Hualalai Grille

Frommer's Review

This open-air oasis of koa, marble, and island artwork just got better. Chef Alan Wong, who put the CanoeHouse restaurant on the map and was one of the founders of Hawaii Regional Cuisine, has taken the helm at this popular golf club restaurant, which overlooks the course and has an ocean view. (Wong also has two restaurants on Oahu: Alan Wong's Restaurant and The Pineapple Room at Macy's.) Lunch features soups (including Wong's famous chilled red-and-yellow-tomato soup poured in a yin-yang design), sandwiches (like grass-fed Kamuela beef burgers with bacon, cheese, avocado, and salsa), and daily specials (seared peppered ahi over crispy Asian slaw). Dinner entrees include ginger-crusted onaga, steamed moi (raised on property at Hualalai Resort), mac nut-crusted lamb chops, and a host of other mouthwatering offerings. Save room for dessert: chocolate crunch bars, caramel sea salt cheesecake, and other tempting delights. The only thing missing is good service. I have had two kinds of service here -- service with an attitude and very bad service.

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