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Ono Family Restaurant
May 11, 2007 by Cheryl from Long Beach

Overall Rating: 9
Food:[10] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[7]

• The food, especially breakfast, is wonderful!
• No AC and gets really busy, especially on weekends.

“Ono means good in Hawaiian and that's an apt description of the food at this local's favorite. Ono's has arguably the best breakfast on Kauai. The pancakes are delicious, but my personal favorite is Eggs Veggie. This is a vegetarian version of eggs Benedict: soft boiled eggs served on English muffins with fresh sauteed vegetables and wonderful hollandaise sauce. Served with a slice of fresh papaya. We travel to Kauai yearly and I look forward to eggs veggie as one of the highlights of my trip. Get there before 9:00 or you will probably have to wait for a table. Their kitchen is small and gets slammed when they are busy and if it is a hot day be sure to get a seat by a window-no AC!”

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Kountry Kitchen Restaurant
May 11, 2007 by Cheryl from Long Beach

Overall Rating: 8
Food:[10] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[6]

• Breakfast is great.
• Atmosphere is not great; needs refurbishing.

“Fabulous breakfasts! Try the cheesy eggs! The pancakes are great, too. This is a favorite with locals because the food is plentiful and not expensive. Service is responsive although the tiny kitchen gets a little backed up when it's full as it often is. The dining room has been remodeled over the years, but looks worn.”

Caffee Coco
May 11, 2007 by Cheryl from Long Beach

Overall Rating: 9
Food:[10] • Service:[7] • Atmosphere:[9]

• Food, atmosphere are excellent. Try the pot stickers!
• Service is slow at times.

“Imagine dining in a rain forest on wonderful fish served on a bed of silver noodles and fresh vegetables with pot stickers to die for! Cafe Coco is a unique dining experience. Dining tables are outside under a canopy in a lovely, romantic garden setting. The food is excellent and the menu is different every night. The service may be slow at times, but I highly recommend this restaurant.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Hanalei Gourmet The
Apr 6, 2007 by Paul from Palmer Lake, CO

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• The open atmosphere of the building, the service, and the great food.
• We had just hiked 3 days of Nepal coast and were beat, tired & hungry.

“We've been to the "best little", "out of the ordinary" restaurants all across the use. We celebrate at our traditional "once a year" places for special occasions. We've managed and owned a number of restaurants in Austin, TX and throughout the front range of Colorado. Good food, good service, and good atmosphere are something we enjoy getting away for every once in a while, especially having three kids all under five. The Hanalei gourmet is our top, "numerous undo", restaurant that we have ever been to. The atmosphere, food, service, scenery, music, weather, historic building, geckos, beach, waterfalls, mountains, fragrant smell, hectare the best overall combination to be had! Unfortunately, we have never had the opportunity to take our kids there. But we did log onto this site after discussing a Hawaiian vacation and figuring out all of the places we wanted to take our kids to. It's a family, singles, romantic, dropping' in, comfortable environment. I highly recommend it to anyone going to the island of Kauai! "Big Tim" is a great host and obviously loves his business. It shows in every area. We can't wait to get back.”

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Green Garden
Sep 15, 2006 by mike from seattle

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Great Tee shirts!!
• Can get busy!!

“This is where I learned to eat rice at breakfast back in 1965, when I was working for the Pacific Missile Range. Ate there many times, and have been there sense. Going to Kauai next month, and will return again!”

0 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Duanes Ono Burger
Aug 29, 2006 by Bryan

Overall Rating: 8
Food:[9] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[6]

• Good old fashioned hamburgers!
• No public bathroom.

“One Burger was recommended to us by one of the locals we met at our resort. A very small and easy to miss burger stand on the side of the highway in Anahola. The burgers are simple, made with fresh ingredients and your choice of Hawaiian 'style'. The patties aren't huge but the hamburgers are made the old fashioned way. Delicious! (And a thousand times better than the excuse for burgers we were served at Bubba's burger's!). Stop on your way up to the north shore and take your food to go. Or relax on the patio seating and enjoy.”

7 of 9 people found this review helpful.

Beach House Restaurant
Jul 13, 2006 by Susan from Baltimore

Overall Rating: 1
Food:[1] • Service:[7] • Atmosphere:[6]

• Nice View.
• Dangerous Food.

“Nice View, Dangerous Food: Read great reviews, so booked two weeks in advance for our first night. What a disaster - My husband got food poisoning from the Asian Duck. Flew from the East coast and spent thousands of dollars on air and hotel - where we spent most of our vacation. Had to make a trip to Wilcox hospital where they confirmed food poisoning. It took a week to get over it. The marketing manager at the hotel said he would call the Beach House. We never heard a thing. I also wrote when we got home; no response to the email. Food safety should be a restaurant's top priority. DO NOT risk your vacation ”

0 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Tomkats Grille Inc
Apr 11, 2006 by Tammy from Morgantown, WV

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Atmosphere, we could hear the chef singing in the kitchen.
• Absolutely NOTHING.

