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Mea Inu Beach Bar & Grill

Restaurant Bar and grill

😠 I never leave reviews on restaurants but I’m telling you- just avoid this place. They have a small menu and you can’t order 50% of it because they don’t have it. Our waitress was clueless and completely no help. We wanted to order a chicken Caesar salad but they didn’t have chicken and still wanted... People often mention airport, chicken, order, time, menu, water, waitress, fries, restaurant, beer,


Address

3901 Mokulele Loop, Lihue, HI 96766, United States

Rating on Google Maps

2.70 (159 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Wednesday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Thursday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Friday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Saturday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Sunday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Monday: 10 am to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: airport (11) chicken (10) order (8) time (8) menu (7) water (7) waitress (6) fries (6) restaurant (6) beer (6)
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  • 1/5 Miranda D. 1 year ago on Google
    I never leave reviews on restaurants but I’m telling you- just avoid this place. They have a small menu and you can’t order 50% of it because they don’t have it. Our waitress was clueless and completely no help. We wanted to order a chicken Caesar salad but they didn’t have chicken and still wanted to charge full price without offering to replace the chicken with something else. The boneless wings are cheap , generic chicken nuggets that are microwaved , also they don’t have Buffalo sauce even though their menu says they do. Forget getting a water but you can buy a bottle of water. Make sure you eat before coming to the airport!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Peach L. 2 years ago on Google
    Decent food for a pre-flight meal! Service was fast and attentive. Very impressive given it seems like there’re only 2 servers for a fully packed place tonight.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Madeline R. 2 years ago on Google
    This place gets 2 stars instead of 1 because the waitress was nice. We asked for water and were told they don’t do water cups but we could purchase bottled water. The food came out fast, but that is most likely because it’s microwaved. The boneless wings were just chicken nuggets and had hardly any Buffalo sauce on them. The fries were room temp and not salted. Paid $5 for a sprite and never got a refill. Just eat somewhere before coming to the airport
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Brennan M. 4 years ago on Google
    Here is my quick and organized review. Service - A bit slow, but honestly I wouldn’t blame the waitstaff. They seem severely understaffed for the amount of tables in the bar. Food - Not great, not horrible. My wife got the pork slider, and I got the buffalo chicken bites. Our food was fine, came out hot. But I certainly wouldn’t order anything fancy here. This is a quick stop, fill your stomach, kind of place. Price - The prices here are far to high, and it almost feels like they’re taking advantage of the patrons not having options. $15 for 7 buffalo chicken bites and $13.99 for two pork sliders is obscene. The average cost of food is between $13-$22. Atmosphere - Resembles a college high school dining area. Cheap chairs, cheap tables, super cramped. You better be okay with almost sitting on your neighbor, cause it’s gonna happen.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Rachel S. 1 year ago on Google
    My husband and I went here after the sports bar at the airport said they couldn't accommodate my gluten free needs and suggested going here. The only item I could eat here was the grilled chicken Caesar salad without croutons for $18.49 and my husband had the $19.99 loco moco. I appreciated that the waitress knew that the food was prepared in a shared fryer before I even asked which was why I could only have the salad. I would have preferred being able to get a hot meal and it was pricey for what it was, but I'm glad I got to have something to eat prior to boarding. Visited: January 2023.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 M.C. T. 4 months ago on Google
    Drinks were terrible :/ the sour mix was definitely bad and the mai tai was pure sugar. We didn’t even drink half of the drinks and the waitress didn’t ask if they were good. She wasn’t busy either. The reviews are all bad for a reason. Don’t go here

  • 1/5 Yiding J. 5 months ago on Google
    Undercooked burger with fishy off taste. The server was helpful in getting another burger for us but it’s even less cooked…. We literally can’t eat it. Took a long time to get the order as well, and when we asked for water they just gave a single cup.

  • 1/5 Peter D. 6 months ago on Google
    Are these nachos or $23 worth of cold cat food? I feel bad for the server as she is quite nice. I feel even worse for the chef that sent this plate out of their kitchen.

  • 4/5 Leda E. 5 months ago on Google
    After reading the reviews I dreaded going, but the food turned out to be pretty good. They seem to be turning around, and I think it's great that they include native food on the menu. The Hawaiian sampler was very tasty and fresh. We also got a cheeseburger, that was so so. But the drink was great, tasty and with a lot of fresh garnishes. Service was slow, but it was lunchtime and they were really busy. Service was friendly and helpful. Good experience overall, especially for airport food.

  • 4/5 Diedrick G. 4 months ago on Google
    I like to stop in here whenever I leave the island. Items from the bar seem to always take some time but the food is pretty good.

  • 4/5 Kirstin B. 4 months ago on Google
    Reviews worried me, but not many options when waiting on a late night flight. This place was fine, we had the spicy poke nachos and Hawaiian sampler platter. Prices weren't really worse than anywhere else on the island. It was fun to try a couple native dishes that we missed! Overall decent food and happy to have somewhere to eat and wait for our flight.

  • 3/5 Brandi Lee C. 9 months ago on Google
    The food is just incredible here especially for an airport restaurant! The service however was just awful. The lady who helped take our order to go was Clealry stressed out. It was extremely busy when we went in and you can see it's understaffed but the wait staff's stress levels made it very uncomfortable to order food and not feel like an inconvenience.

  • 5/5 Richard O. 9 months ago on Google
    While waiting for our plane we got seated right away, our server was nice and helpful. The food was very delicious and the atmosphere made you feel like coming back again.

