Kula Bistro Keokea HI

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The six of us stopped on the way back from Hana and WOW! Liz served us and was awesome but even more importantly the food was incredible. We ordered six different meals and this is the first time in my personal history of eating out with several people that every meal was out of this world. I now understand what good ole Italian cooking tastes like.

Richard Cayer

We made a day trip of driving the back road to Hana. While I don't recommend driving that road to hell. I do highly recommend the Kula Bistro. We stopped here on our way there. We ate breakfast outside. It was a really beautiful, country setting. A much different vibe than other parts of the island. The menu had many unique choices. The meals were delicious, portions were huge, and the service was great. I tried the breakfast fried rice. Its was excellent. Definitely a hidden gem!

Adriana Daniels

I have been thinking since Friday night if I should contact Kula Bistro about our dinner experience. We have been customers since Kula Bistro opened years ago. We always had a great time; the food was great, waitress or waiter had excellent knowledge of the dishes and preparation. We always take our family and friends when they visit the island. Friday night was another evening of me taking my friend there for supper. It was busy but manageable. Wrong night for good service?? The hostess looked ready for the gym instead of a restaurant. She gave us the menu and the special menu and left. We waited for water and Our waitress for about another 10 minutes as she floated around. From the beginning, we noticed this waitress's attitude looked like she did not want to be there. To our surprise, She turned out to be our server, never asked if we wanted an appetizer or maybe bread or if we had any questions about the menu ?? Our order was simple 2 pasta dishes. Well, I thought it was simple; 40 minutes later and 2 tables closed to us getting their dishes right away (these people got there way after us), I approached the waitress and asked her about our order. Our water glasses were empty, by the way. She sounded so surprised (apparently we were just ghosts there), or we were part of the decoration?. Our waitress slowly went to the kitchen, brought our dishes, and said they were in another station?? Whatever that means. I am sure you guess by now, The food was cold!!. Once again, I had to find her; I said the food was cold, and what did she mean by a different station?? I calmly stated that if she could not handle the tables, she had to get help, and boy, what a nasty reply I was informed of YES, SHE CAN HANDLE. We waited more time for the food to come back. Oh yes, this time was hot (microwaved, I am sure). She never once apologized for the experience or stopped to at least pretend to be concerned about the service. The food tasted good even though we knew it was re-heated after 30 minutes of sitting and getting cold. She dropped the check, and we paid. Yes, I still left 20% gratuity because I still have faith in people, but it will be a long time before we will be back. The 2-star review is about the service Only. The food is still good. However, I will have to take it out from now on.