Back on the mainland my wife and I had a favorite restaurant we went to every Friday night. We got to know the owner/chef and the employees and they have all become very good friends. They are even coming for a visit this winter! I mean, who can turn down a free place to stay In Hawai'i, right?
Since being on Maui we have searched for a place that would give us that same feel as the one we had on the mainland and even though we can't replace our friends, we did find a new Friday night spot.
These two shots are the view from the restaurant, The Kula Lodge. They have a piano player , Francois, and the people and food are both great. Since the restaurant is upcountry (about a third of the way up Haleakala) they even have a wood burning fireplace that they light in the evenings.
If you are ever upcountry Maui and want a great place to eat with a killer view, The Kula Lodge is the place to go! I highly recommend it.
And if you are thinking it's one of those "swanky" spots that costs and arm and a leg, it can be but it can also be a great casual dinner spot. They have a wood fired pizza oven and so far, it's the best pizza we have had on Maui and you can get a pizza for $22! Yea, it's not a Little Ceaser's $5 pizza but it tastes a lot better and $22 for a pizza is cheap here!
At lunch they have sandwiches, pasta and pizza and at dinner they have the pizza and pasta along with steaks, prime rib and sea food, not to mention a great bar (and the fireplace).
You can come in and watch the sunset, set by the fire enjoying a cocktail and the piano player and then have a great dinner. What's not to like??
Those are both quite the sunset scenes, love the rays!
ReplyDeleteThe Kula Lodge sounds like a great place to go. $22.00 pizza? If it's a large with all the toppings (hold the anchovies) then that's about the same as around here...
Yes I totally agree, one needs a favorite restaurant, "a place where everybody knows your name" as they say. :)