Reviews for The Seaside Restaurant and Aqua Farm in Hilo, HI

This is a quaint old restaurant in a fish farm. The food is fabulous. Fresh bacon wrapped scallops with linguini was incredible.... The escargot is also wonderful but the wait is SO long, even to get your drinks. The servers were so kind and helpful and theowner walks around to check on you. It took over an hour for food though. Do not go if you are in a hurry. Read more

Seaside is a tremendously charming little restaurant. Built in a converted house, they offer some absolutely fabulous food and... cocktails. The teriyaki butterfish was perfectly crispy on the outside and flaky and moist on the inside. The mashed potatoeswere light and flavorful, and the veggies were sautéed deceptively well given their unimpressive appearance. The Mai Tai was atad on the sweet side, but not really a bad thing and overall quite enjoyable. The lilikoi lemon drop was also fantastic.Everyone here is super nice, and it's definitely worth a visit for a nice night out. Read more

Amazing but affordable seafood! We were so happy with the Chinese style steam fish, delicious snow crab and hamachi kama. Four... hamachi kama was only $14! Read more

Went for dinner with a large party. Service was excellent & the food was perfect. I had the Chinese style Opakapaka which was... delicious. Husband had the Miso Butterfish which is his favorite dish. We love this restaurant. The food & the service isalways consistent & excellent! Read more

Fabulous restaurant located across from the ocean at Richardson Beach. Lots of fish options. Duck was delicious.

Exceptional service and amazing food. The ahi nachos are my favorite seafood appetizer I've ever had!

Wonderful local restaurant. Modest looking place out and inside but don't let that stop you from tasting the most delicious food... you will have in Hilo. Service was fast and staff were helpful and attentive. 100% recommended. Chilean seabas, Salmon withmushroom sauce were delicious, and their signature dessert the bread putting with icecream and coconut sauce were fantastic. Read more

Summary: great food, very slow service. Tried the sushi (sashimi and rolls), fried aholehole, and macadamia encrusted mahi.... Sushi was top marks, mahi was excellent, and aholehole was good, just not what I was expecting. Drinks were good, at localprices ($12 for a cocktail), and I was pleased to find Longboard on tap. The atmosphere was what you would expect from ahistoric establishment like this: no frills and charming in its own, unique way. This is a place where you eating amazing sushiand buy the cool t-shirt on the way out (check them out? they?re cool and $18). My real problem was with the slow andinconsistent service. Some items, like those out of the fryer (calamari strips for the keiki) came out almost immediately.Anything from the raw bar took seemingly forever. Order sushi and hot meals? Prepare for your hot meals to come out aftersitting under the heat lamp for a bit while the sushi is getting prepped. I suppose you could chalk up the service miss to theCOVID labor problem. My solution: order two drinks instead of one right away and drink through any impatient impulses you maylean towards. The service miss was not a reason to avoid the OG atmosphere and tasty eats. Read more