10-25-2017, 07:35 PM
8F - I didn't eat there and nor did I do so tonight, so can't speak for the quality of the food. I did speak to people who did eat there and most if not all liked the food.
The bar area is fine, a mixture of locals and visitors and a selection of draft beers, but I didn't like 1) the selection of beers does not include any dark beers and 2) they aren't served in pint glasses.
The manager/owner bought me a drink. I met him a couple of months ago and he kept his promise of buying me a beer, so good on him! I asked if he was aiming the bar/restaurant at locals or visitors and he told me that he definitely wanted a 50/50 mix and wanted to attract locals. Given it's the only place you can get decent food and a beer right on the ocean in Hilo, I hope he can make the place successful.
Yes, $38 for a new york steak is expensive, but you'll pay roughly the same price for something similar at Hilo Bay Cafe, and is very similar to Hilton and similar hotels on the mainland (depending on location, of course). The other menu items looked reasonable to me with some things I've never tried before and want to try.
They've only been open for a week so I imagine things will change in the next few months. They are not stopping you from buying and cooking your own steak dinner and are employing several locals, so I think that's not a bad thing.
The bar area is fine, a mixture of locals and visitors and a selection of draft beers, but I didn't like 1) the selection of beers does not include any dark beers and 2) they aren't served in pint glasses.
The manager/owner bought me a drink. I met him a couple of months ago and he kept his promise of buying me a beer, so good on him! I asked if he was aiming the bar/restaurant at locals or visitors and he told me that he definitely wanted a 50/50 mix and wanted to attract locals. Given it's the only place you can get decent food and a beer right on the ocean in Hilo, I hope he can make the place successful.
Yes, $38 for a new york steak is expensive, but you'll pay roughly the same price for something similar at Hilo Bay Cafe, and is very similar to Hilton and similar hotels on the mainland (depending on location, of course). The other menu items looked reasonable to me with some things I've never tried before and want to try.
They've only been open for a week so I imagine things will change in the next few months. They are not stopping you from buying and cooking your own steak dinner and are employing several locals, so I think that's not a bad thing.