The atmosphere was beautiful and the food was decent, so I really wanted to like this place. However, It felt like the staff member not very welcoming toward us as Asian guests. It wasn’t a language issue — we do speak English — but the restaurant was quite noisy, and we simply couldn’t hear what he said, he seemed irritated and walked away to call another staff member, which felt uncomfortable and unnecessary. We came mainly to see manta rays, but unfortunately none appeared that day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Manish Bhatt
One of the best places on the island for meals made from local meats and ingredients.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kenneth
Lovely setting with music and hula. Staff friendly and gracious. Food simple but good...there was a lot of background noise from diners while singer was playing but location of seat can mitigate that. Malasada for dessert a must have...
Tom
Pomai Brown is a great entertainer. He played authentic Hawaiian music which made me feel I was in a special place instead of a resort that could be anywhere.
Shannon
The ambience was beautiful . The singer was very talented and our waitress Beverly was amazing . Will return
Carlos
We had the most delicious dinners. All 3 dinners were fabulous!! Our experience was very memorable!!
Christian
Server took way too long to address us and get us water. Besides the sushi the food wasn't good and needs improvement. I had the calamari and the catch of the say entrée. The calimari was overcooked and lacked salt. The entire catch entire lacked flavor, the risotto was undercooked and didn't have any bit of salt or cheese added and the fish was overcooked and dry, with zero seasoning. The only good thing I got was the sushi.
Marjorie
Beautiful setting, great menu. Service a bit slow. And waitress said the salad was too small to share so we each got one, and I couldn't even finish it. Ambience great. Music a bit lous for 6 of us to talk. But food excellent and view amazing. And having a drink at lower level bar in advance was a great beginning to a nice evening.
Merrily
We dined here during our stay at the Mauna Kea Resort. We had a beautiful table with a view of the ocean. The Hawaiian music and hula dancer were outstanding. We enjoyed the drinks and the food. Our Server Beverly was professional yet personable. We hope to return soon.
We requested a table with a bay view, and watched the surfers as we waited for sunset. This is a lovely bar/restaurant. The fairly priced, varied menu will accommodate all palates. We enjoyed the green beans, panko cauliflower, butterfish, and excellent cocktails. Our server was so friendly, knowledgeable and helpful.
Angie
Mauna Kea is a beautiful property! We were excited to eat there! Unfortunately, our service was TERRIBLE! We waited two hours for a salad and two small pizzas at 7:45pm when there were very few people in the restaurant. Our water glasses remained empty. The waitress kept forgetting about our requests. We were so disappointed. The pizza was fine, but because of the poor service, we will not return to the restaurant or the hotel.
Michael
The food was a decent 3. Def not worth the price. Service was horrible and slow when it happened. Pretty lackluster experience unfortunately.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
John Marston
I don’t like it
Service: 1
Amanda Wong
Went on the first night and last night. Great staff
Beautiful and very good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The atmosphere was beautiful and the food was decent, so I really wanted to like this place. However, It felt like the staff member not very welcoming toward us as Asian guests. It wasn’t a language issue — we do speak English — but the restaurant was quite noisy, and we simply couldn’t hear what he said, he seemed irritated and walked away to call another staff member, which felt uncomfortable and unnecessary.
We came mainly to see manta rays, but unfortunately none appeared that day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
One of the best places on the island for meals made from local meats and ingredients.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lovely setting with music and hula. Staff friendly and gracious. Food simple but good...there was a lot of background noise from diners while singer was playing but location of seat can mitigate that. Malasada for dessert a must have...
Pomai Brown is a great entertainer. He played authentic Hawaiian music which made me feel I was in a special place instead of a resort that could be anywhere.
The ambience was beautiful . The singer was very talented and our waitress Beverly was amazing . Will return
We had the most delicious dinners. All 3 dinners were fabulous!! Our experience was very memorable!!
Server took way too long to address us and get us water. Besides the sushi the food wasn't good and needs improvement. I had the calamari and the catch of the say entrée. The calimari was overcooked and lacked salt. The entire catch entire lacked flavor, the risotto was undercooked and didn't have any bit of salt or cheese added and the fish was overcooked and dry, with zero seasoning. The only good thing I got was the sushi.
Beautiful setting, great menu. Service a bit slow. And waitress said the salad was too small to share so we each got one, and I couldn't even finish it. Ambience great. Music a bit lous for 6 of us to talk. But food excellent and view amazing. And having a drink at lower level bar in advance was a great beginning to a nice evening.
We dined here during our stay at the Mauna Kea Resort. We had a beautiful table with a view of the ocean. The Hawaiian music and hula dancer were outstanding. We enjoyed the drinks and the food. Our Server Beverly was professional yet personable. We hope to return soon.
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We requested a table with a bay view, and watched the surfers as we waited for sunset. This is a lovely bar/restaurant. The fairly priced, varied menu will accommodate all palates. We enjoyed the green beans, panko cauliflower, butterfish, and excellent cocktails. Our server was so friendly, knowledgeable and helpful.
Mauna Kea is a beautiful property! We were excited to eat there! Unfortunately, our service was TERRIBLE! We waited two hours for a salad and two small pizzas at 7:45pm when there were very few people in the restaurant. Our water glasses remained empty. The waitress kept forgetting about our requests. We were so disappointed. The pizza was fine, but because of the poor service, we will not return to the restaurant or the hotel.
The food was a decent 3. Def not worth the price. Service was horrible and slow when it happened. Pretty lackluster experience unfortunately.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
I don’t like it
Service: 1
Went on the first night and last night. Great staff
Fantastic sashimi
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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