cuatro restaurant

hands down, the best meal we ate during ourmauitrip. amazing. the asian marinated steak and the pupu steak were cooked to perfection. we plan to return every year!

cuatro is a small restaurant in the kihei town center, the shopping center that includes foodland supermarket, at 1881 south kihei road, in kihei.  phone 808-879-1110. this excellent little restaurant opened in 2009, billing its food as “latin asian fusion.”  the menu is not very long, but includes about 8 appetizers, 2 salads, four fish preparations, 5 other entrees (vegetarian, chicken, pork, steak, and shrimp), and just one dessert.  each item is beautifully decorated with colorful and delicious sauces.  you know the food is terrific here because this place was listed as the favorite new restaurant in the 2010 edition of the book topmauirestaurants.  the tables are primarily indoors, with just two tables outside on the sidewalk adjacent to the parking lot.  dinner only.

move over momma, the prawns here are better than yours!. wow. wow. wow. taste buds alive with the fusion of fresh local flavors and the best cooked fish i have had onmauiin 3 years. my very picky 7 year old boy said the prawns tasted better than my homemade shrimp. i would normally be a little offended by this statement but happy to give my prawn cooking crown to a well deserving restaurant ! don't worry we will be back for 20 more ' shrimp'. thank-you for a great meal!

best meal on this trip. we've been in hawaii for almost three weeks (big island 1 wk andmaui2 wks) and this was the best meal we've had. read the reviews so we were expecting it to be good, but it exceeded our expectations. going back again before we leave!!

our meal here was just amazing! in the week we stayed inmauithis was the best by far. i got the blackened ahi tuna with rice pilaf and green beans. the ahi was prepared perfectly. the food here is worth the price.

cuatro = awesome. we were inmaui1/13/11 - 1/27/11. had eaten at cuatro last march, so were anxious to try it again. went with a couple that was travelling with us. we feel the food is incredible. very small dining room, small staff (4 servers / 4 cooks) but they don't miss a beat. service is very good. not only good, but casual (which we liked). the food is like no other you will find in maui.
the fusion of flavors is very interesting and effective.
we ate there twice in 2 weeks. had the asian style pupu steak. get ready for a taste explosion in your mouth! tender steak, sliced across the grain, flavored with finely minced garlic, hot sauce, truffle oil and other 'secret' ingredients. my new challenge is to try to duplicate the flavors!
ordered a margarita (made with patron tequila! yay!!) served in an iced tea size glass - another resounding yay!
the crab cakes were excellent, the salads were made with fresh, crisp greens.
the shrimp tacos were very delicious!
price = very reasonabe! two people + appetizers + 2 drinks each + 2 entries + shared dessert...approx. $150.
we all felt this was very reasonable for the quality of food, service, and atmosphere.
guaranteed that you well like it if you try it!