leilani's on the beach

nice location right on the beach and thefoodwas pretty good.

in previous visits to maui we have enjoyed the entertainment of jd and harry on saturday afternoons. we were disappointed to learn they are no longer here at leilani’s on the beach. however, we did stop for nachos, the veggie humus platter and chicken wings. all of thefoodwas delicious. the hostess seems to enjoy making people wait outside, even if there are empty tables. she also chooses who she will give a mask to and who she won’t. a family arrived from the beach and didn’t have masks. she told them lelani’s didn’t provide masks. however, a few minutes later, a gentleman that she knew asked for a mask and she opened up a cupboard and provided one. it’s also a great place to watch people on the boardwalk.

thefoodwas fantastic, but the service left something to be desired. we sat with empty drinks for about 45 minutes and had to request refills.
having a different server would probably make all the difference.

service was friendly and good. the setting, in front of kaanapali beach, was great. but thefoodwas not good. ordered several items to share, did not enjoy any of them (chicken wings were particularly bad, fish tacos were lacking, and coconut shrimp was ... okay).

after staying in maui for 5 nights, my husband and i visited leilani's 4 times. a huge testament to how much we liked it given that we both wanted to try different food.

it's located right by the water next to the westin maui and whaler's village. the service was great every time and thefoodwas on point. favourite definitely had to be the pulled pork nachos. i ordered this about 3 times. also tried the chicken but the pork seemed to have a lot more meat. very generous service for the price we paid.

loved it and would definitely go back next time we are in maui.

very enjoyablefoodwhich was reasonably priced. great atmosphere on the beach. we went there 2 nights in a row. received excellent, friendly service from 'mick'. the next night we received rather disinterested service from our waitress.

great apps and dessert!. i have been to maui three times and this was our third time going to leilani's. the service was good and thefoodwas also good. definitely not our most amazing meal, but still good. the apps were the best part of the meal we had the butter poached scallops and the mushroom ravioli, both were amazing! the entrees were good, but not worth the $25-$35 per plate. we also enjoyed desserts.... we ordered every dessert :). we were offered a free hula pie since we were returning customers, which we also received the last time. all desserts were very good we did not have problem a finishing them all. the messy apple crisp would have to be number one.

misleading. the menu outside had a specials list when we were seated it was not on the menu, when asked they told us it was only offered between 5:00 and 6:00. when we checked on the way out it said nothing to that effect. thefoodwas mediocre. the shrimp scampi smelled and tasted fishy. iced tea had no ice. parked at the parking garage next to whalers village and they charged us $12.00 for two hours. won't be back!

upstairs restaurant was fairly good, a little pricey but has a musty smell. downstairsfoodwas bland. we got fish tacos (which are supposed to be "award winning") the fish was over cooked & the worst we've had yet on maui. the pork cuban was tasteless.

we thought the view, the service, and thefoodwere very nice. i do object being stuck with a parking fee that rivals the generous tip we left our server. hula pie was a treat, nice place. goodfood& service was excellent.

we ate here for breakfast. we had omelettes and scrambled eggs. thefoodwas average and the service was disappointing. on the bright side you can't beat it for the view of the beach and the ambience

we were suprised at the short wait on a saturday night. we ate in the beachside bar. excellentfoodand reasonable pricing. we had coconut schrimp and fish and chips. excellent a general problem in the islands is the lack of quality craft beer. maui brewing and kona are palatable but just!

absolutely love this place. come by all the time. great burgers (double kobe) and fish tacos. staff is great.foodis superb. atmosphere is fun. love it.

fun atmosphere and good food. may 2011: tony and i dined here twice and enjoyed our evenings. both times we started the evening at the bar drinking tasty mai tai's (served by johnny). they were very good but a little pricey and i think the ones at the hale koa in waikiki were much better.

food is very good. one evening we just sat at the bar, talked with johnny and ate a couple of appetizers: fried calamari (very good and lightly battered) and the nachos with kalua pig. oh wow, they were the best nacho's i've ever had! of course, the tender pork made the dish.

johnny asked if we had our receipt from the previous night. we did, so we were given a complimentary hula pie for dessert. he later gave us an extra receipt for this evening to use another night. the hula pie was rich and very filling with its oreo-like cookie crust, ice cream, whipped cream, and topped with chopped macadamia nuts.

for the other evening, we sat at a table listening to the live music, watched the sun set, and enjoying our food. i had the kalua pig cuban sandwich and a salad; tony had the kobe burger with a salad. everything was excellent.

prices are reasonable, as this is the casual part of the restaurant. their main dining room is expensive and probably worth the splurge.

overall, i do recommend this place for goodfoodand good fun.

such a great restaurant! we sat on the deck and saw the sunset go down,very pretty! the service was great,and thefoodwas worth the cost!