Brown's Beach House - The Fairmont Orchid - Kohala Coast

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   Mary

   Columbus

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lovely restaurant along the water! Great atmosphere with very kind and attentive staff. The food was delicious!
   

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   Becca

   VIP

   San Francisco

   17 reviews

   4.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on 27 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Really delicious food and amazing service. Everyone was so kind. And the view was incredible! Right in front of the beach. The whole experience was delightful.
   

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   Bridget

   VIP

   Los Angeles

   15 reviews

   1.0

   15 reviews

   Dined on 27 December 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   The ambiance great but the dinner not great; mahi was dry and without any flavor. The cioppino was watery.
   

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   Leif

   Hawaii

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 23 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Above and beyond service, and outstanding food. The ambiance is the true embodiment of everything you consider Hawaii.
   

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   georgep

   Phoenix

   17 reviews

   5.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on 20 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful meal, from appetizer to main course to dessert. All six of us really enjoyed our experience
   

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   gayle

   VIP

   Houston

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 20 December 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was terrible. The duck was all fat and my husbands eggplant wasn’t much better. The waitress took my dinner back to the kitchen abd I had to wait 39 minutes to get another piece of duck which was better the second time. They should never have served that first piece of duck. We were very disappointed. Awful food.
   

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   Erin

   VIP

   Hawaii

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 17 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Frank our server was great! We loved the food and the ambiance.
   

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   Bob

   VIP

   San Francisco

   33 reviews

   5.0

   33 reviews

   Dined on 15 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful dining experience - great sunset, live lyric, friendly staff (Ann) and wine selection.
   

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   Pamela

   Hawaii

   4 reviews

   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 15 December 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Brown's Beach House is a beautiful restaurant. The atmosphere is very, very nice and the view over the ocean is lovely. The problem is their significant price increases since covid. I am a local who used to go to Brown's for every special occasion and have recommended it extensively over the years. Not anymore. MP for a piece of okay, but not great, mahi mahi, three spears of asparagus, and three fingerling potatoes is robbery. $78 for a piece of Kampachi with rice porridge? Seriously? The menu online was one third the price and double the size of dining choices. I trusted the online menu even though friends and family have told me that it's nearly doubled in cost. The food was downright mediocre when it used to be fantastic. Spending money on dinner is fine as long as I can't make it better at home. The food we ate last night was, without a doubt, something that I could have made at my house and liked much more. Do yourself a favor and skip Brown's until they get back to their previous standard.
   

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    Marlene

    Calgary

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 11 December 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    We had a good meal, but for the price we were charged, it should’ve been an outstanding meal. I can’t give it top rating because it was a pretty average meal for such a high price.  The mahi-mahi was a little overcooked as it was tough and chewy. We ordered a side of mushrooms and it turned out the entrees were heavy on mushrooms already - that should have been pointed out. Service was excellent.
    

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