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P PremEx Tiki Socialite Houston, Texas Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 335	P PremEx Posted posted on Sun, Dec 3, 2006 12:15 PM In 2005, full scale Don the Beachcomber restaurants opened at both the Royal Kona Resort in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; and the Royal Lahaina Resort in Lahaina, Hawaii. Just to be clear...the Royal Lahaina Don The Beachcomber opened sometime in the 1970's as a full-bore Don The Beachcomber restaurant and bar. After many years of operations, it closed and the building sat dormant for many years, being used mainly for storage. Unlike the the 2005 re-opening of Don's at the Royal Kona Resort...this Don's at the Royal Lahaina was not a re-opening of a restaurant. It was re-opened as a bar and lounge only. And nowhere near a cocktail menu or quality of the original Don's. Mainly just using the name...IMHO. Hopefully this will change with the rumored renovation and/or rebuild of a totally new Don's at the Royal Lahaina...simlar to what was done in Kona.

In 2005, full scale Don the Beachcomber restaurants opened at both the Royal Kona Resort in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; and the Royal Lahaina Resort in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Just to be clear...the Royal Lahaina Don The Beachcomber opened sometime in the 1970's as a full-bore Don The Beachcomber restaurant and bar. After many years of operations, it closed and the building sat dormant for many years, being used mainly for storage.

Unlike the the 2005 re-opening of Don's at the Royal Kona Resort...this Don's at the Royal Lahaina was not a re-opening of a restaurant. It was re-opened as a bar and lounge only. And nowhere near a cocktail menu or quality of the original Don's. Mainly just using the name...IMHO.

Hopefully this will change with the rumored renovation and/or rebuild of a totally new Don's at the Royal Lahaina...simlar to what was done in Kona.

Post #270229 by PremEx on Sun, Dec 3, 2006 12:15 PM