Had a delicious breakfast here: fresh fish catch breakfast. Mahi cooked perfectly. Eggs over med cooked perfectly. Sweet potatoes cooked perfectly. Whatever the greenish sauce was was also perfect, and I'm not even a creamy sauce person. I've also been here for lunch and their beet salad is delicious as well. read more

The Booch Bar - Fresh catch breakfast plate - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Food was cold, missing food in my order, staff not responding....music too loud....way too expensive!!!!!

We stopped here for dinner after landing in Hilo. Very chill atmosphere and awesome food. I had the fish tacos and my husband ordered the burger with chips. Both were delicious. The bar tender offered us their homemade hot sauce, so we tried all three on the potato chips--so good! read more

The Booch Bar - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Only go here if you like health nut kind of food. The service was adequate. The ambience was OK.

if you are a vegan this place is AMAZING, i am not but it was still very delicious! staff were so friendly and very nice. just not my kind of food a little too healthy for me but i still ate my whole sandwich and it was delicious!! read more

The Booch Bar - burger with mushrooms, sweet potato salad! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Loved this place! Great kombucha on tap. They have a lot of gluten free options - I had the burger and turkey sandwich on gluten free bread. Both were delicious. read more

The Booch Bar - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

We came to Booch Bar on a Friday night, and there was no street parking available nearby. We ended up parking in the stalls along Kamehameha Avenue. I was never a big fan of kombucha, but the food here was decent. They had a lot of healthy options, and we ordered the mushroom bibimbap and tempeh street tacos. The bibimbap isn't the typical bibimbap you would find at a Korean restaurant, but I really liked the combination of ingredients used. The mushrooms were super flavorful. The tempeh street tacos leaned toward the dry side, but I do appreciate the vegan options here. read more

The Booch Bar - mushroom bibimbap - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Oh how I wanted to like this place!! I would normally give 1 or 2 stars but it's not fair to them that we didn't like it. I'm sure the good reviews are accurate for their experience but for us it was a huge let down. First off, let's start positive the art is amazing, the colors, and vibrant feel of the art makes up for the lack of flavor in the food. We had a lovely dude take our order but for 3 meals and 3 drinks, and a plain burger being $100+ was a surprise but being on vacation you roll with it. It's a small business, we are contributing to the economy. As someone else stated, not kid friendly, at all. My 4 year old ate nothing, she hated the thick man sized burger and the homemade ketchup. (Just no) I'm gluten intolerant and it states that you can order a gluten free bun with the fresh catch sandwich. Hahahahahaha It's not a bun, it's the crusty dried gluten free bread they toast , and of-course it cuts the top of your mouth when you bite into it it's so hard. Plus, sliced multi-grain bread just doesn't taste right with fish, and it was unexpected. It said Bun, not sliced bread. Maybe there were just out of GF buns? My other gluten loving peeps ate the fresh catch sandwich with regular buns. It looked so good! Not gonna lie, the bun looked fresh made and buttery. I don't hate this place just want to manage expectations for people such as myself that's not vegan or rigid with healthy foods. Wish I didn't have an allergy and could have had their regular buns. Unfortunately, it gets worse, they put a quarter size drop of tarter on all our sandwiches, leaving it so dry and flavorless. This includes my sandwich as well. Ok, np! I go to the bar and ask for tarter and they wanted more money for something that I already paid for. So if I want this to be edible, I need to pay more? Whatever! Let's get through this meal with a child that is pissed she has nothing to eat. We all ate maybe 1/4 of our $100+ meal before dumping it and going somewhere else. I didn't eat til we got back to the hotel. You live and learn when you travel. It was busy so people like this place! It's clearly run with love, and the Hawaiian vibe but it's not for everyone. read more

Love this place, best food on the island. Second time visiting the big island, every time we get what we asked for. Thank you!

I really enjoyed my food. The service was great. My 10-year-old found the menu lacking in items that he would enjoy. read more

The Booch Bar - Ono - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Initially when I saw this, I thought it was a vegan restaurant. This place is in downtown Hilo and has very good vegan/vegetarian/non veg options all in one place. I had the Jamaican Jerk Chicken Sammy. The chicken was moist and flavorful. It came topped with fried apple banana slices and beet sauerkraut. It was quite delicious. Choosing a salad on the side-you have over a dozen type of dressings to chose from. I did not get to try the kombucha but would have gone for the flight. Yum yum. :) read more

The Booch Bar - The Classic Conscious Burger - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Having a late lunch on Friday afternoon not very crowded. No wait to order or be seated. Like the open air element with screened windows and they also offer sidewalk seating. Restrooms are gender neutral and very clean. Luna Beet salad entree size was priced at $16, Turkey Ruben sandwich $18 and Fresh Catch Bibimbap $22. read more

