicken dujour" and "fish dujour" respectively. What was the chicken prep? What was the fish? No hint. The steamed crab legs were plentiful, claw crackers available, but not seafood forks. So, one had to use a stand dinner fork instead. My spouse said she enjoyed the crab legs, but some of the crab meat was left uneaten because it needed the smaller seafood forks. Small packages of hand wipes would have been a plus since crab legs do involve some finger wiping. The prime rib roast looked good, but the slice was thin. For flavor, I rated it about a "4" out of 10. The horseradish may have saved the meat dish. A decent poke presentation, although neither of us partook of that. Cute desserts and a make-your-own sundae bar rounded out the dessert menu. We ordered one of three Chardonnays offered, then learned they were out of our choice, so we were left with only two choices, one of which was an unknown labelto us. It wasn't good enough for us to come back; better options in town are available.

Rob Q

Nice view of the bay and small beach

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 4

John

We went for breakfast and opted for the ala carte menu. The food was good and our waitress was so kind and helpful. What's not to like having breakfast looking at coconut trees and the ocean.

Patricia

Food was amazing! The crab legs perfect and easy to remove from shells! The waffles with coconut syrup were out of this world!!! Fish, chicken, omelets just everything was delicious!!! It was $58 per person, but was a fair price for all the food! Oh, and 4 flavors of ice cream and lots of toppings...crepes too!!!

Scott Dixon

Pricey but good food. The restaurant doesn't have their own bathrooms, so you have to walk about a hundred yards to use a hotel bathroom. Not the cleanest bathroom I've ever seen.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Daisy

Wonderful way to start the new year with the brunch. Food was delicious and lots of variety. Can't beat the view on a beautiful Hawaii morning. πŸ₯‚

Maurine

We missed the shrimp at brunch. This is the first Christmas we haven't been able to get seating for dinner, but were pleased they still offered prime rib. Also missed the dessert bar, even though the ice cream was good!

JoΓ«l

Glad that they were open for Christmas. The staff members were wonderful present and hard-working. We thank them for working on Christmas Day so we can have a treat. The food was subpar for the price. The crab legs were old and fishy. The big goods looked mass made. The lettuce was OK, but the rest of the produce was weird and dry. The fruit selection was sad given that we were in Hawaii and it looked like it was all refrigerated fruits from the continent lThe poke was obviously from frozen fish and kept at dubious room temperature for too long. The best parts were the omelette station attended by a cook with lots of aloha and made the omelettes the way we asked. Also, very good was the eggs Benedict if they just came out fresh. The ice cream was surprisingly good, but the nuts were stale bitter tasted a little like mothballs. Kind of ruined the Sundae, but the ice cream was particularly rich and smooth. Again for the price why I have bottled Hershey's syrup and caramel sauce that tasted it looked like cheap log cabin, pancake syrup? The rest of the food items felt like it was just pulled right out of the Sysco food distribution truck. The bacon was cold the eggs look dry. The waffles were stacked up and looking crusty and sad . so much of it tasted and looked industrial. Again the best parts were the people from hosts to servers to cleaners. Overall disappointing.

Sylvia

Amazing Christmas brunch! All of the food was delicious and fresh. A lot of ways to customize options for food sensitivities. The crab legs were fresh and sweet. The service was great. 10/10 recommend.

Tim Dennis

I stayed at the hotel, so ordered food from here a few times at the pool bar for convenience. Food was meh. Way too salty and bland. Would not recommend.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

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