Wow! You get a tasty and healthy food for a very reasonable price. Can't beat that! The portion is just right too so one can't over eat. It's very laid back and casual atmosphere here. read more

Pau Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Kamuela, Hawaii

Had lunch at this awesome little healthy restaurant with a dear family friend and it was great! We shared their special grilled cheese and ham sandwich, tomato bisque soup, and a Caesar salad and it was fantastic! The flavors and taste for each of the items was amazing and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! Our waiter, Mick, not only was his service amazing but he was also such a cutie! All-in-all, it was a great experience with fantastic taste in food and excellent service; Pau deserves the five star rating I gave them! read more

We don't seem to be able to get a good quality pizza on the island and we don't understand why? The ingredients are the same no matter where on earth you are. If you were to order a filet mignon and got served a hamburger would you accept it? So why should we accept anything less in a pizza? We ordered a pepperoni pizza for take-out. Got it home and found the pizza to be largely bread and sauce. There was hardly any cheese and about one piece of pepperoni per slice. The pizza was bland and tasteless. This was our second try here. The first time wasn't too great either but we figured we would give them another try, especially since they were providing take-out during the Covid-19 pandemic. We really wanted to support this local business, but if you can't make a basic pepperoni pizza, then why would you want to try anything else they have to offer. We showed a slice of the pizza to our neighbor and she said it looked like what you would get in a frozen pizza. Costco pizza is 100 times better. We are beginning to understand why businesses here fail. You can't take advantage of people, give them low quality, high priced food and expect them to come back. We are local and are NOT coming back! read more

Pau Pizza - Peperoni pizza? - Pizza Near Me - Kamuela, Hawaii

Stopped in for an early dinner after spending a lonnngg day of driving around seeing the sights. We each ordered the 3 slice and side salad special. A good choice for just 2 as the 18" pie is the only choice. Also not a bad idea for the couple who can't agree on pizza. The pizza is very thin crust without an overwhelming, but adequate amount of cheese. The 2 choices for the special pizza were both interesting mine was topped with chicken, goat cheese and artichoke. The salad was great, with apples candied pecans and a vinegarette dressing. Usually I prefer thick crust pizza, with the exception of really good NY/ brooklynn thin crust. That's why I preferred Kona Brewing Co. Pizza to Pau. But all in all Pau is a nice stop if you're in the area read more

Review for vegetarian: The best food we had during our 9-day Hawaii trip! After a long drive from Polulu during heavy rain, finding this place was a delight. Great option for vegetarian. A pleasant conversation with the staff to start with, followed by the best COCOUNT CURRY soup ever! I'd had nothing like this before and this soup had everything right about it - steaming hot, spicy, delicious and perfect quantity. Although the staff recommended salads, we wanted something heavier so ordered the Pizza. When we were too full for dessert, they gave us samples of freshly made mud pie which was to die for! Instantly we packed a big bowl of mud pie which served as our breakfast the next morning :) read more

Great food,good value and friendly service. Always stop there when in town. Had the fresh fish sandwich yesterday with Cesar salad. Cooked to perfection.never disappoints.Mahalo read more

Pau Pizza - Fresh Mahi - Pizza Near Me - Kamuela, Hawaii

We had the worst dining experience at Pau we will never return. We arrived at 5:45 greeted politely and we ordered drinks. The drinks came and then we ordered. They were out of burgers, turkey burgers, humus plate. After ordering about 45 MINUTES later we were told they only had one piece of fish left. Three of us had ordered fish!!! How long does it take to figure out you have only one piece of fish left? We should have left at that point but we ordered and about 20 min later we received our food. The food was so mediocre they offered a discount the discount was never put on our bill. The lack of interest by both waitress makes me think that Pau will not be around in a few months. So disappointed read more

Excellent lunch offerings. We enjoyed the soup, hummus and then the pizza salad combo. Service was great even though the man asked us a lot about where we live read more

This was a great find. The restaurant shares a parking lot with Merimans. The pizza is very good. It has a tasty sauce and a thin crust. The toppings are plentiful and the pie options are creative and tasty. The best deal is the daily slice, 3 slices of the slice of the day and a side salad. The vintner salad was a hit. The service was fantastic. This is a no frills establishment, great food but water served in a mason jar and soda served by the can. Definitely worth the drive to Waimea. read more

