Perfect for poolside drinks and afternoon snacks. Dinner options are meh. Highly recommend the lava flow. read more

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Maybe you don't choose to have this sign out all day and night and the second one is right around the corner from here if you don't bother to turn your pizza oven on at night. read more

Umalu - False advertising - Hawaiian Near Me - Lahaina, Hawaii

Recommended for day at the pool! Def not worth eating here if you are looking for a "nice place to go". The poolside nachos are amazing!!!! The Korean chicken wings super yummy! We left all 3 of our kids food (barely eaten) on the lounge chair, covered, because they went to swim and they took all the food. That sucked bc they were still eating! The drinks are overpriced and not strong but then again it's hotel food and that's usually how it is. The coconut French toast was really good! Pancakes weren't great. read more

came here for dinner for our first night in maui. it was easy since we were staying at the hyatt. the service was a bit slow, but it was raining and it's still COVID so it seems like a lot of places are understaffed. but all the servers were very kind. the food is hit or miss. the fish and chips were bland - nice light coating on the fish but it had no flavor. the fries barely had any salt. the piña colada was shockingly terrible. not sweet at all, which surprising considering it says it has coconut syrup and pineapple juice. the rum was overbearing and it was generally tough to drink. we sent it back and got the skinny lilikoi piña which was delicious. stand outs were: warm pub pretzel - it's HUGE, enough for 2+ people to share. it comes with a sweet mustard and a cheese sauce. so, so good. the poke nachos were yummy (get extra taro chips). the hangar steak was tasty too. it's sliced steak that sits on a flatbread with goat cheese and caramelized onions, all covered with arugula. chocolate cake was pretty tasty & cheesecake was solid. will eat here again when we go beach lounging, now that we know what to get! read more

Drinks are good. Location is good. Ordered the tuna salad, chicken wings, quesadillas. Very average tbh. But because it is so convenient to Hyatt, so I still went back. But if you have other choices, I don't recommend that. read more

Coming for LA I was skeptic bc of the reviews. But I loved it! I never get Caesar salad but the Cesar salad with the mahi was great esp when you don't want to get too full while drinking and at the pool. But the best thing was the hurricane fries!! Sooo delish!! Def try those! Got them twice , once at the bar and next day for room service read more

Umalu - Hurricane fries!! Omg so good!!!! Sweet soy spicy aoli and furikake - Hawaiian Near Me - Lahaina, Hawaii

This is located near the pool. We had been there for dinner and the calming live music distracted us from any other activity. Very pleasant! Our server, Isabel, was a delight. She checked in with us soon after we arrived and along with other team members, was friendly and attentive during our visit. We have had some of the menu items for lunch, however it was nice to try other things for dinner. The pretzel is huge and served warm, the mustard sauce is fabulous! The food is delicious, everything we've had at the Hyatt from salads to burgers and fish has been great. We've experienced consistency with the food and cocktails at the Hyatt. Of course the prices are what you'd expect for a resort, but you're on vacation, right? Enjoy! read more

