Cafe Pesto - Kawaihae Harbor

4.1 (562)

$30 and under

Mediterranean

Kawaihae Shopping Center / lower level, 61-3665 HI-270, Kawaihae, HI 96743

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About this restaurant

Neighborhood gem
Innovative
Romantic

"The best of Hawaii's hidden treasures," claim food critics and locals alike. The menu features fresh local seafood, exotic pizzas, colorful eclectic salads and Asian inspired pastas and risottos. The harbor settings, rich in Hawai'ian history, provide a backdrop of authenticity and charm to the award-winning restaurant. Visit the stone temple Heiau of Kawaihae harbor to view the ancient shark deities on their sunset vigils.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Mediterranean, Fusion / Eclectic
Hours of operation
Lunch: Daily: 11:00am - 4:30pm; Dinner: Nightly: 4:30pm - 9:00pm
Website
http://cafepesto.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Moses Tavares

Location
Kawaihae Shopping Center / lower level, 61-3665 HI-270, Kawaihae, HI 96743
Neighborhood
Kawaihae
Cross street
Akoni Pule Hwy
Parking details
Public Lot
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Cafe, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Reviews

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Reviews from people who have dined at Cafe Pesto - Kawaihae Harbor.

4.1

(562)

4.2Food
4.2Service
3.6Ambience
1.3Value

Noise • Moderate

562 Reviews

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Mack
Tahoe10 reviews
5.0
Dined on September 28, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
A great and affordable place to dine in west shore Hawaii. Casual dining, fresh fish, affordable food, nice people.
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DavidD Gold
Hawaii23 reviews
5.0
Dined on September 25, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Service timely. Weekday lunch with few patrons. No noise level at all- great. Great pasta salad and fresh catch fish sandwich. A top notch dining spot.
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brandyl
Hawaii5 reviews
4.0
Dined on September 24, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Birthday celebration. Awesome food and comp desert
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OpenTable Diner
Naples2 reviews
5.0
Dined on September 17, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Our favorite restaurant on The Big Island. We've been coming here for 21 years.
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Patrick1 Gold
Minneapolis158 reviews
3.0
Dined on September 16, 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Pretty disappointed. First time there. No host on duty. Waited to even to be acknowledged for several minutes as the bartender was doing double duty. There was a line of about 10 people behind us, all with reservations. Once seated, the service was attentive and friendly. The food, however, was the biggest disappointment. I opted for the special chicken stir fry over a kind of noodle. There was was so much sugar and red pepper over undercooked pasta, it was pretty unappetizing. My dinner partners agreed that the poke wasn't right and the chicken risotto was pasty and flavorless.
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ShariK Gold
San Francisco13 reviews
5.0
Dined on September 6, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Part of Birthday celebration
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RitaB Gold
San Francisco124 reviews
5.0
Dined on September 2, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Always good! Thanks for over 20 years of good food and service!
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ChasM Gold
Phoenix151 reviews
3.0
Dined on August 23, 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
We've been here before and always ordered pizza. This time we tried two different pastas, and they were good, but it's probably best to go with pizza here.
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OpenTable Diner
Hawaii3 reviews
4.0
Dined on August 21, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
This is one of our favorite places to eat when we visit the north shore of Hawaii. The must have item for us is the Volcano Mist salad, so called because it's shaped like a volcano, with curls of mozzarella cheese erupting out the top. Really exceptional, with heirloom tomatoes, crispy onions and a balsamic reduction. Our pizza was good, too, but a 12-inch pizza with three items (mushrooms, pepperoni, and bell peppers) for $26 was a little steep, we thought. Overall, very good and you can see a pretty good sunset through the trees.
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PeterD Gold
London66 reviews
5.0
Dined on August 19, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food and service. We love the rosemary gorgonzola focaccia.
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Mediterranean, Fusion / Eclectic
Hours of operation
Lunch: Daily: 11:00am - 4:30pm; Dinner: Nightly: 4:30pm - 9:00pm
Website
http://cafepesto.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Moses Tavares

Location
Kawaihae Shopping Center / lower level, 61-3665 HI-270, Kawaihae, HI 96743
Neighborhood
Kawaihae
Cross street
Akoni Pule Hwy
Parking details
Public Lot
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Cafe, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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