Hawaii Calls - Marriott Waikoloa

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   Frank

   Greater Boston

   14 reviews

   3.0

   14 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We have New Year Day dinner with our kids and grandkids (all 13 of us). It’s a beautiful restaurant, ambience and service were great. Food like all the restaurants we ate at in Kona Waikoloa and Hapuna area were not something to write home about. Menu is limited. Guess food in Big Island restaurants are just not great! We did have a great time overall!
   

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   christine

   Las Vegas

   4 reviews

   1.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   What a rip off. For $169 per person I expected a nice New Year’s Eve experience. By the time we sat down, they disassembled the band. The food was awful. Lobster tails? Yeah, they kinda look like lobster tails, but really inedible. Crab was tiny little legs. The prime rib was ok, but given in tiny slivers. Shame on you for charging that price. Was really terrible. Wine and drinks were good. Service was ok, but it’s a buffet so your server doesn’t do much. Never ever, stay away. Bad enough I should have asked for a refund. That kind of bad.
   

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   Prof. Hermann

   Berlin

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Bad experience- no new years experience at all. Bad food. Bad service no music. Expensive.
   

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   Marcelo

   Seattle

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   For $168 per person. Experience was nothing special. Luau would have been a better experience. Not very impressive for new years dinner. Have experience better. Live music stopped at 8 pm. It was just a buffet. Really nothing special. Will not recommend for new year eve. Look at the Luau. Same price better experience.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Hawaii

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   It was a lovely time and the staff was very friendly. Food was good
   

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   Timothy

   Hawaii

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a great time. The food was spot on, and the music/band was surprisingly excellent.
   

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   Rick

   VIP

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great time and great food and great service - with amazing view
   

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   Al

   VIP

   Seattle

   17 reviews

   3.0

   17 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   During our parents’ 50th wedding anniversary celebration, we visited the Marriott Vacation Club Resort - Calls. While the service was satisfactory and the location offered a picturesque view, I felt that the overall experience was underwhelming. Expectations for a Marriott Vacation Club Resort are typically elevated and spectacular, especially considering the pricing of the menu. Unfortunately, the culinary offerings fell short of expectations. The honey buttered rolls were stale, while the coconut shrimp was exceptional. The truffle fries were okay. The ahi tuna steak was arguably the best dish of the evening. Overall, the resort provided a suitable dining experience, but I am uncertain whether I would return unless faced with a compelling alternative.
   

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   Karen

   Seattle

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 26, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The servers were wonderful and helpful. Food was excellent. Great way to celebrate Christmas dinner!
   

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    adrienne

    Sacramento

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3

    We are here at the Christmas Eve buffet tonight and I would not ever do it again. It was expensive. The food was sub par at best. The options were limited and the prime rib portions were the smallest/thinnest portion of prime rib I’ve ever experienced. Imagine thinly sliced roast beef. That’s what they were handing out. The dessert was horrible. If you’re going to charge me $109/person it better be a great meal. This was anything but. There was no mention by the server that the normal menu was an option, which I would have definitely done for my two kids. They were charged $55 each for essentially a scoop of rice and a bread roll bc they wouldn’t eat anything else. I was really looking forward to this meal and trying to do something special for my family. I walked away spending $500 and feeling really disappointed.
    

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