Kona Inn Restaurant
Lunch · Dinner · Drinks · Dessert · Happy Hour

The Menu

E ʻai kāua, let's eat

Taking it to go? Order online for counter or curbside pickup, or tap any photographed dish below.

Daily from 11:30 AM

Lunch

Midday on the water

Starters

Crab and Corn Croquette

$18.25

Crab, corn, roasted peppers, and mashed potatoes fried in a panko batter, served with a macadamia nut romesco, goat cheese whip, and herb oil.

Macadamia Nut and Chickpea Hummus

$16.75

Served with grilled flatbread, balsamic vinegar, carrots, and celery.

Gluten Conscious Option

Shrimp Cocktail

$24.25

Served with cocktail sauce.

Gluten Conscious
Kona Inn Calamari at Kona Inn Restaurant, Crispy calamari strips, cocktail sauce, tartar sauce.

Kona Inn Calamari

$19.75

Crispy calamari strips, cocktail sauce, tartar sauce.

Spinach Dip

$19.75

Creamy spinach dip served with tortilla chips.

Gluten Conscious

Rice Paper Ahi

$26.50

Fresh seared tuna coated with rice paper, with a sweet soy reduction.

Gluten Conscious

Pineapple Soy Glazed Wings

$16.50

Fried chicken wings and drumettes tossed in a pineapple soy glaze with green onion and sesame seeds.

Salad & Sandwich

Crispy Calamari Sandwich

$28.25

Brioche bun, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cocktail sauce, tartar sauce, with French fries.

Fresh Catch Sandwich

$31.50

Grilled fresh catch, brioche bun, citrus slaw, ginger scallion pesto, with French fries.

Gluten Conscious Option
Aliʻi Burger at Kona Inn Restaurant, Wagyu blend, brioche bun, guava bacon onion jam, smoked gouda, red onions, arugula, with French fries.

Wagyu blend, brioche bun, guava bacon onion jam, smoked gouda, red onions, arugula, with French fries.

Gluten Conscious OptionSee the photo and story

Teriyaki Cheese Steak Sandwich

$27.50

Caramelized onion, bell pepper, Swiss cheese, arugula, hoagie roll, mayonnaise, teriyaki sauce.

Chicken Macadamia Nut Pesto Sandwich

$29.25

Grilled chicken breast, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, macadamia nut pesto, and mayonnaise on a toasted hoagie.

Kona Poke Salad

$28.50

Ahi poke, cucumber, mixed greens, macadamia nuts, tomatoes, toasted sesame dressing.

Blackened Chicken Caesar Salad

$27.50

Romaine, croutons, parmesan, Caesar dressing.

Lunch Plates

Grilled Fresh Catch

$32.75

House vegetables, white rice, tartar sauce.

Gluten Conscious

Loco Moco

$27.50

White rice, wagyu beef patty, fried egg, house gravy.

Beer Battered Fish and Chips

$25.75

Crispy fresh catch, French fries, citrus slaw, tartar sauce.

Marinated chicken breast, white rice, house vegetables, pineapple relish, chili shoyu glaze.

Fish tacos and a cocktail on the rail at Kona Inn Restaurant as the sun sets over Kailua Bay

Fresh catch, corn tortillas, citrus slaw, pineapple relish, cilantro crema.

Gluten Conscious OptionSee the photo and story

Desserts

Kona Inn Mud Pie at Kona Inn Restaurant, Chocolate, coffee ice cream, cookie crust.

Chocolate, coffee ice cream, cookie crust.

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

$14.50

Homemade in house daily.

Rainbow Sorbet

$9.00
Gluten Conscious
Daily until 9:00 PM

Dinner

Sunset and after

House Bread

Pesto Focaccia at Kona Inn Restaurant, house made focaccia served with macadamia nut pesto.

House made focaccia served with macadamia nut pesto.

Appetizers

Macadamia Nut and Chickpea Hummus

$16.75

Served with grilled flatbread, balsamic vinegar, and crudité.

