5/5 Rick L. 2 years ago on Google
We
went
to
Island
Vintage
Wine
Bar
twice
while
in
Waikiki
and
both
times
were
fantastic.
Outside
of
the
long
wait
to
eat
for
a
late
dinner
and
a
mid-morning
breakfast.
(But
that's
Waikiki
for
you,
no
fault
to
the
restaurant.)
We
ended
up
there,
first,
after
a
long
tour
around
the
Island
and
had
about
a
45
minute
wait
for
a
table.
I
ordered
their
Fruit
and
Cheese
plate.
Nothing
makes
me
happier
at
a
restaurant
than
a
cheese
plate...this
one
was
unlike
any
I'd
had
before
(see
the
photo),
a
bouquet
of
cheese
and
fruit,
all
of
which
tasted
fantastic...I
mean
really
fun
flavor
cheeses,
superbly
fresh
and
sweet
fruit,
and
a
really
tasty
raisin
and
nut
bread
that
made
the
whole
thing
feel
like
an
indulgent
cheese
plate
fantasy.
This
was
easily,
at
least,
the
most
beautiful
cheese
plate
I've
ever
seen,
and
certainly
amongst
the
tastiest.
My
wife
had
the
Vegan
Poke
with
Grain
Rice
and
Salad.
Another
beautiful
plate
of
food,
very
"Hawaii"
in
it's
ingredients
and
presentation.
The
menu
has
lots
of
vegetarian,
vegan
and
gluten
free
options
for
people
with
those
diets
and
it's,
helpfully,
labeled
as
such
next
to
each
item.
Our
sun
had
the
vegetarian
grilled
mushroom
burger.
He's
12
and
loves
a
good
veggie
burger...he
*thought*
it
would
be
a
veggie
patty
of
some
kind
with
mushrooms
on
it,
but
the
mushrooms
are
the
protein...despite
has
expectation
he
thought
it
was
delicious.
We
went
back
the
next
morning
for
brunch
as
my
wife
had
a
hankering
for
their
Lilikoi
Moana
Açaí
Bowl...it
was,
again,
gorgeous
and
did
not
disappoint
her.
I
had
the
Vegan
French
Toast
with
coconut
cream
and
maple
syrup.
It
was
made
with
the
same
delicious
raisin
/
nut
bread
from
the
previous
night's
cheese
bread,
and,
despite
it
being
vegan,
had
an
"eggy-ness"
about
it
that,
especially
with
the
cream
and
syrup,
made
it
a
legitimate
sweet
breakfast
dish.
I
also
had
it
with
a
side
of
tempeh
bacon...tempeh
is
not
usually
my
favorite
meat
substitute,
but
this
was
probably
the
best
implementation
of
it
I'd
seen
and
tasted
with
a
nice
crisp
to
it
and
the
kind
of
saltiness
one
might
get
from
bacon.
They
were
also
nice
enough
to
substitute
their
regular
roasted
potatoes
for
the
greens
so
I
could
feel
extra
breakfast...these
potatoes
were
off
the
hook.
So
good.
Our
12
year
old
had
a
side
of
Taro
Muffin
which
he
thought
was
okay,
and
the
coffee
I
had
was
good,
though
not
quite
as
strong
as
I'd
had
at
other
local
restaurants
that
week.
We
would
100%
return
to
Island
Vintage
any
time
of
day
for
dinner
or
breakfast...DEFINITELY
worth
the
wait.
Pro-tip,
the
wine
bar
serves
the
breakfast
menu
that
you
can
get
at
Island
Vintage
Coffee
next
door...the
wait
is
almost
the
same.
We
put
our
name
on
the
electronic
waiting
list
and
were
shown
a
4
hour
wait!
That
seemed
like
too
long
so
we
got
in
the
long
line
for
the
coffee
restaurant...by
the
time
we
got
almost
to
the
front
of
the
coffee
line
(a
little
less
than
an
hour),
we
got
a
notice
that
our
table
was
ready
at
the
Wine
Bar...so
we
bailed
on
the
coffee
line
and
got
seated
right
away
at
the
Wine
Bar
which
has
nicer
seating
areas
and
table
service.
Nice
job
Island
Vintage
everything!