After being very disappointed in this restaurant in the past, I decided to give it another try. They have got their act together and we had a lovely evening. There were six of us and we were all satisfied with out meal. It wasn't perfect but it was very good. Parience was our server and she had just the right amount of attentiveness. We had the lava cake for dessert and left happy. read more

We walked in on Monday night or dinner and had to wait dor 30 min the shopping center has so many cute local boutiques so the 30 min waiting time time passed by so quickly. When we were seated at our table I asked the server if they have other tables available and he mentioned that chances are low to find another one. after couple of minutes he returned saying that he found us one. I got so happy that he understood that We really wanted a different table.we ordered fish & chips , steak house pasta and flatbread and all were amazing. Fish & chips was the best one I ever had . It was my first time having Ono fish!! Absolutely loved it! read more

Great spot on vibrant Ali'i Drive in the heart of Old Kona. Great views, ambiance, drinks and food.

our food was goofy asl they put no cheese on my grilled cheesehow you mess up something with only two ingredients i'd rather be beggin for some food on the streets of detroit like i did as a kid than come here and waste all my hard earned money from the farm on dis place btw i asked for tomato soup and they gave me ketchup bro also they tried replacing the grilled cheese and the entire bread was burnt black like my ass dis place ain't even deserve a star shoutout my server tho read more

Terrible service, cold food, table next to the kitchen door. Server never came back after delivering cold food , nor did she ask if we needed anything after leaving our dinners which took over an hour to prepare. The restaurant ran out of several items ... including cups, we were served plastic cups with our 200 dollar dinner-absolutely ridiculous. If it was possible to give no stars, I would! read more

Be wary of the pasta chicken pesto. Very bland. Little flavor. $25 down the tube. The rest of our meals were good. 5 out of 6 of us. This was the Waikoloa location. read more

Great food and service. Nice change of pace from our hotel environment! Make sure to get there for happy hours! Great local cocktails!

The menu has a ton of selection and some vegan and vegetarian variations. I have a severe shellfish allergy that I notified them of, but they missed the mark and I got quite sick. But my husband enjoyed his burger, it was cooked correctly to order and they had good drinks! They also have lots of gluten free items, but If you have an actual allergy I'd say skip this one. read more

Foster's Kitchen Waikoloa - Menu. - American Near Me - Waikoloa, Hawaii

We, family of 4, were very disappointed with our dinner tonight, 6/14/22. French fries were all broken bits of totally over-cook left-over pieces, even after a 2nd re-do. Kids burger patty was a size not much bigger than a dollar coin and also completely over-cooked. Salad looked like it was pulled out of a bag-salad. I don't understand how there are good reviews for this restaurant. Skip this place and go elsewhere. read more

tristin s was our server and she was amazing!! we are visiting from Las Vegas and needed a late night bite to eat. Tristin approached us with the sweetest welcome and some great recommendations! she was extremely accommodating and we would recommend anyone to ask for her!! read more

Heard al lot about the place but was disappointed when we showed up at little after seven. And was told there would be no seating available and they closed at 9 and refused to do to go orders. Would have loved to have had a better experience. Keep in mind if your trying to dine here you may not be able to. A Bays and the rum shack where both available. read more

Just wanted to send a huge shout out to the entire staff at Fosters Kitchen for your outstanding service to my parents 54th wedding anniversary on Thursay. I called the restaurant in the afternoon and spoke with Rose who was more than happy to help me in my mission to surprise pay for my parents dinner. Her genuine excitement at what I was trying to accomplish all the way from Oahu rang loud and clear. Great job Rose! Secondly, thank you to Lexia, their server who my parents raved about how much fun they had with her in celebrating thier very special evening. To the managers, chefs and everyone at Fosters Kitchen...1000 Mahalos!!! read more

Foster's Kitchen Waikoloa - Thank you Lexia, Rose and the Fosters Staff for the Aloha!! Mom n Dad (right) 54 year Anniversary!! - American Near Me - Waikoloa, Hawaii

