Kuleana Rum Shack

Name: Kuleana Rum Shack
Address: 69-201 Waikoloa Beach Dr, Waikoloa, HI, United States, 96738
Telephone: (808) 238-0786
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.1

4.1

911 Reviews

$31 to $50

Hawaii Regional Cuisine

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The Rum Shack offers authentic island cuisine and outstanding, unique cocktails made with Kuleana Rum and other world-class spirits

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 1, 2023

11:30 PM

Booked 12 times today

Experiences are available.

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Hawaii Regional Cuisine
Hours of operation
Daily 3:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(808) 238-0786
Website
http://www.kuleanarum.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Chef de Cusine Jason Criswell

Location
69-201 Waikoloa Beach Dr, Waikoloa, HI 96738
Neighborhood
Waikoloa
Parking details
Public Lot
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Wine

Experiences

Kuleana Mai Tai Class
$45.00 per person
Multiple dates available
Learn to craft the Award Winning Kuleana Mai Tai in a hands-on "talk story" bar lab. Allow our passionate rum ambassadors to brighten your spirit with the historic tale of this awesome and iconic cocktail. The experience will begin with a guided tasting of three of our award winning rums; our Hawaiian Rum Agricole, Huihui, Nanea & Hōkūlei. Following the tasting you will be walked through the process of building a craft Mai Tai using our rum. You will measure and pour your ingredients, shake your Mai Tai and enjoy! Please note seating will be assigned and arranged family style. (Experience includes .5oz pour of each rum and ingredients to create one Mai Tai per person)
Rum 101 | Guided Tasting of Kuleana Rum Works
$20.00 per person
Multiple dates available
Here at Kuleana Rum Works we are farmers, distillers and blenders. Our signature rum, Hawaiian Rum Agricole has been named a "Top 100 Spirit" by Wine Enthusiasts, and is made from the freash juice of estate-grown Hawaiian heirloom sugarcane on our 44-acre farm on the Kohala Coast. We also blend rums from around the world- carefully choosen for their purity and rich taste. Join us for a guided tasting and immerse yourself in the Kuleana story, our distillation process and our blending program. Guided tasting includes .5oz pour of each rum, Huihui, Hawaiian Rum Agricole, Nanea and Hokulei.

Popular dishes

Hilo Fling$11.00
Huihui®, st. george gin, benedictine, cointreau, cherry liqueur, lime juice, pineapple juice, angostura bitters, club soda
Kuleana Daiquiri $11.00
Huihui®, lime juice, simple syrup
The Grog$11.00
Nanea®, Huihui®, peach brandy, apple juice, angostura bitters, orange bitters
Mojito $11.00
Nanea®, Huihui®, lime juice, mint syrup, club soda, mint sprig
Kona Longboard Island Lager$6.00
beer
Ola Brew IPA$6.00
Beer
House White or Red wine$9.00
Wine
Pipi Kaula Lumpia $10.00
dried & salt-cured brisket crispy spring rolls, swiss cheese, Huihui® thousand island sauce, house kimchee
Mochiko Jerk Chicken$10.00
boneless chicken thighs, mochiko flour, jerk seasoning, pineapple rum chutney
Kalua Pork Nachos$10.00
corn tortilla chips, kalua pork, pika aioli & unagi glaze, big island lomilomi tomato, sesame seaweed slaw
Teriyaki Beef Bowl $10.00
local beef knuckle, teriyaki sauce, white rice, namasu
House Wedge Salad$10.00
iceberg wedge, chopped pipi kaula, big island tomato, blue cheese, dill ranch dressing

What 911 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.1

4.1 based on recent ratings

4Food
4.4Service
4Ambience
3.8Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Hawaii / Big Island
Kid-friendly
Hawaii / Big Island
Innovative
Hawaii / Big Island
Lively

