We were looking forward to experiencing GOEN as we have so enjoyed Roy's other restaurants. Our experience here was VERY disappointing. Starting with our arrival, no one at check in, then barely a greeting. Felt absolutely NO Aloha. Have no idea our waitress' name. We ordered Blistered Peppers, Chicken Wings and the burger. We received our peppers amd wings in about 15 minutes. After another 15 minutes I asked anout the burger and was told it would be out in a minute. 10 minutes later we asked for the check for the peppers and chicken. Paid the check. No comments from any of the staff. They were Horrible!! read more

So... when my 4 friends and I got there 15 minutes early our table was already ready for us to be seated. That was great but once we were seated and ordered our appetizers and drinks I noticed they only gave us 3 sets of silverware and we had to ask for more. One friend ordered the smoked salmon, another the duck, another the roasted chicken and pesto, another the fish and chips, and I had the lobster spaghettini... well the salmon was good my friend said, the duck was good, fish and chips were good except that the chips were just half of a baked potato with some butter, but the chicken pesto was over cooked and a little dry and very salty. My lobster was... well I'll show you the picture and you can see... the smallest lobster tail they could find. I complained about the noodles because they weren't cooked right either and when they returned with a new one... well just look at the second picture. The second round of noodles also were too salty to even finish. And that amount of lobster tail was $40. I was not impressed. Oh and their bathroom there is a photo of that too. It was not very clean looked like they had not cleaned it at all that night. At the end of our dinner the waitress brought out a dessert that was on the house. It was their s'mores dessert that I think they just tried to make up for my entree. It was good but I was still very disappointed with my lobster spaghettini. read more

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AMAZING food with many layers of flavors, textures and talent. All that can be described as my top best restaurants in Hawaii, Goen ranks #1 on my list. Opened just on Tuesday 11/20/18 and came here on Friday the day after Thanksgiving. Soft opening week and I fell in love with this place...foodie heaven! Started off with the BITES section, Pork Belly with tomato sambal and chicharon, sweet vinegarette red onions. Then, GREENS, the butter leaf lettuce with terragon dressing, hearts of palm, maui onions, bread crimbs, herbs and pecorino. SUSHI, Kampachi with kaffir lime and yuzu garlic mignonette and the MAIN, kalbi glazed salmon with hijiki rice. Annnnndddd for dessert, the coconut pecan bar and the halo with ube flan with our tasty and strong coffee! Oh, and how can I forget about the drinks, Nippon 75 sparkling sake and the Ko'olau sour was perfect! From start to finish ALL my dishes were excellent! OMG! I can keep on writing about wonderful things this place has to offer. The ambiance offered a chill, hip, contemporary, relaxing feel of what Hawaii is really about with excellent customer service from Jimmy. Impressive is the best way I can describe my experience tonite. This restaurant will do very well!! read more

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The appetizers, food, and drinks are great. I love ambiance of this restaurant. Its very calm and chill. I highly recommend bringing family to GOEN. read more

Spot-on food with the most delicious apps. Outdoor dining with plenty of wind and air circulation too. Perfect place for a group gathering. Drinks are yum. Both times I've been, I've preferred the apps and baked entrees over the sushi. Brussel sprouts will send you to heaven (in the best way of course). Romantic vibes for anyone looking to spend a date night or visitors looking for a sit-down island dining experience. Best time to go is during the weekdays after the beach. read more

Awesome place! Steak was so yummy! Everyone was so nice and friendly! Loved the Atmosphere! Definitely gonna go back! Especially because I've been craving the Filet mignon and their homemade Cesar dressing! read more

Goen Dining + Bar - Filet mignon - Pan Asian Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Delicious delicious food. Never disappointed in any dish from Goen. My favorite is the Misoyaki butterfish. Everything is ono.

I realllly wanted to like this place. We live down and road and were super excited for it to open. This Friday we went for a date night (reservations generally required FYI). Our waitress informed us the menu was meant to be served family style. We split the chicken bao bun appetizer and the salmon entree. The chicken bao buns were okay, honestly pretty dry for bao buns. The potion for the $23 salmon was ridiculous. It looked like a leftover end piece (definitely NOT family style). Flavor was good but between my husband and I, we barely got to taste it. I still would have been upset about this cut of salmon even if I wasn't told the size was shareable. read more

Goen Dining + Bar - This is how our salmon was served. - Pan Asian Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

