MALA Wailea Beach Marriott Resort

I'm sorry they're closing! Meals, services and views were all spectacular!

I had the beef carpaccio appetizer, it was delicious. We both had the Mahimahi, it was well prepared. Since we were the only reservation for Mala, they were not open and served us in the adjoining Restaurant-The Mercantile, which was much more casual and served pork bark and diving instead of bread! Would have been nice if they let us know before we get there. These 2 restaurants close and Roy's takes over. Can't happen soon enough.

The restaurant closes May 15 as the hotel changes direction. Too bad. Great food. Kimo was our waiter, he was very friendly. If restaurants in Lahaina run by the same team are so good, then the trip is worth it. Excellent.

The original chef moved on and the current chef lets the restaurant finish. This was very obvious in our experience – the restaurant felt like an unwanted older child that was just kept around. Our server was nice and lots of food was fine, but just fine.

We have stayed at the Marriott many times when traveling to Maui and have enjoyed the meal service. Now that we live on the island, we thought we would return to be treated special, as if we were vacationers. We went to dinner on Valentine's Day. The menu was nothing more than their regular menu, but prices inflated. Mind you, the food is very good--we had the special fish of the day and it was amazing! The beet salad is very small and we had their signature dessert which was not all that pleasing. There are not many people at this restaurant. It seems that the hotel's other restaurant has more of a following. We will probably enjoy another hotel for our special evenings at dinner. Good, but...