Food is your typical cheap, bar/diner style food. I've eaten here a couple of times, and while the prices aren't bad, the food is just not good. The place needs a deep cleaning too. Go for a drink, eat elsewhere. read more

Let me start off by saying this we were seated 10 minutes before another table of eight was seated. They got their food almost 15 minutes before we did terrible service. Also, I ordered my eggs over easy they were over done like well done only two strips of bacon, and hashbrowns are lousy. So I guess bottom line is this. This is one of the worst restaurants I've ever entered into the food was less than mediocre. read more

Black Rock Cafe - How do you completely see? These are not over easy eggs are extremely overcook. - Cafes Near Me - Pahoa, Hawaii

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Service was great and super friendly. Our only complaint is the food had no salt or seasoning. It was just bland. The fires without the chili on them were hot and crispy which was good. It all looked good but it's like they forgot to add any salt or seasoning. read more

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Absolutely terrible food. The waiter needed a shower. We will never revisit this restaurant. Never

Coffee was hot and good. Eggs Benedict hit the spot. French toast had a nice sweet taste. Hash browns had just the right crispiness on top. Not very busy for 7-8AM on Friday, but it is the morning after Thanksgiving, so might usually be busier. read more

Black Rock Cafe - Inside - Cafes Near Me - Pahoa, Hawaii

This is one of the few places in Hawaii that actually has a restriom inside! Also, they were nice & gave me a mask for my husband to use since be forgot his back at our hotel. The place is clean & casual. There are barriers between the booths for privacy too. The food was delicious too. They hace a full bar & the service was fast. The people there are friendly & attentive. There is a good variety to choose from. I ordered the fish & chips which was good. I also got a lava flow which was really good! My husband ordered a steak. The prices are reasonable & the portions are big. They also have pasta dishes & burgers on the menu too. There's a 7-11 across the street if you need to get drinks & snacks for the road. The drive through the red road area is scenic. I highly recommend this place & the drive in the area. read more

One of those cafes in a small town locals go to for eating out, but not something fancy - more of comfort food. Parking is OK. There's a small lot in the front and I suppose you could park in the other lots nearby. If not, there is street parking but it is further down the road. There is also a bar but we didn't dine there. The restaurant itself is nice. It has that "original" feel - like vintage. There's quite a bit of booths and tables. Food was alright. We ordered the Hamburger Steak and cheeseburger. My hamburger steak came with 2 sides, which I chose garlic mash potatoes and steamed vegetables. The hamburger steak was pretty good. The sauce could've been a little more tasty as it was a little bland. The meat itself was alright - nothing special. Steamed vegetables were a nice, healthy alternative to fries. The garlic mash potatoes - holy GOD - if you LOVE garlic, then you'll like this. Don't get me wrong, I like garlic but this was WAY TOO garlic-y for me. It felt like it was mashed garlic with potatoes. I couldn't even eat half because it was much too garlic-y. The cheeseburger was alright. Again, nothing special. Curly fries ordered with the burger was good! The fries were done right. Pickles provided were kind of vinegary and soggy...sorry, I must note that for the pickle lovers. Prices were OK. Portions may justify the cost but taste, maybe not so much. I'd say prices were $10-$15 for full entrees. Burgers, salads, and sandwiches were under $10 - which is pretty good. I also heard they had dessert so that's an option as well. Staff was OK. The server was friendly and gave suggestions but again, nothing special. You know when you get a server and you feel them giving minimal effort to get us in and out because they have to? Yeah, that's the feeling I got. No complaints. Try this place out for yourself! I definitely need to try the other food choices they offer because they have A LOT to choose from. One of the only nice, comfort diners for miles! If you're in Pahoa, try this place out! read more

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Remind me of the old corner café where everyone in town eventually shows up to talk story. Great staff attentive to your needs and a very large menu. I had the French dip sandwich with curly fries and my wife had beef stroganoff we both thought that it was a very homey meal. We have a another new restaurant to add to our list for just dropping by for no reason but to eat! read more

Black Rock Cafe - Tender sliced prime rib for French dip and curly fries not bad at all. - Cafes Near Me - Pahoa, Hawaii