Stopped in for lunch on the way to the north coast of the island. This place was absolutely slammed during the lunch rush. No free tables, and a line nearly out the door. We ordered the 'whole hog' pizza, and waited about 20 minutes for it to be ready. We ended up sitting near the door, with an open view into the kitchen. This was a mixed blessing, as I both got to see all the really awesome food that everyone else had ordered, but also watched the woman behind the cash register committing repeated health violations. She went from handling money to touching food, to bussing tables multiple times without ever washing her hands (this is the only reason why they didn't get 5 stars). I understand they were super busy, and were rushing around, but making your customers ill with cross contamination violations is not an acceptable practice, no matter how short staffed you may be. Anyway, the pizza itself was quite good, even if it was thin crust which isn't really my preference. read more

The salads are on the dinner side, but they are so good , you wont even have trouble getting through it. Definitely coming back read more

Pau Pizza - Amazing salad - Pizza Near Me - Kamuela, Hawaii

Service was great but food was average. Not bad but not great. View was amazing and the main reason to eat here.

It's okay.....ordered the slice of the day with a salad (to go). Be prepared to wait a while for your to go, it took them 30 mins to prepare. The good part, the pizza slice was fairly large, could share with two people. The downside, the pizza was just average with a super thick crust and skimpy on the toppings. The Cesar salad was the most disappointing, super tiny, with a few lettuce leaves and some Parmesan sprinkles, two croutons and a little cup of Cesar dressing. On top of that, their to go orders are served on regular paper plates, which they cover with tin foil, so when you open it, lettuce leaves were falling everywhere and the topping of the pizza was sticking to the foil. Not worth $12 in my opinion. Staff was not friendly at all. The girl at the register was eating the whole time, infront of the customers, and the kitchen staff were so laid back (counting their tips) even when we had been waiting for ages. Unbelievable. read more

i have been fraternizing this resteraunt for many years; usually I experience excellent food and service. March 16 I went in and asked for my usual lunch on a "to go" plate ( as i knew i wouldn't be able to eat everything and I didn't want to inconvenience the workers with both an in house plate and a to go plate). I did, however, give a full service 20% tip at the time of purchase. When the server brought me my food he announced " we will make an accepting this time, but we won't do this in the future." He was extremely condescending and rude. I left a message on the restaurant's website requesting a call from the owner to report my experience. It is over two weeks later and I never received a response. read more

Found a bug in my food some kind of fly was disgusting. also Horrible service they now charge the same for a sandwich without a salad included for over $16 it used to come with a salad and be an actual meal now the sandwich won't even crave ur hunger because it's so small and they don't even toast the bread anymore this place has gone way down hill so not eat here ever again like me and my family and friends. They are ripping people off crooks read more

This is the place to go in the big island for pizza and salad! Delicious! Always clean and employees are friendly. Local produce used in many menu items too. Side note: really cool artwork. read more

This place has delicious food, nice service and a really nice atmosphere. The food is pizza, salads, sandwiches (would recommend the turkey burger on salad) and some entrees and desserts. The pizza is nice quality, yummy and filling and the salads are extraordinary. They have so many different toppings, like apples, spiced pecans (which they make themselves), cheeses (feta and bleu mostly), and much more. The dressings are also really good and their food feels healthy. Usually kinda chilly in the restaurant, so if you get cold easily I recommend bringing a jacket. I think this is one of the best places to get lunch and dinner in waimea that is priced pretty well. The only thing that annoys me is the lighting in the side room with all the tables, because they always seem to be flashing!' But other than that, everything is great. I would recommend this place for lunch and dinner! read more

The pizza is the best and their special of pizza and salad, you can't beat. Staff is very friendly and the restaurant is always clean. Rather busy at times but well worth the wait or call ahead for carry out. Excellent place to eat when in Waimea. read more

Pau has the best chocolate mousse I've ever tasted; it is light and heavenly! Their pizza and salads are tasty as well. read more

