Lilikoi Bar and Grill in Lihue

Loved this place! Our first waitress was awesome! The double moco Loco was hands down the best!

We honestly came here after an experience at another restaurant here in town where we didn’t even get served drinks for over 10 minutes! We arrived and geesh we were greeted with the aloha spirit right out of the gate. Kelly our waitress who is my far the greatest waitress in all 50 states was so informative, friendly, courteous, kind, and very funny. Took our orders , gave us recommendations we should order. Got us refills before our drink even hit the bottom. Told us stories and gave us smiles! She was amazing and the food was great. If we could do 10 stars we would without blinking. Heck, even 100 stars would be acceptable. Thanks for the great food, best service! If you are reading this and haven’t made your way there yet you are crazy. Do yourself a favor and get cracking.

It was great experience dining at Lilikoi. Our server, Kelly, was outstanding. She has a cheerful demeanor and took great care of our needs. The chicken satay was outstanding. I had the nachos with pork for my meal and they were excellent as well. I’ll definitely be coming back.

Stopped by for a quick drink while beach hopping. Great place with a nice relaxing view. We were seated right away. Our service was top notch. Our bartender was very good and attentive. I would recommend stopping here while passing through the area.

Very tasty and big portions. Very attentive staff. Recommend for breakfast!

Walked to Lilikoi Bar and Grill for happy hour dinner. It wasn’t great. First, the piña colada and lava flow were very weak. And they were $10. The nachos were pretty big. They come loaded with real cheese, guacamole, sour cream, olives, tomatoes, and green onions. Chips were good though: the light and crispy type. The coconut shrimp was pretty common. Not horrible but felt generic. Lastly, the service ordering was pretty quick, but it took quite awhile to get service.

Not many options if you’re vegetarian but they did have a veggie burger. It was a good view and quick service for 2. I did not have to make a reservation.

Today I came back to take breakfast again and the service wasn’t good at all, the waitress told us in a rude way that they need the table for a reservation, I was drinking my coffee, I didn’t finish it yet when she came to the table, the place has more than 6 empties table and nobody was waiting, we are going to stay here for a week, and our plan was take breakfast here every day, now I change my mind! Is it a shame due the food is good! This is q tourist place and they should be nicer…

Mid-August, Kauai is overwhelmed with tourists and staffing challenges make it difficult for restaurants trying to recoup revenue lost during the pandemic. Hence, two more stars than I would have given pre-pandemic.Our young server was wonderful, and very apologetic as she informed us they were short staffed so the bar wasn’t serving cocktails. Which was fine for me since I’m trying to cut my sugar intake but I feel for all the tourists on vacation who want to party.We had to send my daughter’s mac and cheese back because it was lukewarm to the point that the cheese wasn’t melted completely. It came back warmed, and with more cheese on top but she wasn’t happy. Especially since they didn’t even bother trimming the seeds from the apple slices. Her dinner was a fail all around.My opakapaka was good (broccoli and carrots were undercooked thoand the hubby’s blackened ahi was ok.Clearly not one of their best nights. Again, I’d come back just for that server but there are so many other restaurants on Kauai to try.I’d say they should try limiting the number of customers they’re serving at a time but I realize the economic pressures of trying to keep people employed while staying alive as a business. But I’ve worked hard for my money as well, and that experience just wasn’t one I want to repeat.

The employees were really great! We had the mac & cheese croquettes, tacos and Loco moco. Unfortunately both of us felt the food didnt have much flavor. No seasonings or herbs. Very bland

Honestly had to be one of the worst places to eat. Came here on a recommendation and was completely underwhelmed. Our server was very rude and short worded. Seemed incapable of bringing waters that he forgot to bring in the beginning. Not only was the service bad but the food was flat out disgusting. Chicken tasted fishy and two of our party members got sick from the fish. Jason if you read this you might wanna think about another career. Serving ain’t your thing buddy.

