Kai Eats + Drinks

Kailua-Kona, HI · Restaurant

Rating
4.4/5
★★★★☆ 4.4
Reviews
20
Rank in Kailua-Kona
#51
of 190 restaurants
City Percentile
43%
rating percentile
Address
Kai Eats + Drinks, 75-5776 Ali‘i Dr, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Phone
(808) 900-3328
Website
kaieatsanddrinks.com/?utm_source=google
Status
Closed · Opens 9 AM Sat

Kai Eats + Drinks is a restaurant located in Kailua-Kona, HI. It is one of 190 restaurants listed in Kailua-Kona. Its 4.4-star rating matches the Kailua-Kona city average of 4.4 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Kai Eats + Drinks

Open daily for lunch, sunset cocktails and happy hour, and dinner, Kai Eats + Drinks is an oceanfront restaurant in downtown Kona on Aliʻi Drive, offering bold island flavors in a relaxed, open-air setting overlooking Oneo Bay. Enjoy Neapolitan-style... More

Hours

Saturday9 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Nerissa Rayne · Feb 2026

My family and I went to Kai Eats + Drinks for dinner one day and had a pretty good experience! Food and drinks were good. Many members of my party ordered pizza and they said it was delicious. Another person ordered gluten free calamari and said it was amazing! One thing to note, happy hour is bar side only so keep that in mind!

★★★☆☆ 3.0 V P · Dec 2025

It's a beautifully located restaurant with great interiors and friendly staff. Customer service is great with the servers checking in consistently andaking sure all is good. The restaurant is on the beach offering great views from your table. Given this, we were kind of disappointed with food options available for vegetarians with no options to add a side of veggies to the build your own pasta which is basically just pasta and sauce. The salad we ordered was good. We ordered the only vegetable pizza that was available - margherita pizza what ch came in cold so not sure how it should have tasted but was very disappointed.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Michael Kneznekoff · Dec 2025

The dining area and bar was fun and lively with nice views. Focaccia served before the meal was drenched in butter. The lobster with pasta and cheese was bland but the veggies that came with it was very good. The entrees were good sized portions. Osso bucco was very tasty as was the fish. The drinks were flavorful and well made. The parking garage adjacent has ridiculously small spaces and the ramp to go in will scrape your car bottom if it is long (minivan). Make sure that you give your car license plate to the host for 2 hour validation.

★★★★★ 5.0 Mark K · Jan 2026

Easy the largest beer selection on the island that we found. Great service and you can watch your food prepared. The meatball sub is seriously good. Top quality. Dont skip it. Spaghetti bolognese also very good. It was even great the next day.

★★★★★ 5.0 Brandon Carnicle · Feb 2026

Kai was an absolutely fantastic experience from start to finish. We had the kampachi and kanpachi appetizer to start, followed by the ono piccata, and finished the night with the Kona coffee cheesecake and every dish was cooked perfectly and full of flavor. The fish was incredibly fresh and prepared beautifully. The ono piccata was tender, flaky, and balanced perfectly with the sauce. The Kona coffee cheesecake was the perfect finish to the evening, rich, smooth, and not overly sweet. The atmosphere is fabulous. Even though it was pouring rain when we went, sitting out on the patio was still spectacular. The space is well covered, and we didn’t get wet at all, which made the experience even more enjoyable. They also have a robust beer selection, which is a great bonus. Overall, an amazi

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

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