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Dining Room  - Merriman's Kauai, Koloa, HI
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Merriman's Kauai

$31 to $50
Hawaii Regional Cuisine

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2 people
7:00 pm
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Booked 38 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Great for scenic views
  • Great for creative cocktails

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Why they're an Icon

Executive chef: Charles Akins

From the OpenTable editors: Like its sibling restaurants, Merriman’s Kauai is a destination for elegant American dishes with hyperlocal, Hawaiian ingredients—all thanks to James Beard Award-nominated chef Peter Merriman. Grab a seat on the second-floor veranda to linger over signature dishes like a wok-charred ahi and Maui venison and shrimp kabobs. Bonus points for a stellar by-the-bottle wine list.


Philosophy

Chef-Owner Peter Merriman serves his unique style of Hawaii Regional Cuisine in Kauai's Poipu. A pioneer in the "Farm to Table" concept, Peter serves only the freshest products, at least 90% of which are locally grown or caught, using only sustainable methods with warm Hawaiian hospitality.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Hawaii Regional Cuisine, Seafood, Contemporary American
  • Hours of Operation
    Happy Hour Daily 4:00 pm–5:00 pm Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–8:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (808) 742-8385
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Resort Casual
  • Description
    Chef-Owner Peter Merriman has brought his unique style of Hawaiian Regional Cuisine served in a casual yet elegant setting of Old Hawaii Plantation. A pioneer in the "Farm to Table" concept, Peter serves only the freshest products, at least 90% of which are locally grown or caught, using only sustainable methods. His international menu items are prepared in a manner that highlights the natural flavors of these fresh, local foods. Located in Poipu, we feature both mauka (mountain) and makai (ocean) views as well as sunset veiws over the Kukui'ula resort. The aloha-friendly staff, with a food and beverage knowledge second to none, will ensure that you have an extraordinary dining experience.
  • Area
    Koloa
  • Cross Street
    Poipu Road
  • Parking details
    We are located in the Shops at Kukuiula. Self parking available.
  • Public transit
    Kukuiula Store across the street.
  • Entertainment
    LIVE MUSIC: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeaway, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 5,331 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Hawaii

    Hawaii Regional Cuisine

  • Kauai

    Best Overall

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    Best Food

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    Best Service

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    Best Ambience

  • Kauai

    Best Value

  • Kauai

    Good for groups

  • Kauai

    Healthy

  • Kauai

    Hot spot

  • Kauai

    Great for fine wines

  • Kauai

    Romantic

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    Great for scenic views

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    Good for special occasions

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    Lively

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    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Merriman's Kauai offers a captivating dining experience with "delicious food", "outstanding service", and "breathtaking sunset views." Known for its "macadamia crusted mahi mahi" and "pineapple bread pudding", the restaurant provides a perfect setting for special occasions. While it can be expensive, many reviewers feel it's "worth it for a special night".
5,331 Reviews
  1. Roy

    Hawaii

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined today

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Mahi mahi was average- didn’t live upto all the hype. Cocktails were good. Need to improve the receipes overall.

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  2. Peter

    VIP

    San Francisco

    42 reviews

    5.0

    42 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Some of the best food on the island in a casual but elegant setting.

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  3. William

    VIP

    Minneapolis

    26 reviews

    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was good but over-valued. Service was great.

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  4. Ray

    Baltimore

    21 reviews

    3.0

    21 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Superb service by Justine and v good ambience- casual and friendly. I am very fussy about food quality: our 12 oysters and Caesar’s salad (standard items where you achieved very good to excellent results). The main courses were good but could have been improved by simplifying them, the chateaubriand suffered from too much and too “big” sauce (salt and pepper was all it needed); the charred Ahi was very good and got much better when i discovered superb slices of ginger hidden under the leaves of cabbage. With fresh ginger It was superior to the sauce which was not bad but not like the ginger).

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  5. Ron

    Dallas

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Merriman’s is a wonderful place. The views of the ocean and sunset along with the amazing food and service make it a go to spot every time we visit Kaua’i.

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  6. bruce

    VIP

    Chicago

    28 reviews

    5.0

    28 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful celebration of our daughter's anniversary, well done!!

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  7. Renae

    Minneapolis

    298 reviews

    5.0

    298 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had an excellent server. The ahi tuna was absolutely delicious and so were the crab cakes. We had a great view and watched the sunset. Our server so pleasant and mad us feel so welcome.

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  8. Deb

    Puerto Vallarta

    19 reviews

    4.0

    19 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Overall very good. Music is always too loud. It would be nice to have dining without it all of the time. Entree’ was delicious. Service was great.

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  9. Peter

    Hawaii

    20 reviews

    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Another amazing dining experience at one of our favorite restaurants, Our server Eric was spectacular as usual pacing our meal in a comfortable and leisurely way. The food as outstanding from the salads to the mains to the dessert. The drinks were fun and tasty. And to top it off our table had a perfect view of the gorgeous sunset.

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  10. Edward

    Alabama

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Ordered the Ono and DUO special. Both dishes were very bland and contained no flavor. We were extremely disappointed because someone recommended this place to us and the cost of the meal was very high. I believe the biggest reason for our one star is forced to pay a kitchen staff tip fee when the meal was so disappointing. We were never told ahead of our meal of this charge. We will not recommend to others.

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FAQs

Merriman's Kauai offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (808) 742-8385.

Merriman's Kauai is rated 4.7 stars by 5331 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people
7:00 pm
Find next available

At the moment, there's no online availability within 2.5 hours of your request. Do you have another time in mind?

Booked 38 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Merriman's Kauai

2829 Ala Kalanikaumaka Street #G-149, Koloa, HI 96756

Additional information

  • Description
    Chef-Owner Peter Merriman has brought his unique style of Hawaiian Regional Cuisine served in a casual yet elegant setting of Old Hawaii Plantation. A pioneer in the "Farm to Table" concept, Peter serves only the freshest products, at least 90% of which are locally grown or caught, using only sustainable methods. His international menu items are prepared in a manner that highlights the natural flavors of these fresh, local foods. Located in Poipu, we feature both mauka (mountain) and makai (ocean) views as well as sunset veiws over the Kukui'ula resort. The aloha-friendly staff, with a food and beverage knowledge second to none, will ensure that you have an extraordinary dining experience.
  • Cross Street
    Poipu Road
  • Area
    Koloa
  • Hours of Operation
    Happy Hour Daily 4:00 pm–5:00 pm Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–8:30 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Hawaii Regional Cuisine, Seafood, Contemporary American
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Resort Casual
  • Parking details
    We are located in the Shops at Kukuiula. Self parking available.
  • Public transit
    Kukuiula Store across the street.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
  • Entertainment
    LIVE MUSIC: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeaway, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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