Best Restaurants for Local Ingredients in Waimānalo

Food was delicious, and loved the ambiance with the live music, dim lighting, and the restaurant being right next to the ocean. Me and my wife went on Valentine’s Day and we were able to get in right at our reservation time. She had the margarita pizza and I had the ribeye with jalapeño mashed potatoes and Swiss chard. The jalapeño mashed potatoes were incredible and so was the rib eye, which was cooked perfectly medium and tasted better than most nice steak houses I’ve been to. I would always recommend monkey pod to people looking for a good place to eat with a nice environment and setting.

Fantastic experience! Daniel the host took great care of us when we ended up coming late from North Shore. Garret, our server was very attentive, and even grabbed us our parking validation when he gave us our check. Great service and even better food! The miso on the salmon is out of this world! Maybe a little too much kale with the ahi haha! Overall fantastic experience!

We had the Valentine's Day dinner at Roy's. They had a super cute love balloon set up for photos and all the tables had pink and white napkins. We were greeted by every staff member as we passed and wished happy Valentine's Day by our server. The pre fixe menu was lovely. Lobster balls and salad to start and a large choice of mains, followed by an amazing dessert. They were able to accommodate for gluten and dairy free. We chose to sit outside and loved the ocean view and sunset. We chose non-alcoholic local mules for cocktails and they were lovely. Overall it was a beautiful evening we were very thankful for.

When in Hawaii we stay at The Kahala so breakfast is a must at Plumeria Beach House. Service was excellent thanks to Brad our server and the food was awesome and delicious as always. Highly recommend the sunrise papaya with the addition of crisp bacon and the Hawaiian style Bennie with taro English muffins and pork short rib,tender and delicious. Keeps us coming back for more.

Noise level higher due to fabulous live music so not noise at all.