A wonderful find in Waimea!!
After seeing the sunset at Polihale Beach, we wanted a nice dinner.
We found Wranglers Steakhouse and we were pleasantly surprised!
The western atmosphere was great! We sat out on the front porch and had one of
the best dinners we've had so far - The rib-eye steaks were a hardy portion and cooked to perfection, they came with soup (corn chowder) & salad (Papaya Seed Dressing), and mashed potato or rice and a vegetable. Yummy! Our daughter had the Japanese Tempura plate and she loved it! And sometimes she can be quite picky!!
So, if your on the westside of the island and looking for a nice place to eat, try Wranglers. I don't think you'll be disappointed!!
How have I been here like 7x over the years and never reviewed them? Â Wranglers can be hit or miss sometimes but we've had more hits than misses. Â The Wrangler burger is always our meal of choice and there's a trick to it. Â If you typically order well done, you'll get a briquette. Â If you order medium well, you'll get dry. Â If you order medium, you'll get a juicy well done. Â I haven't dared ordered under that but go for it if you need some pink in there. Â Homemade soups are always good. Â The salad patch is pretty good (calling it a "bar" would be a little generous.) Â The staff is always nice and keeps the refills coming. Â There are some great items in the shop too so don't forget to stop in there before paying.
Review Source:I really like this place! Â Came here for lunch on a trip to Kauai six years ago, and came back for dinner now that we live in the islands.
Last time, I had the Kau Kau Tin for lunch and LOVED it. Â A vintage stacked lunch tin with teri beef (like meat CANDY), rice, and tempura shrimp: charming. They don't offer it at dinner, but they did have a Japanese Tempura platter which is essentially identical, if horizontal. Â Teri beef, rice, tempura shrimp, eggplant, and shrimp, and ahi sashimi. Â Plus the salad bar and soup (clam chowder). Â Salad bar had edamame, cold pasta, lettuce, celery, and the most flavorful tomatoes I've tasted in a long time. Â Husband had the special garlic steak (so much garlic, we'll be vampire-free for weeks) that was HUGE.
Outdoor dining on the front porch and in the garden out back. Â Super-friendly service. Â Paniolo vibe that's not over-the-top. Â Great prices, and an awesome choice if you're out on the west side at Waimea Canyon or Polihale for the day.
We were driving back from PMRF and it was getting late as we only had one night on the island I really didn't want steak but everyone else in my party did, so we stopped. Â I was surprised at the quality of the food and of the relative inexpensiveness of the meals. Â As usual everyone else ordered their steaks well done, but I got a taste of one of the riveted and it was still very tender. Â I had the seafood special of the night and it was exceptional. For a family of four we got out of there for $100 which is really good considering hawaii prices and then an off Oahu island restaurant. Â I will return if I return to Kauai.
Review Source:Me and the wife ordered the Pu Pu Platter for our dinner (Crab Cake, Large Shrimp Cocktail, Steak, Calamari, and Ahi. Â That worked really well and we had just enough room for the desert sampler. Â Friendly wait staff but food was a little slow coming. Â I would come back for sure... they stay open relatively late.
Review Source:Seriously one of the best meals we have had on island! The crab cake was pretty good, but add the pineapple sauce and yum!! The salad was nothing to write home about, but the clam chowder easily better than Duke's as was the ribeye! It was SOO flavorful and barely any fatty pieces. The staff was extremely pleasant and the OMG the peach cobbler!! Totally worth the 15 minutes to cook! Don't waste your money one other Steakhouses! But if you're looking for an upscale atmosphere, or dishes that look as amazing as they taste this might not be your cup of tea. It's a small town restaurant on Hawaii apparently some tourists don't realize things move slow in Hawaii and even slower in the Hawaiian countryside. Well worth it!
Review Source:Be prepared to WAIT. Â We came here on a Friday night for dinner...we were seated right away, but it took soooo long to get our food!
Drinks were ok...mine didn't taste like it had any liquor in it, but it was $9. Â The salad bar is ok...pretty small. Â I ordered the fish dinner...decent enough, but not worth the wait. Â If you're in need of lunch, get some take out at Ishihara Market or Da Booze Shop...if you're in need of dinner, go to Waimea Plantation instead.
I stopped in for lunch after visiting Waimea Canyon. Â I was politely greeted, seated and served a cold drink. Â The atmosphere was typical Hawaiian meaning casual and unpretentious. Â I ordered and enjoyed the grilled ahi sandwich. Â It tasted fresh and the portion size was ample. Â Of course I enjoyed the soup and salad bar.
