Best Brunch in Kauai?
 

Ok, so now I'm flummoxed.

I was trying to go to the Grant Hyatt for their Sunday Brunch, but their concierge has informed me that they no longer offer it.

I don't want to go up to the Princeville for theirs, as I'll have just left the resort (after being there for a week) the day before and will be in Lihue at the Hilton.

The Hyatt said to go to the Marriott, but I can't find any reviews of theirs anywhere except these little blurbs:

I want a brunch that is on par with what the Hyatt's was. Is this it?

This article says that the guy in charge of the Grand Hyatt brunch is now at the Courtyard Marriott. The article is about 1.5 years old though.

http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2...ness/bus01.txt

Yeah, but the Courtyard Marriott is now the ResortQuest Kauai, and they don't have a brunch.

I tried that route already :)

would love to know about dining options at Marriott since we'll be there for a week on points (though debating whether to do bargain rate at Hilton)

Unless I get any other suggestions, we're going to do the brunch at the Marriott on the 27th (after all, the Hyatt recommended it, so...)

I'll post back here with more info on that. We have some really awesome brunches to compare it to, in fact, we'll be going to one of the best on the east coast (if not THE best) the Sunday previous, so if it isn't worth the cost, we'll let y'all know.

We're not big brunch people. I never think they are worth the cost, but I am looking forward to your review. We'll be going to Kauai (Hyatt) at the end of the month and might splurge. I'm really surprised that they don't have a brunch at the hotel.

I have stayed at the Marriott 3 times, and will give compliments to the brunch. As it has been a year since I have been there, I can't really give a lot of details about what was good/bad about it, but I do recommend it. The food was good, service was good, I had 0 complaints about it. I ate the Sunday brunch all 3 times I was there. Everytime I was there I was with a different group, and never had anyone dislike it.

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Just got back from the brunch.

It was $36.50 and we felt that it was a reasonable value for the price.

They had:

Shrimp, smelt and vegetable tempura.

Traditional, salmon and hash eggs benedict.

Fresh carved roast beef (medium rare to medium).

All had multiple sauces to accompany them, such as ponzu for the tempura and multiple types of horseradish sauce for the beef.

The omelet station had shrimp, salmon and crab in addition to the normal additives such as ham, cheese and peppers. The waffles were prepared in the kitchen rather than at a station, but there were more toppings than the traditional strawberries and cream, such as pineapple and guava.

Champagne was free-flowing throughout the brunch, and my glass was refilled multiple times (my husbands not-so-much because he was the designated driver, but every time it was even a centimeter lowered, it was refilled.)

The sushi offerings were mainly california rolls, with some completely vegetarian rolls. There was also peel and eat shrimp and crab with drawn butter. There were some frittatas, salmon and mushroom crepes, and some other items similar. There was a salad bar. I saw bacon and breakfast sausage. There were no scrambled eggs or anything similar to that, but there were breakfast potatoes and steamed rice.

The only other things they have were a breads (muffins, pastries and some cereal) bar and a dessert bar (some puddings, pies and a few japanese style cakes).

I wasn't overly impressed, but I wasn't entirely disappointed. As I alluded to earlier, my husband and I tried to figure out during the meal how much the meal should cost (we didn't look at the price before we sat down) and we actually came up with a $35 mainland fee. We figured it would cost more because it was on Hawaii and things cost more in general, plus there's the tourism fees they tack on. When we got the bill and saw it was $36.50 we felt it was a good value for Hawaii.

We would recommend it for quality over quantity if the things I've described are the things you like to eat. I haven't missed describing anything - that's really all there is. However, the salmon benedict and the shrimp and crab omelet alone on Kauai would normally run you at least $17 or so each somewhere else, so getting to try both and get lunch on top of that, and have drinks included is a fair deal.

I would show up around 11, start eating breakfast, then linger past noon and start eating lunch. The lunch options are few (tempura, beef, sushi, salad, seafood crepes, dessert) but they are filling, so you probably won't need to eat the rest of the day.

Then again, if you're not a brunch person, it certainly isn't for you.

For 37 dollars that seems like a good deal with lots of selection. Ill have to try it next time I am in Hawaii. Thanks for the update

CPTANGO

Heathriel, I assume you are talking that you did eat at the Marriott Brunch, is that correct. If so, if you want scrambled eggs, or eggs over easy, etc, the lady at the omelet station will be happy to make them fresh for you. Yes its a bit strange that there is no separate scrambled egg dish on the line, but its there if you ask to have it prepared, and it is fresher that way anyway.

Thanks for the review of the brunch. Did you do the brunch at Princeville also (not sure if you posted that). Were any other drinks offered (since we're not ones to partake in champagne)... also DS will be 15 and I don't think they'll be serving him any (nor would we want that).
Carolyn

This was the brunch at the Marriott - we did not do the brunch at the Princeville.

Drinks included in the brunch that I could readily see were:

Water
Tea
Coffee
Orange Juice
Guava Juice
Champagne

You may have been able to ask for milk or hot chocolate as well and have it included, not sure. Those are just the things that were out or directly asked for. I think they would have charged extra for soda.

Another option might be Gaylord's, which is $22.95. I have been there for breakfast, but not brunch, which includes kalua pork hash - which sounds interesting.

http://www.gaylordskauai.com/menu.as...t%20&%20Brunch

That menu reminds me once more of why I dislike Gaylords.

I'd most likely end up there eating a pancake or two and a salad. Their "special lunch entree" is most likely to be some kind of pork or beef, and I'm guessing their non-meat-a-tarian option is "Have the salad." And it probably has bacon on it. I found most of the pasta salad I encountered in Kauai had pork in it, too.

At least there is a choice of eggs, but only one with fish and it's Cajun?!

Oh, please.

To each their own, though. This just seems like an overpriced breakfast to me. You can get all or most of these items at the Oki diner in Lihue not far down the road from Gaylords.

http://www.visitormagazines.com/kaua...idiner-KV.html