I went in knowing this place would be mediocre and it definitely was. Definitely better for drinks - hence it being a bar. But I also got a margarita pizza. Not bad but it was basically a cheese pizza and they just added hunks of mozzarella and basil on top. read more

Tapa Bar - Margarita pizza - Wine Bars Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The live music is what lured my husband and I. Since its an outdoor bar you could sit down at the pool or enjoy the music near the front of the bar. Check out Hilton Hawaiians page for the times that they have live music: http://www.hiltonhawaiianvillage.com/resort-experiences/music I didn't catch the groups name but they played the type of music my husband and I enjoy. R & B, love songs, Hawaiian, etc. Sit back and relax your on vacation type of music. The main singer was pregnant. She had a beautiful voice. There was another guy who played the guitar, another guy who played drums and piano. Service It was pretty full when we got there. We lucked out when we scored a table. There were only two servers that we saw that night. It took a while to get drinks. It took a while to pay for them too. Actually we gave up and decided to charge it to our room. Drinks Pricey and small, but good. I got the Li hing mui margarita. I wouldn't recommend it to everyone it takes a required taste. I grew up with it so I really enjoy it. I think most people would enjoy the lava flow. It's piña colada with strawberry purée. Food The only option is pizza and I need to eat when I drink. The menu quoted 30-40 minutes and it took 40 minutes to get our pizza. I guess it takes so long because it comes from the Round Table Pizza which is about 5 -10 minute walk from the Tapa Bar. We ordered the King Arthur Supreme. It arrived hot. It's topped with pepperoni, Italian sausage, salami, linguica, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, black olives on zesty red sauce. It went well with our drinks. If the live music wasn't available we wouldn't have drank and ate here. It's pricey, they only serve pizza, and service is slow because there are only 2 servers. read more

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The burgers are by far the best food on the resort property and it's pretty fast service as well.

PROS. Convenient location. Live Music sometimes. Covered area. Can be Beach Casual , shorts, no shirt etc. CONS. Food. They call their burger a smash burger. It is NOTHING like a smash burger. It is a smaller than the bun patty, no flavor and mine was served to me fast and therefore half of the burger was rare and the other half cooked. HUH?! It is just a heat and eat burger... looks like a precooked ready to heat and throw on a bun. Terrible. The bun was never even on a grill or toasted.. just a bun grabbed right out of a package. My wife's salad with chicken had NO CHICKEN, We were already back at our room so, too late to waste time solving these two food problems. Drinks. Water down, Too Sweet. Any alcohol in them.. maybe 1 oz. - 1/5oz? and then 12 ozs of sweet mix. read more

While we did come and stay at the Hawaiian Hilton Village, we did frequent this bar a few times only because it was convenient. But the longer we stayed, the more irritated we got with the unhappy and not very friendly bartenders. Not only that..., our drinks were not made very well, hmmm like a drop of alcohol for an overpriced fufu overly sweet drink! I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS HOTEL AND BAR ARE STILL OPEN// SERVICE AND QUALITY OVERALL IS PRETTY DONE HERE!! Just pull da switch! read more

Tapa Bar - Enjoying cocktails before our spa and massage.... - Wine Bars Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This bar is located smack in the middle of Hilton Hawaiian illage. A large variety of drinks to choose from. They have their Tapa Classics (Maui Mai tai, tapa punch, blue Hawaii, blue ocean, and village Mai tai) as well as beer, slushy drinks, of course water. Located next to converge area and swimming pool. Also close to shopping area. Definitely one of the best places to grab a drink, relax at pool, and watch tourists go by. Bartenders are friendly and suggest great tasting drinks read more

I have been there twice in the past couple weeks. The first time, I ordered the Farmer Salad. It was very good. The last time, I tried the Singing the Blues burger which is described as having carmelized onions and bacon. When it came, I said this is not my order, because there was no bacon or onions to be seen. They brought it back saying it is the correct order. There was bacon, but where was it? There were bits of onions under the burger. Worst burger ever! They should not say that there are onions and bacon when they are invisible! Music is very loud and can be heard from far away. read more

