Varied menu with Asian and “other” types of food. The rolls looked ok but were tasteless at best. The chicken curry was potato based and the chicken was served in deep fried pieces sitting on top of the sauce. The chicken was very dry and the sauce was “congealed “ on the surface. A poor presentation for any type of curry. The fried rice was described as having pork belly in it and the pork was a small slab sitting on top of rice. Not very appetizing. Would not recommend this place for anything other than the view.
Dana
The food choices were minimal or awkward (mini personal flaming hot grill in 80 degree weather as your plate), server didn't know the menu, understand wines, or even what each item was. Ordered an empress gin. It came with regular gin saying they ran out - they are not even remotely the same. The sushi was just ok. Beautiful surrounding environment on property.
Brandon
One of our favorite places we've been in recent memory. We celebrated our 6th anniversary here and everything from the food to the ambiance to our server, Jakob, was incredible! This is such a gorgeous spot for a romantic dinner and the Ribeye was possibly the best steak we've ever had. Highly highly highly recommend!
Maria
Pau Hana Hapot Hour heaven! 5-6pm! Kanpachi Poke Tacos 🌮 (crunch perfection). Crispy Bao Buns stuffed with Chashu pork “Broke da Mouth.” Shishito Peppers 🌶️ (1 in 10 peppers is said to pack a surprise fiery 🔥punch.!). Spring Rolls with Hamakua mushrooms 🍄 is yum! Popcorn 🍤 dipped in wasabi aioli is a perfect pairing. And I topped it all off with a Lychee Martini 🍸 Each plate is $10 and you will walk away stuffed!! #HappyHourVibes #FoodieGoals #FlavorExplosion #MakingSpecialHappen #CocktailOClock
Germaine
Pomai our server was absolutely exceptional. She made every effort to make our celebration very special. Pomai is spectacular
Kathy
We thoroughly enjoyed our dunner We arrived at 5pm and were seated at a beautiful table at the edge of the lanie with a distant view of the ocean and the mostly the beautiful Landscape We ordered the 3 course Golden Hour which had choices and was offered until sunset The food was delicious! Our waitress Heather was delightful and friendly Cocktails were good an fun variations of old favorites, particularly the plantation mai tai
Frank
We had the sashimi plate. 4 different kinds of fish melt in your mouth. Very good. The Volcano roll was good but a bit too spicy for me.
Jonathan
Matcha bread with herb butter was nice. Ordered veggie roll for my appetizer, which was a huge miss. 3 tiny sushi pieces with cucumber inside, no flavor. Ribeye was seasoned and cooked well. Good Salmon was mushy and uninspired. Fair Desert: Yuzu tart was delicious. Excellent Worth a try, but you won't be blown away if you are a foodie.
Christine
Food was excellent, service on point, very attentive servers. The sashimi flight was incredible, pork fried rice is spicy fyi, Hot Rock plate very good but small portion so definitely an appetizer. Had a few sushi rolls, all very good, very fresh. Atmosphere and ambiance as expected, are amazing.
Tonya
Food was good but the menu has changed recently and offers a lot fewer options. We always loved to dine there for great drinks, excellent sushi rolls and tapas style dinner. While we enjoyed dinner, the sushi rolls were rather bland and all very similar in taste profiles; bau buns were over done or had been sitting a while before serving them, new cocktails were good, out of oyster fritters and rice cakes which was disappointing, toro was really good. Will go back and would recommend to others, but definitely not a favorite must go any longer:(
We have come here for breakfast buffet (orchid court) & dinner (Binchotan) during our stay and the service is unfortunately subpar.
The tables are filthy, food stains on wicker and bird droppings on the seat backs & cushions. Ants crawling all over them too. We had to ask to be re-seated twice due to gross tables.
The servers seem so over it with the guests coming in. They work, but haven’t been trained to provide an exceptional experience.
For breakfast, the egg line has mean hangry customers, the man cooking the egg has a tough job.
