Restaurants near Kalihi Uka Playground

Great service, cute atmosphere, and delicious food. The best way to spend your meals especially to end your day.

Scallops were good if a little too much butter sauce, not quite enough mashed potatoes. Ahi salad and salmon salad very delicious, crab pasta good but a little too much curry or whatever spice it was. Popovers were served when we sat down but we had to ask for the broth. Birthday dish of 3 kinds of gelato was very good as was the box of warm Neiman Marcus’s chocolate chip cookies. I love the plantation punch, 3 kinds of juice, as well as MaiTai.

Excellent food and service. Greg our waiter was great.

I didn't see my favorite panko chicken salad on the menu. But I was able to order panko chicken on the honey dijon cobb salad. Was great!

As you eat a meal at Merriman's, you can tell that each ingredient is selected with care. Sure enough, when I asked I found out the food is locally sourced from farms that the owners and Chef know and trust. Many items are hand selected by the box, not the truck load. Since the Chef from Maui transferred over to Merriman's Oʻahu, our entrees have been especially ono. At lunch today I planned to take home one of my two fish (ahi) tacos. No way! I couldn't stop finishing both. Last night my husband and I walked into Merriman's without reservations and sat at the bar. Who cares if we didn't get a table? The gregarious host, Cody Merriman, stopped by to share a laugh or two and answer our questions about the menu. My husband ordered their chicken entree for dinner and said it was the best chicken he'd ever had. And my taro falafel was also delicious. We can't resist their Waialua Chocolate Purse for dessert. I felt a little decadent afterward, but what the heck? There are lots of restaurants in our neighborhood, but for five years now we keep coming back to Merriman's which seems to be even better the last six months. Could it be the addition of the Maui Chef? We like the vibe. Energetic without being so loud you cannot carry on a conversation. We both think their Hawaiian music playlist is the best in the City. Wish I could think of something negative to say to make this review real. But having just come back from a great lunch with memories of a wonderful dinner there last night, I am only happy and satisfied.