Plantation Gardens Restaurant & Bar

We chose to have our wedding reception at Plantation Gardens, and we cannot say enough wonderful things about it. Planning a destination wedding from afar would give any couple anxiety, but from our first communications with Plantation Gardens (Mona at first, later transferred to Gina) we felt completely at ease. We were so impressed with Gina. She promptly responded to every email and went above and beyond, catering to our needs beyond what we requested. She has impeccable attention to detail. When we arrived, she had thought of and taken care of everything, which was such a relief for us. She is the sweetest person, and we loved working with her.
Plantation Gardens is not only beautiful, but the food is fantastic. We compared menus and prices between several reception venues, and by far, Plantation Gardens was the best value in terms of offering a high-​quality event for a very reasonable price. The venue itself is very intimate and private, a former plantation house surrounded by an orchid garden on one side and a manicured lawn dotted with flowers and overhead twinkling lights leading to tall trees on the other. One guest said to us he felt like he was standing in a garden in Beverly Hills. We had cocktails and pupus on the lawn followed by a plated dinner on the open lanai. The waitstaff was very attentive to all of our guests throughout the evening. The food was great — steaks cooked to perfection, fresh-​caught local seafood, and a delicious passionfruit vanilla buttercream cake.
We would highly recommend Plantation Gardens to anyone looking for a reception venue, and we certainly plan to dine in the restaurant every time we come back to the island in the future!

We stayed at Kiahuna Plantation Resort Kauai by Outrigger so had dinner at Plantation one night. Everything was excellent. We were seated immediately, and were immediately and properly served. The ambience was peaceful and beautiful. My daughter had Sweet Potato Rolls and Pot Roast and loved both. I had Crab Rangoon and Crusted local fish (Monchong) and loved both.

Completely and utterly overrated. It’s a nice place to look at, but the food is not so good. I had the lau lau. Too many vegetables, too much ginger. It had a variety of sea food, some of which was cooked properly, and some of which was not. Gordon Ramsey would have had a field day with the chef for how rubbery the scallops were. Our server also had zero personality and was very very odd. She would stare at us from a far then come up and whisper to us under her breath. Dinner was so awkward that it became sort of comical.
The prices were high obviously, but nothing we didn’t go in expecting. However, if I’m paying a premium for my food and the ambience, I expect a good experience. This place is just not worth it.
There are plenty of places to eat in kauai. It’s not a place filled with high class gourmet restaurants, it’s a place filled with overpriced tourist traps. However, there are plenty of tourist traps that aren’t terrible and have a good overall vibes. This place is a must miss.

Friendly staff and service & decent food and drink pricing & amazing floral garden views … BUT caution please if you decide to eat here —– both my husband and I got brutal food poisoning after dinner here last night! I’m talking vomiting and being on the toilet for over 1 hour! Here’s what we ate so please avoid at all costs:
— potsticker app (shared)
— he got burger (I tried it)
— I got blackened grilled fish of the day called monchong (he tried it)
— cheesecake dessert (shared)
If you decide to eat here regardless of the above, good luck!

Great food, my wife and I stumbled across this place on our first night. I had the seafood stir which was amazing with chow fun noodles, mahi and huge prawns.
My wife had the seafood special of the day. Service was ok but not great. Great history to this place as well.

Dinner for the pre-​birthday boy was at Plantation Gardens & it was 1 of the most fab meals we had on the island.
Started out with the lavender piña colada (amazing!) and the sweet plum margarita (delish)
Shared the sweet potato rolls which were delivered hot out of the oven with salted butter
Watermelon and goat cheese salad as incredibly delish with so many flavor layers going on — could have had 2 more of these
The Mr absolutely raved over the vegan spring rolls with tofu, carrots, asparagus & a variety of herbs & a delightful peanut sauce
Entrees for us both were the quinoa crusted tofu with creamy quinoa and asparagus… it was nutty, creamy, cheesy and so, so yummy
Shared the lilikoi cheesecake for dessert & it was the perfect ending to a perfect meal… out on the veranda, overlooking their expansive orchid gardens. What a birthday treat!

Service was good, ambiance is lovely, very romantic. My only complaint was the food. We each got fish (lau lau and quinoa crusted) and they were cooked perfectly, just really lacking in flavor. Really they were lacking in variety of flavor. My lau lau tasted entirely of ginger. The fish tasted like ginger, the scallops tasted like ginger, the shrimp tasted like, you guessed it, ginger. The quinoa crusted fish just didn’t have any flavor at all really. There are better options around, particularly with Keoki’s right across the street.

The garden itself is very pretty — I would recommend arriving early before sunset to take some photos. Crab rangoons were to die for. Best Caesar salad I had in Kauai. Stir fry with shrimp and monchong was awesome. My hubby had their signature dish,
Seafood Lau Lau with Ono, which was also delicious. Excellent service. Can’t wait to go back!

We used Plantation Gardens as the venue for my daughter’s wedding on 4÷16÷16 and I have to say it was fantastic! I’ve been to a lot of weddings and have to say that the food we had was the very best wedding food we’ve ever experienced! Also, the service was unparalleled — someone was always there to help or get someone another drink — top notch operation here. If you are planning a destination wedding — you will not be disappointed with this as your venue! Gina Sousa was so helpful all along the way — can’t recommend highly enough!

