A great hotel restaurant

We just got back from a Mother’s Day dinner at the Coast Grille Restaurant at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel on the South Kohala Coast. This is a restaurant we used to frequent often, but after a change in chef shied away from. They have a different chef now and we decided to have dinner there on this special occasion.

We requested our favorite waitress, Judy, from years ago and she remembered us fondly. We were thrilled to be reunited with her. The setting is extraordinary looking down on Hapuna Beach, perhaps the prettiest on the island, with the sun setting at the ocean horizon. All that was missing on this perfect evening was a green flash, but clouds on the horizon prevented that. However, even the sun was welcome as it had been raining all day at our house in Kona.

We began the evening, as usual, with a dram of Macallan 12 year which we had in a brandy snifter. The pour was ample and at $11.00 was a bargain. After spending time over our whisky we began with Oysters Rockefeller, which we split as there were six large portions of oysters.

We each had the seafood trio, which on this night consisted of seared Ahi, broiled Mahimahi and Portuguese crusted Ono. The fish were all done to perfection and we had them accompanied by a baked potato with all the toppings. We both completely cleaned our plates attesting to the excellence of the preparation.

We finished off the meal with the Hapuna Beach warm chocolate cake with Waimea strawberries and Tropical Dreams Tahitian Vanilla ice cream. It is now the season for Waimea strawberries and they were delicious. The warm chocolate cake was essentially a soufflé and was excellent.

The total experience was a delight. If you are in the area this is a restaurant that you do not want to miss. The scenery is delightful and the food exquisite.  The restaurant is closed on Friday and Saturday so make your plans accordingly.