$$$$ • Italian • Kaanapali
Tonight was our third visit to Longhi’s. Im sad to read the bad reviews of this place. I do agree that the food can be hit or miss,and presentation is lacking, but we had good service each time, especially tonight. The new hostess is polite, and the assistants to the servers are so nice!!! I served tables in college, so now I am always on the lookout for great servers. Each year I tip exceptionally well to one server, and tonight our server Ivan was it ($40 tip on $116 order). He gave us first class treatment although we didn’t order alcohol and only ordered appetizers and salads. He treated my elderly mom well, and he was very intuitive about our needs and timing the service of each dish. Ivan is an exceptional server.
The vibe of this place is very casual and low-key. If you want pretentious clientele, loud music and overworked waitstaff, go to Japengo in the Hyatt just one hotel down. For us, one night at Japengo had us running back to Longhi’s. While the mac nut crusted fish entree and ube sweet potato side was swimming in butter, we do heartily recommend the ceviche, calamari, and kula salad.
