Best Date Night Restaurants in Paia

We had the Valentine's Day special. The food was excellent, maybe a bit too much food for us. It seemed a bit pricey, but overall, it was very good. Fortunately, we sat outside, so noise level was great for us, inside was quite noisy.

We had a Valentines dinner and it was wonderful. I had the yellow fin tuna feature and my wife had the fresh catch mahi mahi. Both were perfectly cooked and paired with delicious sides. We also enjoyed the coconut shrimp appetizer which was totally unique, not fried like most. Exceptional. We rarely order dessert, however, our waiter offered their peppered pineapple ring in a sweet sauce that balances the fresh ground pepper, topped with yummy vanilla bean ice cream. Totally worth it.

On Valentine’s Day, my wife and I had a late lunch at Duke’s. We were seated on the lower deck closest to the beach with a wonderful view. Our server, Keeley, did a superb job and delivered our salads, a mango BBQ chicken and a shrimp & crab. Both were excellent. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal and will go back again.

We ended up choosing to sit at the aquarium bar. It was wonderful to identify the fish from their QR code. The wagu was prepared and cooked A++. We added a side of the local mushrooms, which were delicious and interestingly different than our local mushrooms. Friendly atmosphere. We’d certainly go back!

Oh my!!!! Take the time to dine at Honu. We made early dinner reservations, but anytime will be lovely. We started with a Bees Knees cocktail along with the octopus starter. Both were delicious. Our dinner was a special: monchong over basil risotto; divine!!!! We finished up with dessert that was macarons along with a glass of wine. Jordan, our server, was friendly, knowledgeable and lovely. Service by the whole staff, including the manager, was awesome. The view was icing on the cake with full ocean and swimming Honu’s. What else could you possibly want? Highly recommend!