Service and food at this place are atrocious, especially for obscene resort prices. We ordered a pizza that was beneath the standards of even the Red Baron. The boneless chicken "wings" were also 90% chickenless, instead consisting mostly of overcooked breading designed to cut the roof of your mouth. Literally the only reason this place is even stomach-able is they have some great live music. Otherwise, take your tourist dollas elsewhere. read more

This is going to be not so sweet... I really hope owner(s) and management read this...I came here on a friends recommendation because they knew I am staying here and its convenient. I would definitely stay at HWV again, but definitely will not spend another cent at Tapa Bar. 1) The customer service is absolutely horrible. Not enough staff. One waitress taking everyones order. So that's probably why she's in such a crappy mood and running around like a chicken with it's head cut off. A few food runners who have no idea which table order what. Guy at the bar, wearing shades the whole time acting like he's Magnum PI or Spicoli. 2) I wanted to add to another topping to my pizza and was told no. "We can't add, only substitute, (that should be listed on the menu), and well, if that's the policy, why then was I able to add the previous time I came here? Was the waitess just being nice? She DID CHARGE ME for the extra topping, AS IT SHOULD BE. Unless a request is absolutely ridiculous, there should NEVER be a "no" policy, specially with such a tiny menu. Adding a topping equals more money for your business... 3) Add another shift so that no one server gets overwhelmed...If its that difficult, maybe you should stop offering food, and keep it just a bar. So sad. Well, it has been 35 minutes since I got my food, no one has come to check if I need anything else, or if everything if okay. I could have totally dine 'n dashed and they would never have known until it was way to late. But I wouldn't do that because it's not who I am. Soooo, after 50 minutes the server has finally come to check on me, only to bring the check. Didn't even ask if I needed or wanted anything else. Absolutely Unbelievable. It truly pains me to write this but it has to be done. REMEMBER customer service is what makes your establishment. The food can be Michelin Star quality, but if the customer service sucks, so does the establishment. Now I know a lot people won't agree with this review, and that's totally okay. It is what it is. read more

Place is okay...burgers, waffle fries and alcohol. One female server (can't remember her name) does things on a rush.

Not a bad place to kick back and listen to live music or watch the daily entertainment. The only downside is tables are on first come first basis. Which isn't bad unless you're the big group that can't find adjacent tables. Single or small group less than four do not have that problem. For the menu, it's a bit expensive. But hey, you're at the Hilton. Be ready to pay luxury prices for drinks. Domestic beer $8 for 16 oz, $10 for 22oz. Specialty beer $9 for 160z, $11 for 22oz. Tropical mix drinks, you're looking between $12-14. As for the food, pizza. They have five choices of pizza. And it takes about 30-40 mins per order. It's stated in the menu. Overall, not a bad place. read more

Tapa Bar - Great live bands and shows at night! - Wine Bars Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I work in the service industry and I was shocked to see that this place had such low stars. It's amazing!!!! I stopped by here the three guys working the bar this late morning were quick to greet me and get me a drink and food going. The BEST BLOODY MARY I've had someone make me, Dustin you rock! Thanks for your kind customer service and great convo. Bar was clean bartenders are professional and know what they are doing. I appreciate an atmosphere like that!! Music was great and our pizza was delicious! read more

Pizza is comparable to frozen from the grocery store but 10x more expensive. Service was really really slow. The beer was needed. The location is convenient to our room. Bring low expectations and you'll be fine. read more

This 5 star is all based on the one drink I got. The frozen Waikiki. It was de-light-ful. The live band was amazing, the wait staff was fast. It took a while to get to us but the bar was packed and there were only two wait staff on duty. But they were working their asses off. This 5 star is to balance out all the negative karma on here. The drink was good. My wife was looking amazing and the live band was ridiculously good. 10/10 would have my fruity drink here again. read more