911 Reviews

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RappiToma
Washington DC
51 reviews
vip
4.0
51 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
overall4food5service5ambience4
Great choice for very fine good- obviously the Chef is exceptional. The onion soup read excellent- we liked out and got the last fried snapper, which was excellent and plenty enough for two. The rum is excellent with many choices..
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MariaE
Caribbean
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall1food1service3ambience3
Expensive, tasteless. Just overall not good for the price. $70 for fish with a tiny scoop of rice and some type of soggy salad. The fish is not big enough for two people to share. Not worth it. Go to the Bistro next door. Great happy hour and appetizers. But good in general was good there.
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JerryJ
Nashville
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall3food3service3ambience3
The food was a little inconsistent. The prior week was good portions and all the plates were hot. This last time the soup was cold, the rice was cold, the steak was thinner and they ran out of ice tea 💁🏻‍♂️. I won’t give up on this place because I have way better experiences than negative ones.
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go1out
Houston
18 reviews
vip
3.0
18 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
overall3food3service4ambience3
Food was good, but fish was overcooked and dry. Drinks were good.
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OpenTable Diner
San Diego
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
This was recommended by our concierge it was great! Would 100% go back. 5 people and very dish was delicious. Highly recommend .
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CourtneyR
Orange County
17 reviews
3.0
17 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
overall3food3service1ambience4
Food and drink was good. Service wasn’t great. They sat my family of four at a tiny table when there was other open seating. After asking they did move us because we clearly didn’t fit. Then my daughter ordered off the kids menu and they brought her the adult portion by mistake. We mentioned it to our server and she said it’s the same thing. But then still charged us for the adult portion. Just frustrating.
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ShawnM
Salt Lake City
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 20, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Kuleana is fantastic! The rum is the best I've ever had, by far. The food is also outstanding. I highly recommend both!
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LoveGreatFood
Hawaii
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 20, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Had a Jungle Bird cocktail and the lumpia. Cocktail was delicious and really well balanced. Lumpia was fantastic.
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JerryJ
Nashville
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 18, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The staff and food was amazing. We have been coming for 5 years and even though the menu changes, everything they do is good.
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 17, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Rum cake and malasadas so delicious as are nee aloha bowl and fish tacos. Mahalo to Ricardo for Hemingway daiquiri too!
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OpenTable Diner
Hawaii
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 17, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Nice place. Sage was very friendly and did an awesome job serving us. We will be back!
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Robs
Las Vegas
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on November 16, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food and great service in a unique environment
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Vladdy
Edmonton
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on November 16, 2023
overall5food4service5ambience5
We went for the rum tasting, stayed for food and bevies, nice place with friendly staff, food was good.
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OpenTable Diner
Salt Lake City
4 reviews
vip
1.0
4 reviews
Dined on November 13, 2023
overall1food1service4ambience2
Below average food. Excellent drinks. The salad was mediocre with over done fish.
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TomTerrific
Houston
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on November 9, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We dined out four nights in Waikoloa, and Kuleana Rum Shack was comfortably the best dining experience of the four. Everything was great - the ambience, the staff (especially our server), the cocktails (the bartenders know their stuff), and for sure the food. The seared ahi was so delicious - maybe the best I have ever had - as were all the other dishes we tried. Can't recommend it highly enough.
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icky
San Francisco
29 reviews
vip
1.0
29 reviews
Dined on November 8, 2023
overall1food1service2ambience2
Tacos torti tasted nasty. Salad was not fresh. Will not return.
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 1, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Had a fun and educational Mai Tai making class with Ricardo. Thanks!
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lovegoodeats
Las Vegas
24 reviews
vip
5.0
24 reviews
Dined on October 31, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience3
Ono Tacos were excellent; nice rum drink selection. Bailey, our server, was excellent.
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MarcA
Seattle
5 reviews
1.0
5 reviews
Dined on October 25, 2023
overall1food1service4ambience1
Food here really was the worst we’ve eaten in the Big Island in the last 18 years of coming here. Ordered a Caesar salad, side of asparagus, added chicken + side of fries. My wife ordered the “Pipikaula Lumpia” which were basically 2 spring rolls. Salad consisted of a head of baby romaine cut in half with root still intact & not even trimmed to remove brown end. There’s no way it was washed properly in that state. Served with store bought dressing drizzled over the cut surface. Laziest way to make a $16 salad I’ve ever seen. Asparagus was 5 stalks for $6, grilled with no seasoning & woody ends. $10 side of grilled chicken was precooked frozen, stone cold & dry. $6 Fries were stale & cold. So $32 for a sh1t salad. $13 Pipikaula Lumpia were very small, greasy, overly salty & obviously deep fried from frozen. For the prices these guys charge, they should be embarrassed at what they serve. Also ordered 2 diet cokes that were completely flat. Server brought out 2 really warm 7.5oz cans as replacements, which melted all the ice in the glass almost instantly. Server tried her best. We barely ate anything but paid the check, left the server a 25% tip, as she didn’t deserve to put in the position of dealing with dissatisfied customers. It wasn’t her fault. We ended up walking to the local supermarket & ordering FRESH, HOT food cooked to order at a fraction of the price to eat in our apartment.
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BartH
Salt Lake City
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on October 25, 2023
overall4food4service4ambience4
Food portion for what you get was not the best value.
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JuergenT
Chicago
48 reviews
vip
4.0
48 reviews
Dined on October 24, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience5
Sehr freundlicher und guter Service. Essen kam schnell und schmeckte gut
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KellyC
