I have a new appreciation for coffee…read more After attending a coffee farm tour, I've changed what to expect for good coffee. You don't need sugar or cream. Just good beans. HICO is known for their ube which I tried- I like that it's not super sweet, just a hint of and I think that's all you need for good coffee. You still want the coffee to come through. The salmon loc was also not bad- good breakfast. Thank for letting me bring my . I'll be back when I'm in town.

I ordered the ube latte, for some odd reason it had no sweetener when I took my first sip. It was…read moresurprising. I went to the bar and saw a bottle of simple syrup with writing that said "help yourself" perhaps they don't add sugar to any coffee and you have to do it yourself? Cold brew was really sour, perhaps that's the taste of the coffee beans itself. We ordered the loaded spam musubi and spicy crab musubi. They are really loaded, for $17 each, it's pretty expensive for rice and spam. It's heavily covered in sriracha and mayo. We weren't fans of how much sauce covered the musubis, we had to scrape it off. Id opt to eat a normal musubi, save yourself $17

We got a latte with soy milk and a latte with oat milk. We tried Kona coffee from a few places now…read moreand this was the first place where we could really taste the unique Kona coffee flavors - earthy, chocolatey (especially with oat milk; with soy, you can taste the soy flavor a bit and the Kona coffee flavor's not as strong). Came back a few more times since it's so good and their lattes are very consistent! We also tried their vegan chocolate croissant. They helped us warm up the croissant, but it was still cold on the inside (the chocolate filling and bottom side of the pastry). That was a bit disappointing, but it still tasted good and probably would have been even better thoroughly warmed! (The ice cream is NOT vegan for those wondering if it's vegan ice cream. We inquired since they don't serve cow milk in their coffees, so we thought maybe their ice cream was so vegan.)

We ordered an açaí bowl, and it was terrible, worse than something a five-year-old could make at…read morehome. The service was essentially nonexistent, yet I still left a tip for simply handing me the bowl. I mentioned that we were kamaʻāina, but the employee had difficulty communicating and made it seem as though he had applied the discount. After paying and asking for the receipt, I realized that no discount had been given. He then told me, "I think the kamaʻāina discount only applies to people who live on this island." I replied, "You're definitely not from here." He said " Yes" It's a joke.

My rating is for their bagel with sea salt and coconut oil - the best option for vegans and soooo…read moredelicious!! And of course great Kona coffee!

Nice little place to get some great coffee in the morning and just sit on a covered deck facing the…read moreocean. It is a great way to start your day. They have a large selection of pastries which all looked delicious for a reasonable price. I opted for the $8.50 Ham, Egg & Cheese on a croissant. The disappointment was within the croissant as there was 1 smaller slice of ham, 1 smaller slice of cheese, and little egg. It was basically an expensive croissant. I went back to the kitchen but no one was there and the line for the other help was super long. Otherwise the scenery and coffee is great!

Cafe in King Kamehameha courtyard is a fantastic pickup spot before leaving the hotel!…read more I've come here several times for coffee prior to leaving the hotel and thoroughly enjoy the service, coffee, and food. Their regular coffee, ube matcha, espresso drinks were all solid. Food choices have good enough variety and service is great.

This is a nice coffee place which opens really early and has a good selection of coffees and…read moresandwiches and pastries. Prices are reasonable, conveniently located inside courtyard by Marriott hotel premises . I tried their ube latte during my recent Hawaii visit and really liked it. Will Recommend!

We ordered green matcha with red bean bingsoo. It was so…read moregood! My husband and I shared the large bowl. We also ordered the Bulgogi panini for our trip back to the mainland. Both the garlic and spicy sauce for dipping was excellent. This place is hopping. A lot of locals and tourists come. I think they opened a second location. This place is a gem!

Came by again, ordered the same bulgogi panini which was great…read more Also tried the lilikoi ade which was alright. My friend had the mango ade which wasn't that good. Lilikoi was better but maybe not worth the money. Seating is all outside and in the middle of the day it's HOT. So be prepared to take your food home or enjoy the heat.

Get your coffee and chocolate here!…read more We stopped by an hour ago to round out our shopping before heading back home tomorrow. We picked up butter rum-covered macadamia nuts for my brother-in-law and dark chocolate donkey balls (also macadamia nuts!) for our teenage nephew. Prices are reasonable given the prime downtown Kona location.

If I could give a negative star, I would. We bought coffee from them last May and had a wonderful…read moreexperience. Our package arrived two days after we got home and everyone loved the coffee. Fast forward to November when I put in a large order of coffee, tea and donkey balls for Christmas presents. They charged our credit card and sent an Order # the next day. After that - absolutely nothing!! We phoned at least four times and left a detailed message each time. They never returned our calls. We e-mailed twice with no reply either time. No communications at all. We did get our money back from our credit card company, but I'm wondering if they ate the cost of the credit rather than trying to get the money back from this company. Not good! Let the buyer beware if you try to order online from this company.

Lovely people & lovely coffee!…read more Coffee 5/5 Dirty Coffee - Tasty and the caramel crisp is such a unique touch. Very innovative! Vanilla Bean Latte - Tastiest one we've had on the island. Service 5/5 There was a miscommunication, no one's fault. We initially got an espresso instead of a vanilla latte and so she gave us a latte on the house. Very kind of her. Happy to get cracked out on their coffee any day.

The owner are super knowledgeable and very friendly! We had a great chat with them about coffee,…read moreeverything from beans to brewing to their Weber EG-1 grinder. We got two pour overs, a latte with oat milk, and a dirty coffee with oat milk. Super smooth and tasty coffee, the pour overs were exceptional, not sour at all! If you buy beans from here, they'll even give you the recipe and a sample of ground coffee so you can compare how fine to ground your coffee, super helpful and something we haven't seen other coffee places do!

Better than before. This time around I just had them add everything and it is fantastic…read more The store is still a nice Mom & Pop shop, so that's extra points because the service is very personal as it is family owned. If you're on a cruise, your body will appreciate this break for fresh healthy fruit.

Talk about delicious! If I could give the Kona Wave Café 10 stars, I would!…read more The açai bowl was delicious and we chose the large and split it between my husband and I. It was plenty for us. We sat outside and just listened to the birds and watch the traffic and people walking by and it was the perfect way to start the day. We will be back and we highly recommend coming here.