Do not hesitate to fill your belly and your heart here! The food is amazing. The family that runs the place is sweet, humble, kind & genuine. The atmosphere is perfect...with a beautiful atrium and Hawaiian music playing, it is just a wonderful place to visit! I highly recommend the chantilly pancakes or the sweet bread french toast. But my husband had the corned beef hash and you can tell they were fresh, homemade patties and he said they tasted as good as they looked.

We were trying to find a breakfast spot that was half way between where we were staying at the Hale Koa and where a friend lived on the Island. My friend has lived on the island over 15 years and did not know of this restaurant. So glad we found it! We did wait about 20 minutes for a table. But definitely worth the wait. I had no idea what to expect, and was unsure of having a breakfast with gravy on it, but it was so delicious!! I had the Kapoho Moco Mini but with fried rice, and my husband had something he modified on top of a waffle. Honestly I don’t know what it was, but he said it was delicious. My friend had a Kalawe Salad with Chicken. She said it was very good. She did have to ask several times and two servers to get some extra won ton chips, and had to wait several minutes to get a knife to cut the chicken. She thought it was a great find and will definitely go back she said. I say its a hidden gem, because its kinda hidden in the middle of the courtyard of the building its in. At first we weren’t sure the GPS directions were right.

Came in here for breakfast and it was Amazing!! The ladies were very friendly and provided great customer service. I definitely recommend eating here, MAHALO 🤙

Saturday Brunch at Cafe Kalawe. Service should be 7 stars and Food is 4.5. We both have the steak and eggs and shared the surprisingly scrumptious waffle. Did not take any food photo since we devoured/inhaled our food :D

Great little place for brunch. We had never heard of it but stopped for a quick breakfast and the service was excellent! Very friendly, good coffee and good plus a chill atmosphere.

Came in on a Sunday for lunch. Had Hapa Moco, Kalbi and mini fried rice. Food was excellent, employees very very near nice along with entertainment. Highly recommend this gem.

Had lunch here.Food is good

Rather pricey, but really good food

Awesome. 2nd time here. Thanks for lunch! All you eat or order off the menu.

Best breakfast ever!!! The Banana Chantilly pancakes are the best pancakes I've had in all my life! Great experience and wonderful people working! Thank you so much for making our first breakfast in Hawaii the best!!!

Excellent little spot! The whole menu is served all day. Can’t wait to come back 😋

Must visit place in Hawaii And best value food on the island

Food was sooo good. Staff were friendly. Cute place. We went on a Saturday for lunch they had a guy with his guitar singing.

Yummmmm. Friendly staff that makes you feel like family. Super cheap, and good quality food. The flavors are there. We will be coming here every morning from now on

I was looking for a local restaurant for breakfast near botanical garden and happened to find this place. Staff are super friendly and we both had the loco mocos and they were both delicious. Grabbed a slice of chocolate pistachio cake for later tonight with coffee☺️

Today was the was my 1st experience at this restaurant. I made a takeout phone order for the 4-choice omelet with spinach, mushroom, cheese, and corned beef hash for a $2 upcharge. Unfortunately, I was very unhappy with my breakfast plate. The eggs had a incredibly noticeable burnt taste. You could tell the spinach was old and wilted. There was also very little corned beef. This meal cost me $27, including the tip. Absolutely not worth the paper. The saving grace for this place is that the people very extremely polite and treated me with the utmost Aloha. As for the atmosphere, I was only in there for a few minutes as I waited for my food but it is definitely a place for locals to have their coffee and talk story with pleasant people. I personally felt it was a bit on the dull side.

Plays live music on Sundays. Service was very nice and came by to check up on us often. Food was great. Recommend their kimichi fried rice

We stopped here for a few quick bite prior to our day excursions. The staff were so sweet and attentive. Atmospheres was very homey, they were also setting up live music but we left before the w could hear them play. Food was amazing and unique. We always want to try new cusines on our trips and this was definitely a hit. My husband devoured every last bite of the Hapa Moco regular size and I found the Kapoho Moco Mini more than filling. Would definitely go back!

Great breakfast and lunch place with simple and great tasting local food. Clean and courteous and well kept. The staff made sure to follow the Covid rules. The wait to order was short and the food was ready very quickly. Breakfast is served all day and we got some free cookies! This is a great place to sit down and rat during covid because they have outdoor seating that is covered.

Staff were pleasant. Food was decent for the price. Wished the food had a little bit more meat. Corned beef hash had barely any corned beef, similar with the fried rice. Other ingredients were good quality and overall the food was good.

Check this place out. A hidden gem. Everyone is friendly. Good service and excellent food. Totally worth the trip. The Chantilly waffle was amazing.

