I think this is a can't miss don't miss friendly small market. Get there early. One or two lettuce…read morevendors who are in most demand. The lady selling the turmeric lemonade was very kind and generous. Her products were great. Endless aloha fruits and the lychees for your surprise rum cocktail. The message here: skip big fat Costco. Buy local island style.

As someone who loves shopping at the farmers market and supporting local vendors and farmers, this…read morewas a huge disappointment. My low rating is only for the Chinese vendor selling papaya, mangoes and other fruits in the front of the farmers market, he had the first stall. Huge scammer. I paid $38 for 4 fruits (3 papayas and one mango), even through was originally quoted $28. All fruits he packed were close to rotting and were trashed as soon as I got to our hotel room. If you are visiting Kauai, do your self a favor and support other farmers markets. I hate dealing with people who are scammers and just out to cheat people. I didn't even go back to complain as it's not worth your energy. Arhh, worst experience in Kauai.

Visited this warehouse when it first opened and found a lack of places with appealing wares. Spent…read moremost of my time at the food trucks. Read that they had added some vendors but still found it lacking . Vendors are not all open the same days and times so it is pretty hit and miss. Even some of the food trucks I liked last time were not there anymore. Unless they make big changes this was my last stop. There is no draw pulling me there. There are places elsewhere worth my time.

Great spot to support local craftsmen! Nice variety of items- we purchased unique bags, local…read moreshirts, and jewelry.

A great Hawaiian cultural historic site. It is a sacred heist and ancient Hawaiian village located…read morein the heart of Poipu, Koloa. Do not enter the rock walled compound. It is impossible to miss the four towering tiki's. Hawaii used to be under British rule until the United States illegally took Hawaii.

While visiting Poipu Beach on the south side of Kauai, I noticed this point of interest on Yelp set…read moreup by Toni M. It's only a block north of the beach and we literally drove passed this to reach the beach. So I decided to give up a bit of my beach time to appreciate the native culture. Sadly for tourists, there is no walking on the grounds permitted unless there is some special tour going on. (There is a website that fills in all the details of events.) But good for the history preservation, the lack of people trodding over everything should help preserve the site longer for it to reveal its secrets to those trained in discovery. For all the technical info about this place, check out Toni's excellent review. I have also posted photos of the information kiosks near the wooden carvings. It's nice to find a place that is trying to preserve what makes it special instead of selling out to greed for short term gain. Review #2383

As you're driving into Koloa, you'll notice what looks like a giant Tylenol on your right. Step…read moreinside and you'll see that it is a monument which commemorates the different ethnic groups who immigrated to Kauai during the boom of the sugar days - the Chinese, Filipino and Japanese as well as Portuguese and Africans. Each of them contributed to the tapestry of the culture, history and cuisine on this island. Take a minute inside. This is very cool.

I'm a big fan of public art especially when it is used to commemorate a moment in time, or as a…read morerepresentation of a way of life. The Island of Kauai had a long run producing sugar cane, but that has faded along with the government subsidies. Now, the island is seeing the land being converted to coffee plantations. But back in 1965, this site of a former Sugar Mill was designated as a Historic Place. 20 years later, this monument was built to commemorate the history of the area. The monument includes contributor plaques as well as six informational plaques that tell all about the sugar industry and local history. But the eye-catching focus of the monument is the full-sized depiction of numerous sugar mill workers cast in bronze by artist Gordon Fisher in 1985. The native people are shown performing certain tasks, some standing, some seated. It is a beautiful piece dedicated to capturing the look of the island people at the height of the sugar trade. Review #2412

Tasting Kauai food tours are always the highlight of our visits to Kauai. Susan is a delightful…read moreguide, bringing her island style, friendly and inspiring perspectives, and excellent storytelling to each stop. She is also extremely accommodating to all the guests. The food is always incredible - excellent dishes at wonderful eateries supporting local, family-owned businesses. Portions are generous and the food is top quality! Susan offers great recommendations for other eateries and local activities that are worth the price of admission alone! We highly recommend Tasting Kauai - all of the tours are fantastic and well worth the reasonable cost.

ZERO stars to this company!!! We (4) signed up and prepaid, was at the meeting place as requested…read more12:45 in Kapa'a. Stayed there for over 45", hubs called and texted at least 4-5 times. No call back, no text back. What a sham, no customer service, call back your damn customers. I'm sure we'll never see a refund nor explanation!! Bye bye $500 bucks. Reporting you to the BBB and TripAdvisor!!! What a rip off, do not book with these clowns!!!!! Oh, and there was "no refunds" stated on our vouchers!

Sensational food and service to match. You almost feel like you're eating in someone's home. We…read moretend to dine later in the evening which was good in that it wasn't crowded in the restaurant but bad in that they'd already sold out in a couple items. I ended up choosing the vongole e gamberetti which was a nice blend of fresh seafood and spaghetti in a zesty broth. However, m'lady got the spaghetti bolognese and I'm telling you: this is the best, most flavorful, freshest bolognese I've ever tasted. I only got 2 bites and had to play it cool because, well, I made the choice I did. I was effusive in my praise afterwards and everyone who worked there concurred and said I was just the latest to discover this incredible dish! If you enjoy this dish, trust me: it's better than any other kind you've had in the past. After the meal, we met another waiter and chatted with him about the restaurant, recipes, and this neighborhood. Just as friendly as everyone else. Make it a point to stop here and get that bolognese!

