Reviews for Hoku's Kahala in Honolulu, HI
We really wanted to like Hoku's and felt excited by the menu. The meal was all about presentation, and very little about making... the ingredients shine. It was underwhelming and not the fine dining experience we were expecting. Service is fantastic however,and our server was very attentive. My friend and I recently visited Hoku's and both chose their 4 course tasting menu. Iordered the beet salad, seafood ravioli, wagyu (for an upcharge), and pineapple upside down cake. My friend ordered the ahi,truffle pasta (upcharge), duck, and banana dessert. The beet salad was hard to get down (there were a few drops of dressing, andendive is bitter). The ravioli was delicious and I could have eaten 10 of them. My A5 wagyu was served over a taro/ham hash witha quail egg on top. Wagyu is hard to mess up , and I enjoyed this dish. My dining partners Ahi should not have been served, asthe chewy/tough pieces were molded into her carpaccio. Her truffle pasta could have been divine had it had salt. The duck washer favorite, but the portion is not a breast. The server poured a cream anglaise all over her banana dessert (which said itcame with a chocolate sauce). We assumed they are told to do this and there was so much cream anglaise that it ruined the bananadessert, she didn't eat it. Everything lacked seasoning, salt, or acid. Given that we ordered dishes that came off multiplestations in the kitchen, we could only surmise that this is intentional. The chef is intentionally choosing to under season eachcourse, and it ruined the meal. My dining partner has worked in some great restaurants, and didn't want to offend the kitchen byasking for salt. Read more
We had a lovely and special dinner here on our honeymoon. We did the 4 course meal and everything was so delicious, especially... the ravioli, short rib and desserts. We also had a beautiful sunset view and thoughtful and attentive service throughout. Wecan’t recommend highly enough for a special meal! Read more
By far the best restaurant during our trip to Hawaii with a real 5-star experience! Food, winelist, style, location/ambiente and... service (Lisa) at the highest level. Fine dining at it's best. We can highly recommend this place and already booked a table forour dinner tomorrow. We would award the 1st Michelin Star to Hoku's. Read more
This was an amazing brunch experience. Able to get your fill of food without feeling grossly stuffed. The presentation was... immaculate, although the drinks were rather expensive; not atypical in Hawaii though. A really nice bar area as well. Read more
We had a great time here. We each did the four-course meal and it was delicious. Make sure you get reservations long in advance... here, as this place gets booked quickly. We were lucky enough to get a window seat and the sunset was beautiful. Service wasgreat as well, the staff were very friendly. Read more
You can always expect a nice atmosphere and friendly attentive service at any of the dining establishments at the Kahala Hotel. ... The dinner menus are pre-fixed starting at the minimum of $100 with the four course version. The food is too pretentious forthis caliber of restaurant. This is not a Michelin 3 ?? restaurant. The duck breast on the menu equates to two pieces not awhole breast. The food is good, I will end it with that. Read more
Went there for brunch with the hubby to celebrate our 2 year anniversary. Food, service, ambiance were all fabulous! Seafood was... very fresh and was not fishy at all. I would recommend this restaurant 100% Read more
Very creative dishes with unique tastes. Loved the artistic presentations! Their A5 wagyu steak was super tender and juicy. Foie... gras appetizer was addicting. The warm chocolate coolant was to die for! And I loved the large selection of artisan teas. Thankyou for an unforgettable dinner. Read more