Aunties Kitchen

My partner and I were looking for a restaurant close to our rental. Auntie’s Kitchen is located just off the resort Kahekili beach walk trail. We arrived thirty minutes earlier than our reservation, but the hostess was able to seat us right away. The restaurant is outside under a pavilion type roof. It is surrounded by torches and behind the Westin’s pool area. There are restrooms and an overpriced general store on each side. There are two servers of the restaurant that motivated me to write a positive review of the restaurant. The first person is our awesome server Keahi. He was so relaxed, but on top of taking our orders and explaining the menu. His chill and warm attitude helped us feel more comfortable and relaxed. Even on our departure he was such a delight to interact with. Really made the experience. The next person was one of the cooks I believe. He was the one bringing out each of our dishes: Jush. So upbeat and funny when serving our plates. I liked going back and forth with playful banter about the food. Such a cool guy. We demolished our plates. We both ordered the Kung Pao noodles with veggies. My partner had his with shrimp. The noodles tasted freshly made and were a perfect texture. What made our ticket a $80 more expensive was the four drinks we ordered at dinner. No regrets, but the place is more affordable if you skip the alcohol. We both started with the Tropical Monkey: a frozen drink with bananas, chocolate and peanut butter. Those were dangerous! I could have downed much more. Second drinks we differed. My partner had what they described as the best dirty martini they’ve had in their life. Perfect mixture of olive juice and vodka. Apparently a lot of places skimp on the olive brine. Not sure, because I don’t think those, but if you like dirty martinis, this is the place for them! I had a POG margarita. It was delightful. The chocolate torte cake was a bit mid, to be honest. It felt like there wasn’t even chocolate flavor, but I am a bit of a chocolate snob. Presentation was excellent. Same with the ube cheesecakes that was tastier though. Anyways! Obviously eating there you’re going to get resort prices. However, you can’t buy that quality of service. Huge shout out to Keahi and Jush.

This is a nice spot to dine and relax if you’re staying at the Westin. But the food is pretty average, considering the price. Beware breakfast— they advertise and take online breakfast orders for pick up, but they are actually closed for breakfast. This is straight up a scam. Vegetarian options are available, but very limited. I wish they offered more plant-based choices like the Hyatt. The Kung Pao noodles don’t taste much like Kung Pao except that they are mildly spicy. The fries, however, are a standout— thick cut but still crispy and well seasoned.

The only reason to dine here is convenience. The menu consists of precooked and prepackaged food service items that are heated up or thrown together by cooks. The food is not inspired or even particularly good. I ordered a fish sandwich and my husband ordered the fish and chips. Both were simply reheated fish sticks, completely tasteless and mushy. For heaven's sake, at least season the food! Service was good, prompt and efficient. The atmosphere is excellent, by the pool and a pretty outdoor setting. But for tasty food, you're better off elsewhere.

I’m here to give a shoutout to Paige and all the bar staff at Auntie’s. Consistent great cocktails and friendly attentive staff. Thanks!

Shame about how much the food at Aunties Kitchen has declined over the years. We have been coming to the Westin Ocean Resort Villas for over 15 years but it has slim a long way backwards in our experience. The convenience is not worth it other than for the drinks. The fish sandwich was doughy poorly cooked frozen fish which tasted old. Bun was not particularly fresh. Recommend you head to the bar at Nanea instead. Good there seems fresher and there are more non-fried options. Westin/Marriott are definitely degrading the F & B services in the Maui resorts.

We waited quite a while to be seated, and when we finally ordered, I got the Kung Pao noodles ($21) and paid an extra $9 to add chicken. My husband ordered the Backyard Short Ribs ($36). When our waitress checked in, I mentioned that the Kung Pao noodles were extremely spicy — even my husband, who enjoys spicy food, couldn’t eat much of it. She simply said, “Sorry you don’t like your food,” and walked away without offering any solution or concern. My husband’s short ribs were okay, but they tasted like they were boiled first, then grilled, and covered in sauce. The beans seemed like they came from a can, and the coleslaw had very little flavor. Overall, we were really disappointed — especially with the service and the quality of the food for the price.

Happy Memorial Day weekend ❤️🙏🏼. Home away from home (almost). They had this special (bbq baby back ribs) for Memorial Day. Wifey and I ordered the same. I believe it was worth it. Great service from Jordan 🤙🏼. After dinner, watched the sunset which is always amazing. . Added more photos - what we had for breakfast (loco moco/pancakes and lunch (terikayi chicken/wagyu burger).

Ordered seafood boil, $48 per person… waitress suggested we should order rice to go with it. Thought that was weird but we ordered and understood why. The portion was too small so you needed extra rice to feel you up!!! Our bill was $190 for two adults and a 3 year old boy but we got two small legs, sad small plate of seafood, which was too lemony (way too sour with not enough flavor). My kid’s hamburger looked like frozen burger, with nothing else in it.

This place is fabulous. Great dinner and breakfast. The vibe is so awesome. The drinks were great. We went here for our first night in Hawaii and then went for breakfast here. The view is gorgeous, but are there any bad views of the waterfront in Hawaii?

Service was great, we enjoyed our waiter. The atmosphere was nice too. The food was completely not worth it and didn't taste good, especially compared to the other places we ate on our trip. Leilanis is similar priced and was 10 times better than this. Costco food was much cheaper and tasted so much better than this. Brussels sprouts were soft and soggy without any real flavor. Seafood boil was over cooked and had no flavor besides Cajun spice. The mango cheesecake was good. Do not eat here. Order delivery, pick up from costco, or go out to eat.