The customer service is so warm. And the food... the FOOD. Sooo ono! I had the hapa moco with a side of potato salad. Highly, highly recommend. Hands down the best, most satisfying breakfast I had in a really long time. You HAVE to try this place!

In my opinion, cafe kalawe has the tastiest steak n eggs plate around..

If you don't go here, you are passing up an expirience of a lifetime. Their local foods are cooked ro perfection. Their interior design will give you days of conversation AND education if you want to know about Hawaii. Bit lets back to the food! Perfection! Service... comes with Aloha and love. Go! They have made quaint accommodations during this time of uncertainty. I never get tired if the best breakfast place on the island of Oahu... actually the whole 808. 🥞👨‍🍳🥚👩‍🍳

Mini curved beef hash lock moco and orange popsicle cake.... Everything was great, staff was super friendly and efficient

Small, out of the way Cafe. Awesome food and service. Friendly staff.

so good to have real local food! Daily dessert is a plus.

Excellent staff and service! Good tasting breakfast foods, haven't had the lunch yet. Our go to spot

Nani and staff are ALWAYS PERSONABLE and CARING!!!!! The food is ALWAYS SUPER 'ONOLICIOUS and HOT, never cold or dry!!!!!

First time yesterday, fabulous experience! Great service, great food!

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The waiter was friendly and made sure we were taken care of. Food was delicious and tasted home-y.

There omelet is one of the best that I had over there!😋 It feels just like home

Me onolicious the food. Definitely a place to eat with the ohana.

Wow!!! Amazing hospitality.... great food. Definitely recommend this place.

Very good food and great service! A small little restaurant with a wonderful atmosphere. We come here almost every Tuesday. We like to go early but it does fill quickly. Thank you aunty for the awesome service.

Wonderful local restaurant with fabulous food and awesome staff!! Visiting from Michigan

Always wonderful!! Food is Ahhmazing!! Service is always super fantastic!!

Ate breakfast at Cafe Kalawe for the first time with the wifey and a good friend. The place was very nice, the waitress was very helpful in describing the menu picks. The hamburger, corn beef hash, rice, egg and gravy all over was the best. Very filling. The coffee was very good. Enjoyed our breakfast and the talk story with the waitress. Nice cosy restaurant.

Quick service, delicious food, and fantastic service! Mahalo!

Really good food. Corned beef hash is excellent. The service is awesome.

Food was delicious, I just wish they kept their old menu.

If you want good food and lots of it, this is the place. They not only serve food with aloha but the customer service is excellent.

So ono! And the best service

Amazing breakfast and great people great service beautiful food

I love the food, service, and people!

Friendly place. You have the ohana feeling

Very friendly staff. Home style cooking the best. Need to check it out.👌👍🤙

Always amazing!

Food was delicious. Service was fast, friendly, family environment.

The food was good and the atmosphere as well. The people are very friendly and make you feel welcome.

Super good loco moco and hamburger stake. Flavor is cherry

Great food and service

Great food, and very friendly service. Also reasonably priced. We’re so happy we stumbled upon you today!

Good food , good portion,friendly service

Great food and service. Family owned and operated.

It is pretty small but the ladies took great care of us. Great service and delicious food!

Little different than ones in Japan. Meats are cut unevenly. In one serving, some are thick, some are chunk, some are thin. Meat seasoning was unbalanced as well. Service was good.

Taylor was our server and she was Exceptional. Food was great, too. It was our first time here. Came for my anniversary. Thank you for a great experience!

The Hostess Michelle was amazing in explaining their COVID protocols. Our server was really good as well. We choose the all you can eat option and went with the middle price. We felt like it was a good price for what you get. Just make sure that you go there hungry and ready to eat to make it worth it. We have 5 in our family 2 adults and 3 kids. But we ended only paying for the adults and our older daughter since the younger 2 were under 5. Our bill came out to $130ish so definitely not the cheapest place. But its a good once in a while spot for our family.

Awesome sauce. All night Happy Hour on top of buy 2 get 1 free all you can eat from appetizers, entree, to dessert. Premo was out outstanding waiter that made the nite so pleasant. Download the app & start getting rewards (2pt / $1; 500pts = $25 off).

Very good. Service was excellent and food great. We went for my nephews birthday, he got ice cream and thankfully no song

We waited our reservation for forty min then they didn’t call us when they were ready. They sat us in a table that wasn’t wiped down when lots of other tables were empty. The portions are small and overpriced. The taste of food was good but probably not worth it since we waited another hour for our food. The four person table in front of us ordered after we did and got their food half an hour before us. They kept forgetting our order as well. I would go to a korean bbq place instead.

