Five Palms Restaurant

09/22/09

Happy Hour Sushi Bar

by Kayse B

They make a mean Pina Colada here. Tasty drinks and really cool bartenders. I usually go to the beach for a couple hours which happens to be about 20 footsteps away, swim and work up an appetite and then go to the bar for the happy hour sushi and drinks.

All of the sushi on the happy hour menu is half off so I try to get as much as I can. They have a an amazing dinner menu and a really nice dining area outside.

• Pros: It's on the beach, amazing view
• Cons: spendy

05/21/08

Absolutely horrible

by chefry

Although this restaurant has a beautiful view of the ocean and Kaho'olawe, the rest of my dining experience was terrible. The service was limited, and the food was a complete disaster. Nothing was cooked anywhere near presentable. The deep fried shrimps I was served were completely raw on the inside, with burnt batter on the outside. The duck I had was overcooked, dry and tough. And the vegetable dish my wife had was barely cooked. If I wanted raw sweet potatoes, I would go and buy them myself. There is no way that I would ever dine here again.

• Pros: nice view
• Cons: everything else

02/18/08

A Great Valentine's Day

by pettyfogger

My new wife and I had just been married a few days earlier, and we decided to spend Valentine's Day at the FIve Palms. We had told the reservation clerk that we were newlyweds, and we indeed got the special treatment that we had hoped for. The staff seated us at a special table all by itself at a window (which they graciously slid open for us, thereby adding sea breezes and the sounds of surf to our dining pleasure), on what is probably the most crowded night of the year for restaurants. Our fixed price dinner ($85 each, including a generous selection of wine pairings, $65 without) was not only excellent, but the prices had clearly not been jacked up to gouge Valentine's Day patrons - a very classy touch. The dinner included a substantial sized steak and fish (Mahi Mahi), salad, amuse bouches, a nice dessert, and, of course, an individual wine pairing with each course. Frankly, it was all so much that I couldn't finish my dessert. The server was a local gal who pampered us and made us feel quite welcome. What a wonderful first Valentine's Day for a newly married couple. By the way, I read the preceding one-star review by old_f**t, or whomever, and I simply find it hard to believe that anyone could get sick on the food at this fine restaurant (unless they'd had a bit too much to drink or went off of their typical "sundowner" diet). I suppose that it theoretically could happen anywhere, and indeed we did have the worst meal of our trip to Maui at the legendary Mama's Fish House in Paia. Our food there was so inferior that I sent the shrimp won ton back, and the prices were astronomical ($12-14 [sic] for a cup of coffee, etc.]. Save your hard-earned moola and try the Five Palms.

• Pros: Excellent food/service, ocean side views
• Cons: A couple of old f**ts complaining at another table