Maui Fine Dining Restaurants

Maui's Best Fine-Dining (expensive) Restaurants

PLANTATION HOUSE 669-6299        Kapalua
      In the Plantation Golf Course clubhouse above Kapalua. My favorite Maui restaurant. Wonderful Hawaiian/Mediterranean food in an elegant setting. Two or three kinds of fish in your choice of five or six different preparations, plus meats and (by request) vegetarian. Make a reservation and come early (5:30 PM) to get a good seat for the spectacular view of sunset. For top service at dinner, ask for Vicki to be your waitress, and tell her Rosie and Jon sent you. A great dessert here is Bananas Foster. Also open for delicious breakfasts and lunches. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Plantation House

ROY'S KAHANA BAR & GRILL 669-6999      Kahana
     Upstairs in the Kahana Gateway shopping center, a couple miles north of Kaanapali Beach. In my opinion, this is the best food on Maui. For great service, ask for the manager, Justin, and tell him Jon and Rosie sent you. Pacific Rim Cuisine. Great chocolate souffle for dessert. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Roy's Restaurant Maui

HALIIMAILE GENERAL STORE 572-2666      Haliimaile
      Creative preparations of delicious seafoods and meats. In upcountry area, a one-hour drive from Kaanapali or 45 minutes from Wailea, but worth the trip. Open for both lunch and dinner on weekdays, but weekends are dinner only. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Haliimaile General Store

LAHAINA GRILL (formerly David Paul's) 667-5117       Lahaina
      The food is innovative Pacific Rim cuisine and the service is excellent. A couple examples of their unusual and beautiful preparations: Reconstructed California Roll (appetizer stack of crab, avocado, and rice); Maui Martini (a salad, not a drink, in a martini glass).   It's in the center of Lahaina, just off Front Street, on Lahainaluna Road. Very expensive. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Lahaina Grill

HULA GRILL 667-6636 OR 661-3894     Kaanapali Beach
    In Whalers Village shopping center. Good view of ocean and sunset. Excellent dinners, including fish and meats. Very good lunch (salads, pizza, sandwiches). More details including menu and photos at this link:
Hula Grill

MERRIMAN'S    669-6400     Kapalua
     Elegant upscale ambiance and excellent food in a beautiful oceanfront setting, at the former location of the Bay Club restaurant. Very expensive. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Merriman's

GERARD'S     661-8939     Lahaina
     French and Hawaiian cuisine by one of Maui's most outstanding chefs. Very expensive. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Gerard's

PINEAPPLE GRILL   669-9600     Kapalua
       In the Bay Golf Course clubhouse. Innovative preparations, very good food, beautiful decor, views of golf course and hills and ocean. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Pineapple Grill

TOMMY BAHAMA’S 875-9983       Wailea
     In the Shops at Wailea shopping center. Very good food, beautifully presented. Very expensive. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Tommy Bahama's

I’O 661-8422    Lahaina
    In the 505 shopping center in Lahaina. Very tasty unusual preparations of several kinds of fresh fish, as well as other great entrees. Beautiful indoor décor, or sunset-view outdoor dining by the ocean. Same owner and chef as Pacific O. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Io Maui Restaurant

SARENTO'S ON THE BEACH 875-7555     Kihei
     On the south end of Kihei, just north of Wailea. Very elegant, very expensive, beautiful sunset view. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Sarento's On The Beach

PACIFIC O 667-4341       Lahaina
      In Lahaina at 505 Front Street shopping center. Very tasty Pacific Rim Cuisine, beautifully prepared, oceanfront setting, indoors or out, lunch or dinner. Great sunset view, especially at the outdoor tables. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Pacific O

DUKE'S BEACH HOUSE    662-2900        Honokowai
     Hawaiian look and feel, ocean view, less expensive than most of the restaurants listed above. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Duke's Beach House

DAVID PAUL'S ISLAND GRILL     662-3000     Lahaina
     Top Maui chef David Paul's new location since 2009. Gorgeous decor, plus ocean-view patio. More details including menu and photos at this link:
David Paul's Island Grill

MALA 667-9394      Lahaina
     Dinners of tasty and beautifully presented variety of foods by Mark Ellman, former owner-chef of Avalon. Wonderful Caramel Miranda dessert. Ocean front with indoor and outdoor seating. Across the street from the ocean side of the Lahaina Cannery Mall (Safeway grocery store). More details including menu and photos at this link:
Mala

LAHAINA FISH CO. 661-3472       Lahaina
     Oceanfront at 831 Front Street in the middle of Lahaina. Wide variety of fish types and preparations. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Lahaina Fish Co.

