Kukui's Restaurant at Kalapaki Beach

3.5

382 Reviews

$31 to $50

Hawaii Regional Cuisine

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2 people

8 Mar 2025

19:00

Booked 3 times today

Dine with us under the stars over looking Kalapaki Beach and enjoy regional cuisines with fresh island fish and delicious steaks, luxurious hand made cocktails.

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Location
3610 Rice Street, Lihue, HI 96766
Phone number
(808) 246-5042
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Hawaii Regional Cuisine, American, International
Hours of Operation
Breakfast Daily 07:00–11:00 Bar Daily 11:00–22:30 Lunch Daily 11:00–17:00 Dinner Mon, Wed–Sun 17:00–21:30
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Complimentary Valet parking
Payment Options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Montemayor, Jhonny

HAWAIIAN PAPAYA & FRESH BERRIESUS$14.00
GREEN SMOOTHIEUS$14.00
Spinach | Avocado | Banana | Pineapple | Almond Milk | Chia Seeds
KUKUI'S ISLAND PARFAITUS$16.00
Greek Yogurt | Seasonal Fruits & Berries | Granola | Toasted Coconut | Kaua'i honey
ACAI BOWLUS$19.00
Banana | Strawberry | Fresh Papaya Sauce | Coconut | Granola | Kaua'i Honey

BATTERS & GRAINS

STEEL CUT OATSUS$15.00
Brown Sugar | Raisins | Toasted Macadamia Nuts
AVOCADO TOASTUS$21.00
Multigrain | Avocado | Chili Crunch | Marinated Tomato
SMOKED SALMON BAGELUS$24.00
Plain Bagel | Tomato | Red Onion | Capers | Cream Cheese | Lemon
BUTTERMILK PANCAKE STACKUS$22.00
Three Buttermilk Pancakes | Whipped Butter | Pineapple & Mango Chutney | Maple Syrup or Coconut Syrup
HAWAIIAN FRENCH TOASTUS$26.00
Sweet Bread | Caramelized Banana | Macadamia Nuts | Coconut Syrup

OMELETS

ISLE STYLE OMELETUS$27.00
Kalua Pork | Big Island Mushroom | White Cheddar Uncle Norm’s Fried Rice
KALAPAKI OMELETUS$28.00
Egg Whites | Shrimp | Tomato | Baby Spinach | Feta Chives | Breakfast Potatoes

KUKUI'S FAVORITES

BROKEN YOLK SANDWICHUS$22.00
Smoked Bacon | Cage Free Egg | White Cheddar | Wild Arugula | Spicy Aioli | Ciabatta Roll | Breakfast Potatoes
TWO EGGS, ANY STYLEUS$26.00
Two Cage Free eggs | Choice of Breakfast Meat | Toast | Breakfast Potatoes
THE GRIDDLEUS$28.00
Silver Dollar Pancakes | Two Cage Free Eggs | Smoked Bacon | Breakfast Potatoes | Maple Syrup or Coconut Syrup
BREAKFAST BOWLUS$25.00
Baby Spinach | Rainbow Quinoa | Avocado | Sweet Potato Big Island Mushrooms | Chili Crunch
LOCO MOCOUS$28.00
Wagyu Beef Patty or Kalua Pork | Two Cage Free Eggs Steamed White Rice | Mushroom Gravy
BENEDICT FLORENTINEUS$29.00
Poached Eggs | Baby Spinach | English Muffin | Hollandaise | Gruyere | Chili Crunch

SIDES

TOASTUS$5.00
White | Wheat | Sourdough | English Muffin
TOASTED BAGEL | CREAM CHEESEUS$8.00
MAUI GOLD PINEAPPLE SPEARSUS$9.00
BERRY BOWLUS$12.00
BREAKFAST MEATSUS$10.00
Smoked Bacon | Portuguese Sausage | Pork Sausage Chicken Sausage
BREAKFAST POTATOESUS$7.00