I am a Big Island resident for the past 27 yrs & 25 yrs working in the hospitality industry. Best food I had for a long time at Fosters Kitchen Waikoloa. Special mention to Kayman Mcloud & staff for a delightful dining experience. Prompt, courteous, friendly service is what sets your restaurant apart from all other places on the Kohala Coast. Highly recommended! read more

So glad we decided to stay and sit at the bar for a drink until we could be seated at a table. The well drinks were on point at good price, bartender pleasant and large full bar. Once seated we enjoyed our window table overlooking the large pond and part of the golf course. Our server was very sweet, said she was pretty new but was still helpful. The menu had lots of great sounding apprised entrees, hard to decide. We decided to just order entrees because it was mid-afternoon and had dinner planned for later. I ordered the Carolina pulled pork plate, $16 which was delicious! The pork had bits of the crispy seasoned bark mixed in, yum. Came w/savory hush puppies w/honey butter, braised greens and pineapple slaw. Everything soooo good! Hubby ordered the small plate of sirloin steak W/fries$16. He was very happy with it. He upgraded to truffle/parm fries, all cooked /seasons perfectly! Great lunch, service, atmosphere and fair price. Definitely will be back! Nice place to stop while at the Waikoloa Kings shops. read more

Went here twice. The first night after a day of travel and thought the food was amazing. Went there the next day. Realized there is zero ambiance. They spent no money on the interior of this thing. The items we got the second day were not good. If I am in Hawaii I want strong tropical drinks, their drinks did not live up at all. Online they advertised an amazing sounding happy hour. When we arrived it was clear the website had not been updated and the server wasn't aware. The happy hour was terrible compared to what their website advertised. Don't waste you'r time. read more

I wouldn't even give Foster's Kitchen restaurant in Kona one star. Their food is terrible. They charge way too much and their service is terrible and the manager is even worse. I have waited over an hour for a salad and I have tried everything on their menu and all their food is way overpriced and the quality is terrible. Don't ever get their steak because you can't even chew it or swallow it. It is the toughest steak I have ever eaten. Avoid Fosters Kitchen restaurant. You will feel like you got ripped off especially after waiting over an hour for your food to come. I would suggest Papa konas restaurant in Kona. read more

This has to be the worst restaurant we have ever eaten. We ordered the famous "stuffed chicken" and it was like eating bubble gum because it was so rubbery. I think the chicken was frozen so when it is cooked it comes out dry and rubbery. It was truly disgusting. I think even a dog wouldn't eat this food. The chicken strips were also burnt and the fries were burnt and limp at the same time. The only decent thing was Cesar salad from a bag. We know Covid caused so much problems for restaurants but this is the worst experience. Our meal was over 100 dollars and we feel that it was worth 5 bucks. Whatever you do, please don't go to this restaurant In Waikoloa Village. Not worth your time or money at all. The experience was truly horrific. Very sad read more

Came in on a Saturday at 6:30 and got seated right away. Inside is a little noisy but still easy to hear conversation. We had the fish and chips and fish tacos which were pretty good, and the veggie sandwich which was a STELLAR combo of flavors. Solid reasonable dinner choice in Waikoloa read more

Saw this place on diners drive in and dives so thought we would try it. Ordered the fried green tomatoes and hush puppies ( puppies were over cooked) for an app, came out fast and warm. Our drinks order came 10 min later and the waitress got our drink wrong . We ordered the shrimp and grits , gumbo, fried chicken and stead pasta. Everything was cold! So cold that the sauces and gravy had hardened on the food. It took so long the manager gave us a discount. Servers were standing around talking to each other instead of serving the tables. Seems like they were more conserved with each other than our meal. Big disappointment! read more

Drinks and appetizers were great but the entrees were underwhelming. For a southern style restaurant I expected more seasoning/flavor.