Gluten Conscious Option

Rice Paper Ahi

$26.50

Lightly seared ahi coated with rice paper, served with a sweet soy reduction.

Gluten Conscious

Fresh Catch Crudo of the Month

$27.50

Ask your server for this month's crudo flavors and catch.

Gluten Conscious Option

Beef Tartare

$30.25

Beef tartare on roasted bone marrow, served with a toasted crostini and quail egg.

Shrimp Cocktail

$24.50

Served with cocktail sauce.

Gluten Conscious
Kona Inn Calamari at Kona Inn Restaurant, Crispy calamari strips, cocktail sauce, tartar sauce.

Kona Inn's Classic Calamari

$19.75

Crispy calamari, cocktail sauce, and tartar sauce.

Crab and Corn Croquette

$18.50

Crab, corn, roasted peppers, and mashed potatoes fried in a panko batter, served with a macadamia nut romesco, goat cheese whip, and herb oil.

Spinach Dip

$19.50

Creamy spinach dip served with tortilla chips.

Gluten Conscious

Chicken Pesto Flatbread

$26.25

Grilled chicken, macadamia nut and basil pesto, mozzarella cheese, roasted garlic, grape tomatoes, onion.

Soup & Salad

Add chicken $8 or a half lobster tail $21.50.

Seafood and Corn Chowder

$18.25

Rich house made chowder with assorted seafood and corn.

Tofu and Watercress Salad

$19.50

Watercress, tofu, grape tomatoes, onion, and croutons with a sesame miso dressing.

Vegetarian

Kona Poke Salad

$28.50

Ahi poke, cucumber, mixed greens, toasted macadamia nuts, tomatoes, toasted sesame dressing.

Caesar Wedge Salad

$16.75

Romaine, parmesan cheese, croutons, Caesar dressing.

Entrées

Aliʻi Burger at Kona Inn Restaurant, Wagyu blend, brioche bun, guava bacon onion jam, smoked gouda, red onions, arugula, with French fries.

Wagyu blend, brioche bun, guava bacon onion jam, smoked gouda, red onions, arugula, with French fries.

Gluten Conscious OptionSee the photo and story

Macnut Crusted Mahi Mahi

$39.75

Kampachi dashi forbidden rice, corn, zucchini, mushrooms, miso brown butter sauce.

Pork Luʻau Wellington at Kona Inn Restaurant, kalua style pork in puff pastry with taro leaf and tomato

Slow roasted kalua style pork and Aliʻi mushroom duxelle wrapped in puff pastry, served with white rice, ʻlomi tomato, and a coconut cream of taro leaf purée.

ʻOhana Style Fish

MP

White rice, house vegetables, ginger scallion pesto, Hawaiian chili pepper soy sauce. Allow 15 to 20 minutes.

Hulihuli Style Chicken

$43.50

Marinated, grilled half chicken, house vegetables, grilled pineapple, chili shoyu glaze, choice of side.

Lion's Mane Mushroom Steak at Kona Inn Restaurant, pan seared with house vegetables and island chimichurri.

Pan seared, house vegetables, island chimichurri, choice of side.

VegetarianGluten ConsciousSee the photo and story
Dry Aged Duroc Pork Rib Eye on a sizzling plate with baby bok choy and guava bacon jam at Kona Inn Restaurant

Pan seared, with sautéed bok choy, carrots, onion, and creamy pork jus on a sizzling plate, topped with guava bacon onion jam, with white rice.

Gluten ConsciousSee the photo and story

Grilled Ribeye

$56.25

Sautéed broccolini, mixed potato au gratin, garlic herb compound butter, smoked seasoned sea salt. Add a half lobster tail $21.50.

Gluten Conscious

Filet Mignon

$38.50

6 oz filet, broccolini, garlic mashed potatoes, demi-glace sauce. Add a half lobster tail $21.50.

Seafood Garlic Noodles

$38.50

Linguine, garlic butter, shrimp, fishcake, spinach, onion, and parmesan cheese, served with a toasted baguette.