Great Bands and that's where the good review ends. The food is horrible, nothing comes to the table hot. $25 pizza dried up like it was sitting somewhere for a while. Loaded fries so cold the cheese was fused to the paper and fries had to be scraped off,spicy chicken wings hard and dry with red powder on the outside, inedible. Service is horrible, especially Holly. We sat at our table for 30 minutes with a dirty table of food, drinks and check from previous guests. After finally getting her attention, she cleaned it and took another 15 minutes to take order. Her attitude is really negative and rude. This puts a bad spin on the evening. Last thing to mention is the dirty pigeons flying over your head and landing on the tables which the servers neglect to clean. They have even pooped on guests and the band. This is a health hazard. All this comes with a hefty bill for the less then mediocre food and drinks. Only saving Grace is the great bands read more

They bartenders are some of the nicest people ever, they poured me strong and offered up some great advice. Best LGBTQ+ safe space to go when your having a bad day. read more

We had a beer and glass of wine here as well as an order of wings. Food is not made here but instead brought from another restaurant. Given that, we were told our order would be at least 20 minutes. We were happily surprised that it took about 10 min and wings were still hot. It was a good place to hang out after we had to check out. Easy to keep luggage with you, watch some sports, have a cocktail. read more

Three stars seems fair. I have spent a fortune on beer and cocktails here over the years. $11 for the large draft Kona Castaway IPA that is not even that great. My wife and son got the sweet cocktails for even more, but they said they could taste the booze. They host local Hawaiin musicians and get 5 stars for the free live entertainment. The huge open air setting, protected from the rain, and proximity to a pool so parents can get drunk watching their kids, also gets 5 stars. I forgot one cocktail I ordered one night, and the bartender tracked me down by the pool ... 5 stars. The two bartenders I ordered from were very attentive. The wait staff, however, is atrocious. Super long waits to get served, whether there are a few customers or many. Just go to the bar. They get 1 star. Price and selection get 1 star. There are way better local brands. I only got food once, Round Table pizza, which is on the property. I reviewed them seperately. Honestly, unless you are really into Hawaiin music or need to watch your younglings swim and need a slight numbing sensation to counter the screaming children, just get a pizza directly from Round Table, get a six pack of Waikiki brand beer from ABC, and head to the beach or your hotel balcony. read more

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Before it was shut down (due to Covid mandates)- this was one of the few great & fun places with good variety of live music bands that played fun dance music (and dancing was allowed in the very small area fronting small stage) and also 'chill/ easy listening' style live music . And bands' schedules were also posted on website & at venue. They've recently reopened, but the dance area space has been completely removed & there's no posting of live music bands' schedule on website nor at venue. Calling hotel itself doesn't get sufficient responses. Left many messages with a number of different Dept managers' offices but never heard back. Hotel operator provided only very limited info. There are only very few dancing venues now - so it's a huge disappointment that this dance space was removed ! Especially when some live bands play good dance music - but there's no area to dance. Therefore it would be much appreciated and wonderful to provide the dance area space again. Both tourists and locals would be happy & grateful. Note: we actually spoke with a number of hotel tourists guests there on many weekends and they also expressed disappointment in not having at least same dance area space provided before. read more

best mai tais on the island! My boss took me here 3x now, and I brought one of my friends here too. I havent had anything but the MaiTai's but during happy hour they are only 8 bucks. They use good dark rum and pour fairly for the price. They also use fresh pineapples and you get a nice view of the tourists walking by as well as a live show on some nights. read more

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It was very good. I got the singing the blues burger and it didn't disappoint. The food came fast with great service. I totally recommend.