The next time I stop in I will try the steak. Â A friend recommended Wrangler's to me. Â He reported that he was completely satisfied with the service, atmosphere and enjoyed his steak dinner.
One last thing, after mentioning to a few of the locals in Lihue about my visit to Wrangler's, they both reported that it has a very good reputation with the locals as well as with regular visitors.
First let me say very nice people and friendly wait staff are helpful at this country flared stop. Â On the bad side, 3 of my kids ordered the teriyaki beef and all 3 had bad sour beef! I made them change the food, good thing they did not eat it or all would have been sick. The staff was very accommodating as they should have been. I was happy that they did comp the food after such an embarrassing episode, so kudos for that. The seafood pasta was good and so was the crab cake. Â In all we were not happy with our meal.
Review Source:We were just driving around my husband and I and we decided to stop here just to see whats up! plus we were freakin' starving!!
+ all you can eat salad bar with soup and bread  (yeah people complain about the salad bar being "wack" with few options.. but C'mon lets keep it real.. if you wanted salad, why you at a steak house hommie!?)
+ super friendly staff
+ great outdoor seating
+ food was delicious!
- creepy lady sitting across from us listening to music on her iphone and starring at us the whole time!! Â she wasn't even eating anything!
We stopped here early evening as other local restaurants were closing already. Being it was early and not that busy yet, we were surprised at how slow the service was. But then again maybe not slow by Island standards. :) I ordered the Caper New York I was very disappointed. It was so very very tough. All I can figure is they have no aging process at Wranglers. The Salad bar was disappointingly small. On a positive note the Clam chowder on the salad bar was yummy. My wife had the Pork Chop. That was definitely a better choice. It was flavorful and tender.
Review Source:service was great. steak was delicious for the price we paid. we got mashed potatoes which was overloaded with garlic.
"salad bar" was mediocre. not a lot to choose from..and no bread. = (.... the entree did come with the salad bar and small soup. salad bar had lettuce, carrots, edamame, boiled bean sprouts, and some other local small stuff.
i would come here if i was craving steak and didnt wanna pay $30 bucks for an 8 oz. restaurant environment was cute and inviting.
Like others have mentioned, the salad bar was sparse. Â They should have a sign over it touting a honeymooners salad as it was basically "lettuce alone". Â I guess the owners neverbreadbthe comments as it has been like this for years and is not going to change.
We arrived at 3;45PM and were given the lunch menu. Â We asked to see the dinner menu and decided on an itemonit. Â They couldn't take our order for a dinner item until after 4 even though we were the only ones in the place. Finally at 4:05 they took our order and it took 40 minutes to serve, still with no one else there.
Having said that, the steak was tender and tasty.
We had high hopes, but they were not fulfilled.
Walking in, we got nothing but strange looks from everyone because we weren't wearing shorts and flip-flops. That doesn't effect the rating, we just like to look like we put some actual thought into what we wear.
They have live music on Saturday night at 6. It was a guy playing the ukulele and singing which made for a really nice atmosphere.
As for the Steakhouse... we went to the counter to get a table and were put on a wait list. It was about 10 minutes. That's no problem, except that well over half of the tables were empty, and everyone who came in had to wait to be seated. Why, you might ask? Because they want you to take time to browse through their shop. OK, that will dock you a star.
The service was pretty slow, very friendly, but slow. Although I don't think it was her fault, they just didn't have many people staffed for the floor.
Drink: Root beer - good as can be
Drink: Plantation Ice Tea - Way too much juice in there... not worth the price
Entree: Sizzling Steak - Really big, but not a lot of flavor
Entree: Ahi Penne Pasta - Pretty good, could have used more spice in the sauce
Salad: Self serve bar
Soup: Clam Chowder - surprisingly good flavor, but a bit runny
Overall, we just really weren't that impressed with this place. The servings should have been half the size and cost half as much. Mix that with the slow service, bland taste, and pointless wait and Wrangler's makes our list of Kauai places we really can't recommend unless there are no other options.
We came here on our first night on Kauai, on a recommendation by our hotel (Aston Waimea Plantation Cottages).
They were pretty good, Hawaiians definitely like their steaks. For dessert, we shared the sampler, which had flan (meh), Kona mud pie (yum) and Lillikoi Dream Pie (extra yum).
I think if I was in Waimea again, I would come here again.
Walked in very hungry after a full day of serious touristy stuff! While not especially busy (Tuesday evening), it took them awhile to get us seated.
Started with the soup and salad bar, which is minimal in selections but fresh and tasty, The daikon was especially good. The soup is nothing to write home about.
My ribeye was as good as you are going to get and my wife's penne pasta with red pepper sauce as very tasty and generous.
