To begin, all we can say is "Wow!" My wife (a Marriott employee) and I just returned from our honeymoon and we stayed the entire week at the Waikoloa Marriott Beach Resort & Spa. Upon our very early arrival, Beau at the front desk noticed our folder titled "Honeymoon." Without us even asking, Beau upgraded our room to an ocean view. Way to make us happy right off the bat. Our room was clean and the view was amazing. Thanks again, Beau!
Another perk is there is not a bad view from anywhere on this property. It is also conveniently located, and the beach is a 2 minute walk from the hotel. If you want to catch a beautiful sunset, this is the place to stay.
Other notable mentions are Michael and Evelyn, who are members of the pool wait staff. These two were great. They were very friendly and went out of their way to make us feel welcome and provided us with a free cake for our honeymoon as well as some discounted drinks. We were also quite amazed at how good the food was at the hotel. We did not have one bad meal. They use quality ingredients and everything tasted great! In fact, we ate all our meals except for two at the hotel.
Last but not least we wanted to give a shout out to the awesome bartenders at the Hawaii Calls Restaurant, also known as the "Clipper Lounge." Chad and Peter were awesome! Not only did these guys make killer drinks, we also bugged them the entire time about insider information about the island and asked their opinions about many things. They were more than happy to oblige. One side note, my wife and I went on a nature hike and when we returned, we noticed she had an allergic reaction on her hand. Chad must have overheard this, because he promptly went out to the garden area and cut some natural aloe and brought it back for her to use on her hand. You just don't find service like this anymore!
As mentioned above, my wife is a Marriott employee. And she said in her 10 years of working and visiting Marriott properties, this was the best experience she's ever had. Thank you to the staff of the Waikoloa Marriott Beach Resort & Spa for helping make our honeymoon a special trip. We will DEFINITELY Â be back!
We waited and waited and waited for our entrees to arrive -- about ONE HOUR -- meanwhile the table next to us wailed like banshees. Â The food was okay, but COMPLETELY overshadowed by the service & noise. Â It was so bad, we had to laugh ... truly awful. Â A shame, since happy hour & breakfast buffet were quite pleasant. Â We all got into the elevator & did a group primal scream, we were so glad to get out of there!
Review Source:love this place. Â we had breakfast here several times and dinner once. Â the breakfast buffet is great- theres a nice selection of savory and sweet foods and also an omelet station. Â the servers are friendly and attentive and on top of it with coffee, tea, and water. Â it's also nice that they are constantly making fresh pancakes and waffles that are absolutely delicious (especially combined with some of their fresh fruit).
dinner was ok- we started with lobster and shrimp summer roll which was ok at best and then had surf and turf for dinner. Â the steaks were tasty but nothing special and our different seafood choices were all excellent.
Great setting, love the location, dinner menu is terrible. Think Denny's. then think would I be happy paying $45 for a steak from Denny's? Crab cakes blech. Ahi chips, eh. Iceberg wedge, blah. linguine tasted like a microwave dinner. Seriously where is Gordon Ramsey kitchen nightmares? Servers are nice, just regular folks. Half off entrees deal is totally hit or miss. I'm guessing if you say you saw the special, WHICH WAS POSTED IN THE LOBBY, for half off, your waitress may kindly ask the manager for an exception and actually honor the discount. The same went for the breakfast buffet discount. Marriott rewards members $21, but again, front desk says discount, waitress says not this week $29.95. Just this once... Mmmm hhhuh. Had take out burger the other night, it was ok.$18.95 and only on the bar menu.
Review Source:We stayed at the marriott and came here for convinience. Â The servers are all very friendly, but can be scarce at times. The food is good, but not spectacular, which was disappointing given how expensive it is!! And I understand that it's "outside" but all the tables and chairs we sat at were dirty and either had bird poop or food over tables. Not exactly appetizing and I expected better maintenance for the price. Â It's a nice place to eat once, especially at sunset, but save some money and go somewhere else.
Review Source:I liked this place.
For breakfast, the buffet is a decent deal. Â Kids are at a discount. Made to order omlettes. Â Fresh fruit and the other normal items. Â Same cost as the normal menu, but more options and you can east more.
