The Dining and Travel Adventures of a wandering Buddhist

Living in the culinary "now" with no attachment.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Tommy Bahama's Tropical Cafe at Mauna Lani

I had a nice lunch there yesterday but I must say that there are much better places close by (e.g., Monstero) and I will not be likely to return to TB's for some time for food.  However, it is an excellent place for before dinner cocktails on your way to another restaurant.

The ambiance is excellent.  It is an open air restaurant with panoramic ocean views over the top of the palm trees.  The place is nicely appointed and the music is soothing.  The service is friendly but not particularly attentive...twice we had to ask for silverware.

The food is good but not memorable.  The crab cakes (Crab Calloway...good name) are light and are served on a nice bed of Asian slaw with a drizzle of sweet chili mustard.  Actually quite tasty.  The St Croix Chopped Salad is large but without much taste despite the relatively fresh ingredients.  The South Beach Cuban Sandwich was very nice although without much pizazz.  The accompanying grilled Yucca Fries made a nice taste and texture accompaniment but couldn't rescue the overall meal.

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