A couple of kids sitting near us ordered Pina Colada's - and then when the waitress brought them to the table, she realized that they were underage - FREE DRINKS for us! wooHoo!
Awesome experience from start to finish. We sat out on the back patio for dinner (came to celebrate my birthday)... Very attentive service... Always came to check on us, which was nice. I ordered the pulehu steak and she ordered pork chop. While waiting for our food, we enjoyed the small but decent soup and salad bar... Romaine, daikon, beets, sprouts, edamame, plus a yummy papaya seed dressing. Again, nothing mindblowing, but hey, it's included with entrees. Anyway, the steak was a-mazing!!! Tender, flavorful, and nicely spiced... A+++ The pork chops were decent (good with the crispy onions)... Both meals represented good value for the price.
To top it off, we had the mud pie for dessert, which was a perfect finish to an excellent meal. I'm a bit full now though, I think I'll roll myself off the couch and just sleep on the floor, because i don't think i can make it to the bedroom, I'm so full!
Took my family here for lunch, while on a road-trip up to visit Waimea Canyon. Â I had a steak sandwich, and they had burgers. Â Both were very tasty, and everyone left satisfied. Â We didn't try the salad bar that some others have Yelped about.
Staff was friendly and attentive. Â The inside of the place was very ranchy looking, and well themed for what they were serving. Â It was super convenient to just pull off the highway and eat here.
I would probably eat here again, on a future trip up to the canyon.
After reading a glowing review, our experience here was disappointing. The kiawe-fired steaks had good flavor, but the cuts of meat were very cheap--grisly, fatty, and chewy. Mashed potatoes were dry. Salad bar was the smallest we've ever seen. At least our server was friendly. This is a casual place located along a highway. Given the food quality and location, the prices seem over-inflated.
Review Source:The steak was great! Expensive, but what isn't in Kauai. I got the peppercorn steak and it was cooked perfectly, a little bit too many peppercorns for my liking, but they were easy to take off.
However, the salad bar...don't even bother, its a joke. And they do charge you for refills of your soda here.
But considering it's Hawaii and everything is expensive, my steak was good.
my ohana comes here every time it's someone's birthday. it's conveniently located in waimea (they live 2 minutes up the road in the valley).
we always have a reservation, and generally there are five or six of us in attendance. the service is good, the staff is always friendly.
now for the food..
i absolutely love the filet mignon!! it's so good kiawe grilled.
my dad really enjoys the pulehu steak.
my grandma's usual is the tempura plate... it's so big!
there's lots of tempura, teri beef, ahi sashimi and rice. she can never finish it.
this is definitely one of my favorite places to eat on the west side. and to order filet mignon at 26 bux?! well worth it.
let's see- awesom elocation, cute shops to look in got me a pair of niihau shell ear rings.Hostess were nice, a lot of young people serving and busing. Â Tshirt and shorts as uniforms so it's really casual. Â My son loved his cheeseburger and fries. Â I had the specila and fiance had the steak. Â Food all together was just okay, for the price we paid- not really! It wasn't bad but i wouldn't gp back for more. Â The entrees come with a salad bar. Â Salad bar- horrible, watered down corn chowder and the salad choises were lettuce, kidney beans, and sprouts. Â That's it. Â Notthing too great aout that. It's the only steak hiuse in waimea i think.
Review Source:I came here with the family for dinner after viewing another great Hawaiian sunset. Â We had three adults and two children in our party. Â First the service here was excellent and very friendly. Â Only downside was our waitress was not too familiar with the menu. Â
Here are some of the review of the items ordered.
Shrimp scampi - shrimp very fresh, but sauce too cheesy. It was average.
Butterfish, waloo breadcrumb cover with lobster. Very fresh, great. The fish was like eating crab meat. Amazing.
Ribeye. Good flavor. However, I asked for medium rare, but came out medium. Still good, would have been great, if medium rare.
All entrees come with all u can eat soup and salad bar. Gotta get the pickled radish. Absolutely amazing, would come back just for those.
The kids got the fried chicken dinner and they killed it. My two year old absolutely loved the plain white rice. For sure I now know he is Asian.
My dinner at Wrangler's steakhouse is probably one of the only mediocre meals that I had on my stay at Hawaii. Â The steaks were good but the bread, pasta, soup and salad bar were quite forgettable. Â My wife and I didn't have a bad meal here but certainly it isn't a place that I'd recommend or that I'd go to again. Â As Grant, a previous reviewer, said it's like Cracker Barrel or even Sizzler... nothing worth going out of your way for but decent enough in a pinch.
