Kirin Restaurant

We had a wonderful time celebrating Chinese new year. Plenty of room for a table of 9. Reservation definitely recommended for a larger group. The food was amazing. The crab was fresh and done in their special sauce, delicious. The fish was light and flaky . Veggies could be cooked a bit more (crunchy) but still good. Walnut shrimp was light and flavorful. Nothing was bad. Plus an added bonus of lion dance and blessing for the holiday.

Hounded me for a tip like 6 times even before my wife and I got our food. Never have I ever experience that rude behavior before at a restaurant. Tips are earned based on service not just given to you. Only checked on us once when we were done. Food presentation was good but the taste was just ok, not worth the price tbh. No refills on the mango tea which is cheap to make so makes no sense but was good. There was a bird flying around the dining room. The staff didn’t seem bothered by it. Probably wouldn’t recommend eating here at least with our experience.

We celebrated a birthday coming here. Make sure to make reservations because it gets busy. We tried their Taishan Live Crab ans it was totally worth it. After our dinner they even gave us complimenary dessert for our celebrant.

Good location, luxury area in the center of Waikiki Beach, a Hong Kong-style tea restaurant, chicken dumplings have a fishy smell, chicken claws are good, mustard greens are good, skewered sausage is good Environment: Good Price-to-value ratio: poor Taste: Yes 的

We were a party of three when we went for dinner. The food was good. However, the bill came with 18% tips included. Would we have given 18%? Yes. But why would you include it for a party of three? Moreover, when we were on the way out, another waitress came to us for signature on the bill and asked for tips again. Good thing we kept the original receipt to show that the tips have been included.