Pagoda Floating Restaurant

We ordered one of Pagoda's 4th of July take out meals. Our order included prime rib, clam bake, with extra snow crab legs. Pick up was fast and easy. The food was awesome. The prime rib was very tender. I would say one of the best I've had. The clam bake smelled and tasted so good. If you try it, I suggest some good crusty bread would go great with it. The snow crab legs were full of meat. Overall, an excellent meal that held up well during the drive to Kaneohe. UPDATE: We recently ordered their Thanksgiving meal. Things have changed over the last three years. The service was slow and they forgot the cranberry relish. The turkey was very good. The buns (Punaluu) and pumpkin pie (from Costco) were also very good. The yams were very sweet but that I what I expect for yams for thanksgiving. The mashed potatoes were gummy and the gravy was tasteless. The stuffing was very plain and didn't have much flavor. I wish we had the cranberry relish. Overall the meal was a letdown after our previous experiences purchasing meals from the Pagoda Restaurant. I hope next time will be better.

Good food Good service Good price We went there as visitors. We live close to there. We liked the place and food the right way. We’ll come again soon. We ordered omelets and banana pancakes. They are excellent!! I can tell you guys that you guys should go to this restaurant for breakfast. Give it a try!!

Ate breakfast here Sunday 10/9. Really enjoyed my time there. Parking is available across the street at Ross (don’t forget to get validated). Welcomed and sat in a timely manner. Service was friendly and always checked in on you. Food came out hot and timely, egg was moist and not overdone, bacon was crispy, coffee was hot and fresh. Definitely want to commend the staff for their hard work; everyone from front of house to the cooks in the kitchen.

# g r a t e f u l This restaurant is so amazing. Esa and Kelvin were so helpful and conscientious. It is a full 360 degree window restaurant surrounded by a koi fish pond with at least 10,000,000 koi, last i counted. The loco moco was dope. They sell local bread from da big island and they serve it before breakfast with homemade papaya and pineapple jam. They have fresh squeezed OJ, which is really great. Hopefully the buffet will come back soon. If you come before 9am you can see the koi be fed, which is crazy! Such a unique experience. If youre nice to the manager kelvin he might give you some koi food so you can feed them yourself!

This review is of the new location inside the International Ballroom of the Pagoda Hotel. It pains me to write this, given the many golden memories I have of the Pagoda Floating Restaurant in its long-time historic and picturesque location next door. But I am soundly disappointed in the greatly diminished new operation. Maybe if they'd just called it "Fish Neighbor Cafe," they'd get a star back. It doesn't feel like a restaurant, because it's not -- it's tables in a former hotel ballroom supported with a catering kitchen. But that would be fine if the food was good. But it's not. You know how an attentive server comes by to ask how things are going, and you just nod and make affirmative noises because no one really cares? This time, my family regretfully shared its litany of complaints with the poor employee. The rice was dry and hard. How do you get white rice wrong in Hawaii? The mahi was tasteless and dry. The oxtail soup was not "fall off the bone," it was "gnaw off the bone." The basic breakfast plate was just okay. Nobody in our party of four finished what they were served, and nobody wanted to bring anything home. I greatly miss the Pagoda restaurant. The name probably should have died with the venue. Maybe the food wasn't that great in the old location, but the location made up for a lot.

Still the same from 25+ years ago. Service is good. Food is good. Price is right. Chantilly and guava cake was AMAZING. I live in Vegas now but each time I go back home, Pagoda is always a must visit. Love the koi pond and bridge

Took my daughter along with her mom and grandma to celebrate her passing a major nursing licensing exam. The Pagoda Floating Restaurant has a buffet lunch consisting of many local dishes and we describe some as comfort food. The garden atmosphere and koi pon were very nice and the workers friendly.

A place for food, not atmosphere. Good food, we had the Saturday buffet, the prime rib was tasty and tender though fatty, the various fish was good, vegetables were cooked well with plenty of flavor. The sushi was okay, it tasted like it was just past its prime. It is buffet on the weekends and plated M-Th so make sure you are looking at the right online menu. The restaurant is a place you go to for the food, the atmosphere is a little dated as in stuck in the 60's and 70's. With a good refurbishing it could be nuce again. The one complaint I have is the restrooms, they need a deep clean, some dirt had been there a long time. 4 stars for food, 3 stars for physicality of the place.

Buffet has a nice variety with beef, chicken, fish, and shellfish with hot and cold foods. The dessert line is also yummy and the kids, even the big ones, enjoyed the topping bar for the icecream. Service was on it and friendly. Price is reasonable.

Breakfast Buffet is a good deal. Only $10 for a hotel guest (as of December 2017). Food is not super good but delicious enough with great service. Staffs are friendly and kind, too. Ulua or Giant Trevally is something to see there at the Floating Restaurant. Especially, kids will love watching and feeding fish.