Excellent experience. The food is freshly made while you…read moreenjoy great conversations by the husband and wife that give Aloha. We have been there more than once and send guests to meet them.

Love the couple that runs it. The food is always spectacular. I usually get a homestyle plate. The…read moreconversations are always elevated as the owners are local encyclopedias! I'm Portuguese and my father grew up in Hawaii. Just like Grandma used to make as they say. Oh and the prices are more than fair. Every dish I've tried has been fabulous.

This local restaurant is amazing! Right in Honokaa town, right before the majestic Waipio valley!…read moreHusband and wife, Marlene and Archie, run the restaurant. This restaurant has been passed down through the family for decades! Food was excellent; Marlene is the cook, Archie the host. Everything is homemade and fresh. They give a new meaning to "farm to table" cooking! We had the fresh Portuguese bean and sausage soup -excellent. Chicken salad with pesto and bean salad- wonderful! We also ordered for takeout house made beef stew and their mushroom chicken special of the day. Highly recommend this restaurant. It has rich history and tradition. Will be back...

The people that own this joint are amazing. Beautiful hearts and delicious food made from scratch…read more In a small town on the north shore of The big island. A change of pace and a true feeling of Aloha! Mahalo for everything. You will be treated like family

Marie's allergy free baked goods are amazing. We've been buying from her for years, and have never…read morebeen disappointed. She's done our daughter's birthday cake for the last two years. So good. She takes orders on line and is willing to arrange delivery or pick Up with her customers.

I can't recommend Sweet Marie's enough for weddings. I have celiac disease and so my husband and I…read moredecided we wanted to go with a completely gluten-free bakery. We were actually planning to use another bakery, but they fell through, and Marie took our order with less than 2 weeks to go until our wedding! We decided on guava cake with coconut filling and vanilla buttercream. She also made us some vegan cupcakes for our dairy allergy and vegan guests. I feel like you can never really trust the flavor of a gluten-free cake (haha), but her cake & cupcakes were truly delicious!! Even my husband loved them, and he's a hard sell on gluten-free baked goods. Marie was so easy to talk to, and was quickly available via call or text if I had questions. Our cake was so beautiful!! She even drove out to our venue (Turtle Bay) to assemble the cake and affix our cake flowers and cake topper. She was just as lovely in person. 5+ stars for Marie and her GF bakery!

Ordered my Friday treat online and when I picked it up they had messed my order up,I mean I'm not…read morepicky so I wouldn't have cared either way. Everything there is good! :) But the gal running the counter today gave me a second corrected coffee AND the one that was slightly off :) Very nice of her! always wonderful service at The Boom!

Can't say much about the cupcakes or macarons, but had a chance to try the dirty soda at Made in…read moreHawaii & it was good! Mine was mixed with strawberries, guava, & red bull. A little sweet, but expected being an energy drink. Workers were friendly & the booth had a very cute overall vibe. Hopefully I can check out the actual storefront one day in Hilo!

Tried working with Robin on our wedding years ago, horrible experience. We were clear on our…read morebudget, and she basically tried to increase it 80% - when we said we couldnt do it she said she would work with us. We agreed on a menu and asked for an estimate and contract for 4 months - 4 MONTHS OF HER SAYING THE CONTRACT WOULD COME OVER IN A WEEK OR 2!!! It was honestly crazy as we never called or emailed excessively. Maybe she was holding out for a bigger event or pay day, but all she did was waste a lot of time and put us in a scramble with a few months to go to figure our catering and cake. This review has nothing to do with her food, and everything to do with her professional business ethics.

I recently contacted the bakery on the website to order a cake. We wanted a single tier cake for us…read moreto cut in to. We are getting our cupcakes from a family friend. I sent photos of ideas for decoration and such. At first it took a while for us to get responses from the bakery via email. Once we began our communications they company was very prompt in responding. I absolutely love the design they came up with for our cake and I can't wait to see it in person.

We celebrated my Mom's birthday in Hawaii last year and ordered from Linda. She was fantastic to…read morework with and the cake was beautiful! We ordered gluten free chocolate cake with macadamia nut filling and it tasted amazing! Can't wait to order from Linda again in the future!

Chef Linda was great and her cupcakes were fantastic. We were visiting during my brothers birthday…read moreand Linda make vegan cupcakes for our birthday celebration. On top of that she delivered the cupcakes to where we were staying! The cupcakes were especially good - those at the party that were not vegan couldn't believe the cupcakes were vegan! She went the extra mile and put several eatable flowers on the top of each cupcake! If you are looking for fantastic bakery goods go with Linda at LLR Cake Design - she will over deliver!