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After reading some positive Yelp's reviews, my husband and I decided to have dinner at Goen. The menu looks good and it's a Roy Yamaguchi's restaurant. I thought we would have a good meal. I was very disappointed! I really wanted to like this restaurant but I didn't. First of all, when we arrived the outside patio area was empty. One side of the patio had nice booth tables, the other side had just tables. As the hostess walked me to the table, I asked if we could sit in one of the nice booth. She checked her computer and said that people already have reservations at those booths. Okay... Yet when we left, the nice booth area was still empty. Then when we sat down, my husband noticed some bird droppings on the seats. Argh! We ordered beef ribs and the pork belly dish. Honestly, it was okay, not great. We should have eaten at Eating House 1849 in Waikiki instead. The service and food are much better there. Also, there were bottles of cleansers and wipes on top of the bar. As these things are vital for all restaurants, employees should discreetly hide them behind the bar. read more

Goen Dining + Bar - Pork belly - Pan Asian Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

As a person, I like small restaurants that have waiters who pay attention to detail, a decent food selection, and an overall personal, "homey" experience - Goen offers just that. Living in Kailua, you get a lot of restaurants that cater to tourism, which is understandable, but Goen has made it appealing to locals and tourists alike; the menu sports mainly Asian inspired dishes native to the melting pot of the islands, such as their own take on the poke bowl, to their version of the Filipino desert, Halo halo. I have brought multiple friends here and always suggest the same food to them and the quality has never waivered, which shows the consistency in quality the back of the house provided. The restaurant was designed so simple yet intriguing and always turns heads of people walking by. The entire restaurant is open and the literally walled off by garden beds of fresh vegetables and herbs. I have been here five times, and it is definitely a restaurant I intend to frequent. Waiters are almost always informative , which shows the care the management team put in on a daily basis to keep waiters informed at all times. The 'worst' experience I've had in all my visits was a lunch service with a single waiter, with two tables including ours for about an hour. The waiter did not really 'flirt' with us, but just wanted to take our orders; regardless, the service was still nicer than average restaurants in the same category as Goen. Overall, I would've given between a 4 and 5 stars because of the slight lack of consistency of wait staff, but I'm going to give the benefit of the doubt because I have never left this restaurant upset or unsatisfied; and in the defense of the single waiter he or she(I won't say their gender or name) was working alone, most likely since it is still a new restaurant banking on a dinner service above a lunch service. read more

We ordered the fry basket, poke bowl, beets with Brie and cruchy California roll. Everything I ate was delicious (beets and Brie hold the pesto and sushi roll hold the aioli). But that's not why this is a five star review. I have one of the most cruel food sensitivities ever: garlic. It's literally in everything and garlic powder and salt count as well. I notified my server of this issue, as I do at most places. Usually, the server says let me find out. And they come back and tell me I can have some lettuce with oil only etc etc (some sad options) or they have no idea what I can eat and give no offerings. If I do eat garlic it feels as though my stomach is so full of gas that it's going to explode with some extreme sharp pains similar to being stabbed in the stomach from the inside. Pleasant right? So sometimes when I go out to eat I just plan on suffering for the rest of the day and evening. So trust me you can't lie and say there isn't any garlic because I will find out in about 30minutes or less. My server gave me plenty of options of food options( not just a bowl of lettuce with no dressing). He even told me which ones seem like they don't have garlic but do. Bravo sir! So if you are looking for great food and servers who actually care about your food allergies, GO HERE! To my server ( I'm so sorry I don't remember your name) you have really impressed me. Your boss and the restaurant should be extremely thrilled and lucky to have you. Thank you so so so much! read more

Sat at the bar for happy hour Good choices of drinks and food items Would come back to try dinner here read more

Wonderful experience. Nice upscale but still casual. Menu was great. Service was good. Everything we ate was fully enjoyed. Can't wait to return. read more

Was going to try this place out never been before. Stood in front and waited about 10 mins all the employees walking around bartender looks at us and no one says anything finally after 10 mins the worker tells us sorry we don't seat people between the hours of 3pm-4pm. Thanks for wasting 10 mins I'll never get back a sign should be posted. read more

Had a wonderful experience. Food and drinks were on point! My favorites are: kampachi, lettuce wraps, tuna roll, and the filet mignon!!! The beets were amazing too! I will be back! Looking forward to it! Parking is easy, bathrooms were spotless, service was amazing, and the atmosphere was relaxing!! read more

