Azure - The Royal Hawaiian

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   EdwardC

   Austin

   2 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Celebrated our anniversary there and the entire staff was so attentive. They even gave us a private cabana on the house to enjoy dinner. So wonderful and many memories made.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   New Mexico

   8 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on May 22, 2023

   overall3food3service5ambience3

   We are not local to Hawaii. I heard great things about this restaurant and we were unfortunately disappointed. The service was great and we have no complaints about it. Unfortunately, the ambiance was disappointing. While the location and view of the water is great, our table (and most tables) was bordering a public beach. We ate dinner watching screaming kids run around, people showering the sand off their bodies, and wanna be instagram models taking pictures of themselves. There was a hotel pool next door with the worst cover band playing the most cheesy versions of songs from the past (Pink Floyd, anyone). There was no white table cloth on the table and the restaurant reminded me of a casual lunch spot I could have worn my swimsuit to. While all this is fine, I was expecting something different given the meal itself was about $250. The wine list was horrid. The saving grace was the bottle of La Jota Cabernet, which was actually decently priced. Contrary to my expectations and what I had heard about this place, the food was nothing to write home about. It was a set menu. The salad was great. My scallop dish (second course) was fabulous. My partner’s tuna dish (second course) was so fishy, I couldn’t swallow it. Our main courses were fine. There was nothing special or artistic about his steak or my fish but they weren’t bad. The desserts tasted like they sat in the refrigerator all day. Overall, I wouldn’t go back for dinner. It wasn’t the worst meal I’ve ever had but there has to be better on this island. For those that want to go for the view, it has the potential to be great if it weren’t for the public beach it sits on. I’d recommend this for a casual lunch spot for a couple of beers.
   

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   momo

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 22, 2023

   overall5food3service5ambience5

   結婚のお祝いでと予約していたら 外のカバナ席を用意してくれていて デザートにプレートも付けてくれていた
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Hawaii

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on May 19, 2023

   overall4food4service5ambience5

   Food was excellent as was the service very knowledgeable and accommodating server. In hindsight the wine pairing was unnecessary. Our only negative is that it was a little expensive in comparison with similar high end restaurants. Still we would not hesitate to return.
   

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   Gregory

   Austin

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on May 18, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Elegant quiet dinner by the beach as the sun sets.
   

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   chuck90036

   Los Angeles

   41 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   41 reviews

   Dined on May 15, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Our service was outstanding I’m embarrassed to say I can’t remember the young man’s name but he was great, professional and knew everything we needed to know about the food.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Anchorage

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on May 12, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   The food was amazing. Every course and every paired wine were on point. We were seated right in front bordering the beach at sunset, it was an amazing dinner service in every way.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Hawaii

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 12, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 12, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   最高の景色と美味しい料理。 肉も魚もパンも非常に美味しかった。 隣のバーの音が気になると思っていたら、全然うるさくはありませんでした。
   

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    ABauer

    San Joaquin

    21 reviews

    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on May 8, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    Pluses: very attentive staff and not feeling a bit rushed at any time. Minuses: fish entree seemed less than perfectly fresh yet still prepared well. A bit of overuse of foam technique on all dishes but results were good. Wine was priced well: a good value. Would certainly dine here again!
    

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    CarolE

    Naples

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on May 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Birthday - lovely and personal attention for my ceo
    

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    VictoriaP

    Los Angeles

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on May 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Creative use of Hawaiian flavors. Excellent dinner. Great service
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing service and quality food! We were upgraded to a special seat, and given a bottle of sparkling wine to celebrate our first anniversary! Incredible experience!
    

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    RodP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    One of the best meals we’ve ever had. Each of the four courses of the price-fixe dinner was spectacular and inventive. Our waiter was the perfect mix of professional and kind. And looking across Waikiki Beach to Diamond Head took the experience over the top! It was worth the high price, and we don’t say that lightly!
    

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    Yusuke

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Everything is great, perfect! By all means, when you go to Hawaii, I want you to visit
    

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    JimB

    Portland

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Beautiful ambience and location. Service was superb. Food was a culinary experience and we appreciated the detail the chef put into the flavors and beautiful presentation. It is a special occasion destination for sure.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    Amazing food. Just a little pricey for what we get.
    

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    JohnM

    Baltimore

    32 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on April 21, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience5

    The fixed pirs menu options appeared to be nice choices, but the portions served were very small...almost tapas-sized. Food quality was very good. The wine pairing option was a nice addition and the selections were fitting. Service was extremely slow, but our server was very polite. Realizing that one is expecting to pay a premium for dining on Waikiki Beach, Azure takes full advantage of that expectation. For the price (over $400 for dinner for 2 with wine pairing), I expected more.
    

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    opentablevip

    Los Angeles

    111 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    111 reviews

    Dined on April 21, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience5

    We celebrated our anniversary at Azure and the staff made sure we were celebrated properly. From glasses of gold dusted champagne through an amazing four-course meal we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Do get the wine pairings as they and thoughtfully curated.
    

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    BobH

    Palm Springs

    2 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 20, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4

    This is a fixed price restaurant- $130/pp. No one notified us of this till we were seated at the table. My wife is not a big eater and she was not allowed to order anything ala carte. The experience was good but expensive as she did not eat most of her meal.
    

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    TadC

    Orange County

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 20, 2023

    overall3food2service5ambience5

    Beautiful setting. Disappointing food. The 4 course set menu looked interesting. Aside from the beet salad with goat cheese, everything else was average flavor and quality. I had the hearts of palm second course. It was tasteless and chewy. Hmm. Another disappointment. The wine pairings were in tiny pours and, again, nothing special. The petite chocolate mouse choice was surely in a pre frozen crust. A bit stale and tough. For a very expensive dinner, it fell far below expectations.
    

