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Lodge at Koele Clubhouse Bar & Grill

Maui Jon
Maui Jon
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The Lodge at Koele

  • January 11, 2005
  • Rated 5 of 5 by Ramsey from Morristown, New Jersey
Oh. My. Goodness. Heaven. The restaurant is beautiful, with a fireplace and surrounding windows, looking out onto the golf course and gardens. It's extremely romantic. The bread is warm and crispy on the outside, the mushroom appetizer simply melts in your mouth, and the filet is mouthwatering just thinking about it!

If you get the "Adventure Pack," a formal dinner is included. Do not miss out on this one. It was one of the highlights of our week.

Spend time after dinner hanging out at the Lodge in the game room, on the wrap-around porch, or walking the gardens. Beautiful.

From journal Honeymoon in Lanai, Hawaii

Private Dining

  • January 11, 2005
  • Rated 5 of 5 by Ramsey from Morristown, New Jersey
The hotel boasts four or five different restaurants, but why leave your room at all when you can sit on your porch and take in the best ocean view of the property while dining from any menu? Eating on our porch was by far my favorite. The breakfasts we had were unbelievable, and dinner was always great, be it a grilled cheese sandwich off the kid's menu or ahi tuna from one of the top-notch restaurants. Food was served promptly and was always fresh and made to order.

My only complaint is that everything you purchase there comes at a premium price. You cannot have even breakfast without spending around $50 or $60.

From journal Honeymoon in Lanai, Hawaii

Editor Pick

The Formal Dining Room

  • September 29, 2000
  • Rated 4 of 5 by Maui Jon from Farmington Hills, Michigan
Some magazines have rated the Formal Dining Room at the Lodge at Koele as the best restaurant in the state of Hawaii. Gourmet Magazine and Conde Nast Traveler say it is one of the best restaurants in the United States. Our dinner there lived up to that reputation. The service in this restaurant exceeded all expectations. I always ask whether sauces contain cream or milk, because I have lactose intolerance. Most waiters answer the question about one dish, but don’t think about what other dishes or other courses I would also need to be careful of. But this waiter not only remembered my lactose intolerance in discussing the other courses I ordered, but he also substituted (without even needing to ask) chilled shrimp for the normal, free introductory appetizer (flavored cream cheese in a mini-tomato) that they gave to the other diners. The waiter knew our names (from the reservation) the first time he came to our table. He noticed we don’t use butter, so took it away without being asked. He refilled my water with no ice, because I had asked for no ice in the first glass. And then there was the food! Wow! Each item of each course was unique: something we had never seen before in all our travels and all our years of fine dining. Our appetizers were duck salad and mushroom terrine. My wife’s entrée was moi fish on spaghetti squash and asparagus, with each piece of fish wrapped in potato. My entrée was hamachi fish on flavored mashed potatoes & leeks, covered with kumquats. My words cannot describe how wonderful each of these looked and tasted. Each of them was indescribably delicious. Her dessert was a 3-part chocolate sampler with cake, mousse, and chocolate crème brulé. Mine was a pineapple tart with an amazing sauce of juice and vanilla and rum. Of course, this superb dinner was at top Lanai prices: $13 for each appetizer, $36 for each entrée, $11 for each dessert. But worth every cent.

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From journal Lanai, a quiet Hawaiian island

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