Goen was supposed to be a special, more expensive, meal for the family. During Covid we usually get the cheaper take out meals, visiting smaller mom and pop stores. It was a special occasion so we though we'd try Goen. It was a huge disappointment. The cons: Spanish octopus dish: octopus was very chewy and tough. The other day I went to saigon pho restaurant, got their octopus dish and their octopus was way better! And they gave more than double the amount for almost half the price. Empanada was just a puff pastry. Not the empanadas I'm used to from latin american and spanish restaurants which are more doughy. It was just ok. Reminded me of a $4 pastry you'd buy from a pastry place... Except this cost $12! Brussel sprouts and cauliflower we're way too oily. Soaked in oil. Not crispy. We got the side order buttered bread. It was inedible. Super old, hard, and dry. Im sure the bread was leftovers from previous days. It was BAD. Like old toasted garlic bread you had it the fridge for days. At least toast the bread with butter to order. The mochi dessert was nothing special. The pros: The pork belly and unagi dish was delish. That is the only thing I'd get again. The cheesecake was yummy too, but I won't get it again for the price. $8 for a tiny cylindrical piece. Again, I could get something just as good, three times the size for the same price, at another place. Conclusion: Not good. Even if this place was priced more reasonably, I wouldn't go again (except for that pork unagi dish). There are so many affordable mom and pop restaurants doing take out, who put 110% into their work. Seriously so many take out places I've been have been so impressively delicious. I'd much rather patronize their establishments. read more

Absolutely loved this restaurant! You definitely need to know what to order, some items are better than others. I loved the Salmon, perfect blend of veggies, sauce, and fish. The fish was perfectly cooked, a little raw in the center which I liked. Great crispy French fries with a great spice. Edamame with a great spicy seasoning. I'm allergic to nuts and sesame and they accommodated me very nicely. The crab cakes were to die for, best sauce I've ever had on crab cakes! House sparkling wine, my new favorite. Chocolate cake was okay, I thought the cookie filling tasted a little strange. Overall, A+ and this will definitely be one of my new go tos here in Kailua, especially during happy hour. The bites they have are great, you can try a nice variety of items by ordering from the happy hour menu. read more

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Met a group a friends to try this new place in Kailua for lunch. Nice atmosphere as we sat outside. Menu is rather small, but nice offerings. Started off with the beets and fried basket. Beets dish was very flavorful and we enjoyed it very much. Fried basket was just ok, but still a good item to order. Was disappointed I couldn't try the pork belly, which is only served during dinner. Avocado toast - very nice light lunch plate. The flavors mix well together with an egg on top to boot! Others ordered the burgers which they seemed to enjoy but felt it wasn't anything super special. Burger was huge in thickness and cooked to perfection. All in all I was a bit disappointed. The food was good but I wasn't wow'ed. Maybe I'll try dinner time and see if it's better. In the new Lau Hala Shops (aka former Macy's) across the street from Kailua shopping center. read more

I was pretty disappointed but it's hard to distinguish why. Drinks were fine (but the menu ranges to the sweet side), service was great, and my appetizer was pretty good. Decor was cute and the bar was very clean. Overall nothing glaring and I wouldn't judge anyone for having a good time. My only technical complaint was that the bar tender couldn't adjust the a drink which was too sweet. She added bitters and water but she was very polite and professional about it. Mostly I'm disappointed that this feels like every other formulaic restaurant. Nothing special or noteworthy. A few buzz word ingredients, a tourist friendly location, and a price point that matches nearby competitors will likely indicate success. I'll try it again- but it feels like more noise and no substance. read more

Hands down the best Impossible burger I've ever eaten. Many people know I don't eat beef and haven't for years now. But this blows away any real Burger away!!! My sister agrees and she eats beef. She also said she may never eat a real beef burger again because of how delicious this burger was. I can't even explain how delicious all the flavors were and came together. Magic in your mouth. This plate cost $19. It came with criss cross fries and the burger was huge. We shared it. After we ate it we wished we each ordered our own so we could eat the other half later. Go check this place out if you are in Kailua. 5 2 read more

Goen Dining + Bar - Impossible Burger - Pan Asian Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Ordered the beets, mushroom fries, swordfish (market special fish) and halo halo for dessert. Both appetizers were quite good, I normally don't really like beets but the combo of Brie and red onions was very unique and tasty. The mushroom fries were heavy but a great sharing dish to start. My boyfriend ordered the swordfish and thought it was good - I especially liked the sauce that accompanied the fish. I enjoyed the halo halo, but the shave ice was a little too frozen and didn't taste like lilikoi as it was supposed to (seemed like the whole thing was premade and had just come out of the freezer). Overall the meal was good, but definitely not as polished as Roy's (Chef Roy Yamaguchi's namesake). read more

Goen Dining + Bar - Pan Asian Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

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Menu is very limited but the sushi was fantastic! I've gone here a few times and it's always very delicious. The wine recommendation from the waiter I had the last time was excellent. I enjoyed my take away order today. No pictures sadly because I ate everything so quickly. Will be going back and will recommend to friends/family. read more