Seafood Platter

$52.75

Kauai shrimp, scallops, lobster, roasted tomato and caper relish, citrus butter sauce, celery leaf, and chili oil, served with toasted crostini and a mixed green salad.

Macnut Crusted Lamb Lollipops

$42.50

Macadamia nut and herb crusted lamb chops with creamy goat cheese polenta, baby carrots, roasted grape tomatoes, and mint and pea pesto.

Sides

Coleslaw

$4.50

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

$6.75

White Rice

$5.00

French Fries

$8.25
Lunch, dinner, and happy hour 3 to 5 PM daily

Drinks

From the all-Koa-wood bar

Signature Cocktails

Kona Inn world-famous Mai Tai with a dark rum float and a plumeria blossom on the horseshoe all-Koa-wood bar

Light rum and tropical juices with a dark rum and 151 rum float.

Coco Fizz

$16.50

Bombay Sapphire or light rum, lemongrass, coconut milk, fresh lime juice, and club soda.

Rosemary Paloma

$16.75

Jose Cuervo Blanco, rosemary, grapefruit, and club soda.

Don Fulano Reposado, triple sec, chilies, mango, and fresh lime juice.

Garden Smash at Kona Inn Restaurant, Nikka Coffey gin or vodka, basil, cucumber, ginger, lemongrass and fresh lime juice.

Nikka Coffey gin or vodka, basil, cucumber, ginger, lemongrass, and fresh lime juice.

Ocean Spritz

$16.25

Waterloo prickly pear and rose gin, ginger, fresh lemon juice, Prosecco, and club soda.

Espresso Martini

$18.50

Vodka, Cantera Negra, Arabica and Robusta coffee beans.

Oaxacan Alexander

$18.25

Koch Elemental mezcal, Cantera Negra, orange bitters, and vanilla ice cream.

Grasshopper

$16.50

Tempus Fugit crème de cacao, crème de menthe, Fernet Branca, vanilla ice cream, and sea salt.

Signature Martini

$18.00

12th Island Distiller vodka (100% Big Island product) or The Botanist dry Scottish Isle gin. Classic, dry, Gibson, or dirty, with olives, a lemon twist, blue cheese olives, or cocktail onions.

Spirit Free Cocktails

Each served with a 250 ml bottle of Fever-Tree.

Coco Pop

$14.00

Yuzu lime soda, coconut milk, lemongrass, and fresh lime juice.

Citrus & Sol

$14.00

Sicilian lemon soda, ginger, fresh lemon juice, prickly pear, and rose water effervescence.

Free Bird

$14.00

Pink grapefruit soda, rosemary, and fresh lime juice.

Draft Beer

Michelob Ultra

$7.50

4.2% ABV

Kona Longboard Lager

$9.50

4.4% ABV

Kona Brewing Big Wave Gold Ale

$9.50

4.4% ABV

Big Island Paniolo Pale Ale

$12.50

5.7% ABV

Kona Kua Bay

$9.75

7.3% ABV

Maui Brewing Coconut Porter

$10.00

6% ABV

Bottle Beer

All bottles $7.50.

Athletic Golden Ale

$7.50

Maui Dragon Fruit Seltzer

$7.50

High Noon Vodka Seltzers

$7.50

Lilikoi, pineapple, watermelon, and mango.

Paradise Hang Loose Juice P.O.G. Cider

$7.50

Coors Light

$7.50

Bud Light 16 oz

$7.50

Heineken

$7.50

Steinlager

$7.50

Modelo Especial

$7.50

Kohala Lokahi Pilsner 16 oz

$7.50

Big Island Paniolo Pale Ale

$7.50

Big Island Golden Sabbath

$7.50

Wine, By the Glass

Glass price first, then the bottle.

