Manalo Lounge

"Food sucked. The price of the food does not match the quality of the food. They try to mask the atmosphere and service with the quality. The food I ordered sometimes you can feel it’s microwaved. If I could get my money back I would."

"I do not normally leave reviews to start. The views and setting are spectacular but the food and service levels do not meet Four Seaons usual quality. We were seated next to an influencer who was doing personal ratings of the restaurant who had a tripod on his table, the clearly took away from the overall experience and why does the Four Seasons even allow this during a 7pm dinner sitting? At the end of the evening one of the servers reached over another table and shoulder of my wife (who’s birthday we we’re celebrating) to get the credit card it was super unprofessional. Simply a poor evening with underwhelming food and service wouldn’t recommend this as other restaurants in the area do a much better job creating value for their guests."

"Hands down excellent food and service! This was a last minute choice- we just wanted small plates. Our server Justin was phenomenal and deserves a shoutout and the restaurant should def do something nice for him! He had great recommendations. We shared the cauliflower bites which I totally would come back and order two plates of they were that good. The Gyoza were our faves also- crispy and the meat blended well with the veg and the ponzu was a top quality. The Bao was great too - the pork belly was crispy and made just right, the beef was alright. Honestly the bao was too much food after all that. They did have a Japanese French fries special that sounded great but there was no way we could have done that 🙃 Next time? lol Justin actually recommended a local beer they have for breakfast not on the night menu from Hana Koa. He was able to get the manager to open the case for me and I’m glad he did. This was honestly the best beer I’ve ever had. Did I just say that? I did! I literally want to pick some up now. It was smooth dark and deep and had a nice clean finish- Summer Stout. He said they are very close to Japanese beers which I will try when we go this year. I finished with the Party Boy Pils which was sweet but clean. The bill was a bit higher but the meal was worth it. So balance yourself when dining here and enjoy. The service was excellent and you feel valued. We visited this resort when it was under Marriott and not great. Four Season quality is def shining here ☀️ I’m going to add an addendum- we came here again and brought our friend. We did the cauliflower again- still banging! And this time we did dessert. The Toasted Rice Ice cream sundae was the best dessert we had this whole trip. It was the perfect blend of sweet and salty and everything. I will dream of that sundae until I die it was that good! Update 5/24/26: still love this lounge. We dined here twice this trip (would have done more but this was only 5 days in HI). The cauliflower and ribs are the top option and the toasted rice sundae are the best way to end the meal. I love that they have Hana Koa beer which I have o ly been ever able to get in Hawai’i!! Our server Kerry and her “sister” Shanice were top notch! They really made the meal that much better. We stay at Aulani but enjoy the food here a lot!"