I'm reevaluating my review from 2+ years ago! The restaurant is under new ownership and the wait…read morehelp/ hostess lack experience and the quality of the food is not the authentic LaSpesia recipes of previous owners. And I believe the prices have gone up but so has everything. I hope this review is accepted with no disrespect only constructive criticism. Aloha Jerry

Highly recommended! Kevin & Elene took us around the South & West ends of the island on the Feast…read moreTour, and gave us samples from the best of Kauai's mom & pop restaurants, drink & snack shops. What a great way to find the best places, with super knowledgeable and very hospitable guides. Truly a pleasurable afternoon!

Saturday Sunset Food Tour on Kauai…read more Our tour guides were both very pleasant, however, we were highly disappointed with the actual event. The description of the tour did not match with what we actually experienced. I would not consider the dinner fine dining. The food was barely lukewarm...the entrees were two small ribs, a scoop of mashed potatoes, with no side vegetables! Yes, there was dessert but hardly worth even mentioning. The appetizers were served at different shopping centers straight from a paper bag. At one stop, it was handed to us standing in front of the company van near food trucks in a parking lot. There we sampled what we will admit was a delicious appetizer,but felt very awkward. There was no presentation at all! Maybe if there was some pre-thought into the serving, it may not of been as bad. Of course, the sunset was beautiful. But we could've seen it anywhere for free. This excursion was a splurge for us on our anniversary trip. Definitely not worth the amount of money we paid for it!!!

A cooking class was the perfect addition to our trip to Kaua'i! Our family had a great time doing…read morethe Corner Store Cooking Class. We learned to make Spam Musubi, Somen Salad, Ahi Poke, and Butter Mochi. As 4 beginner cooks, we were a bit apprehensive, but Aletha was the perfect hostess, guiding us to prepare dishes that we can confidently make on our own. This is a great hands on experience to immerse yourself in Hawaii's incredible culture and traditions!

We signed up for this to learn more about Kauai cuisine and culture. It was fantastic- we were able…read moreto make together in the group ahi poke, musubi, a Japanese-inspired salad, and butter mochi. Along the way we learned about the adaption of cuisines to the Kauai modification, the salt unique to Kauai and the culture around it, and the various other entrepreneurial ventures around the island. And of course had a wonderful and plentiful lunch with musubi and mochi to take away. It was a great experience and highly recommended.

We came here for Mother's Day. Love that they had a pre-selected menu and was fairly priced. It was…read morea three course meal and it was plenty. But I didn't like that it wasn't shareable. But totally understandable. Service was ok. Could've been better. Our server was ok but I didn't get a friendly vibe from her. The restaurant decor was lovely and I love that they had live music. They had an awesome guest musician. We enjoyed his music. The pre-selected food choices t h ey had for Mother's Day was well chosen (see menu). My friend had the steak and I took a bite of it. It was beefy, complemented by perfectly melted fat and seasoning (like salt, pepper, and garlic). It was delish even if I only had one bite. I had the meatball with marinara sauce. The sauce over the meatball was like the icing on the cake. It was bigger than I expected so I did have leftovers but ate it the next day. It was even better. I recommend this place if you're looking for good Italian food on the island!

First the positive and why I gave this 4 stars. The food is good. And also the live entertainment…read morewas great. Now for the "training opportunities." We were a party of 7 and had a reservation; we dined on 3/29/26. We were sat at a good table, and were greeted at the host stand warmly. Our server was friendly but obviously overwhelmed. We started by ordering cocktails (extra cold vodka martinis and prosecco). We also put in an appetizer order of calamari and bruschetta. Our appetizers arrived before our cocktails, and though we ordered the calamari and bruschetta, we got calamari and the focaccia bread. While our server was passing the table, we mentioned that we did not order the focaccia bread, but ordered the bruschetta. She made some excuse and told us the bruschetta would be right out. Once we were finally 3/4 of the way through our appetizers, our cocktail order arrived warm, about 20 minutes after we placed the order. When we were mostly through our cocktails and all the way done with our calamari, bruschetta arrived. It does not say on the menu that the bruschetta only has two pieces, and we felt the server should have mentioned to our party of seven that it only had two pieces, and should have suggested we ordered a second order. So we ordered another order of bruschetta to accommodate our party. One person in our party did not order cocktails but wanted to have a glass of wine from a bottle of red that we brought, and we were more than halfway through our original cocktail order before glasses were brought to the table, and that one person could have a glass of wine-- we did mention while placing our cocktail order that that one person wanted to have a glass of wine while we were having our cocktails. Before we got our second order of bruschetta, the busers tried to clear our plates, and we explained that we were still waiting on a second order of bruschetta. Our entrées arrived perfect, and hot and delicious... though our appetizers and appetizer plates were still cluttering the table. Maybe it's not in their service standard, but none of our pasta noodle dishes were served with a spoon, which is very awkward to eat. We were also not offered any Parmesan cheese upon the delivery of our entrées or throughout our meal, which was offered when we dined there previously. The ambience was nice, but extremely loud due to the untrained busers who were talking loudly and dropping silverware continuously on the floor near our table while trying to clear plates and buss empty tables. We felt our server was trying her very best, but was extremely busy with other tables and did not pay our table much attention. The floor manager was behind the host stand for much of the evening, and did not touch our table once, or help our overwhelmed server pour wine, clear plates, or fix any errors. Overall we felt that the entire front of house staff lacked communication with each other, and the manager was unhelpful. There was an auto gratuity of 20% placed on our check due to the fact that we were a large party, which was fine because we would not have tipped less than 20% anyway, but we were hoping for more than mediocre service. We hope this place sticks around because there are not many options for good Italian food on the island, but the truth is we are not excited to return because the service and experience overall was lackluster.