For dinner, the food was good, but expensive. Â As others have mentioned, eat on Monday and Thursday for 1/2 off. Â Really. Â Then, the food is great and it is a good deal. Â
Service was good for me. Â Wine was in a bucket of ice. Â Responsive to my needs. Â No issues at all. Â Better than that. Â Service was good.
Check out the special days when you check in.
Came here on a Thursday and lucked out to get their half off dinner special. The restaurant is on the Marriott's property and is half indoor and half outdoor seating. I sat outside on a very calm evening (very nice). We ordered the Ribs, Crab and Lobster Bomb,the Beef Short Ribs, and 2 Lemon Drops. I would come back here.
Review Source:Very mediocre food. I am very happy we went on a monday because it was half price entrees. The wedge salad was okay but the dressing was not the best They served mashed potatoes as a side for pretty much every entree which were not very good. Â I would not go there again even if I got half price entrees.
Review Source:Gorgeous open air dining overlooking the pool, gardens and eventually the ocean. Â Some excellent modern surf photography inside if you happen to be sitting at the bar. Â
Had several meals here and all were good. Â Hi-lights definitely were the poke and sashimi. Â I could eat that stuff for days. Â Great wine selection. Service talented enough to be there when you need them but leave you alone enough to have a leisurely meal.
Really enjoyed the on-site cat, the birds and relaxation.
Stopped by the Marriott since my daughter in law wanted pasta and the Hilton's restaurant was closed, and the reviews for Macaroni Grill did not provide confidence. My wife, daughter in law and I had a wonderful meal. The waiter was real akamai (smart) and helped us with meal choices and pricing. Â No 2 for 1 meals on Friday night due to prime rib & snow crab buffet! Great setting, great service, great people.
Review Source:Hawaii Calls is the main (and only) restaurant in the Waikoloa Marriott. When I first learned that it was the only, I was a bit shocked that such a huge and well known hotel chain would only have one place to eat, but my worries were soon diffused.
Of course the food is a bit pricey overall, but what else would you expect from a place that's run by the hotel?
I've had their Saimin, Chinese Chicken Salad and their Pupu Sampler Platter. All were delicious! The saimin noodles were a bit overcooked, but it was a large helping and came with lots of meat and kamaboko (fish cakes). In my opinion, the chinese chicken salad had the right amount of dressing and a good greens to chicken ratio. The pupu sampler was by far the best, though. Their wings (it came with 5?) were incredibly mouth watering - crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside and sauced just right. A bit of a tropical tang compared to your usual wings, but awesome nonetheless.
Went back for breakfast the next day, which was most certainly overpriced. $29 for the buffet (which lacked portuguese sausage... what?!) and $15 for a fruit and yogurt platter. I'd rather go take a walk across the street to the Starbucks...
We stayed at the Marriott and decided to gives this a try on our first night. Thankfully we were able to take advantage of the 2 for 1 entree special they have from 5-6 pm. Our meal was nothing special though. We had the Ono special and the fish seemed over cooked and the mashed potatoes were flavorless. Overall very uninspired. Wouldn't come back.
Review Source:When I first checked the menu at this place (the only restaurant at the Marriott), it seemed very pricey. Â But, if you sit down before 6 PM, they have a 2-for-1 entree special. Â So we had a great dinner at a good price and enjoyed a beautiful sunset. Â We found the wine list prices surprisingly reasonable, so we had a red and a white and took what was left over to our room. Â Our waitress was very friendly and delightful.
Review Source:Ate here for breakfast with my boyfriend one morning! Sooooooooo good. :) I won't comment on the service because I'll be biased . . . My aunty was our server. So, I'm basing this review off of the food.
We did the breakfast buffet instead of ordering off the menu, it was amazing. They definitely have an AWESOME SELECTION of food. They had so many different types of breakfast meat - portugese sausage, bacon and regular breakfast sausages. They had sweet potato, scrambled eggs, and an omelet station. The omelet station offered cheese (of course), mushrooms, onions, green peppers, bacon, ham, portugese sausage, regular breakfast sausage, and some other things that I can't remember. They also had tiny little, what tasted like belgian waffles and pancakes with all kinds of different syrups! They had coconut syrup, regular syrup, and I think like strawberry and some other syrups. They had cereals up the ying yang, four different kinds of juices, muffins, pastries, toast, bagels, yogurt, granola. For their selection of fruit they had papaya, cantaloupe, pineapple, strawberries (and I can't remember what others).
