Best Hawaii Regional Cuisine Restaurants in Hawaii Kai

Excellent food and service. Any visit to Honolulu should include a meal here. The view is spectacular of the bay/ocean, and you will enjoy the fine dining and lovely atmosphere!

Food was delicious, and loved the ambiance with the live music, dim lighting, and the restaurant being right next to the ocean. Me and my wife went on Valentine’s Day and we were able to get in right at our reservation time. She had the margarita pizza and I had the ribeye with jalapeño mashed potatoes and Swiss chard. The jalapeño mashed potatoes were incredible and so was the rib eye, which was cooked perfectly medium and tasted better than most nice steak houses I’ve been to. I would always recommend monkey pod to people looking for a good place to eat with a nice environment and setting.

We had the Valentine's Day dinner at Roy's. They had a super cute love balloon set up for photos and all the tables had pink and white napkins. We were greeted by every staff member as we passed and wished happy Valentine's Day by our server. The pre fixe menu was lovely. Lobster balls and salad to start and a large choice of mains, followed by an amazing dessert. They were able to accommodate for gluten and dairy free. We chose to sit outside and loved the ocean view and sunset. We chose non-alcoholic local mules for cocktails and they were lovely. Overall it was a beautiful evening we were very thankful for.

This is not our first visit to the Hula Grill and will not be the last. This visit was for my husbands 60th birthday. I wish we were seated at the rail but table was just fine. The service and food were both perfect. The new bartender had trouble making a bay breeze, kept forgetting the pineapple, but they corrected it fast and without attitudes :-) grateful. I appreciated that the music playing was Hawaiian. We come to Hawaii almost yearly and Hawaiian music is what we want to hear when having a meal. So thank you Hula Grill for a great meal and great atmosphere. Was wonderful. Oh FISH “ALL” was cooked to perfection!

When in Hawaii we stay at The Kahala so breakfast is a must at Plumeria Beach House. Service was excellent thanks to Brad our server and the food was awesome and delicious as always. Highly recommend the sunrise papaya with the addition of crisp bacon and the Hawaiian style Bennie with taro English muffins and pork short rib,tender and delicious. Keeps us coming back for more.