Review Source:Ms S's grandparents are fans of this place, so we took them for lunch. Â For the folks from the eastern US, this is Kauai's version of Cracker Barrel, 'nuf said? Â Decent portions, salad bar and a gift/trinket/... shop inside the restaurant. Â I had the Kalua Pig which was excellent and in the past have had the Kau Kau. Â This is a replica of the lunch the local sugar mill workers would eat. Â Three interlocking tins carry tempura, rice and teriyaki. Â A couple behind us ordered the chicken caesar salad and a chicken club. Â What a waste. Â If you come, come and experience. Â Food is a big part of how people express themselves. Â If you aren't going to at least try the local fare, stay home and read a travel book.
At Wrangler, you can happily dive in.
Maybe we came on a good day.. we had just come back from the beach and were super hungry.... first thing we saw... A caballero (cowboy) Nate said MEAAAAAAAAAAT and Jessica and I were like LOTION AND TRINKETS!! All in all it worked out
Nate and Jess's steaks were on point-- no complaints from them
Nate had two passion fruit margaritas that were gorgeous....and did him in to the point where he had to sleep in the car while Jess and I walked around. Â The calamari was not the best I have ever had, but the sauce it came with was yummy.
My sashimi was fresh and melted on my tongue...always a good sign. The miner's lunch was a cute idea.. it was served in one of those three level tins... kim chee, tempura, rice and tons of beef teriyaki.... I like my beef teriyaki smoky with a tad of sweet... this hit the spot and I could not finish it all... this is by far the best deal at this restaurant. There is also unlimited soup and salad. Salad options were fresh and I definitely had my fill of edamame beans. They use the cheapy 99 cent store hashi (chop sticks) here which I think is kinda cool.
Best part of my meal with the lilikoi pie.... it was creamy, it was light and fresh and I wanted more!! It was a great way to end my trip! Jessica had no idea what a mud pie was  (don't ask) and the slice she got was HUGE. It looked like enough for three people.
The stuff they had for sale was also cool. I bought a think of vanilla lotion and some post cards from a local artist. They have everything from masks to coffee to a recipe book for sale. This place is worth a looksy...even if you don't eat here.
Call it 3 1/2 stars. Â We stopped here on the way back from Waimea Canyon as we often do. Â I had the kau kau tin lunch, a three layer tin w/ rice and kim chee in the bottom, steak teryaki and lettuce in the middle and shrimp and vegetable tempura in the top. Â All for about $10. Â It was yummy, as it always is. Â We had ice tea. Â Alan had the fish sandwich, Sally had a shrimp Louie and Mike had a stir fried chicken dish. Â All these came w/ the soup and salad bar. Â We sat outside and it was noisier than usual because of a lot of truck traffic turning onto the highway from the road across the street. Â Service was friendly but slow.
Review Source:Tried this place out for lunch. Â My boyfriend had the steak sandwich - which was a steak between bread. Â Nothing shredded, but at least the they didn't skimp on the meat. Â I went with the safe bet - fish and chips. Â The 'free' soup and salad was plenty.
For those hot days, sit outside because there was no ventilation indoors. Â
The waitstaff were friendly and quick with the food. Â Good for when you're HUNGRY.
This place is mediocre at best. The service was fast and friendly but the food was sub-par.
For example, we ordered fried calamari which was either frozen or very old. They were tough and chewy. The dish went unfinished.
The salad bar, for which they charge $8.95, has salad and three toppings. That's it. The salad and carrots were fresh and crispy but they really need to expand the offerings.
For the meal, we split a sea food combo plate ($30) which included 7oz of crab, 8oz of fish and 3 shrimps. The shrimps were very small, the crab was boiled and not very good, and the fish was not bad.
Would we try this place again? No; not with so many choices around here. If I had to go again, I would try a steak.
On the way back from a quick tour of Waimea Canyon, my family (me, wife, son, mom, dad, and brother ) were feeling famished. Â We passed up the Waimea Brew company which would have been a cool place to check out. Â Too lazy to drive back we eat at Wranglers after reading a review from the Lonely Planet guide to Kauai. Â This place is decent. Â I ordered the Ahi Stir fry which was ok. Â Â The plantation ice tea was ok too, although it tasted like they added canned pineapple juice as part of the concoction. Each lunch included a free salad and soup bar. Â Not too much selection on the soup, but the salad bar has very tasty pickled vegetables. Â
Customer service is great!
For 6 people, the bill , minus tip came out to just under $60.  Would I come here  again?  Yes, next time I need to try out steak!  Eating Ahi stir fry at a steak house probably warranted 3 out of 5;  I was trying to eat healthy.  I just finished had three straight days of eating SPAM for breakfast
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