4/5 Gerard L. 2 years ago on Google
Our
world
food
tour
continued
…
at
The
Veranda
at
The
Kahala
Resort.
I
come
here
when
I’m
staying
in
the
hotel
and
want
a
light
meal
and
music.
This
time
it
was
a
pre-Valentine’s
dinner
with
my
fellow
foodie
and
we
wanted
to
hear
live
music.
We
opted
for
seating
outside
and
chose
a
table
quite
a
way
down
from
the
entrance.
This
proved
to
be
the
nice,
quiet
spot
we
wanted
but
the
music
was
background
level
at
best.
We
started
with
a
bottle
of
2018
Stag’s
Leap
Hands
of
Time,
a
red
blend
from
Napa.
Dark,
with
a
sense
of
prunes
and
raisins,
it
needed
some
time
to
open
up.
Accompanying
the
wine
was
the
Charcuterie
platter,
a
nice
mix
of
cheeses,
sliced
meats
and
fruit
with
crackers
and
small
squares
of
lavosh.
We
ordered
the
Foie
Gras
Musubi,
Crispy
Brussels
Sprouts
and
the
Hawaiian
Mushroom
Flat
bread
with
truffles.
Service
was
leisurely
(which
was
fine
with
us)
but
it
took
a
long
time
for
the
flat
bread
to
appear,
I
can’t
say
exactly,
but
it
felt
like
an
hour
after
the
first
dish
arrived.
The
foie
gras
musubi
was
great,
a
little
crunchy
on
the
exterior,
offset
by
the
creamy
foie
gras
…
We
always
order
anything
with
foie
gras
or
truffles.
The
brussels
sprouts
were
large
and
firm,
with
just
the
right
amount
of
char;
they
were
flavorful
without
losing
the
slight
bitterness
of
cabbage.
The
flat
bread
was
round
like
a
pizza
and
I
considered
it
to
be
a
white
mushroom
pizza
with
a
generous
layer
of
black
truffle;
the
scent
of
the
shaved
truffle
was
intoxicating
and
the
taste
matched
the
aroma;
heavenly.
We
ended
our
meal
with
the
Hoku’s
Warm
Chocolate
Coulant
and
the
Pineapple
Upside
Down
Cake.
Each
was
served
with
a
small
scoop
of
vanilla
ice
cream.
Unfortunately,
these
desserts
didn’t
live
up
to
the
rest
of
the
meal.
The
pineapple
cake
was
fine
but
not
special;
the
warm
chocolate
coolant
wasn’t
warm
and
appeared
dry.
What
did
we
think?
The
food
and
drink
were
fine
with
a
few
exceptions
(dessert);
service
was
very
good
though
our
server
(Cenisaliza)
seemed
to
have
too
many
tables;
the
music
was
less
than
we
expected.
I
will
continue
to
patronize
The
Veranda
when
I
stay
at
the
hotel
but
will
choose
a
table
closer
to
the
musician
for
a
better
overall
experience.
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