Lava Lava Beach Club - WAIKOLOA

The ocean view from this restaurant are out of this world. Unfortunately, the food doesn’t match. The fish tacos I ordered looked like they had been prepared 30 minutes prior. The melted cheese on the tortilla was hard. The fish pieces stuck together and we’re not even warm. Tacos made me sick to my stomach afterwards. I ordered a margarita, but I’m unsure if they used any alcohol. I think there are better options on the island for a good combination or food and view.

The hostess at the front was nice. She informed us that we had an hour wait ahead of us and suggested that we should go get some drinks from the bar. We were fine with that, however, when we got to the bar, none of the bartenders gave us any eye contact. We stood in front of them for about 10 or so minutes trying to get their attention. Granted it was very busy, but even when they had a break from serving other customers, they chatted amongst themselves and continued to ignore us. Very frustrating. Left without eating there.

They don’t take reservations but enjoy a cocktail and watch a sunset while waiting for your table. Great service and tasty food. Loved sitting at one of the tables in the sand.

Fun place for kids with ping pong, bag toss- while waiting for table which can be long if your timing isn't good. I'd recommend an hour or slightly more before sunset depending on what your wanting to do. Dinner, drinks and sunset were great. We got here 1 1/2 before sunset, had drinks and appetizers. Got some photos, beautiful setting. Had dinner and watched sunset, more photos along with everyone else. This is a popular place and will always be full. No reservation's so get here early or be prepared to wait it out. Location great. Quality of food was average+. We had Ahi poke, edamame, parmesan bread, black Lava Lava ceviche. Drinks were good-expensive but, good.

Full disclosure: I was only here for happy hour and didn 't try the food. But I still gave it an excellent rating, so that says how fun this place is. Seems like a popular spot for date night. We got a great table in the open air bar area and had a complete view of the entire restaurant, live music, bar, and beach. The bar itself was beautiful, just a work of art. We tried a few drinks including the mai tai and the bartender 's daily special both were delicious. The vibe in here is really cool and I think it 's the staff that makes it so. This place was a must do on our list of stops on this vacation. We didn 't stay for dinner but the menu looked varied with something for everyone (a tad on the expensive side).