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Food was really clean and refreshing. Probably the most unique breakfast we had in Hilo. Not for everyone but anyone who cares about healthy ingredients and interesting combinations, definitely worth the try. read more

The Booch Bar - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

We heard good things about breakfast at the Booch Bar and were hoping to make breakfast hours but didn't. Lunch was really tasty and we chose two different Turkey sandwiches. I think the Rueben was the better of the two. Tall Booch was super refreshing and we came by a few more times just for the Booch. Great vibe; friendly people. read more

The Booch Bar - Turkey Rueben with salad. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Cool place great eats and beverages. Cozy local place. Very helpful and friendly staff

Delicious is reason enough but the multitude of options is fantastic.The staff are friendly and e

Food is so delicious here!! They have tons of vegan options! This place is a must go to if you are in hilo! The service and vibes are always on point! read more

The Booch Bar - Veg head with vegan purple potato salad - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Wonderful food and cocktails. One of my favorite spots for local food, beer and raw combucha. read more

Great kombucha options but food was strictly okay and portions were oddly inconsistent across the items. Good ambiance and service.

As a kombucha lover, when I saw that this was a kombucha bar I knew I had to go! The photo only shows 1 flight, but I ended up buying another right after so I could try all the flavors! The mushroom bibimbap was also a surprise since I don't usually see that on menus! The mushrooms were cooked so well, they were almost meaty. It was refreshing but filling! read more

The Booch Bar - Mushroom bibimbap and kombucha flight - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Very friendly, efficient service...and some REALLY, REALLY GOOD food!! We sat outside, under the awning, with our not-complaining dog. I had the Mushroom Omelet: delicious!! I'll certainly be back, next time I'm over from O'ahu. Aloha! read more

The smoothie i drank did not stand a chance!!! That puppy was gone in under five minutes. Staff was very friendly. And their snacks looked like the jam, if i ever come back to this island i am going all the way with this joint! read more

Great food and coffee! Go early if you want the blackened fish, we were too late! Friendly, helpful service and excellent breakfast! read more

Loved the tempeh, lettuce, tomato, avocado. Also got a booch flight. Great place for vegans + nonvegan friends.

Good cafe in the middle of Hilo. They have a few vegetarian options too. We got the conscious culture burger which was a bit dry. The side of sweet potato salad was good but cold. Overall, the food was a bit meh. read more

The Booch Bar - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

I stopped by The Booch Bar while waiting for my breakfast place to open in the quaint downtown Hilo area. We walked in (around 10am on a weekday) were immediately seated. I noticed that they were cutting and freezing fresh fruit for their smoothies and acai bowls and immediately gave them props for that. I noticed a few other customers eating acai bowls and saw how appealing and delicious they looked, but I declined in lieu for another acai place. We ordered a flight of small batch brewed kombucha and I was surprised on how unique they were. Almost all of them had local fruit flavors and were refreshing. I was a bit disappointed that I didn't get a growler fill of the mango mint, but there was plenty of other things to try on the big island! read more

The Booch Bar - Kombucha flight! Back to front: elderberry, beet, hibiscus blossom, Mango mint - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Excellent through and through. One of the only places open Sunday morning. Laid back, courteous, efficient, tasty prep and service. Some of the smoothest kombuchas I have tasted and I am an aficionado. Had a flight of kombuchas: lilokai, rose, cherry, and living root beer, with first two particularly good. My tempeh, avocado, Kim chi breakfast sandwich was serve quick, fresh, and delicious. Yes, I am vegan, and this is great vegan fare but Booch Bar also offers great healthy food for all diets. Definite recommend and will be a favorite when I come back through. read more

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Medium burger was cooked well past well done. What a shame. The chips were great......

I absolutely love that this restaurant exists. It's difficult to find places that offer this amount of non-meat options. I'm not too crazy about meat and I occasionally eat fish so going to a restaurant with this much choice autonomy was so cool. My wife and I decided to try the conscious culture burger, the fresh catch bibimbap and a cup of soup (which I believe was a tomato base soup). Originally, we had planned to share our food, but my wife loved the conscious culture burger so much, she finished it before I even got to try it. The bibimbap was delicious. The fish was perfectly cooked and well seasoned, all the picketed vegetables gave it a nice little tangy flavor and crunch, and the rice and egg helped foster an awesome textural complexity when combined with everything else. On top of that, the bbq sauce gave it a beautiful salty/sweet component. I really enjoyed this dish. The soup was also really good. I don't really have much to note about it because I don't have too much memory of it other than thaI liked it. Also, my hat is off to the purple sweet potato salad. Once I added a little salt to it, the flavor is quite different to sweet potato salad that you get on the mainland and it was really enjoyable to try. Absolutely go check this place out. They're very vegan/vegetarian friendly and they also have a nice assortment of drinks as well. I only wish that our Airbnb was closer to this area so I could come here every day! read more

