Papa Kona Restaurant & Bar

The Waterfront Row, 75-5770 Ali‘i Dr 1st Floor, Kailua-Kona
(808) 300-0044

Recent Reviews

Cam

Book a reservation here and watch the sunset for an amazing dinner. Very cool spot, with good food. Portions aren't huge, but the flavor sure is!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Heather Estby

We had the pancakes island style and fish tacos, and the food was absolutely delicious! The outdoor dining was also lovely with a view of the

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pancakes

Yaldatries

This place is gorgeous for a sunset dinner!! Amazing location and right over the ocean. Also has live music , but make sure to make a reservation or else you'll only be able to sit at the bar or wait till after sunset. The reason I'm only giving it 3.5 stars is because food was just alright. The strawberry salad was a little too sour and oniony for my liking and the chicken skewers for some reason weirded me out. There were black spots on it and that may just be charcoal or something but it was too sweet for me. I also wish they cooked the fries just a little bit longer so they got crispier. Overall a beautiful experience and the service was amazing! My waiter was very attentive and kind with me.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Simon Käser

Very good restaurant with a good price-performance ratio (for Hawaii) and a nice ambience. The service was also very nice. The food is excellent. I had my best burger in the USA so far there.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bryan Fuertes

Too many rules about what you can and can't do here. I'm on vacation trying to relax.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

melissa robertson

Service is marginal at best. Food is OK ish. View is great.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 2

Calisha Baker

Beautiful view, best Loco Moco we had on the island, and friendly service. We were pleasantly surprised by how good our food was. My husband got the omelet with pineapple and Kalua pork and he said it was delicious. We’ll definitely come back next time we visit the island.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Michael Lynch

Excellent brunch.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kristina McMillan

We stopped in for a sunset dinner. The view was amazing. The waiter was great. The ambience was perfect. The drinks were not up to standards. I completely understand overpricing the drinks because you are getting a beautiful sunset show. I ordered a mixed drink and it was just sickly sweet with no alcohol taste. I might as well have been drinking kool-aid. If I’m paying for an overpriced drink, I’d expect to at least relax from it. Same happened to my spouse, he splurged and got the pineapple. Twice the cost of mine and it just tasted like they didn’t add any alcohol. No one at our table ordered a second drink. I think we all felt the same. Dinner was good, I got the prime rib special and it was priced appropriately imo. Although I only want to give 3 stars, I can’t just because the drinks were not up to my table’s standards. Waiter was great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Ryan bauman

The best breakfast place in Kona. The staff is great. Seating right in the ocean with amazing views. The Loco moco is amazing. The breakfast pancakes are great. They offer local Kona coffee. I recommend the breakfast mule and bloody Mary with house made chili vodka.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Megan Williams

This was such a fun place to eat right on the ocean. Great views and great food! The service was awesome, too! I had the pork tacos with ube tortillas. We loved our avocado fries!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Avocado Fries

Stefan Mullen

This place is terrible - don’t do it

Effie76

This salad with tofu rather than chicken was tasty and filling. Dressing today was not miso ginger ( that would have been great ). It was creamy mango and contained eggs so ask for oil vinegar or bring your own.

Jordan Filler

Delicious food and beautiful atmosphere. I have celiac and they have really tasty gluten free options! We loved the ocean views.Dietary restrictions: Gluten free options are clearly marked on the menu.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pancakes, Firecracker Shrimp

Daniel Allen

We are here on vacation and only going out for Valentine’s. Not knowing for sure, we took a chance on Papa Kona…Beautiful spot with ocean view, very delicious food, great service! Reasonable prices too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Avocado Fries

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