Fantastic family restaurant. The hawaiian pizza was awesome. I would love to come back here next time I'm on the Big Island. They are not just pizza, lots of other options of things to eat. read more

Poor service. We go there about once a month. Food is almost always great. Service was always great. This time (5 of us) not so. 2 people received their hot food. 15-20 minutes later two of us got our fish taco special (this was their special for the day). Fish was COLD. 10 minutes later, person who ordered salad with dressing on the side still had not gotten her salad. We asked for utensils 3 times (there were only 2 sets). We needed more water. They provide water in a bottle at the table. We needed to take the bottle to the counter to receive a new, full one. We were the ONLY people in the restaurant............. read more

Once one of my favorite restaurants in town. Went there recently and had the most horrible customer service ever!! Had to ask girl at counter for water as non was brought to us. After waiting 45 mins went back to the counter to check if salad and cheese bread was done, waitress looked at me with irritation (while eating her food) asked the cook where part of my order was only to find out it was sitting there next to her the whole time! Then brings my pizza 15 mins later and asks me if we need plates or if it's ok to eat it out of the box? I truly recommend either sending their employees to a customer service training or FIRE THEM!!! read more

have eating here for years. the food is always amazing good and very affordable. located next to merriamans at 1/4 of the price . the food is fresh and excellent. favorites are supper food salad, the grinder melt,and of course pizza, with a good wine and beer menue to match.their hours are better then merriamans, this is a casual , relaxed place, kid friendly. if your heading through waimea this is a deffinet gem. read more

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Food to die for!!! I had Tuna melt!!! She had salad. Both spectacular!! Move over Merrimans there's a new kid in town!!? We WILL drive from Kona to eat here!!! read more

SO SO GOOD! I don't often order there pizza, I go for the portobello mushroom sandwich and add goat cheese. Great option for vegetarians, the best portobello sandwich I've ever had. I accompany it with a vintners salad, they have excellent salad choices. Adding their fresh catch to a salad is also a good choice, they sure know how to cook fish! read more

One of my favorite places locally. I brought friends and they all raved about it, especially loving our waitress Sophie. If you have a chance, ask Sophie to make you a Sophie's Choice (an alcoholic beverage)... gin, passion fruit, Perrier, lime. read more

Good, solid food with a laid-back, unpretentious vibe. I had a small Caesar salad -- good but with croutons that were a bit past their prime -- and the Moa Primavera, which was excellent: penne pasta in a cheesy sauce with slices of chicken, bacon, cherry tomatoes and broccoli. The sauce was great and the veggies were fresh and bouncy. For dessert I had tiramisu, which was competent, and coffee that seemed to have been sitting around just slightly too long. With a glass of wine, the tab came to just over $45, including tax. Not a home run, but a base hit for sure. read more

Our favorite pizza on the island and you can't beat the price! 3 pieces of pizza plus a a choice of salad for $11. Great service and food. Would highly recommend. read more

I used to love this place but unfortunately too many times finding all kinds of creepy crawly things in my salad (talking years now) and as rat lung worm becomes a more prevalent issue, we can no longer ignore these poor food handling techniques. At least my life and the life of my 'Ohana are worth taking the time to properly handle produce, please learn to be more vigilant about your food practices. read more

Placed an order over the phone. Told 20 minutes. Showed up 30 minutes so as not to rush them. Paid. Cashier takes receipt and says nothing. 25 minutes later I ask where my order is to which the 12 year old at the register, who took my payment 25 minutes prior, asks "what's the name?" in a tone that informed my I was rudely inconveniencing his day. Tells me 5 more minutes. 20 minutes later my order comes out. Pizza mediocre at best anywhere else. AVOID unless you have the patience of Ghandi, or an abundance of time to waste being ignored by the pretentious teenager that works the register. read more

