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Paper Plates Meets Elegant View
- December 30, 2008
- Rated 4 of 5 by
two cruisers from Ames, Iowa
This casual restaurant with a terrific view ranks at the top of my husband list of Maui restaurants. Located at 1285 Front Street in Lahaina it is easy to find. Directly across the street is the Lahaina Cannery Mall. Next-door is the Old Lahaina Luau. In fact one benefit to an evening meal here is the "free" music drifting over from the luau. The other benefit is the gorgeous sunsets with Lanai in the background and in the channel a flotilla of small boats. Very picturesque. Seating is outside under dark green oversized umbrellas. There are two levels with the upper level being adjacent to the bar. You are served on "paper plates, this is a casual place. This trip we came here twice for lunch. Bill chose the Hawaiian Plate both times. He is a big fan of Kalua Pork and cabbage with macaroni salad. That plate also comes with Lomi Lomi Salmon, Poi and Haupia for dessert. I had the stir-fry with chicken, veggies and Teriyaki sauce one time. At our other visit I had the Teriyaki Beef Mini Plate Lunch. Both were excellent choices. I did try one new thing on the menu. Manapua is Hawaiian slang for a Chinese pork filled bun. When the waitress brought it to the table I laughed out loud. It looked like a baseball! Perfectly round and covered with soft white dough that has been steamed not baked, the top is stamped with a red character. The filling was finely shredded Char Sui Pork and it was pinkish and sweet. On one of our visits we also took home a couple of desserts. Mine was a Taro Pineapple Bread Pudding. Instead of a vanilla sauce on top it had a thick layer of chocolate. As much as I like chocolate, I didn’t think this was a good combination. Bill’s dessert also had that hard thick chocolate layer on top, but it complimented the Naughty Hula Cheese cake better. Averaging the cost of our two visits here, it would be $28 for lunch for two.
From journal Maui Grinds
Not Great but Not Bad
- March 9, 2008
- Rated 4 of 5 by
rockysjewel from Stevenson, Washington
We were receommended this place so went for dinner. Not sure what I expected but it was 'different'. The waiters are laid back and very casual which isn't a bad thing really.
We ordered a couple Pina Coladas and they were wonderful. Just know that if you want to drink alcoholic beverages you have to sit above. It you want to sit down with the view of the ocean they dont' serve them there. No clue why, just don't.
I ordered the coconut prawns, the large order and wished I would have only gotten the small order as they things are HUGE! Very tasty and I couldn't finish them all.
One thing we found odd was that they served everything on paper plates with plastic utensils and cups. Not very environmentally sound.
But all in all it was inexpensive and tasty and casual which we enjoyed.
Oh and we were there late enough to catch the music from neighboring Lahaina Luau which was a treat!
Aloha Mixed Plate
- June 3, 2007
- Rated 5 of 5 by
Micahs22action from Huntington Beach, California
What a great place! This is an open air restaurant right next to the Old Lahaina Luau and behind the Lahaina Cannery Mall. There may be a small wait when you get there if you're planning on dinner.
We ordered the furikake garlic fries for appetizer, which were delicious! I would've never thought furikake on french fries! I ordered the Aloha Mixed Plate which came with beef, chicken, and fish. Quite the filling meal for myself. My wife ordered a beef mix plate I believe.
Great value, fast service, and the fact that you're dining on a wooden patio near the ocean ain't too bad either.
This place will be a regular stop for me when I'm out in Maui.
From journal Some foodies in Maui
Editor Pick
Aloha Mixed Plate
One of the most recommended restaurants we encountered was Aloha Mixed Plate. Unfortunately, we don’t agree with our friends and family who felt this restaurant provided a memorable experience.
We arrived at an outdoor restaurant, perched on a deck by the Lahaina beach waterfront. We waited for quite a while before a server seated us. We thought it strange since the restaurant did not seem that busy.
No matter. We sat by the beach walkway and ordered a mango smoothie, Cajun curly fries, and I felt like a bowl of saimin, being that we were in Hawaii. I had not sampled the Hawaiian soup noodles on Maui and wanted to see how they measured up to Kauai’s famous Hamura Saimin.
The mango smoothie won the contest of best item ordered. My husband and I polished it off before the main meal arrived. The Cajun curly fries did not stand out as extraordinary. Ordinary described them best.
Finally, I received my soup noodles. I had to take a picture of them so that I had proof that I do not exaggerate when I describe the presentation. Nestled in the Styrofoam cup in which the noodles must have been purchased, the cup, labeled Okahara’s Saimin, screamed “You could have gotten this in the market!!” The water that had been poured into my instant noodle cup was lukewarm and a piece of pink and white fish product floated at the top. My husband, however, ordered the Mahi Mahi mixed plate, complete with potato salad. His description was that it was good but not great.
Pricewise, here is what we paid: Mango Smoothie $3.95, Cajun Fries $3.25, Mini Mahi $4.50, Saimin $3.25.
Sadly, I cannot recommend this restaurant and advise that there are several better choices in the area where you can dine and still want to talk about it when you get home. Move along, nothing to see here.
From journal Things To Do On A Rainy Day in Maui (Besides Praying for Sunshine)
Aloha Mixed Plate
- July 28, 2006
- Rated 3 of 5 by
Kate C from Minneapolis, Minnesota
This was our first meal in Hawaii. Boy, were we jet-lagged! We were excited about trying the local cuisine. We'd heard that the islanders have a taste for fatty foods, which we thought was odd for such a warm climate. The food was a little greasy, but very good and reasonably priced. In case you have heard a thousand times, poi is not good. In fact, it's just plain yucky. Aloha mixed plate is located right next to the Old Lehaina Luau, and the setting is very pretty, with outdoor setting.
From journal Honeymoon on Maui