Hawaii Calls - Marriott Waikoloa

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   Fred

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Taco Tuesday was fun. Great food and service. Enjoyed a mud pie for dessert.
   

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   Fred

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Another great dining experience watching the sunset. Great service and food.
   

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   Lee

   Hawaii

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   The view and the music was amazing. Having a tropical drink and watching the sunset was magical. Sat at the bar first and we were completely ignored for a good 10 minutes. They were slammed but a greeting would have been nice. Then when we sat down to dinner the service was pretty good but the food was not good. My pizza was average. My partners seafood pasta was made with spaghetti noodles that were cut into 1 inch noodles and the sauce tasted like salty fish water. It was inedible but the waiter was kind enough to waive the charge. I would go back again just for drinks and the view.
   

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   John & Karen

   VIP

   Toronto

   55 reviews

   5.0

   55 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Enjoyed a fabulous sun set dinner. Peppercorn steak and Caesar salad were excellent.
   

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   James

   Hawaii

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 17, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   My wife and I had a delicious dinner at Hawaii Calls restaurant. The service was excellent and the food was outstanding. It is our favorite restaurant on the Big Island!
   

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   Bryan

   Hawaii

   18 reviews

   2.0

   18 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Very understaffed, you could see the pressure on the servers, frantically trying to get meals out to the dining room. Our server was good when he was there, felt as though he was spread thin amongst a whole bunch of tables. 4-course Valentine’s Day pre-fixe menu. First course came out quick and was delicious. Weird, our entree came out next. Asked the server about the salad…that came out after we finished our entree, lol. Didn’t bother us too much, but then was waiting for our desert. That took about an hour. Never got offered another drink, so just had one beer for the entire evening. Lots and lots and lots of unhappy guests. When we left, you could see it on everyone’s face.
   

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Hawaii

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It was a beautiful tropical night, especially for the Valentine’s Day season. The food was decent. It did make us full at the end.  The roast duck dish was the star!  The Ahi sashimi appetizer with gooseberry jam, came in second with deliciousness. And both desserts of the Poha berry Panna cotta, and the chocolate soufflé, desserts were divine. Better on the entrées than others. We enjoyed the music from Ms. Keilana. Beautiful melodic voice! . As for the alcohol beverages, the beer was good, but I didn’t like the wine choices. Also, my husband was disappointed about his salad. It only was Romain lettuce. And that is not what he ordered as he thought. Oh and the scallops appetizers was a little undercooked. All in all we ate everything and we left full-filled. What helped the most was the funny waiter and his good service. We forgot his name, but whatever his name is did a great job.  And of course, the beautiful scenery of the sun setting over Ānaehoʻomalu bay was gorgeous♥️🌹
   

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   Richard

   Greater Boston

   15 reviews

   3.0

   15 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   We went for Valentine’s Day course meal. Great location and wonderful sunset. Excellent live music in the background. The food was all above average. For mains we had grilled kampachi and steak Oscar both of which were excellent. Service was friendly but poor. We were allocated 90 minutes for the seating. 10 minutes to get a drinks menu. 15 more minutes until the beer came. Then nothing for 30 minutes. At the 1 hour mark we got salads (2nd course). After asking 3 times for the appetizers, they finally came. Seared ahi and grilled scallops were nice. The entree came right on time but the dessert was left on the table when we were only halfway through. No coffee or tea offered as I’m sure the next seating was waiting. I hope they had a better experience. This was not a case of one bad waiter. There was a systemic problem with no individual responsible for our experience. We made the best of it but the whole experience was aggravating and took away from what could have been a truly memorable evening by the sea.
   

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   Fred

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on February 14, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great place for a family gathering for dinner. Even got our Grandson to eat his dinner.
   

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    Fred

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 12, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Another great dinner at Hawaii Calls. Beautiful setting watching sunset tonight.
    

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