The food was very good. Nice variety on the menu.(we had burger,chick Parm,shrimp taco and coconut shrimpWhat made our visit even better was the server Kelli knows how to make someone feel welcomed. We had drinks and wine under $50 eachThank you Kelli

Food was okay, the bread was stale. But not the worst. It wasn’t good enough to go back by any means.The negative review is due to service. Took my wife to breakfast and just wanted to sit and relax for a second. We sat down and waited a few minutes to get drinks, to also was when the waitress took our order. I order loco moco and the burger was completely dry and the rice was almost a soup because of the amount of gravy. But we were hungry so I was done eating after 10 minutes. The waitress asked if she could take our plates and left the check then immediately after I paid asked us to leave because there was someone who had a “reservation at our table”…. This blew me away because from the time we sat down to the time we were asked to leave was 18 minutes.. keep in mind the restaurant wasn’t even halfway full. My biggest regret was how much I tipped the rude waitress.. overall not worth the price or the food. Go to the waffle truck across the street. Same price and amazing food. “Aloha Liege waffle and espresso”.

Friendly service and good views at this breakfast-lunch-dinner place. We came for the macadamia nut pancakes (we split that as well as the mahi mahi eggs benedict.Really enjoyed pineapple mimosas too.

Great food and great service. Difficult to get in, had to have reservations a day or two in advance but well worth it. Coconut shrimp was amazing.

Breakfast is great! Burgers were good too at dinner a few nights before.

Great place for breakfast!!! The mango french toast is amazing and highly recommend!! The service was reasonably fast (not super friendly but OK), atmosphere is great, prices were very reasonable and all the food was absolutely perfect. We will be back for lunch! Thank you for doing such a GREAT job!!

Great food. Something for everyone... and the view is great. Good employees and even though they are short staffed (like everyone on the island, it wasnt a bad wait atvall

Good place near the Marriott hotel and great customer service. Food taste could have been better.

We ate here twice, once for breakfast and then for dinner. The food was good with generous portions. I had the eggs Benedict, fish and chips. Try the pork sliders on the appetizer menu, you wont regret it.

Excellent pit stop and great location! We didn’t have reservation but they were very accommodating for us! Overall great food and service

What a wonderful spot to take in the view and delicious seafood served fresh! The Ginger Lemon Drop is a must try if you enjoy a nice martini. The hostess and waitress were very attentive and accommodating too! This is a wonderful place to have a nice dinner. However, if you want to bring the whole family you may want to go online to see there full menu as their prices are a bit more pricy then other restaurants around the area $$$ for a casual dinner choice.

I cant remember being greeted so warmly walking into a restaurant for lunch. "Welcome! Thank you for coming! Follow me please".Wow! So genuine and warm. 5 stars right there. The food came fast and it was wonderful. I had to clean my plate of everything I could before they cashed and got it. Very fast service. I love being greeted, seated, fed and paid quickly. They did it!!

This was the best food we have had on the island so far. I am glad that I asked for recommendations on what to get too. I do not remember what my husband ordered, but the loco moco and fish & chips that I and my child ordered were fantastic. We do not often clean our plates but we ate everything. EVERYTHING. 😅

Good eggs benedict! Hollandaise sauce is quite tasty, nice tang. Smoked salmon is 10/10 perfect taste and pairs very well with the Hollandaise, not too salty. However, the chef made the eggs hardboiled instead of runny yolks. Opted not to send back, but that holds it back from being great - probably just an oversight.Fair warning: the crab eggs benedict does have olives and green peppers inflating the shredded crab, so youre not getting pure crab at all, and thats not advertised in the menu. If we hadnt asked, we wouldnt have known and wed have been shocked and sent the dish back. If you like that kind of thing great, but a really good dish would have been pure crab, or better yet, pure crab pieces that arent shredded. This and the issue with the eggs on both dishes holds it back from 5 stars.Service was fine, and the waitress was nice and expressed the issue with the eggs to the chef.Restaurant is on the 2nd floor of a small fun shopping mall, with view of the ocean and ice cream shop below it. Fun place to go ^^ Menu selection seems nice, recommend!

Great service and delicious! The lilikoi cheesecake is to die for! White macadamia nut crusted snapper was very flavorful but not as filling as I hoped but fish never really is. Cubano sándwich more filling packed with flavor. Definitely recommend this place.

