Kona Inn Restaurant, Kailua Kona

Ok, this is the FIRST place we take our company after they arrive at the airport. The food is always nice, the wait people are attentive (just right), and if you sit on the right hand side (facing makai) you pay less :D

My favorite Island Restaurant. The Mai Tais are the best anywhere! In the dining room, ask for Bill for service - best around! Great Seafood! Excellent Steaks! Bob & Kim Graziano

Kona Inn was recommended by a friend who lives in Hawaii. We ate there on our last night before returning to the mainland. Everything was perfect there . . . the food, sitting in an open air restaurant watching the sunset, and the company of my family.

We ate here on our last night in Hawaii. It was a memorable, relaxing meal. The poke and the grilled fish were prepared perfectly. The open air atmosphere and view were stunning, just what you'd imagine on the big island. It felt like old Hawaii, we loved the architecture and old fashioned touches. Food prices were reasonable. So glad we ate here!

This place is a wonderful open air restaurant. We just stopped for appetizers, drinks & dessert. All of it was great. The prices are high, but the view right on the ocean makes it worth it. The dessert was HUGE. I mean, this Bananas Foster was so large that we could have eaten just that and been satisfied. They have great drinks that are well mixed as well.

What a superb location, right on the ocean in downtown Kona. Terrific food, reasonable prices, great cocktails - a must on your visit to the Big Island. Kids enjoy it too.

We ended up at Kona Inn restaurant on our last evening in Hawaii. The ambience strikes you as you enter with beautiful aged wood floors all around. Next up, you are greeted and welcomed as if they are actually happy to see you. Its an open air restaurant with wonderful views of the ocean with palm trees. They have lights on the trees, so the view remains attractive even after sunset -- you can see the waves at night! As for good, go for their specials on fresh fish. The best Mahi Mahi and best Ahi Tuna in the world! Even the Hawaiian Chicken was flavorful and juicy. Service was quick and attentive. Most entrees are priced from $25 to $35 which seems about right for the setting and the service. All in all an excellent experience. Well worth the price and definitely worth going back to Kona for.

The customer service was the worst experience I have ever encountered. The hostess, Cory the server and the barmaid all were bad. The restaurant is dated and very dirty. I had to slide across a very stained booth to sit. I noticed this in the dark. The food was average your basic steak and seafood menu nothing to call home about. Over priced but I guess you pay for the sunset view. Did I say the service was bad?

I spent 7 days on the Big Island, and never found a better restaurant than the Kona Inn. We had lunch here at a table overlooking the harbor. The Fish Sandwiches were very good,and resonably priced. I could have eaten here everyday.

Why do we dream of Kona? Is it the Mahi-Mahi, Grilled Tuna or the Sunset over the Bay? Or is it the Signature Mai-Tai or the Green flash? All that and more are the reason we call Hawaii the mother land. Only at this restaurant can you pass the hours enjoying lunch on the bay or a romantic dinner watching the sunset. Every trip, every time, the food, the managers, the wait staff, the ambience, the experience is the same. Enjoy, we sure do. Ed and Karen Davis Murrells Inlet SC