Restaurants near Neal S. Blaisdell Center

I love this place. Wonderful service, good food and great beer! Highly recommend.

We choose our first time at Cino for my husband’s birthday celebration based on the shining write ups. He’s an Italian F & B guy, so when he said his Rigatoni Bolognese was “orgasmic”, this is high praise. I ordered the Crab Spaghetti (out of Branzino after the server sold it to me) and it was delicious. We will def come back for the Branzino. Constructive criticism: The team approach to service is an understood trend; however it would be great if staff would introduce themselves. In the beginning it was a bit confusing. We did enjoy the enthusiasm and cozy atmosphere. Several nearby parking options were convenient with a short walk.

Friends and I were there for the wine pairing dinner. Everything was great. Good food and wine. This time it was a bit livelier than other times. Maybe it was due to the New Year and people were getting together. But always a nice time. Thank you!

We came here to celebrate our 27th anniversary and as expected, MW did not disappoint. We started off with the Calamansi spritzes, Caesar salad and dumplings. The lettuce was crispy and fresh and the flavors of the anchovies, dressing and croutons were amazing. My husband blew his mind over the flavor of his scallops and seafood rice. And he raved about my Kampachi. We ate every morsel. It was his first time to MW and he said it was possibly the best meal prep experience he's had. Our server was attentive, informative and gave us great recommendations. He was also relaxed and friendly and the entire staff anticipated our needs. I'm so glad the hostess told us what her favorite dessert was, the Strawberry Shave Ice. It's now my favorite too! We also ended the evening with the brûlée, coffee and the complimentary chocolate cake. We look forward to coming back! Thank you for making our 27th anniversary dinner such a perfect night. As we looked around the restaurant, it seemed all the other guests were smiling and happy as well. Mahalo nui, Kawehi and Corey Apo P.S. we also liked the furniture

Merriman's Ward is definitely our first preferred spot for wino wine share get togethers. Food's fantastic and approachable and the corkage is still wino friendly compared with other places that have corkage charges set to discourage bringing special bottles to share with friends. We enjoyed a 3 hour commiseration over a bottle of Radio Silence! Servers were attentive but not intrusive--they let us do our wine share thing; very nice and appropriate wine glasses. All in all a place not to be missed. Thanks and mahalo again Merriman's Ward!!