Any experience with the Four Seasons restaurants?

[OKW Lover]

Just wondering if anybody can relate their experience with the restaurants next door at the Four Seasons. Looking for new places to try and I haven't yet seen a mention of the restaurants there.

 

[CaliAdventurer]

I have eaten at both for dinner in Dec. The vibe and food at Fish House is cool. Food is beautiful but a bit lack luster. We had a seafood tower which was as to be expected and I had a steak which was inedible ($50+). It was so overcooked and not as I ordered. But it looked fab! The vegetables though!! That is where its at. The potato wedges were bomb and the brocollini and spouts were worth a meal on their own. They did cook me a new steak but it wasn't anything to write home about.

The other is a buffet with mostly Asian flavors. It has a boutique kind of feel to it. Things in their own receptacles and lots of seafood choices. We sat on the patio, it was quite dark. Not sure would eat at either of them again for a full dinner on the next trip but they are close and they had a musician playing carols in front of the pool. SO lovely for champagne and sea breeze. But it is great at dusk and has good energy.

 

[OKW Lover]

Thanks for the review!

How did you get over there? Just walk along the beach? Or did you have to go out the front of Aulani and over to the entrance to the Four Seasons?

 

[CaliAdventurer]

I have photos,let me see if I can figure out how to post them. We just walked along the path along the beach.

 

[CaliAdventurer]

Let me resize the steak photo here in a sec.

 

[CaliAdventurer]

 

[OKW Lover]

Appreciate the pictures. That steak does look good.

 

[JWren1234]

I had a similar experience with both Fish House and La Hiki for dinner, when I stayed there. I preferred Noe, their Italian restaurant, for dinner...I ended up going there twice.

Also, I really enjoyed the breakfast buffet at La Hiki. At $45/person it is pricey, but I thought it was worth trying. Also enjoyed the food/drinks at their pool bar/grill.

When I go back to Ko Olina this Spring, I'm staying at Aulani (first time), but I plan on going back to Noe at least once for dinner.

Jason

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Here is my review from July:

Noe

When we had gotten back to the hotel after our outing, my husband did not want to go back out for dinner but still wanted a nice meal. As the Four Seasons was now open next door to Aulani, we figured that might be a good option. We looked over the menus before we had our nap and decided to try out Noe as it looked like it would be a good option for us.

After our relaxation in the room, we walked over to the Four Seasons and loved how beautiful the hotel was!

Entrance of Hotel

As we had no idea where we were going, we had to ask the front desk directions to the restaurant as there wasn’t obvious signage to tell us where to go. It was immediately downstairs from us so we went down the marble staircase and our hostess sat us outside on a gorgeous patio overlooking their chapel and stream.

Our waitress came for our drink order but my husband was being super indecisive so he decided against a cocktail just yet as we debated the menu. I knew what I wanted as I like my scotch and the scotch cocktail sounded interesting to me. I was really pleased with my selection too!

Il Padron - Blended Scotch, Amaro, Amaretto, Orange Bitters, Laphroiag Spritz, Hand Carved Ice

When she brought my cocktail out, she brought us out freshly made focaccia bread and took the rest of our order and my husband’s cocktail order.

Focaccia Bread w/ Olive Oil

I went with two appetizers to start my meal. The first was the shrimp appetizer. The shrimp was cooked perfectly and had just enough lemon flavoring. The tomato sauce wasn’t even needed for it!

Lemon Shrimp, Tomato Sauce

I also had a salad. While I think Kale is completely overdone most places now - but this salad was totally balanced. The sweetness of the apples played off the sharpness of the parmigiano that you didn’t mind the bitterness of the kale at all. There were also some nuts in there to help with the texture!

Baby Kale, Cucumber, Apples, Parmigiano

My husband surprised me and went with whipped ricotta with truffled honey. It seemed like an odd choice for him but he seemed really happy with it! A little one note of flavor and texture but it was his dish and not mine

Whipped Ricotta, Truffled Honey, Almond

His cocktail arrived as I was almost finished with my first one so I ordered a second! At first he was put back by it as it wasn’t as sweet as I think he thought it was going to be but then I pointed out that campari is a known bitter liquor he was like “oh yeah” and started enjoying it more.

Il Padron - Blended Scotch, Amaro, Amaretto, Orange Bitters, Lapgroiag Spritz (on the bottom almost gone and seconds on the way) + Jungle Bird - Blackstrap Rum, Campari, Oahu Pineapple, Lime Juice

My husband went with soup for his entree. He had decided he didn’t want a huge pasta dish for dinner and figured this would be a nice alternative and something he hadn’t tried before. He was very happy! At least now we have something else he can eat while we our out since usually there isn’t meat in it (broth not included - he isn’t that strict)

Minestrone Soup

I went with a chicken dish mainly because I had gotten steak the day before but I still wanted something super protein like. I was really happy with this! The chicken skin was perfectly crispy without being greasy and the chicken was juicy. I really was happy with the green scallions and the walnut pesto was a nice touch.

Chicken Paillard, Green Scallions, Walnut Pesto

Our server offered us the dessert menu but we decided to pass on it as we were both full from all that food! She brought us out complimentary glasses of champagne for it being my birthday. (I fully admit I totally milked that this trip)

Champagne

This was such an excellent meal! Upon leaving dinner, I was definitely a bit tipsy from the champagne and the scotch cocktails but luckily all I had to do was walk back to the room for the night! We called it a night as we planned on getting up early in the morning for Diamondhead!​

 

[OKW Lover]

Appreciate all the input here. We tried Noe and really enjoyed the food. However, we thought the service wasn't up to par. Long periods of inattention, and courses spread out a bit too much.

The resort is beautiful inside. The outside looks so severe though, especially with Aulani right next door.