Kona Inn Restaurant Review Big Island

We walked by the Kona Inn Restaurant almost everyday.  We finally ended up in this place, thinking it was the Kona Canoe Club down the shopping area.

Our first time here, it was evening and we were going for drinks.  There are the lovely waves right in front of you, so this would make a nice place to watch the sunset.  As a note, the canoe club is excellent for a sunset if you were wanting to relax with a drink.

The first time we came to the Kona Inn we sat at the bar.  The sun had been down for a while and we were just looking for somewhere to relax.  The sound of the waves were a nice addition to our mai tai's.  This place is actually known for their mai tai's and I admit they are pretty good.  We ended up having a late night meal here, with me having a cheeseburger.  It was good, but nothing that stands out.  The deluxe cheeseburger is 13.95 and comes with potato salad or cole slaw, or you have to pay $1 for an "upgrade" to fries.  Seriously!?!

Our second trip to the Kona Inn we came in time for the sunset and we went to the dining side instead of the cafe.  They have two menus one for the cafe and one for dining.  The dining side is supposed to be upscale, and the prices show it.  The kid that was serving was doing an admirable job at trying but once he left the table his was talking and laughing with his friends, which kind of took that feeling down many notches.  The prices on the dining side are ridiculous.  Many things are market price, so you have to check, and if that's market price they were over charged.  The least expensive thing on the menu was the calamari for $17.  The rib eye steak was $43, and the new york  was $35.

My husband suddenly said he wasn't hungry.  If you read my Sushi Shiono review, you know what this means.  I personally didn't see anything that was worth the price.  Instead, I asked my husband if he would rather the cafe menu, which he was much happier about.  I let the server know that we were not thrilled with the dining menu, and asked if we could order items from the cafe menu.  The server was very nice and let us know that it was not a problem in the least.  The only problem I had with my meal was that for some reason it looked like they served it on a salad plate instead of the plates they used in the dining room or cafe for entrees.

The third time we ended up at this place, we were walking around and got stuck in a giant rainstorm.  We hid under the front of the place and decided to wait the 15 minutes for it to open and give us a place to wait out the rain.  The rain didn't stop, but the visit was nice.  The waves were absolutely huge, and everyone seemed in good spirits.  A couple of mai tai's later and we were out in the rain again making it for the hotel.

So this place is okay.  Not a place that I would be excited about going for dinner, but I don't mind it for drinks.  I liked the servers on the cafe side more.  The decor is nice and it is clean.

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