Restaurants near Kolea at Waikoloa by South Kohala Management

I was really hoping to love this restaurant. It was nearly impossible to make a reservation, and I gladly took the only available spot. When we arrived, the restaurant was half-empty at 7:30 p.m. [It was already dark, so for those willing to pay $$$$ for the view, it’s pitch black at this hour]. We waited at our table for over 20 minutes for the waiter to acknowledge us. Not what you’d expect at this caliber restaurant. The waiter was really nice, but I am not sure why at these prices (e.g., $97 for a 7.0 oz fillet mignon) they were short-staffed. They also ran out of bread by the time we started placing our order. The food was good though nothing special w relatively small portions. If the sunset / ocean view is what you’re after, this is a great spot or … try lava lava right down the street.

We had a wonderful Christmas Eve buffet at the resort. Great service-accommodating to our picky kids-awesome waitress!!! Perfect way to spend the evening outside under the stars with an awesome duo for entertainment.

Highly recommend this restaurant We were a family of 10 and received the best meal and service of our vacation. Our server was friendly attentive and fun. The food was outstanding. There was live music that was enjoyable as background music. Not too loud and a talented musician. Only problem is they are so popular you need to reserve long in advance but well worth the effort.

Canoe House is a special place. The food is truly remarkable. The setting is gorgeous. Our server Dean was outstanding. He really helped make the experience special. He knows the menu and all the ingredients in great detail and was flexible in the way we ordered - allowing is to get half orders of various dishes so that we could create interesting combos. The restaurant is very expensive without a doubt. But they deliver in every way.

Incredible Roman style pizza. Quite possibly my top pizza expereince (and I've been all over Italy). Waikola coast backdrop doesn't hurt either.