Hash browns cooked nicely but super greasy French toast tasty but doughy not cooked well. Biscuits n gravy was ok nothing to brag about. read more

Black Rock Cafe - French toast with hash brown - Cafes Near Me - Pahoa, Hawaii

It's a dive bar. Iwners from Chicago, in Pahoa. First place I checked out had a mai tai, and loco moko. Though I never ate by the booths. The place does live music during art walks. Food is decent. I think I went there mostly, due to a cook there who's a great guitarist. Super hot too. Overall it not a bad place. But eat in the bar. Not the dining room. Service is way better in The bar read more

Meh. I would not recommend. There are better places. The 3 stars is for the lemon meringue pie- chefs kiss for that pie. Get yourself a slice to go but pass up the food. read more

Ambiance was nice! Service was very friendly. Food was delicious! Tasted almost like home cooking! I had waffle and Portuguese sausage. I had a bite of the pancake and I recommend the pancake over the waffle. read more

Good spot for a cold beer ! Service was excellent and the inside was nice and clean thank you read more

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Super rude. Why bother eating local when getting treated like a jerk with my family? Tourists: avowing this disgusting food and horrible service. Unless you're buddies with the staff, you'll get spit in your food. read more

The food, service and ambiance is number ONE on Big Island!!!! The waitresses rock excellence service! The food is really good! The prices are very reasonable! We go and eat all over Big Island and Oahu, this restaurant is the BEST EVER! No joke people try it out! The homemade potatoes, biscuit and gravy is killers! The sausage gravy was not spicy or flat, just right! I want to recognize this 2 waitress that is filled with ALOHA! They made us feel welcomed! Alisha and Danielle they are MANA WAHINE! read more

Just, no. Wrong order. Taste on all orders was not good at all. Customer service, don't get me started.

Long waits for greasy food, and gotta use their bent utensils that can't grab food correctly. No A/C. There's a nasty bar of theirs, connected, and you can hear the daily obnoxious, drunk boors & louts yelling their smelly stories. Extremely outdated, dirty, unkept establishment. Employees not professional, almost as if whoever "Elder hag waitress" has trained & groomed them to act like flirtatious clueless twits, calling their customers "hun", "love", "sweetie", "love"... read more

Great dinner menu! And draft beer is awesome! They had Lavaman ale which was dark smooth with no bitterness. Calamari rings were delicious, and the steak and Ono fish were cooked perfectly. The cook even came out to check if the meat was cooked to our satisfaction. Server was on top of everything, very nice. read more

This is a long overdue review, but my husband and I often think about this place when we think about breakfast lol. We talked about coming back to this place if we come back to visit Big Island, (we live on Oahu). Sadly, there's no pictures, but I can literally remember what we ate there, from back in April. FOOD- My husband got the Loco Moco and a side of French Toast. I got the Biscuits and and Gravy, with a side order of Bacon and Over Easy Eggs. I believe the bill was $23.75. All that for under $30! Super rare to find cheap eats in Oahu like that nowadays, so was very happy to find it in Big Island! Food had that simple diner taste, nothing extra or fancy, which is what we need sometimes while on vacation. Classic comfort food. And might I add, the water tasted better here than some of the restaurants in Hilo. What's up with that??? SERVICE- I can't remember her name, but the waitress we had was very nice, fast, and was hustling! Woman around her 30s-40s I believe, with reddish hair. Would just like to say thank you to her again for the great service. LOCATION- The interior and decor is very vintage, and it kinda feels like you're stepping back in time to like the '80s or '90s, which me and my husband do not mind. I like that it wasn't too hard to find this place since it was on the main road, and in the front of the shopping area. Overall, if you're looking for cheap eats in Pahoa, this is the place for you! read more

The worst waitress ever. I've been coming here since early 1990's, when it was a Dairy Queen. Today the waitress messed up our orders. Blamed the Cook. Brought my girlfriends meal finally after I was finished. The onion rings served the second time were cold. I suggested she owed an apology for ruining our lunch. She was screaming at me as I went out the door. After going in there 30 years almost, it will be a long time before I go back. No fun paying good money to have the waitress scream at you read more

Best Bloody Mary in Pahoa town. I like mine spicy with salt on the rim! It's nice to have a local watering hole for those times when you must have a Bloody Mary in the AM. read more

