Gateway Buffet at Polynesian Cultural Center

Awesome Family Fun for everyone

love everything about this place Definitely worth seeing if you are in Hawaii the Breath of life show was amazing from start to finish! So beautiful and tranquil 💐🎉

Food is phenomenal. Braised short ribs and beef ribs were soft and tasted great. The shrimp area was all great. Tuna presentation was awesome. Overall great food and service. Worth stuffing myself so much i didn't eat for a until dinner next day.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

$60 per person but worth every penny.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Would 100% recommend this amazing place! We learned so much and had such a great time! The staff was wonderful, the food was SO good, and the entertainment was incredible. definitely would go back again on our next trip.

Varieties of natural food with fresh flavor

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Absolutely enjoyed everything at the Gateway Buffet!! The food was delicious and the variety was perfect!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very good food only lightly overpriced and overall great experience

Vegetarian options: Very good vegetarian options

Kid-friendliness: Plenty of kid friendly options

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Salad, Bread Selection

As the name suggests, this is a large buffet restaurant located in front of the main entrance of the Polynesian Cultural Center. It would be a disaster if we ran out of space and food! I went there when it opened at 4pm, but there was already a line. However, the place is actually spacious and there is plenty of food available, so even if you arrive slowly, there will probably be plenty of seating, and at least you won't run out of food, so my fears were unfounded. In fact, I was full after about an hour, so I didn't have time until the night show, which opened at 7:30pm...

The sirloin steak cuts and poke were delicious, but the rest was not good enough. I thought they had some noodles, so I went to the corner labeled Noodle, but I couldn't find anything that looked like noodles...When I looked closely, there was only one item, rice noodles. I thought.

Since it was run by a Mormon church, they didn't serve alcohol, so I got some coffee to kill time, but it didn't taste good either (lol). However, there was an ice cream corner at the edge of the vast grounds, and the ice cream was reasonably delicious. Thank you for the meal.

The price included PCC admission, night show viewing, buffet use, and zipline experience in the same town of Laie, and cost 854 dollars (137,541 yen) for 2 adults and 1 child. It seems that you can apply for this set from the zipline website rather than the PCC homepage. You can re-enter PCC, so I think you can play with this set for about 2-3 days.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

I’ve had many buffets. And this is a pretty good buffet with variety of options and the seafood tasted fresh and seasoned well. A great way to end the day after exploring the center.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Vegetable Section, Seafood Section, Salad Bar

Fantastic buffet dinner. For the location and challenges getting the amount of food there it's above and beyond. Really family friendly, something for everyone to eat etc. Highly recommended

Kid-friendliness: Super kid friendly

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Spicy Pork Belly, Sushi Tuna, Meat Section

Whole day travel then buffet dinner in the same premises. Excellent quality food. Fruits can be little bit more sweet and tasty will be my only recommendation to improve. Very kids friendly with lots of items for kids. Ice cream is very famous among all kids ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

After trying a couple of different packages here at the Polynesian Cultural Center on the Northshore of Oahu, I would say that the best one is the Gateway Buffet!! There are tons of different food options, lots of dessert choices, and a great variety of drinks!! This place is a must when visiting the PCC!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Whole day travel then buffet dinner in the same premises. Excellent quality food. Fruits can be little bit more sweet and tasty will be my only recommendation to improve. Very kids friendly with lots of items for kids. Ice cream is very famous among all kids 😋

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Surprisingly really great buffet. Good choice of seafood - poke, shrimps, fresh sashimi, etc. They have kids station, salad bar, and great desserts. Absolutely worth it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5