Plantation Gardens Restaurant

4.8 (127)
$$
Vegan Options Verified Hires

Overall info

  • Free parking
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Pet-friendly
  • Bar

Plantation Gardens Restaurant & Bar is located in a beautifully restored plantation manor on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai. Dating back to the 1930's, the estate once served as the plantation manager's home for Hawaii's first sugar plantation, the Koloa plantation. Later, the estate was acquired by the Moir Family who built the world famous gardens that surround the restaurant. Our menu reflects the heritage of old plantation Hawaii, which celebrates the abundance and beauty of the Hawaiian Islands. Our fresh fish is caught daily by local fishermen in waters off Kauai. We use organically grown vegetables and herbs picked fresh on nearby farms and from our own gardens. Guests may choose to dine on our lanai overlooking tranquil gardens, lily ponds and tropical foliage or in our exquisitely refurbished dining room which features gorgeous Brazilian cherry wood floors, woven bamboo tables and plantation ceiling fans.

Reviews

4.8
(127)
Mark Landauer
September 5, 2018

Everything around the Poipu resorts is a touch of two more expensive, however Plantation Gardens delivers what it charges for. Our best meal throughout our 2 week long honeymoon. This place is a treat, so tasty, wonderful ambiance, and strong drinks. My wife had the pork chops which were absolutely amazing. I had the curry, which was delicious. Also a very cute cat that was wondering about the property. Just an amazing experience!

Chelsea Johnson
June 23, 2018

We enjoyed our anniversary dinner here and had delicious fish and pork chop. Would highly recommend the pork chop for that perfect grilled and sweet mix. The place definitely needs a few updates but was overall relaxing and pleasant.

tony ferro
February 26, 2018

Best restaurant on kauai. Staff is incredible. Food is next level!

Holly Kaiser
August 4, 2017

I recently worked with Amy Evans with a small group private dinner at Plantation Gardens Restaurant. She made the whole planning process easy planning from Nebraska. The chef's and staff made an AMAZING dinner with delicious options for our unusual special requests of vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, and dairy free special diets. The patio dining was lovely, the servers were amazing and it was a stress free lovely evening. My compliments to all.

Debbie Castillo
March 26, 2017

Awesome garden and beautiful restaurant but not the best service or the best food. Waiter brought out an appetizer we did not order. Said to keep the wrong one and he would order the correct one with no charge but he didn't take it off the bill. Forgot to bring out the rolls we ordered. Had to ask again and he seemed perturbed with us. He never did bring a drink we ordered. Had crab rangoons which were so spicy and could not taste any crab. Not a very memorable dinner for the $250.00 bill for 4 people. Unlikely to return here.

Dennis Wilding
February 3, 2017

What a great place! Food is awesome, atmosphere is outstanding and service was great. Probably my favorite restaurant we ate at while on the island.

Keith Fries
January 19, 2017

Plantation Gardens, and Amy - our event coordinator, were simply incredible. We had our intimate (9 people) wedding reception there, and everything from start to finish was fantastic. Amy made everything so easy, and gave us tremendous confidence that everything would be handled so we wouldn't have to sweat the details. The grounds we're beautiful, the food was great, and the atmosphere tremendous. The guests all loved it and had a great time, and everything went off without a hitch. Thanks to Amy and Plantation Gardens for an unforgettable evening!

Robert Byssz
October 3, 2016

Fantastic place. Definitely the best dinner experience we had on the island. They could easily accommodate our vegan plant based requests and we could easily have a full menu, not whole food but definitely plant based

Jonathan Murata
February 16, 2016

Very nice place for date night or to meet up with friends. Located in Poipu, definitely worth a visit. Has a gorgeous garden in the front and nice open air place. Went for happy hour and had a chicken sandwich with a few drinks. Drink are priced very reasonable at $4-$5 for happy hour. You won’t find as nice a place as this with those prices. Service was good. We were a large group so it did take some time to get drinks at first but waiter kept checking when mine was low. Only complaint is parking is not near the restaurant. You park up the hill and walk down to it. Happy hour from 4:30-5:30.

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