Hawaii
3 reviews
2.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 19, 2023
overall2food2service2ambience3
My husband and I went for dinner on Wednesday night with a res for 6:15. We sat outside and had a great view to the hula show across the grass! Inside the restaurant it was very hot and loud so we were thankful we chose outdoors. The highlight of our meal was the mochiko chicken - large portion and very tasty. The lumpia was very salty and overpriced at $12 for 2 rolls. The fish tacos were lacking in flavour- don’t think the fish was seasoned at all. The beet salad was meh. We were celebrating a birthday so we ordered dessert- malasada trio. Again… meh. Pretty dry and bread like. I have been spoiled by Leonard’s on Oahu I guess😆 Our server was nice enough but we didn’t see much of her and she didn’t come back to check on us or clear our plates between courses. When it was time to leave we didn’t get a bill, she just told us the total and asked how we wanted to pay. Never had that before- we like to check things over to make sure everything is correct. Seemed a strange practice in a restaurant… Probably won’t return unless it’s for take out mochiko chicken.
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Jane
San Francisco
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 12, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
We had a FABULOUS server Food was good. My son LOVED the Aloha Bowl. Drinks were very good too! Try the rum flight
Kuleana Rum ShackResponded on October 13, 2023
Mahalo!
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OpenTable Diner
Chicago
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on October 11, 2023
overall2food3service5ambience2
Food was so expensive and you definitely didn’t get what you paid for. Portions were tiny
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SpencerM
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 8, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food and service was great, will definitely come back.
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OpenTable Diner
Tampa
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 3, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience5
It’s a Nice place. Everyone is always friendly. Food is always consistent.
Kuleana Rum ShackResponded on October 5, 2023
Mahalo!!!
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Tori
San Diego
16 reviews
vip
5.0
16 reviews
Dined on October 2, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Delicious food and drinks. Prompt service with excellent recommendations for food and drink.
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Look2Cook
Chicago
66 reviews
5.0
66 reviews
Dined on October 1, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great burger! Fish tacos with ono were delicious. Mai tai in the Trader Vics style was outstanding. Lovely table outside. We dined here twice on our recent trip
Kuleana Rum ShackResponded on October 5, 2023
Mahalo!!!
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SheriH
Los Angeles
2 reviews
vip
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 27, 2023
overall1food1service3ambience2
They were out of the main dish we wanted and the shrimp appetizer was unedible. We could not peel the shells off.
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Sarah
Hawaii
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 22, 2023
overall3food3service5ambience5
We enjoyed the cocktails. The food was okay and the menu was a bit small. Staff was great and it was a nice ambience.
Kuleana Rum ShackResponded on October 3, 2023
Mahalo Sarah, We appreciate your feedback and will be using information like yours to improve the Rum shack asap. Mahalo!
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Tony
San Diego
78 reviews
vip
5.0
78 reviews
Dined on September 20, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great educational experience and Loya of fun. Very knowledgeable staff made the experience very enjoyable.
Kuleana Rum ShackResponded on September 24, 2023
Mahalo Tony!
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ChrisB
Portland
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 20, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
This was a super chill laid back place. We went for rum tasting/mai tai making and stayed for happy hour. Loved it! Staff was awesome. Food good and came out quick and hot!! Cocktails were on point as well. We hoping to return in June for another dinner event.
Kuleana Rum ShackResponded on September 24, 2023
Mahalo Chris! We'll see you in June!! Aloha.
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on September 18, 2023
overall4food4service4ambience3
The food was good but they were out of a some of their more popular items which was disappointing.
Kuleana Rum ShackResponded on September 24, 2023
Mahalo for your feedback. Suppliers have continued to let us down . We will have a menu change asap. Hope to see you soon.
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OpenTable Diner
Hawaii
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 14, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food, drinks and experience! Will definitely be back again.
Kuleana Rum ShackResponded on September 24, 2023
Mahalo!
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BetsyH
Dallas
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 13, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
My sesame Ahi tuna was delicious. Portion was great and the rum tasting was was just plain fun. The Panama rum was smooth and flavorful. It was a lovely time. Would absolutely go back if we’re in the area
Kuleana Rum ShackResponded on September 24, 2023
Mahalo!
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SteveS
San Francisco
31 reviews
vip
5.0
31 reviews
Dined on September 8, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great Ahi/drinks/malasadas and great service as always.
Kuleana Rum ShackResponded on September 24, 2023
Mahalo for your review Steve!!!!
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EVacay
Hawaii
3 reviews
vip
2.0
3 reviews
Dined on August 31, 2023
overall2food2service2ambience3
The atmosphere was fine as long as you aren't sitting in the direct sun. The Ahi was ok, but don't think it was Sushi grade as advertised. The duck was tough. Would have asked for a steak knife but were never checked on. Our server was nice and handled it professionally. The rum tasting was a better experience than the meal. If you order the Old Fashioned I would recommend no smoke. It hides the character of the rum.
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Monika
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 30, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
It was an amazing experience. The guide told us about the distillery and the history of it. The rums taste very good and he gave us explanations about every rum.
Kuleana Rum ShackResponded on September 12, 2023
Mahalo Monika! We appreciate you taking the time to write about your experience, see you soon!
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Demonie
San Francisco
45 reviews
vip
5.0
45 reviews
Dined on August 28, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was fresh, staff nice, super chilled and casual and you are not rushed out kd there. Good vibe and good happy hour!
Kuleana Rum ShackResponded on August 29, 2023
Thank you for your review. Aloha!
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ChrisR
Houston
45 reviews
vip
5.0
45 reviews
Dined on August 26, 2023
overall5food4service5ambience4
The Run Shack is a great place to visit for some great cocktails, a rum flight and some tasty food. Definitely worth a visit!
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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
- Extra space between tables

