Consolidated Maui Restaurants Thread
 

Aroma Di Italia is kaput
Empty for about a month
Kihei has lost
Aroma
Lulus
Alexander's
And n Wailea , Matteo's

We had a great meal at Amasia, alan Wong's restaurant in the Grand Wailea.

Japengo (sushi restaurant at Hyatt) was outstanding, even by California standards, and a good value given the size of the portions (the rolls were about 3x larger than we see at home!). Highly recommend.

Pineapple Grill at Kapalua Bay course was also enjoyable. Can't beat 1/2 price apps and hhour drinks in the large bar area. The ahi taco and calamari appetizers were great, but the quesadilla was a miss. Skip the pineapple upside down dessert and go with the bread pudding instead.

Star Noodle was a major disappointment - highly rated on TA and yelp but don't waste your time here. Cold garlic noodles and yucky vietnamese "crepe" (which was not a crepe at all but really more of a fried shell taco lettuce wrap idea). Mrs. B is throwing up her meal in the next room.

Will update as the week goes by.

Thanks for the reviews. Pineapple Grill sounds great.

Consolidated "Maui Restaurants" Thread
 

Hi guys, I'm going to be touring around Maui for about two weeks. It's my first time to Hawaii. I would appreciate if you guys can give me some tips into cheap eats or good value restaurants

Thx!

Aloha Mixed Plate in Lahaina has great views and good food at reasonable prices.

Moose McGillicuddy's in Kihei or Lahaina. I recommend the Mahi Mahi Fish and Chips.
Da Kitchen - various locations. Authentic Hawaiian plate lunch. In fact, it's hard to beat a plate lunch for value, wherever you get one (and there are plenty of places).
Cheeseburger in Paradise - Lahaina.

Never left any of those places hungry.

They also have cheap places like McDonalds, though we have a rule when in Maui that we don't eat anyplace that we can get on the mainland.

Thanks for the suggestions guys!

This is my first time to Hawaii. Can I get around with using my credit card or I need to have cash on hand for most food purchases?

Being in HI is like being anywhere else in the US as far as paying for things.

Make sure you convert your U.S. cash to Hawaiian dollars before you leave, though. They really rip you off once you get there.

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Try Leoda's if for nothing else the deserts!

Some of the smaller, most local, places only take cash. A few places take cards in the evening but not at breakfast. Not that big a deal but always carry what you might spend in case you need it.

The Da Kitchen by the airport is quite good and gets much better reviews than the location in Kihei. Charley's in Paia is a breakfast institution. (In both cases portions are very large so don't over-order). Coconuts in Kihei has good fish tacos.

For better suggestions you mention where in the island you plan to stay. (Its an island, but not that little). Check out Trip Advisor too.

Aloha

Maui - food within walking distance of the Four Seasons
 

Greetings all. Treating ourselves to a few days at the Four Seasons at Wailea. Don't intend to have a car. Sure, can and probably will eat some meals on the resort. But, to the degree possible, want to consider going out. So .... anyone with reasonably recent experiences with anyplace walking distance from the Four Seasons? any meal, any "level" of food, including markets if we want to buy snacks etc.? Thanks so much for your help.

Well, the good news is that of all the resorts on the island from which you could walk to a number of nice restaurants, Wailea is the sweet spot. The outdoor shopping center area alone has several, and if you don't mind a bit of a walk, MonkeyPod is a nice change of pace, though it doesn't offer the ocean views you (and I) generally might want.