At first we just wanted to check out the prices so we went straight to the bar and stood by the chairs unsure if someone was suppose to seat us but we stood there and waited long story short finally got ahold of the menu then the bartender greeted us. (He was really busy) But he was nice people's person and we ended up getting the strongest drink on the menu and came with a back scratcher . If we ever come back we will visit read more

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I've Definetly had better food before. The chicken is okay. The fries are really good though so that's why I'd give it a 3. Other than that, it's overrated. read more

My family is staying at the Hilton for the night. There's plenty of bars and restaurants on the resort but Tapa Bar was right near our rooms. The bar is nice. It's literally the bar and then seating outside. It's nice and convenient. I ordered the strawberry daiquiri and it was really good. Not too weak but not too strong. This is definitely a nice bar to just grab a drink at and watch sports on the TVs at the bar. Their happy hour is from 4:30-6:30. The specials are $6 draft beer, $7 wine and $8 Mai Tais. read more

Randy is legit cool. Mahalo Mahalo Mahalo Great personality Mahalo Mahalo Mahalo Good drinx Mahalo Mahalo Mahalo Informative Knowledgable RightOn * RightOn * RightOn read more

We have been coming here for over a decade. It used to be a relaxing, enjoyable place to come and enjoy an evening of live entertainment and a cocktail or two. The problem is they have added so many new towers and are packing people in here like sardines. Yes, they added a couple od small pools, but not any new venues for live music and/or bars. In fact, they eliminated the bar in the rainbow tower for some curious reason. The food at the Ztapa comes from The pizza place across the hotel complex. They were ignoring our servers calls and she had to run over there herself to get our order. This does not seem efficient to me. Add some new bars and entertainment Hilton, or we will become Owner members of another chain. read more

I dig the location of the Tapa Bar, but the service is SLOW. Granted, I was on vacation, but my two experiences were painfully slow. I enjoyed the Lava flow drink ($11), it was like a dessert with alcohol, which on vacation is a good combo. This is a good spot to people watch and relax. The Hawaiian music lends a great background, and the open air setting is great. read more

Tapa Bar - The $11 lava flow drink is worth the price. CHEERS. - Wine Bars Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

We went for a walk around Waikiki Beach and ended up at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Being thirsty (and yearning for a cold draft), we stopped at the "Tapa Bar". Since 2013 it's been renovated and no more couches filled with tourists sleeping awaiting their flights. They've taken that area and added more tables/chairs. Great! As for the service, the bartender was such a "BWA" (Bartender with Attitude). Slow, and when I had asked him, "So, what do you have?", he pointed to the display of beverages and said "It's all right there.". No smile or hint that he was joking. He was serious. How rude. The beer I ordered came to $8. Not bad considering you're isolated from the sometimes scary locals there along the beach and safely set at the Hilton. My wife opted for a non-alcoholic beverage, which I give him credit in recommending to her. The manager was on site and he "pepped-up" when he was in the area. I had asked the manager why food wasn't served (actually I said, "Why not even offer peanuts or pretzels") and he said they had to change to plastic cups and remove the food because the birds would ruin the place, e.g. break glasses, invade your meal, bother you, etc., so he had to remove it from being an option. Now, being a retired police officer, I know you are "supposed" (I don't know Hawaii state laws) to offer something aside from alcohol as a food to prevent over intoxication (over indulgence), where I worked, so I can't see that another method of serving snacks couldn't be thought of. Just writing this here brings to mind the offering of boiled and flavored Edamame (sesame or garlic to name a few) or other non-bird enticing snacks. This just didn't seem right. One DWI from a patron and they will be sued to the hilt. It's outdoors and not in a place where snacks can't be served. You have a table and chair, you have a bar countertop, and there is just no visible reason for this oversight. Try chips and other snacks in a bag or covered "Themed" wooden bowl of nuts. It would be fun and meet the standards. I expect more from the resort where I own TWO timeshares. Let's get it together folks. The price is right for a safe, somewhat clean rest area within the Hilton confines. Grab a coke and leave. That's my recommendation. Better yet, get bottled water about 30m from there at the ABC Store (on your way to the Kalia Road exit) and drink that. You'll find a "proper" pub with food offerings elsewhere on the strip. Again, don't just serve alcohol WITHOUT offering food. You're begging for a lawsuit. 1 STAR. read more

