Hoku's

Hoku's reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Rey

   Hawaii3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Staff very friendly and helpful. True meaning of ALOHA. Will surely come again. Modifying when I said "True meaning of ALOHA" - staff not quite true Aloha as KAMA'AINA. True locals have each other's back. Granted this was all my error and stupidity as I did not inquire if Hoku's offered any type of discount - Kamaaina/senior/military. Looking at my party of 3, very easy to surmise that we are Kamaainas and that my wife and I are seniors. Not upset but very disappointed. ALOHA.
   

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   Dawn

   Hawaii7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great service. We were greeting upon arrival and sat right away. Waitstaff was attentive and took away dishes as we finished and kept our coffee and water filled. The buffet was fresh and constantly filled. The food was excellent as expected and did not disappoint.
   

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   Eric

   Richmond2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Food and service was fine, but the table set-up was subpar. Essentially two coffee tables placed next to each and not comfortable to sit at. Seemed like an after-thought and when I asked if there was anywhere else we could be sat the answer was no despite other regular tables seemingly empty or with later reservations. Why even set up a table this way when the experience will certainly be negative for the patron confuses me.
   

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   heronda

   Dallas5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was delicious, and worth every penny spent. We are staying at the Kahala Resort and Hoku’s was the icing on the cake. Beautiful environment, gracious staff with perfect service and they kept the Lobsters coming. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone in Hawaii. So good.
   

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   Steven

   Portland2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Awesome food - great quality- delicious preparation- Maine lobster- hamachi - prime rib - unbelievably fabulous desserts - best coconut tapioca I’ve ever tasted
   

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   Patricia VIP

   Hawaii23 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 26, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food is innovative and delectable. The service is just right attentive. The surroundings are stunningly beautiful. One of Honolulu's finest restaurants.
   

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   AlfredS

   San Diego4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 20, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great service and the quality of the food was excellent. I went for the Easter brunch and it was great. Unlimited lobster, sashimi, Nigiri, and O didn't feel judged even after my 12th order of lobster. It was definitely worth the money.
   

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   M L VIP

   Hawaii9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 20, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Hoku''s is our go-to place for every special occasion. The food is just great and your servers are the best. Although we had six in our party and the gratuity is 20%, we'd appreciate it if you would leave the tip space blank because we like to add more because every server we've had has always been superior. We didn't think of it then, but perhaps we can just give our server an additional cash gratuity the next time. We continue to get great service, the food is great, but the veranda was somewhat windy. That is the reason for the ratings in ambiance and noise. We will return again and again but hopefully, not to the veranda. Kudos to your staff, from Michelle, Taryn, and all - hope you had a great Easter despite having to work that day.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Hawaii2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 20, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   I came here for Easter Brunch as it’s my first time trying Hoku’s Easter Brunch. Parking was complimentary and it seemed pretty hectic at the time i came, which was about 11:20am. My reservation was at 11:45am so i checked in a little earlier than that and they said the were getting the tables ready and that they’d call our name when the table was ready. People that came in after us had already been seated and at this point at 12:05pm we went back in to see if the tables had been ready since it was 20 minutes after our reservation. The younger girl wearing the red dress at the receptionist area was passive aggressive and rude. That part kind of made me not want to come back next time for brunch because of the tone she was talking in. So for the receptionist customer service? i give 2/5 stars. The manager later came to our table to apologize for the wait we had so it was ok. I just wish the receptionist wasn’t so rude. I know it’s hectic with it being Easter but other people in my party said her tone was rude as well. We finally get seated at 12:05pm and help ourselves to the brunch buffet. They had a variety selections of ahi poke and meats/fish, and some other appetizers as well. Our waiter did a great job at refilling our drinks and checking up on us, he was very friendly and efficient. For the food, I enjoyed eating the lobster tails, crab legs, the miso butterfish, and crab fried rice was excellent. The prime rib had some tough parts to it and lots of fat on the pieces i had. The suckling pig was a little on the dry side but still flavorful. Overall for the food, I’d say the seafood, crab fried rice, and bread pudding was the star of the show for me.
   

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    Steve VIP

    Hawaii10 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 20, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Service was great and entrees were good, especially lobster.
    

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