It was all SOOOOOOOOO good. :) I mean everything I tried was amazing. :) And I think definitely well worth it!
Plus, the scenery is amazing. :) Can't go wrong with that!
In case it's not obvious from other reviews, this is the only restaurant attached to the Marriott Waikoloa. Â If you are price sensitive; yet staying at the hotel your best bet for cheap eats is at the Queen's Marketplace just off property. Â
For the scenic beauty and sheer convenience of being able to go downstairs and dine on-site this is a great restaurant. Â My wife and I had both breakfast and dinner here during our stay. Â I felt slightly violated with the $23.00 breakfast buffet (theoretically we could have bought the $50.00 'upgrade' to the room so we could have dined every morning) but this is resort land so it is what it is. Â The breakfast buffet has a "OK" selection but the view of the swimming pool/beach is what you really pay for.
Dinner is actually quite excellent - you can get your "value" by NOT getting the entrees. Â The night we dined had a 50% off entree special so that's worth looking into - I got a "fish of the day" entree (something that really means something in Hawaii) - it was excellent. Â
Generally speaking the birds are a nuisance, but their antics are fun to watch. Â They are VERY smart and in the mornings have devised excellent strategies in obtaining food from the plates of unsuspecting guests (they also are very good at getting anything that falls off the table). Â There is a feral cat onsite as well; the waitresses will patiently shoo all animals away but frankly their efforts would be more welcome shushing the annoying kids with idiotic parents. Â Â
(Watch the birds with yellow beaks carefully; they've nested up above in the fluorescent lights above the dining area... I'm not sure if the hotel staff has figured that quite out yet because it's likely a fire hazard)
Note the best time to eat at dinner here is on SUNDAY or MONDAY (check for specials). Â This is generally true all over the Big Island. Â If you are planning on a "big budget" dinner; call ahead and figure out the appropriate specials.
This is the only restaurant in the Mariott hotel in Waikoloa village, big island. We had both the breakfast buffet and dinner here.
The breakfast buffet is quite good - typical resort hotel price ($23 per person) but the food and service were both excellent. They had tons of fresh fruit, vegetables, and baked stuff there. They also have some Japanese stuff - porridge and picked vegetables. The buffet included unlimited amount of coffee and a made-to-order omelet. The birds are a nuisance for breakfast in that they try to grab your food all the time. You need to make sure that you cover your plate every single time you leave the table.
The price for the dinner is quite ridiculous but they have different specials for each day, which help a lot to make the bill somewhat reasonable. We went when the special was 30% off the entire dinner check. The restaurant was also packed when the special was 50% off all entrees (saw people waiting when we came back to the hotel from our dinner away from here). Just like the breakfast, both food and service were excellent. The best part of the dinner was the sunset. The restaurant faces the pool and the beach, and you get to see an amazing sunset while enjoying a great meal.
Normally an expensive place to eat but if you look for the ads in the West Hawaii Today newspaper they tend to have specials. Â We found an ad for $19.95 Surf and Turf for Friday nights so we checked it out. Â Food quality was very good as was service. Â The view and ambiance is excellent. Â Normal menu prices, however, are high. Â Typical resort prices though.
Review Source:The cleanest and prettiest breakfast buffet ever! It is sparkly white and overlooks the beach and pool area. They have an omelet stand and a gamut of other assortments such as beef soup, miso soup, mahi mahi eggs, oatmeal, eggs, Portugese sausage and fruits including papayas. It was just so relaxing to eat there and then walk a few steps to the pool. The breakfast buffet was only $19.95.
I also came the other night to the bar to redeem two free mai tais and they were soo strong!!
Waaay overpriced. Portions are even smaller than your average fine dining place. The cold seafood sampler had 2 mussels, 1 shrimp, and a small crab claw. The mushroom ravioli consisted of 3 small raviolis in a salty butter sauce. Go across the street to the Big Island Steak House instead. You'll get more for your money and a good meal.
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