If I could give less than one star I would. The food was awful and the staff were terrible to us. We ordered our food and took our time eating it partly due to it being inedible but we were starving. While we were eating we had an emergency to deal with due to a change in travel plans. The staff apparently didn’t like how long we took and proceeded to tell us they had a reservation and we needed to leave… the restaurant was nearly empty and in a shopping mall at 11am. To top it all off they didn’t bother to refill our water once. I recommend going ANYWHERE else but here

I dont remember the name of my dish, but it was unrealistically delicious! I tried to find something similar on the mainland, but without success. Cant wait to go to Kauai again and eat this again!!! Everything we ordered was delicious and my pina colada was amazing! Service is great! Nice view of the ocean. Recommend!

Pretty decent food, a touristy place though since it’s right next to the cruise ship port. Menu is pretty standard with bar and grill items, wanted to see more local dishes. The cubano I ordered tasted good, but the bread was not pressed as you would typically have with a cubano, which was disappointing. Desserts were good but overhyped a bit. A good choice if you want a little more upscale dining but personally I don’t usually go for this.

People who described this food as incredible either had a totally different dining experience or else have never experienced good food. Most of what we had on this menu we ordered was under-seasoned. For example, the Mac and Cheese Croquettes seems to be the type of menu item that is nearly impossible to screw up- but it was dry and flavorless. The pork sandwich was a bit better but still nothing to write home about. The Daiquiri was almost undrinkable- tasted like if you had a real Daiquiri and finished most of it but then added ice and old lime water, and left it out in the sun to melt a bit. Wine had clearly been opened days ago and re-corked (or not). Our group consisted of two couples who I swear are very easy to get along and yet service was unfriendly at first and only warmed up slightly throughout our visit. Hard to describe exactly what kind of decor or theme this place had- just felt like an unconsidered mishmash of things. And to top it all off- the price point is very high- to the extent that we spent nearly as much money here as we did at Dukes the next evening for a far superior dining experience. Just insane. Only reason for 2-stars is that the location was convenient and I reserve 1-stars for the truly spectacularly awful experiences.

Giving it 3 stars because our waitress was a bit aggressive with her jokes... she said a few racial things that rubbed me wrong but I let it slide..went here on vacation for the 1st time and had the bulgogi fries with cheese.. SOOO Delectable!!! I would definitely eat that dish again. It was an appetizer but filling and I eat alot.. prices are standard Hawaii prices $15 to $25 for most appetizers and dishes. Drinks were NASTY and watered-down... paid $14 for some type of mixed drink to just taste like watery juice.... we were seated right away and waited on in a timely fashion. Place seemed tidy for the most part and we didnt need to make a reservation.. we had a party of 8 on a Thursday night... but still call to make sure.Went here April 2022

Absolutely incredible food, overlooking the ocean. We had the Waldorf salad and pork sandwich. To die for! We liked it so much we came back the next day for a fabulous breakfast. Local ingredients, fresh and delicious. Some of the best food we’ve ever had on the island.

Everyone in my party enjoyed their food. It was really tasty. Lots of options. Portions were a really good size. They were really busy when we were there yet the service was incredibly courteous and also very fast. I was so full I didnt even try one of the wonderful dessert treats they had in their bakery display.

Pretty good food. Chef was able to make the requests I had for my meal which was much appreciated. Not giving 5 stars because service and food were only mediocre.For those who dine late, please note that they seem to stop taking new diners around 9pm and the pastries are put away a little prior to that.

Fun place. Good bar drinks. The Hawaiian sticky chicken wings were really delicious. The coconut shrimp were also good - a little sweet but still good. The burgers were delicious. Kid-friendly - we had a party of 11 with 7 kids and our service was excellent.

Food was excellent in the morning, we had the loco moco and macadamia nut pancakes. The coffee was also very good and its one of the more reasonably priced places on the island.

