Chef Rey Dikilato and his wife, Rema, took over this storybook restaurant with fairy lights, high ceilings, beveled glass, and a generous open deck where you can dine among palms and heliotropes.
With live piano music on Saturday Nights, it will be your culinary loss if you don't dine here at least once!
Worth seeking out, it's the third left turn past Brennecke's Beach, not more than 2 minutes from Poipu Beach Park,
in an enclave of condos and vacation rentals.
The memorable Italian food has strong Mediterranean and cross-cultural influences and are rated #1 on Kauai in Zagat's and #5 in the state!
You'll find organic greens from Kilauea, several risotto choices (Quattro Gormaggio and Paella Risotto are outstanding), black tiger Prawns in a saffron-orange lobster sauce, and surprises such as Acadian spiced Ahi sashimi served with a honey mustard sesame ginger sauce and a sweet thai chili sauce and duck in a sun-dried cherry Chambord sauce.
Among the nearly two dozen pasta selections is a Classic fettuccine Alfredo for which this restaurant is deservedly famous. The set menu is Italian, but the specials showcase international influences, such as soy-sauce reductions, furikake (seaweed sprinkle), and assertive touches of jalepeno tequila aioli on salmon and grilled tiger prawns.
This is flamboyant, joyful Italian fare. |
Open 7 days a week from 6pm
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