Not enough love.
As mentioned in the Introduction, Sarento’s inspired us to write this book in the first place. The Italian menu is focused on providing important sounding and expensive ingredients in flamboyant preparations that don’t always work as well as they should (especially at these prices). There are some items that are well-prepared, including a decent cioppino […]
Sometimes the iconic sign “Come on in and eat or we’ll both starve!” is a sign a restaurant has a good sense of humor — other times, that it truly wants you to eat there for charity’s sake. We aren’t sure which applies to Polli’s. We haven’t seen much of a sense of humor on […]
Ocean’s is a big sports bar in South Kihei that serves average food at average prices and opens up their big windows to let in plenty of light and air. It’s as pleasant a sports bar as you’ll find on Maui, with friendly (if inconsistent) service and good Happy Hour specials. Stop in if you […]
One time we sat down at Nick’s and watched three servers collide over one water glass as they rushed to be the first to fill it. We wouldn’t mention it if it weren’t such a perfect illustration of our general experience of Nick’s over the years: the overeager service and romantic, delightful ambience will never, […]
Editor’s Note: This review was first published in Top Maui Restaurants 2012. Mai Tai Lounge has since closed, but you can still taste the mai tai that inspired (ummm, undermined?) this review by going here. Review of Mai Tai Lounge, Lahaina, published in Top Maui Restaurants 2012: When we think of the Mai Tai Lounge we […]