Punalu'u Bake Shop

95-5642 Mamalahoa Hwy, Naalehu
(866) 366-3501

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Ken FILLER

Sweetest stop on our tour of Big Island by far. Fresh made donuts and coffee

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Paul Hensley

Wide variety of tasty snacks and souvenirs. Shaded tables and seating. The servers we friendly and working hard but clearly understaffed resulting in long lines and long wait to be served.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Pastries

abhinav chandrappa

Ok bakery. Not that great or anything. Just hyped up because there’s no surrounding bakeries and people probably crave food near the national park.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

Carolyn Lea

Awesome bakery! Donuts were delicious!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Eric Carr

Great food and plenty of gifts for purchase!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

janelle honer

Just go to the bathroom and stretch my legs. It's a gaggle of tourists. Lemmings

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Brian Witte

Skip it. Maybe it was great once, but it's just a roadside tourist trap with ham sandwiches. The customer pie slice was frozen and crunchy. The bread is tasty, but not worth the trip on its own.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 2

Bev Keeler

The smells are intoxicating

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Emily E

Cute little shop and the malasadas are DELICIOUS. We stopped by on our way to see the volcanoes and ended up coming back on our way home to get more. Our favorite was the vanilla creme filled flavor.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Christian Engdahl

Bad experience overall
Overcrowded tourist trap , with mediocre food .
Busy because it is the only food place except gas stations on the long drive to volcano park.
We ended up throwing away most of the food we bought there .
They may be the southernmost bakery in the U.S , but this place has definitely gone south in quality.
Worst ice cream around, Mac salad so much mayo and so gross .
Was very disappointed in the whole experience, just a lame overpriced stop for tourists who dont know any better .

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Stacy Clark

Malasadas and coconut smoothie were delicious. The people were very nice, we asked if they had gluten and dairy free options and they were able to accommodate the requests and got our food out fast. It was so good that we got seconds and they had a great view of a garden next to the shop , complete with a guy playing guitar and a cute black kitten. Seems to have a good selection in gift shop.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Robyn White

Definitely a tourist destination, but one of the few spots in the south drive to stop. Variety of options for lunch, good maladadas. Easy parking, and clean restrooms. Good stop to stretch your legs.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

K

I love this place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Zachary Weijohn

Not very good service. Food was pretty good and enjoyed the bakery. Service personnel were rude and unhelpful.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Kristina Vanderlinde

Traditional malasadas should be fried to order so they’re light and crisp on outside, although these tasted good they were very dense.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

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