Got the chicken cutlets and I was so disappointed. It used to be so good, real chicken, freshly cooked. This time it was not freshly battered chicken thighs like the menu said. It was 2 round chicken patties. Like the ones you buy in the freezer section at the store where the meat doesn't even look real. The whole meal cost more than a 10 pack of those chicken pattie's! read more

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The Food is gross, avoid this place! Oil was old, so fried food was bad, watery spaghetti, sour loco moco? Tough, chewy steak with grisly bits. read more

The absolutely worst margarita ever. Ugh. How about some fresh ingredients? E gads. Wake up. Or are you about to be swallowed from the rest of old Main Street? Step it up Paul. read more

On a whim while visiting Pahoa I popped into this funky local diner for a late breakfast. The staff was friendly and the food was basic but good -- I had corned beef hash (definitely homemade) and scrambled eggs. The coffee, unfortunately, was so-so. On the other hand, the place is an incredible value. My whole meal, including coffee and tax, came to $13.03. Basic bacon or sausage and eggs is even less. I don't get to Pahoa that often but would definitely stop in next time I'm in the area. read more

Good clean breakfast in Pahoa. My wife and I ate here yesterday for breakfast and found it good and fairly inexpensive. Service was good and so was the food. My wife had a half eggs benedict and I had pancakes with eggs and link sausage. My wife liked her Benedict and was thrilled when the waitress asked if she wanted it soft or medium poached. My wife actually likes her yolks hard so this was a great question. My 1 pancake could have fed 2. I would have liked my eggs and sausage on a separate plate instead of on the giant pancake but I get why they do that. I just like ketchup with my eggs. Our bill with a coffee with less than $16.00. A couple of tips here. Try to park in front as the back area where the laundromat is can be kind of sketchy but harmless. This is true for most of the surrounding area but we still love it. Checks are kept in the front at the register. So if you want to go and don't have your bill just go to the front to pay. read more

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I was excited to try this place since it's close to our home. The service was great and our waitress was lovely but the food was awful. My meal came out cold. Could barely cut the meat. It just wasn't a pleasant meal. To top of off, right as we got our food a ROACH crawled over my foot!! We won't be back. read more

Located in a tiny Town I was initially thinking what in the world are we gonna eat here... This is the why you don't judge something by what it necessarily looks like. Literally the town is very country and mom and pop style which I love about the area. Sometimes going back to your roots is the best way to go, franchises take away form an experience sometimes. Anyway, I was hangry by now and needed to eat. It took a bit to be acknowledge and we weren't sure if we were supposed to check in or just sit and wait. We sat and waited. We were seated about 10 minutes after walking in. There were 2 servers and they did great managing all the tables. Way to go ladies! So being so hungry we ordered 3 plates because hey we couldn't decide. French toast, loco Moco, and the basic breakfast eggs/bacon/rice/hash brown. Let me tell you I was in heaven with the simple French toast, didn't taste like eggs, the right amount of cinnamon, and their butter was awesome. I usually only like a few bites of French toast but needless to say I ate it all. The loco moco had a great gravy and that's what makes or breaks a good dish. The burger was a tad over cooked to me resulting in tougher meat, but was still good. The eggs plate was a typical dish kind of hard to mess that one up. Now a plus here was service, I don't require much you want a good tip make sure water is coming on a constant. I drink crazy amounts of water with my meals and if I'm waiting on water I tend to get irritated. These ladies did well given there was only 2 of them, so I could understand the hustle. They took notice when I was empty and made sure to get to me as soon as possible. I'm glad we feel into this diner! read more

This place is just that one local bar and restaurant that every small town used to have. If you're from here then you know. If you're on holiday then let me tell you. The Food is good local fare, beer is cold, but really it is where people meet before and after work. It's what we used to call a pub, or public house. It is the place where local girls get their first job, have children, their children work there 20 years later next to mom who never left. I have heard it said of the owner that he has walked several of his newlywed employees "down the aisle", because their real fathers were not available. Yeah, so no one cares how your Burger was cooked. just know that it was cooked with local grass fed beef with love by good people who do good things and make this small town a decent place. Sometimes your meal at a restaurant will come with a delectable side of vegetables. At the blackrock your meal will come with a side of community sprinkled with human decency And fries. There is always a bag of oranges or avocados by the door from local farmers for local people who need. It's where we go to find a carpenter or a babysitter on short notice, or to eat a pancake the size of a large pizza. So this is my review . If that isn't enough of a reason for you to eat there , then please go back to the mainland and have your burger cooked just right At your local chain restaurant. This here is home to many, and every good home has a kitchen. We never took pics of grandmas cooking to post on line. we just ate it and were happy. nuff said. Enjoy! read more

