Merriman's – Waimea – Big Island

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   AnneH

   San Francisco

   11 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined today

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great food, ambiance and service ALWAYS!!!!

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   CorkyB

   Portland

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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   No better place for dinner on the big island. Outstanding! Service beyond compare. Wish it wasn’t so loud but you can’t have everything I suppose.

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   Qnbeejh

   Philadelphia

   77 reviews

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   5.0

   77 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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   The food was delicious and prepared perfectly! The staff was wonder and gave excellent service! Thank you for a lovely dinner!

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   OpenTable Diner

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Food was great. Selection good. It’s a set price at $95 a person with auto 20% tip for our large party of 6 and a 4% kitchen staff mandatory charge but you don’t go there to save money. You go for the experience. As long as you know that and prepared to pay you won’t be disappointed.

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   OpenTable Diner

   Houston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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   Wonderful meal and service! Will definitely be back.

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   RobertM

   Las Vegas

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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   The service is the star here. Our food was good overall however my ribeye that I ordered medium rare was medium well. We did enjoy everything else and the Mai Tai is superb! Worth the trip.

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   DebL

   San Diego

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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   Really great food & service. Homey atmosphere. Will go again!

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   MatthewB

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

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   Every visit is a new gem, we love the whole Merriman's experience in Waimea.

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   DianeS

   New York Area

   12 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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   Fantastic! All around!

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    AmberS

    Seattle

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

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    Wonderful way to end our time on the big island, Fresh Ono was “ONO” delicious!

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    PatDeb

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

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    We had a late afternoon lunch on a weekday. Ordered the special burger and the eggplant sandwich. Both were excellent - fresh and delicious! The lilikoi mousse was a light and refreshing dessert! Make reservations. You won’t be disappointed!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

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    A great experience as always! The best restaurant on the island with the

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    TaviC

    Portland

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

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    Absolutely amazing as always, best restaurant on the Island!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

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    Everything about our experience was outstanding! We dine at Merriman’s every time we visit Hawaii and it always exceeds our expectations. I wish we had one in Southern California. So good!

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    AngieW

    San Francisco

    17 reviews

    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

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    This is an outstanding place for an outstanding meal! Highly recommended.

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    Kathryn

    Denver

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall4food3service4ambience5

    Went for lunch on a weekday. Had guests in town. Lived here 20 years and I’ve been to Merrimans many many times. Lunch menu was severely limited. Craft cocktails And wine list was very limited. Over priced and dry fish. Understaffed and rushed us for a $250 bill. Stick with the restaurants on the resort side until they get their stuff together Again.

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    llw54

    Sacramento

    276 reviews

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    4.0

    276 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

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    This was our second visit and I ordered the same thing as I did previously, the grilled shrimp Greek salad. It did not seem quite as good as it had before. The shrimp were very tough but flavorful. The dish did not come out with the Calabrian chili peppers and I had to request that they be brought out. The accompanying bread was burned on one side. I am hoping this was just an off day and definitely will go back and try it again. My husband’s burger last time was wonderful. This time it was cooked medium instead of medium rare. Again, we are hoping it was just an off day because we love this restaurant

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    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    28 reviews

    5.0

    28 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

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    Great dining! Glad to be back dining at Merrimans! Still tops in entree preparation and consistency!

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    BrianA

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

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    Delicious - a treat! Everything was carefully planned out!

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    TimL

    Phoenix

    48 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    48 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

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    Chante is an asset for this location. Very kind and provides service at the tables over and above others..

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    OpenTable Diner

    Dallas

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

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    An amazing fine dining experience! Our server Kathryn was top notch. She helped understood the menu to help us modify for our dietary restrictions. They went above and beyond to give us a fantastic experience.

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    PeterS

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall3food4service2ambience5

    Server forgot to order our entrees for lunch which made for a long lunch hour, we understand that this happens once in a while, however better communication between the server, manager and us would have helped the outcome, only after we where finished and paid do the manage arrive at the table and apologized for the long wait

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    Laura

    Detroit

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

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    We love Merriman's on any island - our last visit was to celebrate our 10 year anniversary and they made it very special.

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    KrisZ

    Hawaii

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

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    Food was excellent . Lamb chops and tenderloin cooked perfectly . Poke appetizer also fresh and beautifully prepared . This was our second time to Merrimans and will certainly come again . Servers were attentive and very friendly

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    pkemp

    Dallas

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

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    From the cocktails to the dessert Merriman’s is always simply superb!