Went here for our anniversary, we ordered a couple appetizers and main course. Food is great, service is awesome. I'm a big Roy's fan so I might be a little impartial haha. Good location and parking is free right next to the restaurant. Try to go early because it gets quite busy. Not going to lie this place is a little pricey but worth the price. read more

The atmosphere is still kinda off at this place. I can't tell if it's because the service and the clientele are just not jiving or what. In any case, the location is right in the middle of Kailua so you can't miss it. I've tried lunch and dinner and I have to say the food is meh. Very mildly flavored. Almost no flavor to some dishes. The crab salad got sent back, it was just not good at all. The sushi was fresh and looked very good, but again, not a lot of flavor/spice. The beet appetizer has evolved from a whole slice of goat cheese to just some crumbles, which is VERY disappointing. The one star was the dessert and drinks. The holo holo was outstanding. The drinks are also well thought out and easy to knock back. I'll probably try one more time for dinner and get an entree to see how that goes. read more

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Awesome service, very attentive. Super friendly AND Chef made me a special vegan entree with king oyster mushrooms and a slew of veggies. read more

Goen Dining + Bar - King oyster mushrooms, farro & quinoa, kale, veggies- sooo good! - Pan Asian Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

It really didn't get goen until we told the waitress we were in a rush to get mai tais. Kinda good. Kinda not. Sushi was spicy. Overall it's a 4. Everything is solid. Nothing was bad. read more

Get. The. Brussel. Sprouts. 11/10!!!! Absolutely delicious. Also had their rib entree and fish and chips. Their sunset spritzer and "hows it goen" drink were very tasty. All amazing and friendly staff. Went for my bday dinner and will definitely be returning :) read more

Goen Dining + Bar - Pan Asian Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

We've had great meals at Goen but over the last 6 months it has been very disappointing. Tonight the salmon tataki and the misoyaki butterfish were fishy, the Brussels sprouts and cauliflower were swimming in oil, and the north shore burger was a grease-soaked sponge with a tiny fraction of the veggies in the website picture. Where did you find bacon that doesn't taste like bacon? Iceberg lettuce - seriously? read more

Goen Dining + Bar - Pan Asian Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Had a great time with old friends on the windward side restaurant scene post vaccination. The service was excellent and the food even better. Don't pass on the fried mushrooms and heirloom tomato salad. The snapper was crispy and tangy but the Misoyaki butterfish was a wonderful mix of Japanese sensations. Highly recommended. We topped it off with Halo Halo desserts and they had to roll us out the door. It's an open air restaurant so felt safe except for the paparazzi. read more

Roy Yamaguchi got this right when planning his Kailua Town restaurant. The atmosphere is casual, seating comfortable. Not too noisy so you can still hold a casual conversation. As for the food... since this is the first night, the menu selection is somewhat limited but still offers a good variety of flavors. Start off with the Bites menu for appetizer sizes dishes. I ordered the pork belly and immediately ordered a second once got a taste of this yummy dish. I also ordered the Ahi roll from the sushi section but my favorite I highly recommend the Chicken Bao. This was great and very tasty. Ordered the ribeye steak for the main dish as well as the salmon. Both were absolutely delicious. The fusion of flavors works well for these two dishes. I recommend saving room for the dessert. Only tried the Goen Halo. So many complimentary flavors in one dish. This is a absolute must order. So yummy and good to finish the evening meal. Very refreshing. read more

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My husband and I visited GOEN several times now & everything has been consistent. Service was always great! Never waited long for our food. Food has been consistent. I suggest to try their Mushroom Fry Basket & Salmon Entree! read more

Had lunch with A friend at Gion yesterday. Located in Kailua, so worth taking the detour to see her and partake of the delicious food. The service was on spot, our young waiter checked on us and I felt well takened care of. She suggested the mushroom fries (two of my favorite foods rolled up into one)! Pretty yummy especially hot and fresh. The burger was also delicious...so big that I could only eat half. They also kindly removed the arugula and replaced with butter lettuce. I thought oh, I'm done but she suggested the dessert...a halo halo. It wasn't the traditional Filipino halo halo but it had a great combination of fruits, ice cream, Mochi bits and other yummies that kept my spoon going in! Would I come back? Yup yup. Maybe for dinner since the lunch and dinner menu differ. read more

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Delicious food, fantastic service. The place opened two days ago, so worth checking out. Appetizers and entrees were great. Didn't have room for dessert, but the selection looked lovely. Definitely would recommend and go back. read more

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Was our first day on the island after a very long day of travel, and this was a great first meal. As per our hosts recommendation, we had the Crispy Brussel Sprouts and an order of Krispy Kalifornia rolls. Both were amazing, the first being a must have in my opinion. For a main, I had the Huli Chicken. It was very well made, taste was great, and I would go back for more if I had more time. read more