Tapa Bar - Wine Bars Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The singers are good but the service sucks. Took us more than 45 mins to order our drinks and and hour for a pizza. Wife ordered Maui Mai Tai and I ordered Village Mai Tai. It is okay but we've tasted better. Price is $$15ish per order in a medium sized plastic cup. Pizza is so so. Would come back perhaps because of proximity to our hotel but otherwise I would not recommend unless you just wanna come for the entertainment. read more

We decided to stop by and have a drink because the music sounded good. We sat at the bar and Chris waited on us. I wasn't sure at first how he was going to be because he looked very serious. He was one of the funniest bartenders we've ever had after talking to him. The music was great - I guess a fill in guy but Chris made it especially enjoyable. read more

Ok, so its nothing spectacular. Food takes forever and is mediocre. Drinks are nothing spectacular and pricey. If you order pizza, its about 30-40 mins and it comes from across the street from Round Table (save yourself the trouble and just go get it yourself)The tables are situated outside between pillars and if it rains and blows, you'll get wet. Also of concern are the pigeons. I was just waiting for my mai-tai to get crapped in by the low flying, aggressive pigeons. They really need to figure out some way to keep those birds out of that area. It just "feels" dirty. Now, the waiter was super nice, and that's what saved this review from being a one-star wonder. I guess because there's not many other options in this general area, they stay in business. In the future I'll head on around to the super-pool area where there's a barefoot bar. Might have better luck over there. read more

This bar is more of a lounge type bar. There are plenty of chairs and tables surrounding the actual bar. There are no TVs for your viewing pleasure, which makes this more of a social bar. They have entertainment here nightly. It is live entertainment and some of the bands that come through here are very good and funny. The drinks are expensive. Beer and wine are way over priced so go for the good stuff. I suggest the Mai Tai or the Category Five Hurricane. You will get a nice little buzz after drinking just one. Most of the Drinks are around the $9-$11 range. I have been here numerous times and they have never served cocktails in a plastic cup. I always get a very large hurricane glass to go with my Category Five Hurricane! By the way, it is the best you can get that I have had outside of New Orleans!!! Hence the Five Star Ratinig!!! They do serve Planters Dry Roasted Peanuts and are pretty generous. If you don't get them right away they will bring them sooner or later or just ask. They do have a menu and you can order Round Table Pizza as well. Not sure if this bar has a Happy Hour. Most of the bars just recently started having Happy Hour so check. I know Tropics and the Hau Tree Bar both have Happy Hours! read more

Wow!!!! For being at the Hilton $$$ waitresses don't notice you at all. I walked up to the bar for our first round of drinks cause seating was limited but the place was not packed, we sat there listening to the live band for over 45 minutes before CAROL even acknowledged us, though she walked by us and empty cups numerous times. Though She did have time to chit chat it up at the bar with other waitresses while waiting for her other tables drinks to be made. We were obviously annoyed, so my husband got up and walked to the bar. Then the bartender (receipt said Richard L) couldn't even bother to look up at my husband while he took his drink order. The counts of alcohol were uneven. Unfortunately my husband mixed his before I could take a picture. I came to the bar and ordered a round of mai-tais first and I would like to leave a five star only for Chan JR!! He greeted me with a smile , he was nice and fast! The rest of the people working at this bar should take notes from him!!! read more

Bottom line, if you're desperate for something to eat or drink, just don't! Mixed drinks are small; the pizza was, well, disgusting; the Caesar salad was very small and unappealing and, why they would make a bacon blue cheese burger that was dry, unseasoned, overcooked, with cold cheese slices and waffle potatoes with zero seasoning and none in sight at the table, I just don't know. The awesome sauce for the burger must have been an awesome invisible sauce. Run, do not walk away from this disaster. But if you dare go, the servers will take a long time to take your order, but are ok otherwise, so good luck. read more

