leilani's on the beach

overall agoodexperience other than really the wait time on the food. however we do admit we had a rather large party so we did understand timing for all the meals. our server was very nice and accommodating. we didn’t have rail seating however with the openness we were all still able to get a clear view of the water.

fantastic beachside restaurant. great us service standards.goodwine list, with a focus on california wines, some overseas, including an australian wine.goodmenu, mostly fish, but had steak, chicken etc. our party had lobster, which was great, mahi mahi which was good, but too many sauces. salad appetiters were great, both the caprese and the triple goats cheese.

a great night out.

i enjoyed my dinner here. the setting is great, beach and sunset. i had the fresh fish which was very good. we also had the coconut shrimp and that hadgoodflavor. i would recommend. service was good, no real complaints.

great apps and dessert!. i have been to maui three times and this was our third time going to leilani's. the service wasgoodand the food was 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 verygoodwe did not have problem a finishing them all. the messy apple crisp would have to be number one.

nice dinner and view on 8/13/13. upstairs restaurant wasgoodand the view is nice. spicy ahi tuna and cracker and parmesan dusted opah with some sort of lemon reduction were the main courses. both were verygoodand the waiter was attentive. we parked next door and leilani's validated parking which was a nice perk.

we thought the view, the service, and the food were 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.

the steak was good, but the fish preparation was a different story. the miso glaze i tried was horrible. it is ashamed that they destroyed such agoodpiece of fish. do not recommend.

fun atmosphere andgoodfood. 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 verygoodbut 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 (verygoodand 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 forgoodfood andgoodfun.

this place was agoodvalue for being beach front in a tourist trap. i had the salmon and crab melt. very tasty though the toast was a little soggy. but, when will you see a toast stay crispy with tomatos, celery, onions, capers, crab and salmon inside. the hula pie was huge. awesome eats!

good food. nice view. service wasgoodby a nice wait staff.