For dinner, my main complaint was no one explained what we were eating. They gave us green bread with butter when we noticed other tables had it, but we didn’t. I asked why the bread was green, green tea and the butter was sweet because they add honey to it. There was something on the edamame the kids got with their meal- only after I asked did they reveal it had yuzu butter on it. My kids like food they know and in this case, they did not like the flavor of the extra unknown taste to them. My chicken curry was very good. Presentation was beautiful and the food was unique and tasty. My husband got the ribeye and it came with a whole plate of broccolini & croquette which made it worth the cost. My daughter’s kid’s udon noodles were sad. They were $14 for something that could be made at home for $2. I felt my daughter’s bento dinner was nice because it came with edamame, fruit & rice- but the meat portion was unsubstantial.
I get the vibe that the servers are all just over it. I get the sense they don’t get paid enough and just deal with privileged mean people all day long. It must be a hard job.
Melynda
Our table was ignored, putting this nicely. The steak was undercooked and full of fat. We couldn't have sent it back as our waitress was nowhere to be found and by this time we were beyond exhausted. Lastly, she tried to pacify us with an extra dessert that read:congratulations. Well we were not celebrating anything and the desert tasted stale.
Nina
Food was not worth the price. Steaks very inconsistently cooked. All ordered medium rare and 4 different orders came out differently. Very nice ambience. Indoor outdoor dining. Service is great. Hotel restaurant so I had set my expectations.
Jennifer
They changed the menu and the options are much more limited. The old menu was way better and more fun. Quality and taste of food was not good. Also, way over priced.
Lissy
So disappointed- used to be one of my favorite places to eat on the Big Island. Used to have people waiting to get a table. Now most tables were empty. The once unique and flavorful dining experience has gone downhill. Menu has been reduced to nothing special items and lacking flavor. The Hot Rock share plate of American Wagyu Beef, Shiso Chimichurri, Ginger was bland - no marinade or sauce just chili crisp (not chimichurri), slices of pickled ginger and a weak tempura sauce. The Big Island Roll of Shrimp Tempura, Ono, Avocado, Furikake Crunch, Cracked Pepper Aioli was bland- furikake crunch was more like tempura crumbs. Rushed through service to clear the table of food probably due to the incessant flies around the table. House special sangria was delicious but that's not enough for me to keep this restaurant in rotation and sadly can no longer recommend.
Varied menu with Asian and “other” types of food. The rolls looked ok but were tasteless at best. The chicken curry was potato based and the chicken was served in deep fried pieces sitting on top of the sauce. The chicken was very dry and the sauce was “congealed “ on the surface. A poor presentation for any type of curry. The fried rice was described as having pork belly in it and the pork was a small slab sitting on top of rice. Not very appetizing. Would not recommend this place for anything other than the view.
The food choices were minimal or awkward (mini personal flaming hot grill in 80 degree weather as your plate), server didn't know the menu, understand wines, or even what each item was. Ordered an empress gin. It came with regular gin saying they ran out - they are not even remotely the same. The sushi was just ok. Beautiful surrounding environment on property.
One of our favorite places we've been in recent memory. We celebrated our 6th anniversary here and everything from the food to the ambiance to our server, Jakob, was incredible! This is such a gorgeous spot for a romantic dinner and the Ribeye was possibly the best steak we've ever had. Highly highly highly recommend!
Pau Hana Hapot Hour heaven! 5-6pm! Kanpachi Poke Tacos 🌮 (crunch perfection). Crispy Bao Buns stuffed with Chashu pork “Broke da Mouth.” Shishito Peppers 🌶️ (1 in 10 peppers is said to pack a surprise fiery 🔥punch.!). Spring Rolls with Hamakua mushrooms 🍄 is yum! Popcorn 🍤 dipped in wasabi aioli is a perfect pairing. And I topped it all off with a Lychee Martini 🍸 Each plate is $10 and you will walk away stuffed!! #HappyHourVibes #FoodieGoals #FlavorExplosion #MakingSpecialHappen #CocktailOClock
Pomai our server was absolutely exceptional. She made every effort to make our celebration very special. Pomai is spectacular
We thoroughly enjoyed our dunner We arrived at 5pm and were seated at a beautiful table at the edge of the lanie with a distant view of the ocean and the mostly the beautiful Landscape We ordered the 3 course Golden Hour which had choices and was offered until sunset The food was delicious! Our waitress Heather was delightful and friendly Cocktails were good an fun variations of old favorites, particularly the plantation mai tai
We had the sashimi plate. 4 different kinds of fish melt in your mouth. Very good. The Volcano roll was good but a bit too spicy for me.
