The day we arrived, we had spent 7-8 hours traveling from Hilo to Kohala, stopping at the Botanical Gardens and some other sights. Check in took a while & then we were very unhappy with our room view since we were paying extra for a water view, so we tried to change rooms, but that didn't work out because the genius front desk clerks didn't seem to grasp that we needed a wheelchair room, so we went to our room, then another, then back to the original. It was hot and we were annoyed. So it's a good thing we had made dinner reservations for 6:30 pm at one of the resort restaurants because we weren't settled in our room until nearly 6 pm, we had to freshen up, and we had to figure out where exactly the restaurant was. I would not have been happy if we had to get back in the car, drive somewhere, and find a place to dine on Saturday night.
We had decided to try Kamuela Provision Company because of the view. We made reservations for 6:30 so that we would be there for sunset.
Definitely a spectacular view. We each ordered white wines and munched on bread while we studied the menu. Here's what we enjoyed:
The bread basket. I especially liked the crisp, crunchy, cracker like thing in the front/left part of the photo.
Neither of us remembers what this is. It doesn't look like any of the menu appetizer descriptions. SP thinks it was a special but he doesn't remember what other than probably fish. I don't have a receipt for the meal. So, let's go with some kind of special fish appetizer.
We shared Keala’ola Farm Organic Local Greens (baby field greens, cucumber, radish, carrot ribbons, Hamakua cherry tomatoes, Big Island heart of palm, kalamansi vinaigrette). This was a good salad. I rememebr really liking the dressing.
SP's entree: Pacific Seafood Bouillabaisse (grilled Kona kampachi, mussels, clams, Kauai prawns, saffron fennel broth, herb crostini).
Beer & Wine Slow Braised Beef Short Ribs (roasted vegetables, creamy cavatappi and cheese,
red wine beer jus, Italian parsley, lemon vinaigrette). This was really good, especially the pasta.
Kona coffee, the only kona coffee we enjoyed when we were in Hawaii.
For dessert we shared Ka’u Orange Ginger Brulee (caramelized raw Maui Sugar, seasonal fruits). This was very good, too.
We were a little skeptical going into dinner because it seems as if a lot of resort restaurants do not review very well. We were pleasantly surprised by how much we enjoyed our food. It was definitely pricey, but it's Hawaii and it was right along the ocean with a fantastic view. Our server was terrific and definitely didn't rush us but let us sit and enjoy everything. He even offered to take a photo of us, which was nice. We'd go back.
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