Island Lava Java Waikōloa Village

Good breakfast experience and coffee would come again!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Big Island Basics Breakfast

Strange, non-interactive experience of using a QR to order and pay for breakfast. Plus the menu at this location has far fewer options which is quite disappointing. The food was fine but not something I’d rush back to experience. The outdoor seating is nice, I can imagine it might be less enticing if the plaza is busy but we came on a quiet weekday morning.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 3

A nice breakfast spot. Decent coffee. Sandwich was a bit dry. The potatoes are fantastic, however! And the staff is wonderful.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Big Island Basics Breakfast

Coffee was good. Food was below average. Poor service.

Vegetarian options: Limited vegetarian options.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 1

Cute little place! Had breakfast and a really yummy ube pancake. Just wished they had some lilikoi or coconut syrup. Otherwise, super cute!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

People who work there are really nice!

Very yummy!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We order a latte and coffee, we placed the older ourselves on their computer. We paid and sat to enjoy our drinks with the pastry we got from somewhere else. The manager (Tomo) I believe that’s her name, told us very rudely we can’t eat there, we have to leave. The outdoor sitting area was only 20% full, it’s not like they were busy. No policy says posted and she told us after she got our money.The same time on the other table, two of their customers were chased by roosters who were after their food and could not enjoy their breakfast, but (manager) was focusing on us instead of helping them.But I still had my latte and my pastry and left.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Pancakes, Portuguese sausage, and Kona coffee were amazing and Dominique was a great server.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

I'm not sure what people are complaining about but this is a good breakfast coffee place. There is 9 of us. We all enjoyed the food.We had...Loco MoccoIsland style pancakesHoku drag it through the gardenI'm not sure why anyone would complain about looking at the menu online. It's not tacky or a big deal.We didn't order online someone did come take our order.I do agree coffee was just middling. Could be stronger flavor. The eggs were slightly over cooked on our plates as well.The fresh squeezed juice is worth it.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Good food, great staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very quaint little cafe, with very nice service. Very helpful, and friendly. I got the eggs benedict, and it was very delicious. I definitely will come here again. 5/5.

Vegetarian options: You can customize it to your liking.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Island Eggs Benedict

Eggs Benedict was disappointing. Poached eggs were pre cooked,cooked through. Potatoes the cheapest plain ones out of a bag. The ordering system alone is enough never to go there again. You have a waitress but you punch your own order in. Genius I tell ya!!!

Food: 1

Service: 1

My wife and I had breakfast there. Service and food were both excellent. I had the waffle and she had the pancakes. Both best we’ve had on the Big Island.

Atmosphere: 4

Recommended dishes: Straight-Up Pancake Breakfast, Waffles

We live in Oahu ands ALWAYS make time to visit Lava Java when we head to Kona. It's the best food we've found and the scenery, the employees, and the energy are all outstanding. Mark was our server. He was outstanding. The prices were way fair, and the food amazing and we just enjoyed it. In a sea of tourist traps, over priced restaurants, and restaurants struggling with staffing issues, Lava Java has always excelled in what they do!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5