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I was soo sad we missed breakfast hour because I was revving to try Kela's Breakfast plate, but the salads we ordered in lieu more than made up for it! Extremely hippie, trendy spot with the most interesting homemade Kombucha and Jun flavors. The employees here are so sweet and chill. I ordered the Nicoise Salad (grilled ahi, not blackened) with a wasabi miso vinegraitte. Sooo delicious! Friend ate most of the olives and yellow sweet potato that I'm not too fond of, but the fresh greens were so soft, cherry tomatoes were on point, as were the pickled/slightly fermented/spicy green beans. Fish was fresh and warm, slightly underseasoned but the vinegraitte more than made up for it. Friend got the Casablanca Salad, per recommendation by staff as one of their most popular dishes. It was sooo amazing! The garbanzo and macnut hummus was garlicky and so yummy with the organic blue tortilla chips and butter toasted sourdough crostini (by the way, I don't think they used sourdough..it was a wheat bread instead). The portions were large and prices are decent for a touristy area in Hilo. I would definitely come back again! read more

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This was my go to breakfast spot . I loved the vegan options and the wait staff was the best . If you wanna get full and get your moneys worth this is the spot . The food is so authentic and traditional too. It's definitely a great spot if you got the munchies read more

Cool hipster bar with great fresh food and drink options. We had kambucha cocktails with fresh catch bibimbap. Delish! Also grabbed a big bottle of rose flavored brooch in the way out. A must try if you find yourself on the Big Island. Can't wait to go back! read more

The Booch Bar - Fresh Catch bibimbap - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

I LOVE THE BOOCH BAR! I'm traveling from Los Angeles and love to find kindred hippie spirits!! It's been a little difficult finding fun, tasty vegan food on the island but Booch Bar delivered! Portions were huge, tasty but still pretty healthy and the staff was awesome! I loved all the bumper stickers and tshirts they had and snagged a few stickers for my fridge. I unfortunately can't remember our server's name (he lives on his own farm), but he gave awesome service and gave some great recommendations for places to check out on the Hilo side of the island. Will definitely be back on our next trip! read more

The Booch Bar - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

My daughter and I ordered two things to go a couple of weeks ago. I got the fish taco and very disappointed. I've got it here before and loved it, but not this time. My daughter got the Dawg, she said wasn't particularly good either, nothing special. Do maybe they were tired that evening and wanted to go home. However it doesn't want me to go back there anytime soon. read more

Cool place with good vegan food in Hilo. Kombucha on draft with plenty of varieties was pretty cool. Vegan opinions are plenty! read more

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Really consistent food with amazing kambucha. Good service and very casual ambiance. I love their mocha coffee too. It's vegetarian so you have to be ready for that, but they do have real meat (burger) and fish and chicken. I always get their turkey sandwich. The people who work here are really nice and the owners are too. A definite yes on my list. read more

Friends visiting on a cruise ship picked this place for a luncheon visit. Since I only ordered two items, Caesar salad for my wife, and fish tacos for myself, my review only pertains to those items. Wife says Caesar salad...okay. Not great. Fish tacos... the fish was...okay, but not blackened sufficiently. Taco shell was small and moist. The included sides of black beans and rice were very small, but that was ok, because they were dry and flavorless. Add in the "Tourist Pricing " and having to stand in line to order, I feel that my three stars is overly generous. read more

Wow! If I could give more than 5 stars I would. This quirky, welcoming and full of character cafe hits the right spot in terms of flavor, great fresh ingredients and catering to everyone! Loved the art displayed, the onus painted outside and general vibe of the place. And ooo their coffee was equally good! Can't wait to be back here! Did I mention our 3 yr old loved her perfect heart toast and custom breakfast read more

The Booch Bar - Breaky - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Fresh well seasoned food, the jalapeño cashew cream sauce was a great addition to the verdant vegan- the slaw was a good tang. The breakfast sandwich with pesto and tempeh was great too. Love the purple potatoes. The latte wasn't super strong which I like but might be not to everyone's taste. We were able to score a table on the sidewalk, nice breeze. Funky shop lots of local artists and events happening posted on the board. A good spot read more

The Booch Bar - Exterior - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Wow! The best place we stopped at in Hilo. Definitely recommend the bibimbap with the cajun seasoned fish. The mix of fresh fish with veggies was stellar. Kombucha selections were all great, cannot go wrong. Lovely seating area and energy in the restaurant. Will definitely be returning! read more