“My husband and I visited Tomcats during our honeymoon in 2004. We loved this charming little restaurant SO MUCH we opted to go back on our last night in Kauai. What a lovely place. Eating at this restaurant allows you to step outside the realm of "tourist" and see Hawaii as an islander. Well, probably as closely as we can ever see it without actually moving there. Although the food is relatively similar to our meals on the "mainland"; the atmosphere and aloha spirit is truly something to experience. It was amazing place and I'm looking forward to visiting again. ”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Casa Di Amici
Mar 18, 2006 by Ken from Lafayette

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Small, intimate, very good food, attentive service.
• A bit hard to find, study a map first.

“This was a chance find for us. We had intended to eat at Roy's but wanted something a little more unique. Cafe di Amici filled the bill. Northern Italian menu with a very interesting Hawaiian or international mix. We were able to sit on the Lanai, only tables for 2, where it is very intimate. Service was prompt and attentive. The menu is very extensive. We had fresh tomatoes with pesto and mozzarella and sauteed mushrooms as appetizers. Entrees, tiger prawns in lobster sauce and classic fettuccini alfredo, both very good.”

4 of 5 people found this review helpful.

J Js Broiler
Oct 25, 2005 by Marc from Ottawa, Ontario CANADA

Overall Rating: 8
Food:[8] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[9]

• The food was amazing.
• The fact that we couldn't live in Kauai.

“My wife and I ate here at this restaurant our first day in Kauai and on our last. The service was wonderful, the food was divine and the atmosphere amazing. The price, HEY. It's Hawai'i. Nothing is cheap. It was worth it.”

0 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Beach House Restaurant
Aug 28, 2005 by jo from santa maria ca

Overall Rating: 9
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[9]

• direct sun at front tables

“Of course you can't beat the view. Problem is if you get a front table the heat from the beautiful setting sun is very uncomfortable. I would recommend asking for a raised booth. you do have people in front of you but you are slightly higher and much more confortable. Prices are high but its worth it.”

2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

La Playita Azul
Aug 28, 2005 by jo from santa maria ca

Overall Rating: 9
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[9]

• We liked it so much we went back many times.

“First of all the variety and quality of the food was excellent. Everyone was super friendly. The service also was excellent. You were given more than enough, if you had a fridge and microwave you had lunch for the next day! ”

0 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Beach House Restaurant
Jul 20, 2005 by Kipp from Denver, CO

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Atmosphere, food, service, friendliness, price for quality.....all perfect.
• In our two dining experiences we could find nothing negative......sorry.....we had a tough time parking?? They have vallet...Sorry I tried.

“I could write a big ole' review on how great EVERYTHING was but I don't have time. It was so good after the 1st visit we decided to cancel other reservations and go back even as we were leaving. When we we got back to our hotel from the 1st visit there was a meassage from THE BEACH HOUSE thanking us for visiting and hoped everything was ok and if not to call them bacK!!!?? Needless to say we went back and it was the same exact experience all over again! AWESOME! ”

5 of 6 people found this review helpful.

Pizzetta
Mar 24, 2005 by Tom G . from Ridgefield

Overall Rating: 5
Food:[6] • Service:[5] • Atmosphere:[5]

• Decent casual food
• Overworked staff

“Your basic pizza and sandwich menu (at least at lunch). The pork sandwiches were excellent. Basic napkins-on-formica table atmosphore, but on a nice Kauai afternoon in March, the warm breeze wafting in through the open window were all the atmosphere needed, which was good, as the wait staff was a bit overworked. Then again, you're on vacation in Hawaii, what's the rush?”

1 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Hanalei Gourmet The
Mar 18, 2005 by Sara M . from Washington, D.C.

Overall Rating: 8
Food:[8] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[9]

• atmosphere (including the noise)
• noise

“Small, crowded and noisy, but if you can get by that it's a great place! If you don't care too much about having thoughtful conversation and instead would like to absorb a fun atmosphere with lots of locals this it for you. The second night we went there a local band played Hawaiian music and the locals got up to do impromptu hula--truly magnificent and genuine! Mediterranean pasta was a bit bland, but otherwise very tasty, large portions of the best food we had on the North Shore. Pineapple aioli sauce is to die for.”

3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Sabella's At Princeville LLC
Jan 21, 2005 by Kara L . from Marin Co., CA

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[8]

• CREATIVE MENU, WARM DINING ROOM, GOOD STAFF

“We spent our honeymoon on Kauai's Northshore. Our favorite place was Sabellas at Princeville. Yummy Entrees Chicken Saltimbocca, Eggplant Parmesan, Lasagna

to die for. Extensive desserts and wine list.”

1 of 2 people found this review helpful.