We had high hopes for this place based on the reviews but honestly were disappointed. Service is such a huge factor for a restaurant and the service here really was lacking. We stood at the hostess station for probably 5 minutes and it wasn't busy at all. No one seemed interested in helping us at all. Several servers looked our way and one even said "just wait here". Eventually another family came and we started joking about seating ourselves and someone overheard us and came and helped. Took too long to get drinks and I ordered Diet Coke. I got either coke or Dr Pepper but either way it was wrong and this is one of my biggest issues. If I were diabetic and they made that mistake, it could put me in the hospital. This is not ok and its careless. Refills took forever. Had to ask twice etc. just not impressed. Food. They boast about everything made in house so we had high hopes on taste. I had a salad with goat cheese balls. The goat cheese was excellent. Salad dressing was decent (sesame soy vinaigrette) but not fabulous. My sons Cajun pasta was eh. Too much sauce and the veggies were cut weird (onions so long they looked like spaghetti??). He also ordered it without tomatoes and found 2 tomatoes in it. Again, he's not allergic but if he was that would have been a huge issue. The shrimp in it was excellent. The toast with it was relatively tasteless. My husbands stuffed chicken was good and he enjoyed it but the sauce was just ok. My other sons cheese pizza was cooked perfectly but again the sauce and crust were just average. Overall, if the service had been good we probably would have a different take but with average food and below average service, this was one of our least favorite food stops. read more

Tomato soup with "gourmet" grill cheese sandwich... The soup was cold and the gourmet was just the name. Other dishes were lacking either flavor or presentation. Foods are not the strength in this restaurant. It was at night time and lights are very very low. Service was good. read more

I have been to the Big Island 5 times now and we found ourselves in the area I really wanted to like this place, but it was very disappointing. The food lacked flavor and the mixed drinks were so-so. There were four of us and we all ordered different dishes and we all didn't finish our meals. Service was really slow...I have a feeling that the staff doesn't split tips because the food just sat on the line getting baked by the heat lamps while the wait staff just stood there. And like a lot of "mall type restaurants"...overpriced. So, if you're staying in Waikoloa, get in your car and drive somewhere else. read more

Your white girl bartender is a mega BITCH. I got a to go order, I am well over the legal age to drink, I WAS TOLD TO SIT AT THE BAR WITH MY FATHER TO WAIT FOR THE TO GO ORDER. Nothing against my hostess, she was a sweetheart. Not her fault. But the bartender said I cannot sit there without my ID, which was in the car. WE WERE TOLD TO SIT THERE WHILE WAITING. GET IT TOGETHER. I AM OVER 21, I COULDVE WENT TO THE CAR TO GET MY ID, BUT I WAS !!!!INSTRUCTED!!!! TO SIT THERE! DONT TELL ME TO SIT THERE IF I SHOULDNT BE THERE! No wonder it was only us for to go and one other party sitting down in the restaurant. There is a ton of restaurants in Hawaii, a ton of restaurants going out of business, keep it up and you'll be next. In response to the owner: At first I was only told to sit AT THE BAR. Maybe dont recommend that if your bartender wants to be rude? Not just about my age; it's about her attitude. Sure as hell wouldn't fly in California, which explains why you guys only have 3.5 stars in HAWAII where everyone is way more laid back. Good luck to y'all and your restaurant. Never move to the mainland. read more

The wait for a table was typical for the area. About 30/45 minutes. The Gorgonzola pasta was super good, seasoned well and ate every bite. The ahi tacos were pretty good too, well balanced and everything. Had an amazing flourless chocolate cake, not too dark chocolate, more of a fudge/cake density, lovely way to end a meal. read more

Not a great place. Service is not good, dirty, food just ok. The only thing it has going it's the location.

