Brown's Beach House - The Fairmont Orchid - Kohala Coast

4.6

3853 Reviews

$50 and over

Hawaii Regional Cuisine

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2 people

Mar 6, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 41 times today

Great for outdoor dining
Great for scenic views
Romantic

The breathtaking ocean vistas alone are worth a leisurely evening at Brown’s Beach House, our signature restaurant. Boasting fresh Hawai‘i Island-inspired cuisine, live Hawaiian music nightly, and spectacular sunset panoramas, this dining experience is a feast for all of your senses.

Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Hawaii Regional Cuisine, Seafood, Farm-to-table
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily 5:30 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(808) 885-2000 ext. 7330
Website
https://www.fairmontorchid.com/dine/browns-beach-house/
Payment options
AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Resort Casual
Executive chef
Zaid Khan

Location
1 North Kaniku Drive, Kohala Coast, HI 96743
Neighborhood
Kohala Coast
Parking details
We offer complimentary valet and self parking.
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Popular dishes

What 3,853 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.4Food
4.7Service
4.8Ambience
3.9Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Hawaii / Big Island
Best Service
Hawaii / Big Island
Best Ambiance
Hawaii / Big Island
Hot spot
Hawaii / Big Island
Great for fine wines
Hawaii / Big Island
Great for outdoor dining
Hawaii / Big Island
Romantic
Hawaii / Big Island
Great for scenic views
Hawaii / Big Island
Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Brown's Beach House at The Fairmont Orchid offers a "spectacular oceanfront dining" experience with "excellent service" and "amazing" food selections, such as the mahi mahi and scallops. Guests appreciate the "stunning views" and "live music" that create a "romantic setting". While some find it pricey, the ambiance and attentive staff make it "worth the expense".

3,853 Reviews

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Jan
San Francisco
9 reviews
5.0
9 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I dined here for my birthday with my daughter and her partner. We were very much surprised by an excellant evening! The setting is exquisite, with a lovely musician playing guitar and singing familiar covers so very well. The service was top notch - responsive, caring but never intrusive. The food was the best I have ever had on the island (and I live here!). We ordered lots of appetizer/small plates to share and everything was wonderful, creatively flavored and artfully plated. The lobster bisque was amazing with just the right amount of chili oil and shishito peppers. The scallops and crispy pork belly was done to perfection. There is an attention to detail here on every level. This is most certainly a great place for a special occasion.
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DavidA
West Palm Beach
22 reviews
5.0
22 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Ambiance is laid back elegance… overlooking the ocean! Wish music was simply instrumental instead of singing… food was good… not exceptional but setting was so lovely and made up for food! Perhaps I ordered wrong fish… it was so thick that inside was still too raw for me…
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RobertY
VIP
Columbus
27 reviews
5.0
27 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Beautiful sunset dinner. Everything about our experience was outstanding. Staff was amazing, food was perfect, live music was appreciated. They remembered we were celebrating my wife’s birthday.
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Rob
Edinburgh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Browns Beach House is well worth a visit. Excellent food and service and a super atmosphere at the restaurant.
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Matt
VIP
Washington DC
13 reviews
5.0
13 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing as always wish I could have dinner there every night
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Loretta
VIP
San Francisco
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
A lovely experience with a fantastic sunset setting! All was wonderful. Expensive dining but worth it with the ambience!
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Danielle
San Antonio
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on February 26, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The service was amazing but I felt the food to be a bitter overrated . The brussel sprouts though cooker perfectly were very bitter in flavor. We also got the tomohawk ribeye steak again cooked perfectly but it was extra salty making it almost difficult to eat . Definitely can’t beat the atmosphere.
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James
Portland
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 26, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
You can't get a better view of the gorgeous sunset on Hawaii! Everything about this restaurant was superb!
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Richard
VIP
Phoenix
223 reviews
5.0
223 reviews
Dined on February 26, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Brown's Beach House is just fantastic ... we are foodies and have dined in 100s of great restaurants around the world ... Brown's may be my favorite for a predictable fantastic dinner, view, service amd entertainment. Fresh seafood and more fresh seafood ... great desserts and port wines ... we love it here and return whenever we are on the Big Island ... Enjoy.
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Daniel
Chicago
12 reviews
4.0
12 reviews
Dined on February 25, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Our experience was lovely. Food was great! Service a bit slow but it was a packed restaurant. Would recommend highly
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Brown's Beach House - The Fairmont Orchid - Kohala Coast is rated 4.6 stars by 3853 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Mar 6, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 41 times today

Google Map for Brown's Beach House - The Fairmont Orchid - Kohala Coast

1 North Kaniku Drive, Kohala Coast, HI 96743

Additional information

Neighborhood
Kohala Coast
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily 5:30 pm–9:00 pm
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Hawaii Regional Cuisine, Seafood, Farm-to-table
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Resort Casual
Parking details
We offer complimentary valet and self parking.
Payment options
AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Zaid Khan
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://www.fairmontorchid.com/dine/browns-beach-house/
Phone number
(808) 885-2000 ext. 7330

Brown's Beach House - The Fairmont Orchid - Kohala Coast

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Popular dishes

MISO SAKE CLAMS

COCONUT RED CURRY LOBSTER BISQUE

HUAĀLANI DUCK BREAST

Menu

Dessert

HAWAIIAN “SNICKERS BAR”$18.00

KONA COLD PRESSED COFFEE BRULEE$18.00

HONEY PANDAN PANNA COTTA$18.00

BAKED MAUNA KEA$16.00

ISLAND INSPIRED ICE CREAM$15.00

ISLAND INSPIRED SORBET$15.00

What 3,853 people are saying

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