Check out their gift cards and see what they have. I just picked up several last month while on the Disney Cruise to Hawaii for DH and I to use when we fly to Maui next May to stay in our TS. We really love Honu, Mala Ocean Tavern and Frida's which are all owned and run by famous Hawaii chef, Mark Ellman. They had gift cards, $100 for only $79. YAY! And their assortment of gift cards can change.
Aloha Sugarcubesea!
Costco was going to be my first suggestion for saving on dining!
We find that as east coasters we are hungry earlier so we often take advantage of Happy/Aloha Hours to order slightly cheaper pupu's (apps) and beverages and call that dinner.
Btw, Costco has some awesome sashimi and poke, so check it out when there!
Where are you staying Sugarcubesea? That will help with suggestions.
Oh no, he would have NONE of that! :rofl: So, they bring his giant PLATTER heaped at least 6 inches high of fried rice and my eyeballs about popped out of my head!! :hysterical: He only made a dent in it and he is no finicky eater. Took the leftovers back to our condo and literally had breakfast for 3 more mornings from that fried rice!!!
For OP's specs, Aloha Mixed Plate in Lahaina would be my top recommendation.
I LOVE the Kahana/Honokowai area, Sugarcubesea! There is a fabulous little farmers market we always go to in Honokowai on Wednesdays and buy pineapple bagels and lilikoi cream cheese for breakfast. YUMMY!!!! It is at a little green market that is RIGHT on Lower Honoapiilani Hwy across from a small beachfront park. There are other days they have the market too I think, that's just the day we always go.
Friends that own at the Westin Villas love Mama's Ribs that's up that way. The Honolua General Store on Kapalua property has been redone but I hear they still have good sandwiches and plate lunches. If you want to get up pretty early and get in line for a HUGE and yummy breakfast near you with fabulous views of Moloka'i, there's the Gazebo in Napili. Super close to you. Can't think of the name of the little old school resort the Gazebo is in….it's Napili something….
There is a fish market in a little strip center near Star Market grocery that has fish to either take home and cook or I believe they will cook it for you as well. And in the same strip center is Honokowai Okazuya & Deli. Teeny place, best to take out but reasonable prices and quite good.
We like Maui Brewing in Kahana for a nice burger and/or brew. It's behind the McDonald's. CJ's Deli down in Ka'anapali right on the highway is a great place for breakfast or lunch. Deli style and lots of home cooked type stuff. Roy's Ka'anapali has some really great lunch options at what I consider pretty good prices for Maui and for a very nice place. They had a kalua pork sandwich on a taro bun with sweet potato fries that was KILLER. Star Noodle is not cheap but not real pricey either and it is mauka (up the hill/mountain) from the Lahaina Farms Foodland which is across from the Cannery Mall in Lahaina. Their hot & sour soup is AMAZING!! It was the very first go-to food for us on our trip this last Jan/Feb.
If you love sushi (real sushi, as in raw), you will love poke ("poh-kay") & you can go into any good grocery store, head back to the seafood counter and ask to try the ones that look good to you as they will have quite an assortment. At Foodland for around$6-$10 you can buy a scoop or 2 of poke over rice in a bowl, take it to the nearest beach and voila! Heavenly food in a heavenly place! For us, that is a little slice of Hawaii!!!