Protective equipment
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Staff temperature check required

FAQs

Kuleana Rum Shack is rated 4.1 stars by 911 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 1, 2023

11:30 PM

Booked 12 times today

Experiences are available.

69-201 Waikoloa Beach Dr, Waikoloa, HI 96738

Dining areas

Additional information

Neighborhood
Waikoloa
Hours of operation
Daily 3:00 pm–9:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Hawaii Regional Cuisine
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Public Lot
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Chef de Cusine Jason Criswell
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Wine

Website
http://www.kuleanarum.com/
Phone number
(808) 238-0786

Kuleana Rum Shack

Make a reservation

Dining areas

Additional information

Experiences

Kuleana Mai Tai Class

Rum 101 | Guided Tasting of Kuleana Rum Works

Popular dishes

Pipikaula Lumpia

Fish Tacos

Sesame Seared Ahi

Menu

Happy Hour 3pm-5pm

Hilo Fling$11.00

Kuleana Daiquiri $11.00

The Grog$11.00

Mojito $11.00

Kona Longboard Island Lager$6.00

Ola Brew IPA$6.00

House White or Red wine$9.00

Pipi Kaula Lumpia $10.00

Mochiko Jerk Chicken$10.00

Kalua Pork Nachos$10.00

Teriyaki Beef Bowl $10.00

House Wedge Salad$10.00

What 911 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing

Physical distancing

Protective equipment

Screening

FAQs

How is Kuleana Rum Shack restaurant rated?

Is Kuleana Rum Shack currently accepting reservations?

Make a reservation

Dining areas

Additional information