Mara

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   dennis

   VIP

   Hawaii

   24 reviews

   4.0

   24 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Your experience starts and ends in the parking lot. A large lot, small spaces, but lots of small spaces. Validated parking at 100%, thank Vod because the regular rate is outrageous. The best deal.is happy hour between 400-500pm at the bar, greatly reduced pricing on a few select tapas items and drinks. The food is very tasty and presented well with a large basket of pita bread. Entrees are in the $$$ range, $35-45, but "special.items like Wagyu beef are more. Portions are not overly generous, but they are more than adequate. Everything is ala carte , sides are all priced at $12, but after two or three tapas items, sides are probably unnecessary. We ordered the scallops and prawns, both excellent. Service is very efficient, and the servers are knowledgeable about their menu and will steer you toward better choices and away from poor choices. The The menu is small, and I did not see any salads or soups. I did not have desert. They have a wine sommelier who assists the servers when he is not pouring wine.
   

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   Jay

   Seattle

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Foods were delicious and nice atmosphere. Definitely I will go back.
   

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   Maria

   Hawaii

   74 reviews

   2.0

   74 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   5-course dinner lacked flavor and first 3 dishes needed salt and acid (had to ask for lemons). Nothing reminded me of any Mediterranean country or typical ingredients and brightness in the food. Service was confusing and we were told wrong information twice from servers, as they said the 5-course menu was now a 4-course and we had to choose an entree. After expressing our dismay, they checked with the manager, Dillon, within our hearing and he confirmed the menu with the servers was incorrect and would be reprinted - this after advertising the 5-course menu printed in the newspaper, and on Open Table. After another debate with staff, we asked for the manager and were told he was busy "reprinting a new menu"...this at 5:10pm, after dinner started at 5pm. Unacceptable! Finally, the manager - Dillon - came to our table and smuggly pretended we had not overheard the discussion he'd had with the servers, and said that the menu was correct, no choice needed. We ordered, food came, manager disappeared over the next hours. No table check from him or any other manager. Staff repeatedly asked "done working on that" as they cleared dishes. We didn't attend a $150+++ meal on NYEve (or anytime in a fine dining restaurant) to go to work on the food. Poor management, poorly trained staff, average food - sweet yogurt under caviar - really? Flavorless cod balls (substituted for the crab in filo that was advertised) was almost inedible. Salad was fresh, but desperately needed salt and acid. A saving grace was the mashed potatoes and buttered carrots on the meat course. Another - "still working on that"? Dessert was good, thankfully but not enough to redeem this meal or restaurant. A huge disappointment. One of the worst meals we've had on Oahu at any price point. Save your money, go elsewhere.
   

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   Amy

   Washington DC

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Possibly the best fish dish I have EVER had! Mara captures Mediterranean flavors and elevates them. We had a gluten allergy and another food allergy and our server was aware and proactive for us - to be honest the BEST care in Oahu in years! Totally recommend and we will definitely add this to the list of places we go to!
   

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   Cara

   VIP

   Hawaii

   12 reviews

   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Food spectacular. Need to add shades in afternoon.
   

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   Erika

   VIP

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Would have given it 3.5 if we could. We had an odd experience! Some of the food was really good (the trio of dips, the steak and the chicken) and some was less interesting (shrimp with tomato). We had several things add a wrinkle: our reservation was at 8:15 PM but It took them about 10 minutes to seat us though the restaurant was half empty and there seemed to be a lot of staff. We waited again for quite some time to be served by anyone. Our server was friendly. Explained the whole menu. Addressed allergies intently. Nothing was rushed. We ordered everything at once, including the wrong wine so that’s on us (note that the Barbera is a rosé not a red). It was still delish. But, the beer never came. We had to ask for more drinks, nobody ever asked if we wanted something more. Our entrees showed up at 9:22. More than a half hour after our trio of dips and almost an hour after we were seated. We had ordered the harissa fries, but plain fries were brought.  Originally the menu caught our eye because of the desserts, but we were too tired to try this time! 
   

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Hawaii

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 26, 2024

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

   The food here is always very good so I had high hopes but the Christmas dinner was disappointing. It didn't feel very Christmassy, ​​the meat was tough and it was too big. There wasn't a lot of variety and the food was pretty rough. I was disappointed by how rough the food seemed. I regret paying $100 for this dish.
   

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   Richard

   Hawaii

   3 reviews

   2.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on December 26, 2024

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

   Prime rib was very chewy Uni was very small portion and very expensive The size of 1 small oyster Octopus was good Service was very good 
   

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   James

   Hawaii

   12 reviews

   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on December 25, 2024

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

   Lunch here was perhaps the best food we’ve had during 2024. Mara was a pleasant surprise. The chefs and kitchen team deserve kudos. Stunning meal.
   

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    Marc

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 25, 2024

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

    Really good drinks , great service , and the Ono Kebab was soo good
    

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