BEVERAGES

FRESHLY BREWED KAUAI COFFEEUS$7.00
ESPRESSO SINGLEUS$4.00
ESPRESSO DOUBLEUS$6.00
CAFFE AMERICANOUS$8.00
CAFFE LATTEUS$8.00
CAPPUCCINOUS$8.00
ICED COFFEEUS$7.00
HOT TEAUS$7.00
English Breakfast | Earl Grey | Green | Herbal
FRESHLY SQUEEZED ORANGE JUICEUS$9.00
JUICEUS$8.00
Apple | Cranberry | Grapefruit | P.O.G | Tomato

EYE OPENERS

KAI'S COFFEEUS$16.00
Koloa Dark Rum | Kauai Coffee | Vanilla Syrup | Whip Cream
GUAVA SPRITZUS$15.00
La Marca Prosecco | Splash of Guava
COOL BREEZEUS$17.00
Hornitos Reposado | P.O.G. | Triple Sec | Lime | Hawaiian Salt
BLOODY MARYUS$17.00
Tito’s Vodka | Spicy Tomato | Horseradish | Lime

KEIKI MENU (12 and under)

Scrambled eggs | bacon | potatoesUS$10.00
Silver Dollar Pancakes (3) | maple syrup | whipped creamUS$10.00
Hawaiian French Toast | maple syrup | whipped creamUS$10.00

What 382 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.5

3.5 based on recent ratings

3.6Food
3.7Service
4.1Ambience
3Value

Noise • Moderate

Diners' Choice Awards

Kauai
Hawaii Regional Cuisine

382 Reviews

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Rick
Charleston
4 reviews
1.0
4 reviews
Dined on 15 February 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Don’t waste your time with this restaurant as the entire dining experience was terrible! We booked online and used the driving directions provided on the website. They took us to the back of the hotel with no access to the restaurant. I called the number provided and it went to an assistant food manager at the hotel not the restaurant. When we arrived for our 7:15 reservation with a party of four we were told they were running 45 minutes behind. We decided to wait as it was Valentine’s Day. The hostess was completely incompetent. There were many open tables already set yet no one was seated during the entire time we waited. The hostess took a party of two and seated them at a table for four having walked by five open tables for two. We were eventually seated at a table for 8 despite there being open tables for four. The appetizers and desert were buffet style so there was no excuse for the slow pace of service. The beef was done nicely and the food tasty.
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Miles
VIP
Hawaii
29 reviews
1.0
29 reviews
Dined on 15 February 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Reservations were for 7:00 pm but got seated at 7:30. The waiter started serving us at 7:45. There were plates for bread but no bread. There was soup at the buffet but no bowls. Dessert bar was blocked by staff who didn’t be concerned about patrons waiting to get to to the dessert bar. Selection was sparse. Had to wait another 15 minutes for the check. The bill should have been for two at $85.00 but with one glass of iced tea we spent approximately $230. Will never go back there again.
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John
VIP
Los Angeles
41 reviews
5.0
41 reviews
Dined on 14 January 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Enjoy the restaurant, was not super busy. The service was excellent . Our server was Marites she was lovely and very attentive to our needs. She had great knowledge about the menu. We had a great conversation about wine. She had good knowledge and recommendations and the reason why. We ordered appetizers shrimp. We ordered pasta and pork. We would order again. The price was fair portions are on large size. Did not order dessert.
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Karen
Portland
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 28 December 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
We went to Kukui’s because it had fairly good reviews and had seating available. It is not wheelchair friendly or for anyone that has walking issues. Long walk down to the restaurant. The meal and staff were great but the constant moving of the chairs were very loud and annoying and ruined what should have been a nice dinner. Also, 25.00 for a 9 oz glass of Pinot Grigio was way over the top in terms of value.
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Shweta
San Diego
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 26 December 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
The Christmas dinner buffet was ok. The pupus, salads, sides were better than meat mains. The meat mains were bland and dry. The reason for my one star review is due to bad services and rude staff. We were made to wait an hour for a table even though there were 8-10 empty tables… pretty bad management by hostess. And then when we were seated our server was extremely rude and was acting like they were doing us a favour! And we barely got our meat mains when we were slapped with bill on the table…. No asking if everything was good and if we were having a good time. And then they came back again and asked us for a card very rudely. We felt we were being rushed out !!! This has been my most awful experience ever at a restaurant. Would not recommend this restaurant at all even to those staying in the resort.
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John
VIP
San Francisco
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on 29 November 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Nice place at the hotel, near the pool. Very convenient for guests.
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Joan
VIP
Hawaii
35 reviews
3.0
35 reviews
Dined on 16 November 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
They had two new servers in training so that did affect service. The French onion soup had a good flavor but it was so thick it could not really be called soup. The broccolini was excellent. The pork belly was tasty but the bow was compressed and flat and dry. The sauce didn’t really help. The best salad was loaded with beets but just not very good..
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Bola
Minneapolis
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 5 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
It was my birthday and I had a good time the food was great.
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Judymanynames
VIP
San Francisco
33 reviews
1.0
33 reviews
Dined on 8 June 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
The restaurant was undergoing major renovations so they suggested we eat elsewhere. The menu was extremely limited and it was not a nice setting. We did leave and go elsewhere.
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TTBB
Hawaii
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on 31 May 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 1
Restaurant is under renovation and menu offerings were limited. Food was overpriced and the quality just wasn’t there. We were left very disappointed.
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Kukui's Restaurant at Kalapaki Beach offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (808) 246-5042.