Bubbles

Bele Casel Prosecco

$14.00 glass, $63.00 bottle

Veneto

Bertrand Rosé

$14.00 glass, $63.00 bottle

Crémant

Whites

Louis Jadot Mâcon-Villages

$15.00 glass, $67.50 bottle

Chardonnay

Rombauer

$21.00 glass, $94.50 bottle

Chardonnay

Terlato

$14.00 glass, $63.00 bottle

Pinot Grigio

Le Petit Perroy Sancerre

$21.00 glass, $94.50 bottle

Sauvignon Blanc

Lieu Dit Blanc de Mer

$17.00 glass, $76.50 bottle

White Blend

Wairau River

$14.00 glass, $63.00 bottle

Sauvignon Blanc

Reds & Rosé

The Pale by Whispering Angel

$14.00 glass, $63.00 bottle

Rosé, Provence

Obsidian Volcanic Red

$18.00 glass, $81.00 bottle

Red Blend

Oberon

$18.00 glass, $81.00 bottle

Cabernet Sauvignon

Calera Central Coast

$15.00 glass, $67.50 bottle

Pinot Noir

Siduri Willamette Valley

$15.00 glass, $67.50 bottle

Pinot Noir

Wine, By the Bottle

Bubbles

Devaux Grand Reserve

$125.00

Champagne

Louis Roederer Collection 246

$139.00

Champagne

Dom Pérignon

$489.00

Champagne

Whites

Ramey Russian River Valley

$96.00

Chardonnay

Mer Soleil Reserve, Santa Lucia Highlands

$80.00

Chardonnay

Craggy Range

$68.00

Sauvignon Blanc

Louis Jadot Pouilly-Fuissé

$95.00

Chardonnay

Karthäuserhof Bruno

$49.00

Riesling

Emmolo

$70.00

Sauvignon Blanc

Reds

Caymus Walking Fool

$68.00

Red Blend

Chappellet

$165.00

Cabernet Sauvignon

Bella Union

$105.00

Cabernet Sauvignon

Ridge Three Valleys

$88.00

Zinfandel

Emmolo

$80.00

Merlot

Bonanza 'Vin Keeper'

$80.00

Cabernet Sauvignon

Louis Jadot Bourgogne

$95.00

Pinot Noir

Poggio Badiola

$54.00

Sangiovese

Brecca

$68.00

Garnacha

Antigal Uno

$58.00

Malbec

Daily

Dessert

A sweet finish

Dessert Menu

Kona Inn Mud Pie at Kona Inn Restaurant, Chocolate, coffee ice cream, cookie crust.

Chocolate, coffee ice cream, cookie crust.

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

$15.50

Homemade in house daily.

Cream Cheese Brownie Sundae

$14.50

Daily Ice Cream or Sorbet

$9.00

Ask your server for the daily selection of flavors.

Gluten Conscious

Dessert Cocktails

Cocoa Macadamia Nut Old Fashioned

$16.25

Maker's Mark bourbon, macadamia nut orgeat, cocoa and orange bitters.

Oaxacan Alexander

$16.25

Koch Elemental mezcal, Cantera Negra Mexican coffee liqueur, orange bitters, heavy cream, nutmeg.

Grasshopper

$16.25

Tempus Fugit crème de cacao, crème de menthe, Fernet Branca, vanilla cream, sea salt.

Daily from 3 to 5 PM

Happy Hour

The best seat on Aliʻi Drive

Happy Hour Food

Guacamole, onion, tomato, red pepper aioli, unagi sauce, wonton chips.

Pineapple Teri Chicken Wings

$15.25

Pineapple teriyaki glaze, carrot, celery.

Macadamia Nut and Chickpea Hummus

$14.25

Grilled flatbread, balsamic vinegar, carrots, celery.

Gluten Conscious Option

Hurricane Fries

$12.75

Spicy aioli, furikake, green onion.

Happy Hour Drinks

Kona Inn world-famous Mai Tai with a dark rum float and a plumeria blossom on the horseshoe all-Koa-wood bar

Ron Diaz light rum, dark rum, tropical juices.

Vodka, gin, tequila, rum, whiskey.

House Wines

$8.75

Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, rosé, Pinot Noir.

Michelob Ultra

$5.75

Spirit Free Cocktails

$9.25

Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. Market price (MP) items change with the daily catch. A 20% gratuity is added to parties of ten or more. Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover accepted.