The Top of Waikiki.....maybe it wouldn't have been my first thought of a restaurant when picking a place to celebrate our anniversary. I mean it's in Waikiki, it'll probably be filled with tourist, and it's been around for soo long, it's not the latest or the "it" place to check out! AND, the be completely honest, most of what seem to be "tourist" restaurants serve food and their service in a common, washed out, or mediocre fashion. NOT ALL - just most to where I have been!
Let's face it! It is really hard to find a restaurant that blows your mind...well, atleast that's what it is for me!!
BUT, if you know me, I'm down to checking out whatever seems interesting, and what the heck - it IS Hawaii's ONLY revolving restaurant!! How could I pass that up!?! Besides, we were already staying in Waikiki.... =P
BUT, if you know me, I'm down to checking out whatever seems interesting, and what the heck - it IS Hawaii's ONLY revolving restaurant!! How could I pass that up!?! Besides, we were already staying in Waikiki.... =P
Initially, our reservations were set for 6pm, but we ended up needing to push the time back. When I called to do so, the lady on the other end was nice to make that change for us.
It is when we get there that brought a red flag to my mind, should we have really come here!?! We approach the hostess stand 10 minutes before our 7pm reservations, there are four people at the hostess stand. As we walk up I notice the lady who looks to be the Head Hostess (as she has the pen in hand and list in front of her)doesn't smile. At all. The lady next to her greets us, nicely. But naturally I walk up to the lady in the center, with the pen in her hand. She looks up, still no smile, kinda scary, and I tell her our reservations info. She tells us it will be one moment, still, no smile! We proceed to have a seat to wait. After about a couple of minutes, another hostess takes us to our seats.
We were greeted with a warm welcome from our server and also by his assistant. He started off by recommendeding a wonderful bottle of wine based on what we both like. He gave us a lot of time and offered food recommendations as well after explaining the specials which all seemed amazing. I had a tough time thinking about what I wanted as there were many great sounding choices, so I asked him. He replied back with a dish that would go wonderfully in taste with the wine we were having. And, I agree it went perfectly together!
For our appetizer we chose to go with the Diver's Scallops garnished with bacon with a corn puree. The taste really complimented each other and to my surprise the sauce was an excellent choice. For dinner we decided on the snapper on a bed of udon noodles and the garlic rib eye. Can we say YUUUMMMM!!! The rib eye was cooked perfectly. Charred just right and the meat was so tender and juicy that it melted in my mouth. Add the wasabi garlic sauce to it and it is heaven!!
It is when we get there that brought a red flag to my mind, should we have really come here!?! We approach the hostess stand 10 minutes before our 7pm reservations, there are four people at the hostess stand. As we walk up I notice the lady who looks to be the Head Hostess (as she has the pen in hand and list in front of her)doesn't smile. At all. The lady next to her greets us, nicely. But naturally I walk up to the lady in the center, with the pen in her hand. She looks up, still no smile, kinda scary, and I tell her our reservations info. She tells us it will be one moment, still, no smile! We proceed to have a seat to wait. After about a couple of minutes, another hostess takes us to our seats.
We were greeted with a warm welcome from our server and also by his assistant. He started off by recommendeding a wonderful bottle of wine based on what we both like. He gave us a lot of time and offered food recommendations as well after explaining the specials which all seemed amazing. I had a tough time thinking about what I wanted as there were many great sounding choices, so I asked him. He replied back with a dish that would go wonderfully in taste with the wine we were having. And, I agree it went perfectly together!
For our appetizer we chose to go with the Diver's Scallops garnished with bacon with a corn puree. The taste really complimented each other and to my surprise the sauce was an excellent choice. For dinner we decided on the snapper on a bed of udon noodles and the garlic rib eye. Can we say YUUUMMMM!!! The rib eye was cooked perfectly. Charred just right and the meat was so tender and juicy that it melted in my mouth. Add the wasabi garlic sauce to it and it is heaven!! The snapper was also cooked just right. The taste of the sauce was light, yet extremely tasty! I ate everything!! Dessert was also nicely done, we had the Candy Bar. A crispy chocolate ganache covering flourless chocolate cake layers, toffee, macadamia nuts, and candied ginger. This was served with a sccop of vanilla gelato. This was the perfect end to our amazing meal!!!
Service was great, food was amazing, and best of all the view of the city was clear and beautiful!
I was proven wrong. The Top of Waikiki is definitely far from mediocre and "touristy."
It is OVER the top!!! A place to most certainly check out!
*Happy Eating*
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