MAI TAI LOUNGE AND DINING     661-5288     Lahaina
     On the ocean at 839 Front Street in Lahaina.   Dinner on the open upper deck, lunch on the lower deck, both with great views. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Mai Tai Lounge

LONGHI'S   667-2286 Lahaina, or 891-8883 Wailea.
     Famous longstanding restaurant at 888 Front Street in the north part of Lahaina, plus a new branch at the Shops of Wailea. Good breakfasts, pasta and many other choices at lunch and dinner. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Longhi's

GANNON'S     875-8080     Wailea
     In the clubhouse of the Gold and Emerald golf courses. Excellent food, beautifully presented, created by Maui chef Beverly Gannon. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Gannon's

NICK’S FISHMARKET 879-7224     Wailea
     In the Fairmont Kea Lani Hotel in Wailea. Fabulous service: the best of any restaurant on Maui. Fabulous food (great seafood, with some chicken and beef available as well). Even the salad course (their own Maui Wowie salad) made me say “Wow!” Beautiful open-air room. Very expensive. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Nick's Fishmarket

MAMA'S FISH HOUSE 579‑8488       Paia
     This is a one‑hour drive from Kaanapali Beach, or 45 minutes from Wailea, but worth the trip. Among the best fresh fish preparations on Maui. Very expensive. Excellent for lunch or supper, but go before sunset to get the view of big ocean waves on the north shore. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Mama's Fish House

WATERFRONT MAALAEA   244-9028      Maalaea
     This restaurant at the south end of Maui's central valley specializes in seafood. The outdoor tables have great views. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Waterfront Maalaea

HUMUHUMU 875-1234       Wailea
      In the Grand Wailea hotel. Full name of this restaurant is humuhumunukunukuapuaa, named after the Hawaiian state fish. Airy Polynesian setting with gorgeous sunset views from some tables. (Make a reservation and arrive when they open at 5:30 to get one of the sunset view tables.) Delicious food with interesting preparations, but the portions are not as large as at many other top Maui restaurants. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Humuhumu

SWAN COURT 661-1234      Kaanapali
     This beautiful setting in the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Kaanapali Beach serves a lavish buffet breakfast seven days per week. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Swan Court


FIVE PALMS 879-2607      Kihei
     In the Mana Kai condos, at the south end of Kihei.   Excellent food, beautifully presented, for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Dinner is in a lovely dining room, where window tables have a close-up ocean view, and a good sunset view. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Five Palms Beach Grill

LONGBOARDS     667-8220     Kaanapali
     Oceanfront in the Marriott Ocean Club timeshare building. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Longboards

BASIL TOMATOES     662-3210     Kaanapali
     Italian restaurant on the grounds of the Royal Lahaina Hotel in Kaanapali. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Basil Tomatoes

MELTING POT 661-6181      Lahaina
     In the Lahaina Gateway Center. Cheese fondue, meat or seafood fondue, chocolate fondue. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Melting Pot

TROPICA     667-2525        Kaanapali
     In the Westin Hotel on Kaanapali Beach. Great ocean view and good for people-watching on the beachwalk. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Tropica

SEAHOUSE at the NAPILI KAI BEACH RESORT 669-1500      Napili
     Great view of Napili Bay for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and especially beautiful at sunset. If you’re coming for the best food, don’t come on the evenings when they have only a very limited menu for the keiki hula show. (Call to check.) More details including menu and photos at this link:
Seahouse

Canoes 661-0937       Lahaina
     Overlooking the intersection of Honopiilani Highway at the north end of Front Street. Maui's largest salad bar. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Canoes

SEAWATCH 875-8080       Wailea
     REPLACED by Gannon's at the end of 2009. At the Gold and Emerald golf course in Wailea. Great food, beautifully presented, beautiful views. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Seawatch

CASCADES 661-1234      Kaanapali Beach
       CLOSED in 2010. In the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Three kinds of fish in different preparations, plus other seafood and meats, plus sushi. Some tables are outdoors, where the sunset view is beautiful. The coconut crème brule is a wonderful dessert. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Cascades

CHEZ PAUL   661-3843        Olowalu
     CLOSED in 2009. On the main highway four miles south of Lahaina. Elegant small French restaurant with gourmet food in delicious creamy sauces. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Chez Paul

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