Restaurants near Hokukano-Ualapue Complex

The food here was so good — not a single miss. Enough vegetarian options to give everyone in my slightly picky, strictly vegetarian family something they enjoyed! Live music was amazing, the artists were so talented. Only very slight downsides: we were sat right next to the live music, which was great except that we couldn’t hear one another speak very well, and the prices were pretty high (expected, but still). Shoutout Drew, who was taking care of us, Drew was awesome. Would highly recommend visiting for a cute drink or a celebratory dinner!!!

Great food. Not tons on each plate but the kitchen is quick so keep the menu and just order more delicious food :)

Service was quite good with the exception of food prep time. Server was outstanding. Food was great. Lobster perfectly done. Same with Ahi steak. Everyone was super happy with their meals. Ambiance was beach restaurant normal, with relatively high noise levels. Place was super clean and visually uncluttered. Seating was decently spaced and comfortable. Music from other side of restaurant was muted, muddy, and unidentifiable - and mostly more a part of the background noise than it was contributing to the ambiance. Need a better way to balance that across the whole place. View was of course awesome. Value was ok if you account for usual resort area price inflation.

I had to talk to the manager Jake due to an issue that we had with the gift cards over at Dukes. He was great. He straightened everything out and we watched him and he’s a very much hands-on manager really helping out his staff in that restaurant. We also had Stephanie as a waitress and she was wonderful. Love this restaurant.

Took my family here on my second dining experience at Mala. It exceeded expectations once again and is now a favorite of my family’s as well. We were a table of 7 and had excellent service. Everyone of us devoured our dishes, including dessert. A trip to Maui is not complete without dining at Mala. Mahalo Joe and staff!