Garden Island Barbeque 4252 Rice Street #A - 808.245.8868 Cuisine: Asian Recommended Dishes:Wonton soup and everything else Review:Best Wonton Soup Anywhere
Review:The food was very tasty and the portions were a good size, but contains MSG. The restaurant was busy and a little noisy.
Barbeque Inn 2982 Kress Street - 808.245.2921 $15.01 - $30 Comfortable, affordable restaurant with seasoned staff serving American with some dishes reflecting Japanese and Hawaiian local style influences. Cuisine: Asian Recommended Dishes:Almost any American or Island style dish Review:Solid tasy food and friendly service You cannot go wrong here; reasonable prices, good food some creative but not gourmet, warm and friendly staff. Limited wine selection but in keeping with the price range. Large and loyal local clientele. Best dishes are standard American or Island style fare.
Cafe Portofino 3501 Rice Street - 808.245.4991 $30.01 - $50 Largish Italian restaurant with outdoor lanai facing Palakiki Bay. Atmosphere is typical. Menu prices are moderate to high. Cuisine: Italian Recommended Dishes:egg plant parmigiana....? (see what's in it) Pasta Marinara is generally good. Canelloni, Scampi Review:The Restaurant On Oct. 7th, the last night of our honeymoon in Kauai, my husband and I went to Cafe Portofino with a reservation. The owner himself gave us the worst table (too much traffic) although there were many tables available. (By the way, I wore a dress and my husband was in short pants and polo shirt.) We got a nice table outside after requesting our waitress for another table. The dinner was good....until we found a piece of plastic wrap in his meal, egg plant parmigiana. The waitress was very sorry and reported it to the chef and the owner. Neither of them came to our table for an apology. Moreover, the restaurant charged us for a full dinner....without any discount for the meal contained a piece of plastic wrap. When we left the restaurant, we saw the owner having his own dinner and chatting his bartender. It is very clear that the owner does not care about the cust Review:Pity this is the only Italian restaurant in Lihue We've sampled most of the menu here. Most dishes here seem prepared too far ahead, are overpriced and lack real Italian flavor pizzaz. Salads are miniscule for the money. The basic wine list is super market stuff, but priced like boutique wines elsewhere on Kauai. There is also an over-expensive "private cellar" selection, but no middle ground. The wines served by the glass taste like box wine. Frequent staff changes result in poor service. Typical wait for a drink is twenty minutes. Food service is not much fast Review:Good Meal Had by All After being asked our seating preference, we accepted a table on the outdoor patio overlooking the harbor shopping area. Our orders were promptly taken and our meals arrived after about 15 minutes. Each item was very well prepared. Desert was equally good and very ample (we were forced by full stomachs to stop before completing the deserts). All in all, I would strongly recommend this restaurant to anyone finding themselves in the Lihue area and in the mood for Italian.
La Bomba Mexican Restaurant Kukui Grove Shopping Center - 808.245.5972 $5.01 - $15 Mexican restaurant seats approximately 50 patrons. Low budget decor, moderate cost Cuisine: Mexican Recommended Dishes:none, try La Playita Azul in Kapa'a It's all good. Review:La Bomba - a real bomb at Mexican fare Sure this place serves most of the typical Mexican dishes but they uniformly lack authentic flavors and are slap dash in preparation. The truly insipid fare is exceeded only by the charmless welcome and "I could care less" service provided by the proprietor- the restaurant's supposed "La Bamba" or "hottie" namesake, but who it seems could better fit the role of ice queen. Review:La Bambas is the bomb! The food is brought in a timley manner on nice hot plates. I usually get a burrito ala carte, which I can't always finish. And of course you always get the complimentary chips and salsa. The staff is always friendly. The decore is cute, I really like the dancing chili peppers.
