Nui Italian

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1. D

   Donna

   San Francisco

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   We made a reservation at this restaurant well in advance for our stay at the Hilton Waikoloa Village resort for our Christmas dinner. After we checked in and a brief wait, we were initially given a “spot” by the bar area with stools. I asked for a booth, the woman was mumbled something and then directed us to two small tables put together next the bar far away from the main dining area. I didn’t like it but also didn’t want to make a big fuss and ruin our Christmas dinner. So we sat down and soon after our waitress brought us water and then asked my daughter to move her chair to the side of the table because it’s blocking the walkway behind her. Well at that time I couldn’t take it anymore and told the waitress they didn’t even give us a proper table to sit. She responded, “Well, all of our tables inside were reserved and we don’t have any table…”. I interjected her by telling her we did have a reservation and I’m not ok for them to put us in an improper sppt for our dinner. This was then FINALLY we were given a table in the main dining area. And you know what the entire time we’re there, there’s at least one if not more than one open table there. So they lied in order to put us somewhere else away from the main dining area. For what reason? I have my guesses but no matter it was, I felt apprehensive and really shocked about the way we were treated. Food was not bad but we are not going back ever.
   

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   SouthBayFoodie

   VIP

   San Francisco

   7 reviews

   2.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Just terrible quality of food for a 4-star hotel Italian restaurant. We had 2 pizzas - the dough felt stale and the cheese was of poor quality. The ingredients were just thrown on top of the Roman pizza. Honestly Domino’s is way better than pizza vs this. Hilton Waikoloa is a beautiful resort but they need to shut down this restaurant or redo it.
   

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   Melanie

   Edmonton

   11 reviews

   4.0

   11 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Food was good, but not exceptional, and pricey. This restaurant does not have an ocean view but there is outdoor seating around a green space.
   

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   Killian-Summers

   Palm Springs

   31 reviews

   5.0

   31 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Wonderful location atmosphere food and service resort prices but good portions and excellent cocktails
   

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   Chris

   VIP

   Raleigh

   15 reviews

   5.0

   15 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

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

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   Rosalie

   Washington DC

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Nui Restaurant offers a warm and welcoming atmosphere with genuinely kind service, even amidst the hustle of an extremely busy evening. I ordered the fish of the day, which, unfortunately, was overcooked, but the flavorful sauce and perfectly prepared vegetables made up for it. My husband thoroughly enjoyed his chicken parmesan—well-executed, with a creative bruschetta twist and a standout touch of goat cheese. The drinks were the real highlight! Both the Tuscan Sour and the Lilikoi Negroni were delightful and original. Despite the hiccup with the fish, Nui is a place we’d visit again for the inventive cocktails and thoughtful touches.
   

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   Sharon

   VIP

   New York City

   24 reviews

   1.0

   24 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Over priced, food below average. Service awful Disappointed for what they charged Junk!!!!
   

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   Dianne

   Palm Springs

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   It took over an hour for our food to be served with 2 dishes that had obviously been sitting and were not hot. For the price it was very poor service. Food was ok but nothing special.
   

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   Jane

   VIP

   Munich

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Very nice restaurant with very tasty food and good atmosphere. We had pizza for all of us for an appetizer and pasta and salads for our main dishes. Everybody enjoyed the food and we will be eating there again in couple days.
   

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    Prabhu

    VIP

    New York City

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

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

    It was OK food, at a high price with below avg service
    

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