Roy’s

Roy’s has been a special place to us for years.
From Orlando to Scottsdale, Pebble Beach to the Roy’s in the Westin Seattle, and practically all of them on the islands.
They deliver a wonderful meal with great service. Love the extra touch of bring our 5 year old a small plate of healthy goodies right when we sat down.
The seared Ahi as an appetizer or meal is tops on the list, as is the butterfish. The kicker is always the molten lava cake (chocolate soufflé.) drinks are good with a reasonable pour.
This week we ate at the Roy’s in Poupi and last Feb in Kona — I have to say both of them are getting visually tired and need an updated makeover. Nice to hear Roy is opening a new spot in Ku’kui’ula Shopping Center called 1848. Can’t wait till our Fall run back to check it out.

Located in a shopping plaza there are unfortunately no great views in the restaurant but the design still had large open doors. Being on a hot island with muggy weather all the time we would have preferred air conditioning or a great view. This could have also been better if we weren’t packed in so tightly. For such an expensive restaurant you would expect a little more chair room.
The food was amazing and presentation unmatched! I loved that I could make a reservation online. The service was good but I felt a bit judged when I simply opted out for appetizers. The server was very knowledgable about all the food but still seemed to have a bit of an attitude as did the hostess.
We don’t go to kauai often but when we do I will most likely opt for a different restaurant even though the food was amazing. When having an expensive romantic dinner on your honeymoon you hope to be wowed and we were satisfied at best.

Roy’s is always a restaurant we plan to visit when on Kauai and they never disappoint. We love checking out the new menu items and everyone at the table always tries something different so we can taste as many dishes as possible.
Service is friendly, helpful and professional. We made a reservation just to be safe, but it was not crowded the night this night. We love sitting in the front room where the windows are open to the pleasant night air.