Fortunately I have never experienced the same thing as Mister. M, so... I've always enjoyed my meal at Pau. Last night we both had the hot pumpkin soup, the 3 slice special, and we shared a grapefruit Izzy. The soup was delicious with a nice creamy texture. The 3 slice special was a steal in my opinion. For $9 you get three nice, thin crust slices with artichoke, tomato, and arugula, or Italian sausage, olives, and roasted garlic... With your choice of a side salad from the menu (we both had the vintner's). The entire meal was just over $30 and I went home full! Try topping that! On previous visits I've also enjoyed the mushroom risotto, chicken primavera, and some if their pizzas, and I've never been disappointed. It's a small restaurant with a handful of tables, and a small staff of 3-4 people. I've been there on nights when it was a full house, and it can get a bit cramped, but not so much so that it got uncomfortable. The staff is friendly and attentive as can be, based on the capacity, and the cool Waimea breeze flowing through the windows keeps the room comfortable. Overall, I'd say Pau is an upscale pizza joint. It has good decent food at reasonable prices, and it's our go-to dining spot when we want a simple, yet good meal. It's not THE best, but it's solid! I'll put it this way... Compared to its neighboring restaurant (who's name I won't mention, but it rhymes with Jerrymans) is a MUCH better eatery. They're not overpriced, over pretentious, have good solid food, and have FRIENDLY STAFF, unlike that other place... read more

The restaurant itself was cute. The service was good and food came out quickly. However, Pizza tastes and looked like cardboard. The Mac and cheese had no flavor. Salad was drenched with dressing. read more

Every time I have come here they are out of avocados, mushrooms etc. the superfoods salad is amazing, but I would have liked to have tried the portobello mushroom sandwich. I am vegan and there we're close to no vegan options. Its either the portobello mushroom sandwich (which they are almost always out of) or the superfood salad. read more

Addicted to the Vinter Salad and need a Pau fix at least every week. Staff is always friendly and food is always fresh.

This place has gone downhill. Ate there 3 years ago. The turkey burger was amazing. Ate there again this week and it was dry and flavorless. Sad. Won't be going back. read more

Cute, casual, tasty, and a must try! The place is very clean. The staff is very attentive, friendly, and personable. I had the Mediterranean pasta which was incredibly tasty and the perfect portion. My father had the big island burger which he later went on to say that It was the best burger he had ever tasted. My mother had a salad and "slice" of sausage pizza. A slice is a quarter of a pizza and in its generous portion made a perfect pairing with a small salad. We stumbled on this place on accident when we originally had planned to eat elsewhere but the wait was too long. I'm very happy we did and will be coming here again before we leave! read more

We decided to go here because Merriman's next door was too full. Pretty casual atmosphere with quality ingredients. The pizza slice specials are a great way to go if one of the two featured kinds of pizza appeal to you. My husband got the slice special and it had 2 slices of pizza and choice of salad. The salad was a large portion and really good. Pizza was great, too. I got the Pesto Island Fish with ahi (the catch of the day). It featured a piece of fish prepared to your liking atop pesto penne pasta with vegetables. It was good, but a little too bland for my tastes. I would go again, but get the pizza or salad....the salads looks amazing! read more

Pau Pizza - Pesto Island Fish with Ahi - Pizza Near Me - Kamuela, Hawaii

This restaurant didn't meet my expectations of restaurant rated as 4 stars at yelp. The chicken primavera had too much broccoli and chicken was with brown spots. The sauce was mediocre. My husband asked for seared ahi, but they cooked it as well done. No sugar was suggested for tea. The selection of tea also was poor. Definitely will not go here again. read more

Nice place. Lots of natural light. They have a great deal for 3 pieces of pizza and a side salad for $10. I will return! :)

My husband and I just finished dinner at Pau, and could not have had a more enjoyable meal. The fish special was Curried Ahi, which my husband had with the Greek salad, and really enjoyed. He cannot have gluten, and said that the curried ahi would definitely been perfect with the locally made ciabatta sandwich rolls,and were ok with the salad, but the Greek salad and curried ahi kind of fought the flavors of the salad. He enjoyed them separately but thought the flavors really did not compliment each other. I ordered the chicken Caesar sandwich with the vintners salad, and really liked them both separately and together. The meals were great, portions are generous and nicely presented, but what made the meal is the wait staff. Our server clearly loves being there, and is super enthusiastic about custom made cocktails, the nightly specials, and the local ingredients used in every dish. We are definitely going to make this one of our regular lunch and dinner spots. Great food great atmosphere, great experience. Mahalo Pau! read more