Wailea Kitchen

Love love LOVED it. Amazing views and ambiance. Our waitress was so kind and helpful. She helped us choose dishes that suited our vegan diet. There are so many options here for vegans, vegetarians with the option to add animal based protein if you wish. Everything was cooked to perfection. Properly seasoned without too much spice or salt. The chocolate dessert is to die for....a must have. I have eaten at so many restaurants and this is by far one of the best ever. We will be back!

Let me begin by sharing the passionate Mission of Wailea Kitchen: "Everything on earth survives off of another living thing but it is not good to imprison or torture animals. We vote with every dollar we spend. Therefore we choose to vote locally with hunters, fishermen and farmers." The food is so thoughtfully prepared & delicious!!!! We started with the Dakine Brussel Sprouts, $16 (omg!) & the WK Nachos, $24 (OMG!!!!). We couldn't wait for dinner... but wait we did. Over an hour for our food to arrive & it was not busy when we ordered. I ordered the WK Tacos w/ jackfruit ($22 + $6) & they were the BEST tacos I've ever had. I have to mention that this price was for 2 tacos... no sides, just 2 tacos. My husband thoroughly enjoyed the WK Enchiladas with Miso Soy Curls ($33 + $6). My daughter, being a purist, ordered the keiki vegan alfredo (a double portion, $14 x 2) that they forgot to add the cashew cream to so it was ultimately onion/garlic noodles with olive oil. Average at best. OVERALL: The staff was VERY friendly. The drink/food service was slow... had the server come back after the meals were delivered we could've possibly corrected the alfredo-less pasta. The prices were VERY high however we felt good supporting a restaurant like this. Also note that 22% gratuity is automatically added ~ which may be reason for the slower service. A few suggestions: If the menu is vegan/vegetarian by design present it should be as such. List "suggested proteins" (meats/fish etc...) opposed to featuring them. If a menu item is vegan or can easily be made vegan it should be indicated with a V. It was very confusing having only a few items listed that way & then needing to clarify with the server.

We made reservations for 5, very nice server but we waited for our dinner for an hour and a half. The food was delicious but so long in coming with so many apologies that we were ready to walk out. Not sure what happened but the server was constantly apologizing for the kitchen. Very disappointing. We will try again and hopefully all will be excellent because the food was great. We ordered onion rings, veggie’s, eggplant parmigiana, mushroom caps, portobello, tacos, all very delicious. If you struggle with managing stairs, this is not the place to go. Difficult walk from the parking lot.