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Recommendations for Kauai restaurants?

Thanks again

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Thanks again to all my fellow Tuggers! We leave Minneapolis next Monday at 7:30 am and are due to be on Kauai at 3 pm. It was -15 when I got up this morning:eek: We are sooo looking forward to some warmth and great food that you all have recommended.

Mahalo,

Nancy
 
More Kaua'i Restaurants

Here is a site to look at before you go. http://www.spotlighthawaii.com/kauaigold/

Here is another from the same book.
http://www.spotlighthawaii.com/spotlightPDF/WebMap/Kauai/Kauai-KapaaLihue-2008a.pdf

You will find many great places to eat in this area; Kapa'a to Wailua.

We like Hukilau Lanai in SVC (Shell Vacation Club) behind the Marketplace at Coconut Plantation. Check their hours. I skipped the Bull Shed for many years and for no particular reason. We went there for the first time about four years ago and have returned ever since. Kaua'i Pasta in Waipouli is, in our opinion, the best Italian food on the island. Skip Bubba Burgers and head north out of town until you get to Anahola. Duanes Ono charburgers are the best. Our favorite spot for breakfast is Ono restaurant in Kapa'a. Last year Ono's began serving saimin in the evening. It is very good. If you like sushi go to the Tip Top Cafe and Motel in Lihue (only 2 blocks from Hilo Hatties). They used to be open for breakfast and lunch. The evening sushi is a new venture for them and I, who loves sushi very much, think that theirs is great. Hanamaulu Cafe also does good sushi and other great dishes. Don't expect fancy dining, just good food. For luau's, Smith's is still the best. Pizza Hut does an all you can eat dinner. Pass on The Eggberts. We are not that familiar with dining in Hanalai and so many of the restaurants there seem to come and go each year. We know. We have been to Kaua'i every year since 1989. Make it a point to try Lihue Barbecue Inn on Kress Street in Lihue.
 
Pizza Hut? Wow...


Kountry Kitchen is a step up from Ono's, but that's not meaning that Ono's is bad at all, it just means Kountry Kitchen is that good!
 
Coconuts in Kapaa is out of business.

Mermaid Cafe is in downtown area of Kapaa. It is a small hole in the wall that serves amazing food. There are several tables to eat there or take it to the beach. They serve ahi sandwiches - fresh ahi, huge burritos, fish in various sauces. The price is right.

Ono Family restaurant in Kapaa has great breakfast selections with great pricing. The banana mac-nut pancakes are really, really good.

Marilyn
 
Adding onto this thread... Will be in at the Westin in Princeville in March. Any suggestions for good places to buy fresh fish and produce? We are fans of grilled fish, great salad and a nice bottle of wine for dinner and I know the grocery prices are high, but from the Westin what are the best shopping bets for these things :) ??
 
Another Kauai food question: I had been looking forward to the Seafood Buffet at the Princeville Hotel, but it looks like it is closed to turn into a St. Regis. Did the buffet move anywhere? Anyone know the status of the St. Regis?
 
Bubba's Burgers.:D

Ono Charburger.:D
 
We tried to go for brunch today, and the hotel is all torn up. They sent us to the Westin--not near as good and no view.
 
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MNMary said:
We tried to go for brunch today, and the hotel is all torn up. They sent us to the Westin--not near as good and no view.
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Sounds like it will be a while for the seafood buffet! I am assuming there are good bar-b-que grills at the Westin .... and there are other places around.
 
Kona Lovers said:
Bubba's Burgers.:D

Ono Charburger.:D
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I still love eating at the picnic tables at Bubba's in Hanalei. The one in Kapaa is take it or leave it. A little over priced but everything is in Kauai.

I finally found Duane's on our last trip out but didn't stop to try a Charburger. Very easy to miss.

One of the best things I've ever eaten is the Crispy Coconut Shrimp with Spicy lilikoi sauce at Duke's on Kalapaki Beach. We'll definitely be going there again.
 
zentraveler said:
Sounds like it will be a while for the seafood buffet! I am assuming there are good bar-b-que grills at the Westin .... and there are other places around.
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There are lots of large, gas bar-b-ques at the Westin:

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Denise, this is good to know! We are going to be at the Westin on 4/17, then Shearwater on 4/24 (canceled the Point at Poipu to get the Shearwater when I saw it just sitting online :D )
 
Give me a barbie

DeniseM said:
There are lots of large, gas bar-b-ques at the Westin:
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At the Point too (Webers) ... That's more our style that the beach house.
Found that the best way to get our steaks the way we like is to do it our self.:ignore:
 
dive-in said:
I still love eating at the picnic tables at Bubba's in Hanalei. The one in Kapaa is take it or leave it. A little over priced but everything is in Kauai.

I finally found Duane's on our last trip out but didn't stop to try a Charburger. Very easy to miss.

One of the best things I've ever eaten is the Crispy Coconut Shrimp with Spicy lilikoi sauce at Duke's on Kalapaki Beach. We'll definitely be going there again.
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Duke's is a great last meal before getting on your airplane, a HUGE salad bar helps as well. They do it well there.
 
Bar Acuda--Hanalei

If you love tapas and great wines, be sure to visit Bar Acuda in Hanalei. It's very good food in a nice setting. We went on the recommendation of a couple who'd been there three times in a week. Excellent!
 
daventrina said:
What about a place for the best inexpensive Fish - n - Chips???
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Pau Hana in Kapa'a had great mahi mahi fish and chips for about $10.
 
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Postcards in Hanalei - we tried this place for the first time in January. It is really good food. Tha ambience is good too. I like them better than the Dolphin.

Hanalei - in the building across the street from Ching Young Shopping Center is a Brazilian restaurant. It is in the back. Has great food. Love their fish special in a curry like sauce - big enough entree for two.

Kapaa - Mermaid Cafe. Outside seating, looks like a hole in the wall. Fabulous ahi sandwiches. All their food is good and well priced.

Kapaa - TNT's burger joint. It is run from a food wagon. They specialize in sirloin burgers that are good. It is fun to watch the surfer dudes order a 16-oz burger and eat them on the spot. The truck is in north Kapaa on the mountain side in a store parking lot. Good signage.

Kalaheo - Kalaheo Coffee Company restaurant with great breakfasts, pastries, and lunches. Well priced.

Lihue and Kapaa - Kauai Pasta Company has good pasta, well priced.

Marilyn
 
Puka Dog and Koloa Fish Market

When we stay in Poipu, we always have to stop in for lunch at Puka Dog, located in the Poipu shopping center. They even have veggie dogs!

For great poke, try the Koloa Fish Market, in Koloa (10 minute drive from Poipu).
 
daventrina said:
Pau Hana in Kapa'a had great mahi mahi fish and chips for about $10.
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We like Pau Hana, and the owner, Tony, is a character. The only down-side to this place is he doesn't run the AC and it can get really hot. Go on a cool, rainy evening for the best experience.

He goes down to the harbor and buys fresh fish every day, right off the boats, so this is a good place to try fresh fish.
 
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All types of Puka Dog hot dogs are to die for, as well as their great big glasses of lemonade - yum!
 
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