Arancino at The Kahala

Name: Arancino at The Kahala
Address: 5000 Kahala Ave, Honolulu, HI, United States, 96816-5411
Telephone: (808) 380-4400
Price range: $50 and over
Rating: 4.8

4.8

1116 Reviews

$50 and over

Italian

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1st Place 'Best Italian Restaurant' winner of the 2018 2019 2020 & 2021 Honolulu Magazine Hale 'Aina Awards - we invite you to enjoy our award-winning Italian cuisine in our beautiful ‘al-fresco’ setting and experience a culinary journey of Italy through Executive Chef Daisuke Hamamoto thoughtfully crafted menu – featuring fresh locally sourced products and fine ingredients imported from Italy. An after dinner menu also featuring dessert creations by our patissier and after dinner drinks are also available for your enjoyment.
In addition, an extensive wine list designed by Shinya Tasaki, winner of the World's Best Sommelier Award, features 50 premium wines from Italy and Pacific Rim countries.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 3, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 22 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Italian, Contemporary Italian
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(808) 380-4400
Website
http://www.arancino.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Resort Casual
Executive chef
Daisuke Hamamoto

Location
5000 Kahala Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816-5411
Neighborhood
Honolulu
Cross street
located inside the Kahala Hotel and resort
Parking details
Validation for valet and self-parking
Entertainment
Live music Friday through Monday.
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 1,116 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.7Service
4.7Ambience
4.3Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Hawaii
Italian
Oahu
Great for fine wines
Oahu
Italian