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    foodie

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 20, 2023

    overall4food3service5ambience5

    Food is pretty underwhelming compared to other "high end" restaurants for similar prices or even less. If i am going to drop hundreds of dollars on dinner i don't want to walk away feeling "meh". Service was phenomenal however. You're certainly paying for the view here. Took the wife for a big anniversary and was honestly disappointed...
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Hawaii

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    久々のアズーアでしたが相変わらず素晴らしい所でした。 しかし、前のようなアラカルトメニューはなく コースメニューのみだったのが残念でしたが 洗練された味で美味しかったです。
    

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    KieranC

    Denver

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Second honeymoon, the restaurant is abutting the beqch at Waikiki and the views are stunning including of Diamondhead!
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Palm Springs

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great experience, great service and a beautiful view. Wasn’t sure about the 4 course chef’s tasting menu, but was delightfully surprised. Exquisite. We’ll be back!
    

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26. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 15, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience5

    Too expensive for the quality. Also make sure that there is no special event at the Sheraton next door when you book. It get loud over there!!
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 15, 2023

    overall3food3service5ambience4

    Based on other dinners’ reviews, I went ahead and made a reservation to celebrate my and my wife’s anniversary. I just truly be honest and at not worth spending over $400. Go elsewhere where you can get a lot more, better dishes, and ambience. Food was overall ok. My son had their Maui mahi dish and it was bland and dry. It could use some sauce. My wife and I had the 4 course, and the only really good dish served was the braised short ribs. The rest was meh.
    

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    MeloneyL

    Detroit

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The food was not only beautiful it was delicious! Wonderful way to start our trip to this lovely place ❤️
    

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    MauraF

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Azure is a lovely and unique Hawaiian experience. Highly recommend! And our server Dave was wonderful!
    

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    MichaelB

    Hawaii

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    After renewing our wedding vows on our 20th anniversary, this evening capped a wonderful romantic day. We were blessed to enjoy our dinner in a quiet secluded portion of the restaurant. The service was the best I have ever expeienced and the food was creatively prepared. We slowly enjoyed each course and cherrished the experience we had on April 6. Thank you for inviting us into yourr establishment.
    

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    BorisN

    New York Area

    23 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on April 6, 2023

    overall2food4service5ambience3

    Overall, I really wanted to like Azure. It has a beautiful setting right by the beach. Azure only had a 4-course chef's tasting menu for us to choose from, which was $130 per person excluding drinks and tip. There was only 1 appetizer to choose from (beet salad was the only option). Second course had 3 options - scallops, ahi or vegetarian. Third course was steak, fish or, again, a vegetarian option. Fourth course was dessert and had two so-so options. This is outrageously expensive as the tiny portions were good, but not that good. At about $32.50 per plate, not a single one of the items we had were worth the price. Service was attentive. Total bill with tip for dinner for four people (including two kids) was close to $800. This is absolutely insane for what we had and definitely not worth it. I have paid that much for dinner before, even for only two people, but those meals were exceptional. This was on the "high end average" side of things and nowhere near worth the outrageous price.
    

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    SaraH

    Hawaii

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 3, 2023

    overall3food3service5ambience5

    Beautiful setting and amazing service - A couple offerings were outstanding but many were average. Not worth the price but we wanted to have the experience. Next time we will just go to Mai Tai’s.
    

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    SergioC

    Hawaii

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Service’s and food outstanding good experience overall.
    

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    frederics

    Hawaii

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 2, 2023

    overall2food2service4ambience2

    food of quality but not in comparison with the price you pay. Wine list is so poor that you con think to way out, Menu is poor +++ Adress to be avoided
    

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    JoelC

    San Francisco

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on April 2, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5

    We had the four course meal and it was all amazing - except for the dessert. The dessert did not have the amount of flavor the rest of the dishes had, and tasted though it had been refrigerated too long. I’d give 5 stars but when you’re spending $400 on dinner for two you earn the right to be picky.
    

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    PeterG

    Hawaii

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Superb service from David… wonderful food using lots of local ingredients…. Table settings ensure space for discreet conversation with gorgeous views of Waikiki beach and Diamond Head. I can’t wait to return
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    7 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on March 27, 2023

    overall2food2service2ambience3

    Very disappointing. Used to be a spectacularly good restaurant and now it’s below average but priced at $130/person. Waited 15 minutes before being spoken too and then it was just to drop off the cocktail menu. Out of their Mai Tai punch 6:45 (which used to be good), the remaining “regular” Mai Tai was sickeningly sweet and the Azure Mai Tai tasted like rancid punch. The ahi crude and desserts were very good and up to prior standards, but the local catch was unremarkable and served with cold (supposedly) roasted potatoes than any decent chef should be embarrassed to send out. Wine list was not great for a restaurant that is supposed to be high end. Towards the end of our dinner, a very loud pounding beat from some convention party made talking difficult. Even the twenty-somethings next to us complained. Do not waste your money here.
    

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    Justin

    Richmond

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 26, 2023

    overall2food3service1ambience2

    Bar is next to it with no barrier, server took a very long time and acted as though we inconvenienced him. They couldn’t “find” the bottle of wine we ordered from the menu and was extremely over priced comparatively to the other high end ocean front Waikiki spots given the quality and quantity provided.
    

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    RobertB

    Seattle

    10 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on March 26, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience4

    Extremely slow service of very small Pre Fixe portions..green salad was utterly flavorless as I do not enjoy beets, which was the other starter course.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Nester was our server. Superb knowledge. Out-of-this-world flavorful food. We sat right by the beach outside. We loved the pre-selected menu.
    

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