Best Restaurants with a Tasting Menu in Kawaihae

Made a reservation here for our final meal on the island. Was told by multiple people that this is the best place to eat on the island. As a vegan I really appreciated the knowledge and help of our server Howard to accommodate me. My non-vegan family really enjoyed their meals too. Overall it was awesome. Pretty pricey but glad we got to try it.

I found out they have a relatively new chef. I noticed the menu was more asian oriented which for my taste is great. Compared to around a year ago, everything was so much better. My family said they would all like to come back.

What a delightful dining experience! Sansei offers a diverse variety of sushi(s), vegetarian, seafood and steaks. Our entire group was extremely satisfied with Sansei’s overall experience. One of our guests had a vegetarian meal, my husband had a seafood pasta, and I ordered the ribeye steak. Every dish was exceptional! I highly recommend dining here at Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar.

This is the main restaurant for the Marriott hotel and the Ocean Club of the Marriott Vacation Club location on the Big Island. The setting is lovely -outdoors at 645 pm with light ocean breeze and nice table and our group was two adult couples. The food and drinks were very good . Prices were high but fair considering this is a resort in Hawaii. The draft beers were a good value in the large size. They do have happy hour and early week specials on Mondays- Wednesdays

One of a kind Christmas holiday experience. Very exclusive and one of a kind. The four courses were all designed to pair well with well with sake. The optional sake pairing was super interesting. I was surprised by how different these sakes were, though maybe that has to do with the host making suitable choices for my western tastebuds. Took a bottle of "Anna" home. It was well sealed and packed in bubble wrap, and arrived well as checked luggage (can't take this onboard).