Goen Dining + Bar - Krispy Kalifornia (Bottom) Crispy Brussels and Cauliflower (Top) - Pan Asian Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

For an early Valentine's Day dinner date with my husband, we tried out Goen and it was a really a great choice. First of all due to the pandemic, I liked how their restaurant is open air so you don't have to worry about being in an enclosed space breathing in other people's potentially laced COVID breath. We got seated right away. There's a QR code to scan with your phone to view the menu on their website. FYI, I unintentionally did intermittent fasting today so dinner was going to be my first meal of the day. Pardon my pidgin English, but ho brah I wen pound everything and it was ono. We started with the Charred Spanish Octopus and Duck Confit Empanada. There was a generous serving of octopus and it was really soft, like barely any chewiness like the tako poke from Foodland and it came with a sauce that I scraped the bowl for with each piece of octopus. There was just one empanada to split between the both of us. For $12 it would have been nice to have two empanadas. Taste wise it was okay. I would order the octopus again, but not the empanadas. My entree was the Maple Leaf Duck Breast & Ravioli and it was really good. The ravioli had a lemony flavor but not too overpowering for the cheese filling. The duck was super tender. The vegetables were nicely roasted. My husband had the Rosemary & Garlic Roasted Chicken. It was chicken breast and I'm more of a fan of dark meat but it was okay. For dessert I had the Halo Halo and my husband had the Yuzu Lemon Bar Cheesecake. Both desserts were really good. The Halo Halo isn't the Magnolia version, but I really enjoyed how it was different with the Strawberry & Lilikoi Shave Ice, Coconut Ice Cream, and Ube Flan. Our server was really nice and readily offered my husband refills for his coffee. The staff that brought our food, took away dishes, and packed our leftovers were also very friendly. I really had a great dining experience here and I hope to dine here again soon. read more

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Amazing customer service and friendly staff. I didn't care for my food and the staff kept asking if I wanted something else complementary and I declined because it wasn't their fault that I didn't like the dish. They surprised me with 2 free desserts even though I didn't ask for it. They were very thoughtful! And I loved my husbands food btw! I will definitely be going there again and just order what he had next time! read more

Sooooo good! We tried some new things that we wouldn't normally like the Trufle Agnolotti, I am not a big pineapple fan so I was skeptical at first. OMG it was sooo good 10/10 recommend it. The dry basket was perfect, wasn't heavily battered and it was crispy and flaky but the mushroom was still juicy. The short ribs were not our favorite dish of the night, the sauce was a little to heavy but they fell apart and were so tender. The spicy ahi roll had very thin slices of ahi and they weren't too spicy so delicious. My favorite part of the meal was the dessert, the s'mores were AMAZING, fluffy toasted marshmallow, rich creamy chocolate mousse, and caramel drizzle and graham cracker crumbs sent it over the top read more

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Had an excellent first time here! We're locals and will be back. Chris the host made sure to seat us with our reservation exactly to our requests- that being outdoors and even sat us on the later side which we were very grateful for. He really went above and beyond while we were waiting for our table and communicating with us by phone until our table was ready. He really cares about our experience and we recognized and appreciated that. Give that guy a raise. Our server arianna was professional, very attentive and quick to bring us anything we needed and checked in with us just the perfect amount to take care of our needs. She was fast to attend to our orders and requests. She was so friendly and welcoming too. She deserves a raise too, she was the best and most competent server I've had in a long time. And the food was amazing- hot, crispy, very fresh produce (SO important), everything on the menu we tried as amazing. And the cocktails were excellent too,. The chef is quite talented, we're lucky to have him in town. Will be regulars now! **** COVID PRECAUTIONS were excellent. Im so happy to see they care about the safety of their customers. As a healthcare provider I appreciated the meticulous wiping down of all surfaces very aggressively (I saw both by Chris and Ariana). They had us fill out a contact tracing card, and had sterilized pens. A QR menu was very appropriate and appreciated. And the tables were spaced out very nicely, felt so great to be spaced from others. Also No shared condiments. I had such a great time being able to relax knowing that they took safety very seriously. Absolutely five stars during this current environment which is so difficult for businesses! Thank you read more

My daughter stopped by last night 5/24/20 and got a Marlin Salad to go. She woke up at 3AM with food poisoning: nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps which lasted the whole next day. I'd bd careful about ordering any fish on a salad from this restaurant. read more

Amazing drinks!! Delicious food!! One of the best restaurants in Kailua. Really good service. Good indoor and outdoor sitting space.