LA Mariana Restaurant & Bar

Did not like this restaurant at all. Service was extremely friendly, but food was below average standards. I ordered the open faced turkey sandwich and it was nothing to write home about. My boyfriend ordered the calamari steak and offered some of his mashed potatoes...when I took a bite, they were COLD...not even room temperature but cold. The waitress was so friendly instead of bringing it up to her, we just ate our food and left. Just like the Crouching Lion Inn...food is way overrated, people are friendly, and I won't return. As for the tiki bar, I could care less...I pay for the food, not the ambiance, and the food was edible, but lousy. Damn Rachel Ray for advertising this place.

After a few missed turns we finally found La Mariana. Fortunately in time to see the sunset over Keehi and the La Mariana Sailing Club. I would have enjoyed knocking back a few My Thais in the Kon Tiki Bar, but our group was hungry. My scampi was good but others ordering the Ahi complained that it was over cooked. Unanimously we agreed that ours or anyone's Hawaiian experience is enhanced by a trip to La Mariana. Two blind gentlemen provided the music: one skillfully on the piano and the other on bongo drums. Normally this enough would provide a lasting memory. What I will mainly remember is a throwback to an Hawaii Five-O experience in a place that made this mainlander feel like a local. Go there !!

Christmas Eve at LaMariana was a pleasant surprise. Among our party of 5, we came up with many of the lyrics to most of the songs played by the blind pianist. It is amazing that we finished our delicous meals considering we sang almost from start to finish. The mahi mahi florentine was as good as I remembered from 5 years ago. I ordered the rice (standard local fare) when I found out the potatoes are fake. No big deal. Talk about not talking with your mouth full, we sang! I was smiling so hard my head hurt. One of us knew many of the songs from the 40's that her father used to sing. She ordered the stuffed eggplant and said it was good. Someone else ordered the steak and lobster and said it was good. Another of us would make the, "Time to take a break" announcement at the just the right times when the pianist was taking a break. We laughed and ate and sang. Best of all, it was a nearly private party. We were seated at a large table two feet from the piano and only two other window tables were taken but the occupants left early. The few patrons at the bar were far enough away to make it seem like we had the place to ourselves. We are planning a return trip for a Birthday celebration. Good feelings all around.

the food is OK but the place is awesome great drinks live piano bar and one of the last real tiki bars to be found

Go if you read the other reviews and feel you must see the place but a word of caution. The place is way overpriced for what you get. Dehydrated instant mashed potatoes do not belong on a entree plate costing $18. The service was lackluster. Kitchy is one thing but old dirty seat cushions are not. If you really want to see the place then go there planning on only having a round of drinks, belly up to the bar, look around and then go spend your dining dollars at someplace getting by on taste not tacky.

Basic menu but GREAT Ambiance!

It is a charming little place where time stands still. You can watch the sunset on the marina from one of the tables in the open front. Or you can sit in the back and enjoy the music with your companion. either way its the perfect place to forget the outside world and just slow down and relax.

A good friend of mine invited me for lunch there and I thanked him a lot for showing me the place. I loooove the ambiance. It says so much about Hawaii. My first entree' from that place was a bed of greens with calamare', honey mustard dressing and so much more. It was divine, though I did not finish my big serving. I look forward to going there again and try out other entree's. Though I think I should go there in a halter top, a sarong and some flower on my hair. Alooooha.

i'm very interest wiht this business b'coz i like to eat and i'm like to try anything about food aspecially seafood and sushi hhmmm very yummy..and i like eating at the romantic place and with a romantic people...