Five stars for their staff and above and beyond service. The manager even took me to the airport to catch my flight!I will admit, the Korean fries and Mai Tai I ordered werent the greatest...But the team was so friendly, outgoing and personable this more than made up for the food.Go for the aloha vibes, and tip well.

Loved this place! Shared a curried cauliflower with macadamia nut salad and a bulgogi satay skewers with peanut sauce with my husband for a light dinner. Excellent atmosphere. Reasonable prices. Nice wait staff.

Food was good but the staff werent very friendly. In general they seemed annoyed that we were there. The place is also pretty pricey but I think thats pretty common on the island.

Our waiter James was great! Food was delicious! And the view is great! Great cheesecake and macadamia nut salmon! The Salmon has mayonaise my wife didnt like the mayo, I didnt mind it. Try it! You wont regret it.

Located at harbor mall, just across from Nawiliwili with free parking at the harbor mall parking lot.Came here for lunch on Friday around 1 pm. It was busy but we were seated promptly. Shortly after being seated we were given menus and our drink order was taken. Once our waters arrived, we placed our lunch order. I ordered the Loco Moco. The price to food ratio is good at ~$16 for it. Beef patty was nice and the whole thing was coated in gravy and a shoyu sauce with fried onion strings on top.Restaurant was clean and was being cleaned while we were there.

Pretty good food and friendly service. Some tables have a view of the ocean. BBQ Burger was big and tasty. French fries were hot and flavorful. The surf and turf tacos (one mahi and one porkdid not disappoint. The calamari was perfectly cooked and not bad, but something seemed missing in the flavor for me. There is a delightful baked goods selection at the counter.

Best food we’ve had on Kauai! BBQ burger and coconut shrimp are amazing! Proxies are extremely reasonable especially compared to other places we’ve eaten. Our waiter was super nice and checked on us regularly. Highly recommend!

Highly recommend the Pipikaula Taco Trio, especially at happy hour for 13 dollars. They are so full and overloaded your toppings can fall into the second tortilla and you wind up with 6 tacos instead. So good and worth the price!

My husband and I ended up coming here multiple times because we enjoyed it so much. Good atmosphere, selection of food for everyone, and drinks! The staff was very welcoming.

The front of this place is very enticing and welcoming, with a fresh array of their desserts on display and bright illuminated signs. The staff is super friendly and patient and the tables are clean and socially distanced. The menu has a lot of wonderful items for brunch and lunch, Lilikoi has the most menu choices in the whole plaza! I got the 3 Fish Tacos, they are mahi mahi on flour tortillas. I also got their signature dessert, the Lilikoi Cheesecake. Everything was fresh and decadent! I recommend this restaurant for sure. :)

We went for a late lunch, there wasn’t much of a crowded and we were seated immediately (made a reservation through open table). The service and food was good. They had plenty of vegan/vegetarian options and were willing to accommodate. Drinks were also good. Overall would return!

Stumbled upon this place. Staff was friendly, albeit a bit forgetful. Had to remind them to bring my drink and the extra tarter sauce, but it wasnt a big deal. Their warmth and friendliness more than made up for it. The food was excellent as well. Everyone at the table was more than pleased with their dish.. I had fish n chips which were probably the freshest I ever had. Amazing! The slaw was delicious and had pineapple in it which was a nice touch. The tarter sauce wasnt as tangy as I like but it was not bad. I also had a Pina Colada and tasted the Lava Flow (Pina Colada with strawberry puree). Both were a amazing. Blended to a silky smooth consistency. Dont miss this place.

Hands down best Loco Moco weve had this whole trip....and believe me weve tried many while weve been here. It was actually surprising how good it was. We were looking for a place to eat and saw this was open and didnt have a wait(although it was very busy). They were quite understaffed and it seemed like everyone was doing three jobs at once. We decided to get the Loco moco and poke bowl. It took a bit to receive our order since they were short handed but the food was delicious. Particularly the Loco moco, everything was just prepared and cooked to perfection.

Had a wonderful meal at Lilikoi bar and grill today. They have reduced seating due to covid and the service was perfect. All the dishes we ordered were perfectly cooked and delicious. The cubano was recommended and didnt disappoint.