Kukui's Restaurant at Kalapaki Beach is rated 3.5 stars by 382 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

8 Mar 2025

19:00

Booked 3 times today

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3610 Rice Street, Lihue, HI 96766

Dining areas

Additional information

Phone number
(808) 246-5042
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Hawaii Regional Cuisine, American, International
Hours of Operation
Breakfast Daily 07:00–11:00 Bar Daily 11:00–22:30 Lunch Daily 11:00–17:00 Dinner Mon, Wed–Sun 17:00–21:30
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Complimentary Valet parking
Payment Options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Montemayor, Jhonny

Kukui's Restaurant at Kalapaki Beach

Make a booking

Dining areas

Additional information

FRESH START

HAWAIIAN PAPAYA & FRESH BERRIESUS$14.00

GREEN SMOOTHIEUS$14.00

KUKUI'S ISLAND PARFAITUS$16.00

ACAI BOWLUS$19.00

BATTERS & GRAINS

STEEL CUT OATSUS$15.00

AVOCADO TOASTUS$21.00

SMOKED SALMON BAGELUS$24.00

BUTTERMILK PANCAKE STACKUS$22.00

HAWAIIAN FRENCH TOASTUS$26.00

OMELETS

ISLE STYLE OMELETUS$27.00

KALAPAKI OMELETUS$28.00

KUKUI'S FAVORITES

BROKEN YOLK SANDWICHUS$22.00

TWO EGGS, ANY STYLEUS$26.00

THE GRIDDLEUS$28.00

BREAKFAST BOWLUS$25.00

LOCO MOCOUS$28.00

BENEDICT FLORENTINEUS$29.00

SIDES

TOASTUS$5.00

TOASTED BAGEL | CREAM CHEESEUS$8.00

MAUI GOLD PINEAPPLE SPEARSUS$9.00

BERRY BOWLUS$12.00

BREAKFAST MEATSUS$10.00

BREAKFAST POTATOESUS$7.00

BEVERAGES

FRESHLY BREWED KAUAI COFFEEUS$7.00

ESPRESSO SINGLEUS$4.00

ESPRESSO DOUBLEUS$6.00

CAFFE AMERICANOUS$8.00

CAFFE LATTEUS$8.00

CAPPUCCINOUS$8.00

ICED COFFEEUS$7.00

HOT TEAUS$7.00

FRESHLY SQUEEZED ORANGE JUICEUS$9.00

JUICEUS$8.00

EYE OPENERS

KAI'S COFFEEUS$16.00

GUAVA SPRITZUS$15.00

COOL BREEZEUS$17.00

BLOODY MARYUS$17.00

KEIKI MENU (12 and under)

Scrambled eggs | bacon | potatoesUS$10.00

Silver Dollar Pancakes (3) | maple syrup | whipped creamUS$10.00

Hawaiian French Toast | maple syrup | whipped creamUS$10.00

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