This place is awesome. Good vibes and sweet people. The all you can eat deal is the best. You definitely get your money's worth here. It's nice to be treated well and served awesome food. This place definitely has the ALOHA SPIRIT!!! MAHALO, CHEERS, AND NAMASTE!!!

Love the all you can cook special! Food is always spot on! Service was a bit slow and not that many customers but other than that 👍

I'm missing some of the menu items that are no longer available. Bring back the beef garlic noodles please!

The food was soo good and you must try it and it is in the mall

Outstanding food and service!

It was a great lunch today.😋👍👍

Great food, Natalie is an awesome server.

All you can eat lunch followed with dessert.

Every time we visit we make a stop here. Fun for the entire family, and great price range.

Fantastic service from Chale! Made our time there the best it could be and of course the food it great

Andrea , our server was great

Great service, Great atmosphere, Very clean and Awesome food!!!

Love there $19.99 all you can eat Daily specials from open till 4pm. Food was wonderful and our waitresses Natalie was awesome

Really Great Food especially the Kobe beef ......

Good service but meat was tasty but tough . We won't be back again.

This place is still awesome. Very clean. Social distancing conscious.

Hits the spot!

Great food and atmosphere! Try the garlic chicken wings and sweet chili sauce dumplings. Yummy!

Oh one of my favorite places to eat. Great happy hour..great selection of meats and appetizers. This restaurant needs to be in more cities but it is perfect for Hawaii. I love to grill and grilling my own food tableside in a smokeless grill is a delight at this restaurant.

This place is really good for cook your own style meats. They have specials for lunch , lot cheaper and all you can eat for $22. It gives you about 25 options to choose from and the meat is super good. The options range from cheese wontons, to broccoli and butter. Definitely try the hanger steak if you have the chance!

Never been to a restaurant where I grill my own food, so I have nothing to compare this with. We spent about $100 and couldn't finish all the food. They had some cool sounding drinks on their menu and there were a variety of choices for meats and veggies. I think our favorite was the skirt steak and the toro beef (basically a bacon style cut, not sure on the spelling). The novelty of cooking was interesting. Our server was attentive, super friendly and patient with our lack of knowledge.

Good service tasty food

Did the lunch AYCE. was really good, gotta jave the gyu sushi, and the bistro steak.

There is much better and cheaper choice inside the mall in the food court

Great ayce lunch special.

Outstanding Japanese barbecue and fantastic service!

Family friendly. Can get busy and long waits..

All you can eat Japanese grill buffet.

Awesome food and excellent service.

Ordered food for delivery, after processing credit card payment they informed me they dont deliver to my area. I cancelled the order and requested a refund and they refused...Bad business practices. Cannot comment on the food.....but if it is anything like their customer service I would stay away....

Awesome place

It is a great place and great food. The employees there are friendly and helpful.

Food was great and hit the spot. Service was welcoming and fast. This will be a new regular stop for me on this side of the island.

Best place I've ate on the island! Food was amazing! Service was even better!!! Couldn't even wait to get photos before eating the food!

Not even a pancake person and IM BLOWN AWAY! One of our favorite places on our trip and would return again in a heartbeat. Amazing staff — each of them brought a smile with every interaction.

Lovely little gem of a breakfast or lunch spot. They had well shaded outdoor seating. The food was really tasty and a great value. The staff was super friendly and took care of both my wife and I and our kids. If we lived locally we would come here all the time. But if you are a tourist and need breakfast and lunch near this part of Oahu; this is a great choice that won't break the bank.

Quick & friendly service. We had breakfast sandwiches, one ham & one bacon, both hot & delicious. We also had an order of French Toast & a Waffle, both were great too! Check them out🤙

Delicious!! Such warm and friendly service. Love the capability for the smaller portions. The loco moco, French toast and omelet were fantastic.

Excellent food! Sincerely friendly service. The vegetable omelette was one of the best I have ever had! Rich history and relaxing atmosphere. Quaint and comfortable.

Got the five item omelette to go Bacon, Spam, Portuguese Sausage, Green onion, Peppers. Very filling plenty of Brown Rice. Have to try the Oreo cake later today. The Vaifala with Strawberries was very cool and refreshing.

This place is wonderful! We were not sure what to get so we asked our waitress she recommended the breakfast plate with fried rice and Portuguese sausage and the Belgian waffle with chantilly sauce. We ended up going with both of her recommendations and they did not disappoint. We love when we can find great local restaurants on vacation. Everyone was so friendly and nice. It’s a must go if you are visiting Oahu!