Frommer's Review
Orchids highlights fresh local produce and seafood with elegant presentations in a fantasy setting with consummate service. Blinding white linens and a view of Diamond Head from the open oceanfront dining room will start you off with a smile. (The parade of oiled bodies traversing the seawall is part of the entertainment.) At lunch, the seafood and vegetable curries, though pricey, are winners, and the steamed ehu (short-tail red snapper) is an Orchids signature. The executive lunch specials are an excellent way to sample this fare without breaking the bank: $22 for two courses and $26 for three. For dinner, onaga is steamed with ginger, Chinese parsley, shiitake mushrooms, and soy sauce, then drizzled with hot sesame oil -- delightful. Delicately textured opakapaka is sautéed and presented with wasabi mashed potatoes and wasabi cream, another pleaser with Asian undertones. Lamb, chicken, and beef entrees are offered as well, and the desserts, especially the chocolate hazelnut dacquoise and the Halekulani signature coconut cake, are extraordinary. Sunday brunch, with its outstanding selection of dishes, is one of the best in Hawaii.
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