Done in or take out. Delicious food. Very reasonable prices. The best Bloody Mary on island. Drink prices are great too. Staff is wonderful.

This is a local diner that serves up a great breakfast. It's been here forever. The breakfast is alway good. The pancakes are the size of the damn plate...lol the biscuits and gravy are great and the staff is great. The place gets packed at breakfast just a warning read more

A nice local cafe and bar. Service is better in the bar than the restaurant, and you need to be careful to stick with burgers and sandwiches. If you stray into salads or other "exotic" food you may be disappointed. read more

Yuck. Gross, dirty with very creepy regulars . I was too grossed out to put my mouth on anything. My friends had beer, but couldn't stomach eating the food. The entire place was just filthy. read more

This is absolutely the best breakfast place within 3,000 miles! The food was delicious and very well prepared. And consistently so! We ate breakfast almost every day here. Very reasonable prices. The crew is very polite and accommodating. read more

Black Rock Cafe has always been my favorite place to eat breakfast in Pahoa. This place doesn't look like much from the outside and the decor is simple inside, but the food is surprisingly good. I've only ever been here for breakfast. I loooove eggs benedict and have ordered the veggie eggs benedict a few times from Black Rock Cafe. Each time I've ordered the eggs benedict it was just superb. The eggs were poached perfectly and hollandaise sauce tasted great. The side of hash browns tasted like they were bought frozen in a bag, but it was still cooked nicely and wasn't burnt. My husband ordered the chicken loco moco and that came with a lot of food and brown gravy. It was also good. We couldn't decide whether to order pancakes or belgian waffles to share so we asked the waitress what she would recommend. She said, "I wouldn't order the waffles. They're frozen and heated up and don't taste good at all." Whoa, thank you for being so honest with us! We decided on the pancakes and were so happy when we got them. The pancakes were tall, fluffy, and melted in our mouths. I would definitely recommend Black Rock Cafe to those passing through Pahoa town and looking for a quality place to eat breakfast. It's cheaper than Kaleo's and offers similar foods. Food is simple but portions are good, taste is there, and price is affordable. read more

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Great food and excellent service. We have always wanted to try local food when traveling and this time we were able to find a great place with delicious local food. The onion rings were the best I've ever had. Busy place, slow service but a great customer experience. All these as part of the local experience. Great sub and sandwich! read more

the food was inexpensive and good. homestyle cooking. my mashed potatoes were a little cold but we were there at an odd time. 3pm. overall very good. read more

Had dinner on a Thursday nite at 7pm. Three of us ordered a round of drinks and escargot for starters. The waitress was attentive and personable. The drinks and appetizer were served quickly. Six escargot were delish with melted cheese atop spinach with buttery toasted garlic bread. We ordered the night's special, Paniolo prime rib, which was a generous 12 oz cut smothered in carmelized onions and mushrooms. Three of us could eat just half our meals and took the rest to go. The prime rib was prime quality, juicy and served as we ordered, medium rare and medium. The ambience was more country diner, friendly, quick service, and very reasonably priced ($5.95 margarita, $18.95 prime rib with all trimmings). We'll be back! read more

Black Rock Cafe - Paniolo 12oz prime rib with onions and mushrooms comes with choice of starch and choice of veggies. Generous cut! - Cafes Near Me - Pahoa, Hawaii

This is a kind of weird watering hole for the locals. I ordered a wine, and it was terrible, but the gin and tonic was just fine. It was full of people screaming and yelling about Tom Brady and his bad football performance. It was kind of fun. read more

This is our family go to for its great prices and great breakfast. Girls are friendly and helpful. They also have a bar so you can have a Bloody Mary with breakfast. read more