Post #206659 by T_lifehater on Tue, Jan 10, 2006 12:54 AM

Don the Beachcombers has plastic tikis. Lots of them. Plastic bamboo too.
The manager seemed like he wanted to be somewhere else. Wherever they imported him from, perhaps? I dunno.
The japanese Aunty made us feel at home and loved my little bug prince. She was super nice and gets big hugs and honehones.
Our waitress did her best and got tipped accordingly- FOB but really super and helpful and very kind. She deserves better support from the staff. She ruled in the face of adversity and the restaurant could use like twenty of her.
The hostess seemed terrified of everything- especially virtually anything that is standard fare in the service industries here- and I think when she went to look for a table for us she thought we had asked her to grow a tree and build one.

The vegetables were rubbery and I thought they were trying to make us leave they took so long to offer us cocktails.

On the upside: There was a nice Ku in the middle of the dining room. There were some nice tahitien carvings on the front of a bus station. Oh- our waitress (Who ruled and tried her best and was totally game)reigns supreme in the anals of history.
Winston (the bartender- who actually I know from the King Kam and is a totally cool guy and came and took my boy to look at the aquarium while I ate my dinner) was a huge help and totally a boon to the hotel. What a nice, humble and polite guy- makes me wish some of that would rub off.
The filipino Bushelp guy was super nice and really cool and made us feel like we hadn't suddenly been transported to New York city or LA or something.

All in all we thought the food was pretty OK- the nice prime rib and pupus made up for the shitty fish that tasted funky and the rubbery vegetables. We're used to some pretty bad service here so it was no surprise. Plastic tikis? I suppose the management wouldn't fund wood ones- again- understandable (to some- Tiki J was really put out.) All in all I'd say put up the money and go North, my son. Or just make your own LUau type atmosphere at any place in town that is really friendly and cool and will let you.

If you want something really touristy and kitschy and like that- do Dons or go on the booze cruise.

Kanikapila on my lanai about every other weekend. Just sayin'.

[ Edited by: T_lifehater 2006-01-10 00:56 ]