Merriman's – Waimea – Big Island

“We always go to Merriman's when we visit Kona. We prefer coming for lunch so we can take a scenic drive back through the ranch land and Waikoloa Village back to the coast. Merriman's offers a small menu with enough variety for everyone. This time we started with the fresh and delicious beet salad (with papaya and macadamia nuts!) and added goat cheese. Don't miss the hillbilly cornbread, which accompanys the salad nicely. The fish tacos were fresh and delicious while the kalua pork sandwich offered a sweet and spicy bite of the juicy pork (this sandwich is a must). We finished with the incredible pineapple macadamia bread pudding, served warm with vanilla ice cream. The servers are friend and efficient and the dining room is compact but airy. This was yet another great meal from one of our favorite restaurant in the Big Island. Reservations recommended.”

“We enjoyed a Mother's Day "Eve" dinner here to avoid the crowds on the Sunday when everyone goes out to eat. The food and the service are top notch. We especially enjoyed the Wok Charred Ahi and the Roasted Chateaubriane of Hawai'i Island Beef. For salads, I highly recommend the Charred Hirabara Farm Beets. The only thing that could make the experience better is the location. Set in a strip mall of sorts, the exterior doesn't feel like a fine dining experience.”

“Amazing food and amazing service. The wait staff is attentive and so polite. Even gave us some things to do around the island! Everything from the starters to dessert was top tier. Some of the most tender Mahi Mahi I've ever had.”

“There are few things that give us more pleasure than perfect dining experience. Merriman's Waimea delivered in every catagory. Beatiful complex and complimentary flavors in each course. We had Tako “Escargot”, Ceaser Salad, Pa’auilo Baby Spinach, Day Boat Catch of The Day (Mahi Mahi) and Roasted Chateaubriand. Every dish was prepared to perfection and our superior service was provided by Emiko. So good we booked dinner for our last night in Hawaii. Our thanks to the entire team for an awesome dining experience.”

“We were very excited to find this local eatery that seemed to be a must on any Foodies list. 90% local, Farm to table, carbon neutral restaurant! It's a small place so the popularity makes it hard to get in and reservations seem to be a must. We did get a late reservation and finished up early, they were able to move us up twice so we were very grateful for that! The Mai Tai cocktail with the lilikoi foam was excellent! The table bread was also very good, nice and warm, delivered with butter and crystallized salt. We started with the special tomato salad appetizer, which was very good but certainly not as good as peak of Summer Indiana tomato-like. You could taste the freshness and good flavor. There could have been a little bit more blue cheese crumbles on top, they were very sparse. Our waiter recommended the hillbilly cornbread so we had to try that! He said it's made with canned creamed corn and it was very very moist and did not disappoint! Definitely on the sweet side but I prefer that. Nicely grilled and delivered to our table warm with butter.”