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    RichE

    Tampa

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

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    Best fish (kampachi) my wife has had in years, and my filet had great flavor. Will definitely go back. Service was outstanding.

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    DeborahB

    Hawaii

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

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    Delicious lunch! Mai tais not to be missed. Friendly staff

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    emily

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

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    Service was great. Food was amazing Best Eggs Benedict, I have ever had!!!

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    EncinitasE

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 15, 2022

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    Amazing service and even better food. We never miss Merrimans when we are on the Big Island.

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    HIfoodie

    Hawaii

    229 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    229 reviews

    Dined on May 15, 2022

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    I appreciate the pre-fixe menu allowing such an iconic restaurant as Merriman's Waimea to stay open. Such wonderful support of local farmers, ranchers and fishermen. When ordering fish, stick with the macadamia nut crusted fish as it was excellent! However, the "day boat" was disappointing as the fish and shrimp were over-cooked and dry. With a pre-fixe menu, we expected the meals to be the usual exceptional food Merriman's is known for. The beet salad was delicious, but I still miss the tomato, fried caper salad - a salad that truly highlighted the exceptional tomato's only found in Kamuela and a salad not to be found at any other restaurant.

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    DanielA

    Hawaii

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 15, 2022

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    As always Merriman’s was a delight to enjoy. Love the menu’s great food and wonderful service.

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    ChrisE

    Minneapolis

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2022

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    Great service and relaxed atmosphere made for a very pleasurable dining experience. Definitely will go back.

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    RalphS

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2022

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    Delicious fresh food with a plenty of choices. The service was over and beyond!

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34. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The best meal of my life! We had an amazing experience.

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    Gator

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 13, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Omg cannot recommend enough. ORDER THE MAI TAI. It's the best you'll ever have. I think I was misled about the views (read mountainside dining somewhere but the views are nothing to write home about). However the food was DIVINE. No complaints at all. 10/10 would go back. Service was sooooo phenomenal. Not too crowded or loud. I loved everything. My partner loved everything.

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    Linda

    Sacramento

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on May 13, 2022

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    My husband could not stop talking about the perfection of his grass fed steak.

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    Delicious

    Detroit

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 12, 2022

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    We drove especially to Merriman's for our friend's anniversary and our wedding dinner, and we were absolutely amazed. To start, the service was absolutely amazing. I felt like I was long-lost friends with our server. The food, oh my, the food. We got the mushroom bisque, and I cannot stop raving about it. I am still talking about it 10 days later. My friends ordered the Pork Saimin w/ Togarashi Spice and the Caesar Salad, and they absolutely gushed about it! My wife and I ordered the Cath of the Day and the Fish Taco's and wow, just wow. The fish on the tacos was as large as the slice of avocado. To finish off I enjoyed a french press of the house blend coffee, and that was so smooth, I could have drank it all day. We all had an absolutely amazing experience, and I can't wait to come back again when we visit the Islands.

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    GeorgeA

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 12, 2022

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    So wonderful, from staff to food to ambiance! Very welcoming and the mushroom soup and ginger martini are to die for! We loved everything and God willing, we’ll be back again someday! Mahalo! San Antonio, Tx

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    ChristopherA

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    We went to Merriman's for lunch in May of 2022 after hearing recommendations from other guests on the Circle Island Tour. Dinner fills up far in advance, but lunch reservations were easy to secure, and are absolutely worth it. We were seated immediately. I ordered a rice ale, she a Mai Tai. For appetizers, we split an order of quesadillas. This was a mistake. We each should have ordered our own because they were delicious. For dinner, I chose the catch of the day (Ono), and she got fish tacos. For dessert, I ordered the coconut crème brûlée, and she the crunchy Kongo bar. I liked that mine was more wide and shallow, as I'm there for the brûlée more than the crème. We were very satisfied with everything, including the service. Portions are slightly on the smaller side, so it's still healthy to share an appetizer, get your own entree, and share a dessert (which edged towards shareable sizes). We enjoyed ourselves so much we came back the following day for lunch to bring my foodie father. We learned from past mistakes and each got our own quesadillas to start. For entrees, there were two orders of pork saiman, and one fish sandwich. While the saiman were flavorful, we both thought it would have made a better meal for dinner time, and had wished we tried something else for an entree. I'm a sucker for crème brûlée and of course ordered it again because it was so good the first time around. If I had time to come back, I would happily get another order of the quesadillas and crème brûlée, and try a new entree.

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    CatherineA

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 12, 2022

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    Best food we’ve had on the Big Island. Superb, fresh, best lamb ever.

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