1,116 Reviews

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LeslieS
Anchorage
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
We’ve always had an excellent meal here. The staff is friendly and considerate.
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
The service was fantastic, the food and flavors were some of the best in the world. Excellent place for a special occasion.
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Steven
San Francisco
222 reviews
vip
4.0
222 reviews
Dined on November 24, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience5
We enjoy this Italian restaurant when we are in Honolulu. My wife and I had well made starter salads and two pastas which we split. Service was terrific and the restaurant is well designed.....open , bright and spacious. Highly recommend......
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TraciR
Hawaii
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on November 23, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves with the pre fixe five course meal. Our server Mike was fun and truly on it! My favorite was everything but especially the uni pasta! Oh! And the caviar with yuzu hamachi. We will be back!
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OpenTable Diner
Hawaii
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 23, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Service was great, along with the food. A little pricey, but the quality was there.
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OpenTable Diner
New York Area
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 22, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was amazing, service was wonderful. Angelina, the hostess, welcomed us back( we go to the Kahala Hotel every year) warmly. Highly recommend Arancino’s at Kahala.
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CarrieM
Los Angeles
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on November 22, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
The food here is excellent overall. Great wine and cocktail selection. We loved the recommended salad and the pizza is excellent as well. The pasta dishes come with sauces that are on the heavier side, but I like that so it worked for me! If you don’t like a heavier sauce, I’d pay attention to what type you’re ordering. Overall, the experience here was great and I would definitely come back!
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OpenTable Diner
Hawaii
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on November 20, 2023
overall4food5service4ambience4
very nice. They celebrated our wedding anniversary. It became a wonderful memory.
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AliceN
Hawaii
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 18, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Everything was delicious, learned you can request a bed of your choice lettuce to under your Pepe pasta! Lobster bisque as wonderful as always. Nice cocktails & wine list❣️
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LHfoodie
Los Angeles
46 reviews
vip
4.0
46 reviews
Dined on November 17, 2023
overall4food5service3ambience3
The service was subpar. She kept on forgetting my order.
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OpenTable Diner
Osaka
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on November 13, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
初めてご利用しましたが、終始美味しくてまた絶対行きたいです。イカ墨パスタが食べたかったので、次回に期待しています。
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ArdentFan
San Francisco
9 reviews
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on November 12, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great service and tasty food. Overpriced for what you get, especially the salad.
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
12 reviews
5.0
12 reviews
Dined on November 1, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The best but priciest of all the Arancino restaurants on the island. Food and service was amazing.
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Knight
Exclusive
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 1, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Everything is perfect for us. Best Italian restaurant ever in US.
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RonO
Los Angeles
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on October 30, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Octopus carpaccio was good and the lobster bisque is always great. My go to second is pappardelle bolognese and the ribeye with arugula was perfect. All the desserts are to die for, but my favorite is affogato.
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LisaJ
New York Area
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on October 28, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
I love this restaurant. The food and service are both amazing. Arancino at the Kahala is my favorite restaurant on the island!
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OpenTable Diner
Las Vegas
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on October 25, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was exceptional as always, however, our server Ken made the experience better. Thank you for making my boys birthday dinner that more memorable.
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BarbieR
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 25, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
G was a great server. Maria was super engaging and friendly. Good night there
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Jayes
Hawaii
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 24, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Our waiter, Mr. Kim, was great—excellent service and ambiance. We had a great time. Thank-you!
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OpenTable Diner
Detroit
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 22, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great service! I enjoyed the Uni pasta. Staff is awesome.
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OpenTable Diner
Hawaii
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 22, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We went there for a birthday dinner. We were seated inside and it was very comfortable. The food was excellent and we even ordered one dish to take back to our room. Because it was my better half’s birthday they made a special dessert for her and it was very artistic in a beautiful sugar dome.
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DavidT
Hawaii
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on October 21, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
First time there. Maria was very pleasant and professional. Corie provided Great, enthusiastic service with a friendly smile. The 10th Anniversary menu was delicious. Maybe the best meal I've had at a restaurant.
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JuliaW
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 21, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
My boyfriend and I had a really good experience at the Arancino. The waiter we had was excellent. He explained in detail what the food on the menu was and what alcoholic drink was good for our dinner. We would come back here again!
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Amazing how they maintain an outstanding quality of food and service. Hard to be found elsewhere on the islands.
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SusanS
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 18, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The chef went above and beyond for my daughter to make an exceptional vegan option as there are very few on the regular menu.
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OpenTable Diner
Washington DC
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 16, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The carbonara was delicious, our waiter was amazing, and the ambience was perfect. It’s the perfect place for a date night!
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OpenTable Diner
Osaka
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on October 15, 2023
overall4food4service4ambience4
スタッフの方の対応が素晴らしく今回食べたパスタがヒラ麺で美味しく頂きました！全体的に安定の美味さで良い日になりました
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BenjaminR
Hawaii
29 reviews
vip
5.0
29 reviews
Dined on October 14, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing service from Jamie. Fast, attentive service with a flare and good knowledge and sharing of it for the dishes we ordered. Food was fantastic also.
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on October 11, 2023
overall4food5service4ambience5
It was very lovely. It was a little slow but reasonable. I was there for almost 2 hours and had an appetizer, main, and desert. It was very delicious.
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BenjaminC
Hawaii
10 reviews
4.0
10 reviews
Dined on October 11, 2023
overall4food4service4ambience3
Our server was very busy, took care of too many tables, she seems to be always in a rush. By mistake she gave our take home food to a neighbor table who are visiting Japanese spoke little English. It is very awkward ask them to return our take home food.
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MargieD
Hawaii
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 9, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Terrific food and Excellent service@Arancino’s Kahala! We celebrated our wedding anniversary and mom’s b-day at Arancino at the Kahala yesterday. The food was exceptional! All of us ordered different dinner. All of us could not stop talking about how exceptional the service given by our server OAK. KUDOS to OAK who provided top notch service and skills throughout the meal that we thoroughly thoroughly enjoyed! We even have the chance to take photos with her and the chef. Thank you OAK and CHEF for the PHENOMENAL SERVICE. Will be back soon!
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Miki
San Francisco
5 reviews
vip
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on October 8, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great experience celebrating a birthday with delicious food and awesome service.
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KaoriK
Hawaii
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 6, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
日本語メニューやKEIKIメニューもあり、スタッフがとても親切！子連れに優しい、キッズボロネーゼとチョコケーキ！は定番です。オーナズシェフのピザはとくに美味しい！
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LindaH
Hawaii
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 6, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Jaime, our server, was exceptional. Attended to all of our needs, in spite of a large party next to us.
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HonokaN
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 2, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
All plates are delicious. Jamie is a wonderful server.We enjoyed perfect dinner.Thank you.
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OpenTable Diner
Hawaii
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 2, 2023
overall5food5service4ambience4
非常に良いお店でした。美味しかったです。本格的なイタリア料理満喫です。一点だけ、注文ミスがあり、ここだけがマイナスでした。
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Aprille
Hawaii
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 1, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The place was gorgeous! It did give the vibe of Italy. I loved how they had someone playing the accordion in the background. The food and service was amazing! Tyler was our waiter and the food runners, Kaylee and Nico did a great job. They were very quick with serving our food and cleaning up the table before the next course came by. Tyler was nice to greet us on celebrating our 8th year anniversary and ended the night with the assistant chef with our complementary dessert. Overall, this place was worth trying for the first time and I wouldn't mind coming back again.
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LHfoodie
Los Angeles
46 reviews
vip
4.0
46 reviews
Dined on September 29, 2023
overall4food4service3ambience3
I have been going to this restaurant regularly for the last 5 years. I always wonder why you need 4 hostess. They are always talking amount themselves and does not cater to the clients.
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OpenTable Diner
Hawaii
8 reviews
vip
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on September 29, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
I always make reservations for our anniversary. Because arancino restaurants the most delicious and the atmosphere is great. The service is also perfect. Thank you for the wonderful anniversary cake at the end. thank you so much.
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OpenTable Diner
Hawaii
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 28, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Never disappoints — what an excellent experience time and time again we are always grateful! Uncompromising, tasty meals great atmosphere. I take business colleagues and friends. The place to be for professional dining or special occasions. They make you feel so special…
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Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
- Contactless payment available
Physical distancing
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables

Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Arancino at The Kahala offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (808) 380-4400.

Arancino at The Kahala is rated 4.8 stars by 1116 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 3, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 22 times today

Order delivery or takeout

5000 Kahala Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816-5411

Additional information

Cross street
located inside the Kahala Hotel and resort
Neighborhood
Honolulu
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Italian, Contemporary Italian
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Resort Casual
Parking details
Validation for valet and self-parking
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Daisuke Hamamoto
Entertainment
Live music Friday through Monday.
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.arancino.com/
Phone number
(808) 380-4400

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Arancino at The Kahala

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

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Popular dishes

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Spaghetti ai Ricci di Mare

Spaghetti alla Checca

Menu

What 1,116 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing

Physical distancing

Screening

FAQs

Does Arancino at The Kahala offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

How is Arancino at The Kahala restaurant rated?

Is Arancino at The Kahala currently accepting reservations?

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

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