Looking for a malasadas place before our flight back to the mainland and Yelp led us here…read more It's in a food court area in a nondescript area behind a gas station. Lots of free parking and tables to eat at in an open air area with ample seating, but it's hot inside (though there are fans). The place seems catered to locals more than tourists. Service was perfectly fine and cordial. Got there around noon and many things were already sold out. Was able to get a regular malasada (4 out of 5) and an ube malasada (5 out of 5). The real standout was their Reese's peanut butter cup donut - so unique and delicious! Would return again to try other flavors (but would have to come early!).

They have good Donuts just not that great of service but maybe I expect too much!…read more As a business owner myself I take Pride in the customer experience, I feel as if some business can care less about this.

Their Milk France Baguette is incredible and addictive. Their desserts are beautiful.read more

A MUST-MUST TRY on the Big Island!…read more Patisserie Nanako absolutely blew me away. I literally had happy tears after my first bite - no joke! The vanilla fruit roll cake was so soft, airy, and perfectly balanced with fresh fruit... I actually got emotional eating it And the curry pan? Oh. My. God. Buttery and soft on the outside, perfectly savory inside -- just amazing. Everything here tastes like it's made with so much love and care. The ambience is cozy and simple with just a tiny bakery with a two tables -- but the service was incredible. Everyone was so patient and kind, and you can truly see the owner putting her heart and soul into every single item. They do sell out fast, so make sure you go early in the morning. If you're visiting the Big Island, don't miss this place, it's pure happiness in pastry form!

Janell is the best! Her cakes are amazing! We ordered a chocolate with chocolate mousse filling…read moreand chocolate buttercream frosting; a coconut with passion fruit filling; and a tropical carrot cake. All three were delicious! Great service as well. Have some gelato at the gelato shop as well. You must serve cake at room temperature (no chill) for best flavor and moistness.

This bake shop is attached to a gelato place. There was a small display case of baked goods with a…read morevariety of tempting sweets and my dear brother bought almost half of the items that were encased. In the meantime, I ordered 3 specialty drinks: toasted coconut hot chocolate, chocolate chai latte, Mauka Trail mocha (with non-dairy Mac nut milk), and a Kona Coffee & chocolate gelato milk shake. Every beverage was delicious! The young lady, who made them was very sweet, friendly, and soft spoken. The young lady helping my brother with the sweets was also very nice & friendly. The interior was really cute with a section dedicated to keiki (children). There were tables and a seating area with couches and a little gift shop displaying colorful artwork by local artists all illuminated by interesting lighting. We definitely want to return before we leave to try their gelato. But, we will also pick up more desserts because their baked goods were truly scrumptious, which included Lilikoi pie, flourless chocolate cake, a variety of cannolis, cookies, and Ricotta pound cake. We were on a sugar high but that's vacation in Hawaii for you! Aloha!

This is not just a bakery. There are impressive sandwiches on the menu…read more The shortrib sandwich is possibly the biggest sandwich you have ever seen! She asked me if I wanted a half or a whole. I thought it would be nice to have leftovers so I ordered a whole. I have leftovers for several meals; I could not finish even one half. Such a good sandwich! In the past I have also enjoyed the chicken pesto sandwich. The shortrib was my favorite. Everything is freshly made to order and the owner is a lovely person and clearly a hard worker. Her pastries are beautiful and the prices are in line with the area. I'm so glad that she is conveniently located here in the village

Don't be fooled by their store name! This place has more than sweet indulgences, they've got savory…read moreones too! My mom and I walked around this fairly new development to find lunch, and we definitely made the right choice! They had their offerings posted in a chalkboard outside and the braised short rib bahn mi caught our eye. We went in to order and asked about sizing to see if we should get two things or just one, the lady at the front said that the half bahn mi is large in size and a full bahn mi could feed us both. So we got a full size. SHE WAS NOT JOKING! The piece pictured counts as a half of the sandwich. It was bigger than my labubu! They don't use your typical bahn mi bread, it's more like a ciabatta bread, but it was so delicious! There was a large piece of soft tender short rib perfectly seasoned and vegetables for days! My mom and I stared at it and wondered how we were going to be able to take a bite because it was so huge (don't worry we figured it out) Before leaving we also grabbed a Dubai chocolate cheesecake.What a delicious dessert! My favorite cheesecake that I've had anywhere for sure! A huge plus is that on top of the delicious food was that the the place being clean, inviting, and the people there were so sweet! The lady in the front was super kind and friendly and the people behind the the counter came out to make sure that we loved what we ate (and we did!). Good food and good people. Can't beat that! Also if you are like me and don't like going to places with no parking, there is SOOOO much parking, so don't worry! If you are in the area, I highly recommend checking this place out!