My wife and I had our wedding reception at Plantation Gardens. Gina was great in helping coordinate our dinner and Sandi was very helpful in planning the cake. We had the reception in the Moir room, and were very pleased with the food, setup, service, and ambiance. This is one of the best restaurants on Kauai, make sure you stop in if you have a chance!

Walked in and were able to be seated within 15 minutes (after sunset). Got a couple beers at the bar, then were seated with them.
We ordered the special seared ahi, which was done to perfection (rare of course!) and the seafood lau lau which was also amazing.
We really wanted dessert, but we’re exhausted from flying that day and the 3 hour time difference. We got the lillikoi cheesecake to go, and it was definitely the best dessert we have had in a long time. I think we’d go back just for more of that. It was small, about the size of a ramekin so it is easily be shared if you’re full, otherwise get two so neither of you is left wanting more!
We walked from the Sheraton and stumbled onto this place on our way to Keoki’s, but we’re very glad we found this instead.
It had been raining and a bit chilly (for my comfort) that night, so sitting on the lanai had me pretty cool in a dress but thankfully I had a cardigan. It was a gorgeous location, and staff were all very nice and easy to interact with.
We would definitely go again, even if just for the cheesecake!

We ate one meal here while on a recent trip to Kauai, and I have to say, this was the best meal I had in the week on the island. It was a fish crusted in quinoa with a quinoa, cheesy, risotto-​type of preparation underneath, with shaved veggies on top, including delicious fennel. Excellent!

If we would have found this place sooner in our stay we would have eaten here again. The gardens are beautiful. We sat outside on the patio. It was so romantic and quiet. The food was excellent. The service was attentive; not too much and not too little. I think the only thing I would of skipped was the after dinner drink. It was a little flat, but I was full by then.

I love the scenery and location of the place. I tested between three and four stars. The third star is for the greeter and host. I ordered the grilled ahi, and had furikake fries and a mixed green salad. The ahi was ok but definitely for $ 30 could have been bigger. The fries were yummy. The salad actually was good too. And I am hungry. I tried someone’s strawberry smoothie — extremely sweet. I had expected a real strawberry smoothie. It was ok. The servers were great at keeping our water refilled. But when it came time to get the check, I asked for the check twice. There as a group of 12 of us, and I understand it was busy, but we waited a good 15 – 20 minutes for the check.
I would return but definitely not bother with the fish of the day. I felt as though include get a little more for the money on a different entrée. And yes, I do understand it is Hawaii.

Excellent fish, good service, nice quiet atmosphere. Nice place to enjoy the Hawaiian scenery with a cactus orchid garden surrounding it.

This restaurant is amazing! So beautiful and the food is tops.
While you may be tempted to get the fish dishes, the non– fish items are better I think!
Surprisingly the ribs are INSANE. Maybe some of the best ribs I’ve ever had.
Lilikoi cheesecake changed my life. I dream of this dessert.
Service is excellent.

The pictures looked so pretty that I had to check out this restaurant located at the Kiahuna resort on the south side of the island, and I’m glad I did because it was even better than I had imagined!
The restaurant is a restored plantation home which is just absolutely beautiful… it was such a pleasure eating out on the wood deck, taking in the scenery. The staff is very friendly, prompt and the food — so fresh and delicious! I had a salad and summer (veggie) rolls; my husband had a burger (with tofu substituting the beef patty).

This is a great spot to consider if you are staying in or near Poiou Beach or Koloa. It is walking distance from the Sheraton. VERY nice outdoor setting. Relaxed and beautiful. Friendly service and great food.
It was just my wife and I so we decided to split an appetizer, salad, and an entrée. They were exceptionally accommodating, and actually split each portion onto to separate places for us at no additional charge. Very nice!
For our entrée, we shared the quinoa crusted fresh fish on a bed of creamed quinoa. It was well prepared and tasted great!
Prices averaged about $ 30 per entrée but we managed to have dinner for 2 with a total of 3 drinks for just over $ 80.
We will certainly go there again next time we are here. Do it, you won’t regret it.

This place was just exquisite! From the service to your dish everything was executed on queue! Our waitress Emily was super awesome! She made us feel welcomed and really elevated our experience.
The food was top notch, just a work of art if you ask me. Seriously the food was a masterpiece carefully crafted by their master chef. Every bite was well balanced with the perfect blend of ingredients. If you want your pallet to feel like it experienced the Phil harmonic orchestra you should make a reservation here. This is by far the best restaurant in all of Kauai. Yes there are other places but just grab and go. This is a full dining experience.

This place is located on the same property is the condo /​vacation rentals. you can hear the ocean crashing in the distance and the gardens are quite lovely that’s around the building.
The couple times I was here we were seated immediately and the service was excellent. I really enjoyed the appetizer poo poo platter and the crab rangoon was amazing.
They also have several types of gluten free vodka and make excellent martinis. the only drawback is that they close fairly early and that includes the bar. It seems it seems to depend on how many people are in the building.