Come on bartenders .... work for that tip ! Smile a little. This bar is actually a nice looking and classy looking bar right by the pool at the Hilton Tapa Tower. They have nightly live music and happy hour is 6 dollar 20oz drafts and 7 dollar wines and 8 dollar cocktails. There is plenty of seating at tables and at the bar. Drinks are okay .... small selection on happy hour menu. Didn't quite get a buzz from my drink. I did see them measure the alcohol though. My huge gripe about this place and I've been here twice is that service is lacking. I mean.... I don't expect people to chat up a storm with me but geez fake a smile at least ! They always seem like it is a nuisance to serve you. I mean He just handed me my bill and he turned the other direction. Ummmmm Mahalo? I find exceptional service are those bartenders that recognize waiting customers and will make eye contact or at least acknowledge you. The ones I encountered here didn't....and it was super slow. Come here if you want an outdoors bar, live music and mediocre strength drinks but don't expect a friendly welcoming staff! read more

Decent bar. Relaxing surroundings. Hilton did a good job with this lounge. Happy hour special includes $8 cocktails and $7 glasses of wine. read more

Tapa Bar - Hawaiian punch & skinny coco. - Wine Bars Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I liked the bar here and they have a really good happy hour, and boy are the mai tais STRONG! But it was good. There's really nothing I could fault. They do have bands occasionally at night, and their food is brought in from the pizza place on site. The pizza is good, but I'm gonna to be honest it really tore up my stomach. However, that's the pizza and not the bar. The staff was nice and they have water available as well. It was a nice place. They get busy....it's honolulu and a vacation destination so to expect anything less than a small wait would be asking too much. Definitely give it a try! read more

singing the blues burger doesn't have bacon lol its inside patty . omg avoid this place at all cost . read more

Tapa Bar - singing the blues burger doesn't have bacon lol its inside patty . omg - Wine Bars Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

First time at Pitch on Dec 28 around 9pm for a late dinner and a couple drinks. We sat at the bar for convenience, but bartender barely acknowledged us even though there was only one other guy sitting at the bar. He seemed cool to familiar faces, but snobby to us. Either his situation awareness is horrible or he was intentionally ignoring us for some reason. I suppose we weren't hip enough for his shallowness. Finally got his attention for a drink even though I already had a bad taste in my mouth, should have pulled chocks. When we finally got our first drink there was way too much head as if he didn't have the time or patience for a proper pour. I figured we'd warm up to each other so I asked if the kitchen was still open. He replied that it was, but with not much more help. The menu can be obtained online, but no prices and you can't place an order to avoid this disgruntled clown. He took our order, but the body language implied he didn't care to give us the time of day. I suppose the burger was good, but this guy ruined it with his deva attitude. It took quite some time to order another beer to wash down the burger, even though I asked him when he was right in front of us washing or moving cups around. I'm sure he heard me since my dad can and he didn't have his hearing aids on. My old man had to really raise his voice to get the bartenders attention When he walked up he asked if he wanted two of the same beers without even looking at me and again he poured at least a 1.5" head of foam. We scuffed down the beer anxious to get out of there. And again we had work to get his attention. i literally had to slam my hand on the counter for him to acknowledge us. I explained to this 40 some year old kid that this was the worst service I've ever had and left him with a zero tip. I have never left a zero tip, even when service was not great, but this was absolutely horrible. if I could I would rate this at a negative 5 stars for service. read more

This place is the worst. Don't go here. An incredibly over-priced bar inside the Hilton "Hawaiian Village" (aka shopping mall) that serves incredibly over-priced food from Round Table pizza disguised as their own. Seriously, $15-20 a head to have food delivered in plastic containers from the Round Table pizza across the street. I expect high prices in a place like Waikiki, but I don't expect to have the food ordered off of the 'Tapa Bar' menu to be delivered from Round Table pizza 45 minutes later. What a joke. To top it off, the service was absolutely terrible. They forgot multiple items on our order, took 20 minutes to get one round of drinks, and lost our credit card. Luckily, we noticed the credit card was not returned and found it on the floor by the wait stand. Just don't go here. read more