Matcha bread with herb butter was nice. Ordered veggie roll for my appetizer, which was a huge miss. 3 tiny sushi pieces with cucumber inside, no flavor. Ribeye was seasoned and cooked well. Good Salmon was mushy and uninspired. Fair Desert: Yuzu tart was delicious. Excellent Worth a try, but you won't be blown away if you are a foodie.
Food was excellent, service on point, very attentive servers. The sashimi flight was incredible, pork fried rice is spicy fyi, Hot Rock plate very good but small portion so definitely an appetizer. Had a few sushi rolls, all very good, very fresh. Atmosphere and ambiance as expected, are amazing.
Food was good but the menu has changed recently and offers a lot fewer options. We always loved to dine there for great drinks, excellent sushi rolls and tapas style dinner. While we enjoyed dinner, the sushi rolls were rather bland and all very similar in taste profiles; bau buns were over done or had been sitting a while before serving them, new cocktails were good, out of oyster fritters and rice cakes which was disappointing, toro was really good. Will go back and would recommend to others, but definitely not a favorite must go any longer:(
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We have come here for breakfast buffet (orchid court) & dinner (Binchotan) during our stay and the service is unfortunately subpar.
The tables are filthy, food stains on wicker and bird droppings on the seat backs & cushions. Ants crawling all over them too. We had to ask to be re-seated twice due to gross tables.
The servers seem so over it with the guests coming in. They work, but haven’t been trained to provide an exceptional experience.
For breakfast, the egg line has mean hangry customers, the man cooking the egg has a tough job.
For dinner, my main complaint was no one explained what we were eating. They gave us green bread with butter when we noticed other tables had it, but we didn’t. I asked why the bread was green, green tea and the butter was sweet because they add honey to it. There was something on the edamame the kids got with their meal- only after I asked did they reveal it had yuzu butter on it. My kids like food they know and in this case, they did not like the flavor of the extra unknown taste to them. My chicken curry was very good. Presentation was beautiful and the food was unique and tasty. My husband got the ribeye and it came with a whole plate of broccolini & croquette which made it worth the cost. My daughter’s kid’s udon noodles were sad. They were $14 for something that could be made at home for $2. I felt my daughter’s bento dinner was nice because it came with edamame, fruit & rice- but the meat portion was unsubstantial.
I get the vibe that the servers are all just over it. I get the sense they don’t get paid enough and just deal with privileged mean people all day long. It must be a hard job.
Our table was ignored, putting this nicely. The steak was undercooked and full of fat. We couldn't have sent it back as our waitress was nowhere to be found and by this time we were beyond exhausted. Lastly, she tried to pacify us with an extra dessert that read:congratulations. Well we were not celebrating anything and the desert tasted stale.
Food was not worth the price. Steaks very inconsistently cooked. All ordered medium rare and 4 different orders came out differently. Very nice ambience. Indoor outdoor dining. Service is great. Hotel restaurant so I had set my expectations.
They changed the menu and the options are much more limited. The old menu was way better and more fun. Quality and taste of food was not good. Also, way over priced.
So disappointed- used to be one of my favorite places to eat on the Big Island. Used to have people waiting to get a table. Now most tables were empty. The once unique and flavorful dining experience has gone downhill. Menu has been reduced to nothing special items and lacking flavor. The Hot Rock share plate of American Wagyu Beef, Shiso Chimichurri, Ginger was bland - no marinade or sauce just chili crisp (not chimichurri), slices of pickled ginger and a weak tempura sauce. The Big Island Roll of Shrimp Tempura, Ono, Avocado, Furikake Crunch, Cracked Pepper Aioli was bland- furikake crunch was more like tempura crumbs. Rushed through service to clear the table of food probably due to the incessant flies around the table. House special sangria was delicious but that's not enough for me to keep this restaurant in rotation and sadly can no longer recommend.
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