Front desk at 7p when we arrived said wait could be 30 min to an hour. Clearly short staffed and they rang us in about 15 min. Ok. Then we sit. Table was sticky, let it go bc of covid maybe alcohol affected material of table tops. Order calamari, it's cold. Order stuffed chicken is dry and lukewarm, my burger ordered medium was dry and not very tasty. Also lukewarm. Fries were hot and good. Overall disappointing experience. This is the waikoloa village location maybe the Kailua-Kona location is better. Wait staff good. 4 stars. It's a shame covid had had such far reaching effects but good should be hot and good. This was neither. read more

When we arrived the place was empty at 4:30! I was thinking that, that was weird at that time of the day. The staff just had a lack of motivation! I was hoping maybe the food will be better than the atmosphere in the restaurant. I have to say it was really not the most healthiest food. I will say that I probably won't be back. I live here and it's not like I'm a tourist. Needs a new manager. read more

I hate to do this, but you deserved this one. We came in with high hopes. I ordered a mojito, which the mint was rotten, I took one look at the drink in surprise to which the server promptly stated "our mint is in bad shape". I declined and he agreed it shouldn't have been brought. I honestly can say I can't believe they brought the drink out. The food quality was below expectations, and all of our fries looked and taste burnt. See photo, Not really what we expected. read more

Foster's Kitchen Waikoloa - Foster Kitchen fries - American Near Me - Waikoloa, Hawaii

Group of 4 diners. Restaurant was busy, 2 diners had Cobb salad, arrrived at the table missing ingredients. After the meal we noted this with waitress who was indifferent at best. Watched a cook eat food from our table. Not a good overall experience, plenty of other restaurants in the neighborhood, skip this one. read more

We took our family here for the first time last night. I had the pasta primavera and it came out cold and was very bland. My husband said the steak was good but the side of carrots were not done at all. Not impressed with the food at all. Our server was good but I would avoid coming here for the food. Grab a drink and call it good read more

I was so excited to try Foster's Kitchen because it was featured on the Food Network. I ordered the stuffed chicken and it was dry and oily. I substituted mashed potatoes for fruit. I don't know if the Kona location would have made a difference. Shortly after this visit, I decided to try the Kona location. I had stuffed mushrooms and ribs. At least I gave it two chances. read more

I'm sorry but.... This is not what truffle fries are supposed to look like... these fries tasted like burnt fries with Costco salad cheese on top... and NOT truffle fries... very disappointing. read more

Foster's Kitchen Waikoloa - "Truffle fries" - American Near Me - Waikoloa, Hawaii

Awesome fresh food. Standouts were the focaccia candied bacon chicken club, the fish tacos and the ahi salad. The fries are hand cut and amazing. Great friendly service. We'll definitely be back. read more

Great food and server went out of her way to help our trip!. Also specifically went to ensure all their taps were presented to us since there are so many beers on draft here. read more

Yum!!! We will definitely be back - great food! Kids enjoyed it, too! Highly recommend

Great burger, grass-fed beef served. Price point was reasonable and seated next to window for lake view. Located in the Kings' Shops, clean, good food, reasonable price, good service. Good for families, couples, decent variety, about a dozen beers on tap. read more

Had the country fried chicken I personally would not recommend it was cold and the gravy is nothing to write home about The wife had a pasta dish she said it was OK hard to find any mushrooms in the dish though ordered garlic bread with the dish which cost $ 2 was one piece of toast cut in half very disappointing recommend do not purchase the garlic toast They should really give it with the meal how they can consciously have you pay for it thats another matter order the ice cream and cookies were hard as a rock don't recommend ordering that either not for $11 Staff is great and very polite and the service is good read more

Crazy long wait to be seated and the service was horrendously slow. Food sits for days under the heat lamps, in my opioid this place should be a last resort. Please note I had a reservation. read more

We were excited to try Fosters Kitchen after seeing it featured of Diners Drive-ins and Dives. Apparently Guy Fiore ain't always right . We ordered a Cesar with shrimp which was decent. Then came the chicken and ribs. The heap of soggy soggy fries was to bad to eat, and who can't eat French fries. This lot accompanied a pepper thin, rubbery slab of chicken. I actually asked the waitress how they got the chicken so thin, she said they pounded it. Indeed they must have. The ribs were edible but In retrospect we should have gone to McDonalds and gotten a McRib sandwich which would haven been on par, but at least the fries would have been good. read more