  • 4/5 Sherrill W. 1 year ago on Google
    They were fast and friendly! 1 plate of fries $10 8 boneless littke chicken balls $16 2 single shot lava flow drinks $27

  • 1/5 D B. 10 months ago on Google
    $9 for a bottle of Heineken. Outrageous. I never would have bought it if I knew that was the price. The staff was lovely. But now I see why they don’t put prices on their menus. I fly interisland often but this sneaky form of robbery means I’ll never spend another dime at this place.

  • 5/5 Tim D. 1 year ago on Google
    Great service and view of the planes. Got there way to early and hung out for a while. Great selection of island drinks. Made waiting for our plane a great time. Will definitely be back when we go to Kauai again. Great chicken Caesar salad

  • 4/5 Monica W. 1 year ago on Google
    Waited to be seated and the 3 waitresses/hostess/busser all ignored us for ten minutes. The bartender had acknowledged us when we got there so after waiting I asked if we could sit at the bar and he said of course. He was excellent - friendly, made a great mai tai and checked on us frequently. Thanks to “Kanaka Michael” we stayed!

  • 4/5 Alex C. 1 year ago on Google
    Get the Kauai Cheddar Burger! Good stuff... Uh... Not five star because it's an airport. What are you expecting? Waiter was really nice! May we have the pleasure to visit this place again in the future 🙏

  • 1/5 Gene P. 1 year ago on Google
    Loved Kauai had a fabulous time this restaurant and bar was a really bad way to end a trip. Waitress was slow and very inattentive cared more about being on her phone. Terrible terrible terrible and all we had were drinks.

  • 1/5 Lee B. 1 year ago on Google
    Here's a menu, but we don't have half of what's on it, we'll give you 10 minutes between rejections of your order to come up with your new request that we probably won't have either. I asked for a double Macallan. (It's on their menu) the bartender snidely yells to the server, "we don't have Macallan" really? It's on the menu. Yeah those are really old. I'd bout rather die of famine than stop there again. Go elsewhere!!!!!!!

  • 5/5 Maria V. 1 year ago on Google
    JANE was our server tonight and she was sooo welcoming and attentive! She got super busy and the whole time had a smile on. While taking on multiple tables she still had time to chat and ask us where we were from and whatnot. Don’t lose her as a waitress because she’s a true gem. MAHALO JANE🌸 and thank you for your smile and warm vibe🌺

  • 1/5 Nikki M. 1 year ago on Google
    French frys are fantastic , servers need to tend more then just one costumer, 20 mins and had to ask a second wait staff for a drink, just to have to wait for 10 mins to get my beverage. Make sure you have time... And the drink was weak..furious but not worth missing a flight. 10.50 for a vodka cranberry

  • 1/5 Emmitt W. 1 year ago on Google
    Typical overpriced airport food. Way too many bugs are flying around. The servers encourage mobile (which is convenient). However, what they don't tell you is that restaurant is in a dead zone, and the app times out, which resulted in me being charged twice. Only to be told, “one charge will fall off.” $60 for a $24 dollar meal that was worth $10.

  • 4/5 James K. 6 years ago on Google
    Local beer and garlic fries – what more do you need? (3/5 green stars) I previously wrote a review of the Ai Ono restaurant at Lihue airport, saying how disappointed that I was that the food was served in Styrofoam containers, even when eating in-house. Besides Starbucks, I think Mea Inu is the only other option in the airport. I had a simple repast composed of a Fire Rock ale (Kona Brewing) and plate of garlic fries. Based on my experience, the service (Jane was very friendly), prices ($6 for the fries, $9 for a large beer), and the fact that I was in an airport (limited selection and elevated prices), I thought it deserves 4 stars. I’m also giving them 3/5 Green Stars for social and environmental impact, based on these reasons: • Everything was served on plates, in glasses, with metal utensils. A definite plus over Ai Ono and that dreaded Styrofoam! • There are two ways of looking at the food and beer: What I had – fried potato and local beer – is fairly sustainable, and I appreciate that they had local Kona beer on tap. • The Kona brewery does a lot in terms of sustainability (solar energy, water conservation, GHG emissions, use of local ingredients), community involvement, and fundraising. • However, the overall selection was not at all vegetarian /vegan friendly. There was a quinoa salad and I think that was about it (other than fries). Even the soup and cheese dip (for chips) contained meat. • There’s no information on their sourcing of veggies, fish, meat, etc. on the menu and the restaurant doesn’t appear to have a website.

  • 1/5 Angel S. 2 years ago on Google
    We told the waitress up front that we need to catch a plane in 30min and they said they can accommodate. We then ordered and waited for 20 mins and nothing happened. Eventually we had to take the food to go in order to not miss the plane. Had we known this we would've bought food elsewhere.

  • 1/5 Kassandra P. 2 years ago on Google
    Is 5:15 pm and Is still closed. There was even a line of 7 people!!! We Didn't even get a heads up that they are running late. Just looked at us and turned away.... All I wanted was a refreshing beverage before hoping in the plane. :( Next time just say you open whenever is your earliest convenience...... Thank goodness the Cafe sales beer.

  • 1/5 Meghan H. 2 years ago on Google
    Avoid this place. Waitress ran my tab on THREE separate checks. Had to stop by debit card in the airport. Wish I could give zero stars. Write VOID on your extra tabs if you have to go here

  • 1/5 Rohit K. 2 years ago on Google
    It cost me 24$+tip for a single cocktail. This is after they claimed that the 2nd shot was half off. I know HI is not cheap but this was a rip off plain and simple. I could have had 2 maybe 3 drinks at a decent restaurant for almost $30.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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