#11/100 Yelp Challenge * Price: $20 for Chinese chicken salad, $20 for two tacos, etc. Yes, it is expensive! You pay for the convenience, location and view! 3 star. * Ambiance: poolside bar and grilled, casual, you can wear bathing suite and shoeless to have dinner hear. Nice view of Lanai island and sunset while you dine and then jump to the pool! 4+ star. * Location: at the Hyatt Regency Ka'anapali, Maui. However, you can walk up from the beach walk. 4 star. * Meals: most dishes are good but very small portion. 3 star. * Service: friendly staff. 4 star. This is averaged to 3.5 star. We had food here a few times during our stay at the Hyatt Regency Ka'anapali. It is convenience to order food here at the poolside. It is also one of the few restaurants open late (after 10 pm) in this area including Lahaina. The food is overall good but is expensive... Sort of what you expect to pay for resort food. We had: - poke with nachos: good with some twist by having guacamole over raw tuna, taro and sweet potato chips. - Korean bbq beef tacos: really good flavor of korean BBQ beef, pineapple and other relish. - Chinese chicken salad: fresh and tasty but really small and more chicken and lettuce! - Kailua pork nachos: really good pork, strong flavor. - Thai calamari: good but just like any fried calamari with ketch up. Not sure why it is called Thai calamari! - curry noodles: it is just meh. A lot of noodles with fried tofu, bell pepper, squash and mushrooms. But it is a lot of noodles, not enough veggie... Wish they can add more fresh veggies to the dish. It is also a bit sweet! - flat bread with several options toppings: good size... Almost like pizza except cheaper. -fish and chips: as expected from bar and grill menu... No surprise here! Overall, it is not bad but expect to pay more for location, view and convenience! We just glad that they open until midnight! We were able to get something descent to eat after driving back from Hana! read more

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I almost NEVER Yelp right away, especially in the MIDDLE of my experience but WOW! The pork is melty, fall apart goodness! Had the nachos day 1 and waited to review until day 2...I knew I would be back! Convenience, sure but totally not a factor in my review. The food is delicious, pork flatbread was packed full of flavor and meat. Perfectly seasoned and came out Hot! The pot stickers and sauce were divine, melt in your mouth, flavorful heaven! Drinks have changed my world, I'll even drink a frozen lava flow! Ps. I hate frozen drinks! Drinks are strong, staff is friendly and the food is bomb! If you happen to be staying at the Hyatt convenience is just an added 5 stars with poolside service! read more

Loved the garden pizza late night order for takeout! Only took 20 min to get ready. This was especially needed after a somewhat disappointing dinner at Japengo (desserts were great but sushi was ok dry shrimp tempura roll and udon was oddly sour and bitter shrimp). This pizza hit the spot for me and the kids who were getting hangry in the hotel. So delicious and convenient! Really wish they would offer wood fire oven pizzas all week long including lunch. read more

Arrived late (10pm) to the Hyatt after a long day of traveling and saw that Umalu was open. I ordered the ahi salad, and my sister got the fish tacos, and we split a fried calamari appetizer. I enjoyed my salad -- the ahi was cooked nicely and came with a wasabi aioli that paired nicely with the fish. The dressing was a mix of sweet and acidic, which became a bit too heavy after a couple bites. The calamari was tender, with a new chew. Our waiter was very friendly. We ended up going back the next night for dinner, and he remembered us. read more

Umalu - Ahi salad - Hawaiian Near Me - Lahaina, Hawaii

Always a disappointment, but it's one of the only quick restaurants near the Hyatt in Lahaina. If you go, only order the pizza - and check which days the pizza oven is available! Slow service, ambiance could use work. Dirty and smelly. read more

Worst $23 mahi tacos I've ever had. If they were $12 they'd be the worst $12 mahi tacos I've ever had. Flavorless, gummy. Our server was nice. Easy to get a table, probably because the food sucks. I paid $400/night for a room at this Hyatt, and this is the lunch option. Yikes. read more

This garners four stars based on the Nachos. Oh my, they were grande indeed. The pulled pork nachos were crazy good. It came with multicolored really salty (the way I like them ) chips layered with multiple great things like sour cream, guac, a fabulous roasted salsa we got an additional side of, olives, green peppers and this psuedo velveeta like cheese product that made one gooey fabulous mess. I know it is poolside but drinking a margarita from a plastic cup makes me testy. So does being in a beautiful place with wall to wall tall cement buildings all clamoring for a 1/2 mile of what was a pristine beach. But love those nachos! read more

If I could give this "restaurant" less than one star, I would. We were desperate for food after traveling so we decided to eat here despite the horrible reviews. The quality of food is terrible and overpriced. Do yourself a favor and don't waste your time or money. The food is tasteless and unappetizing. read more

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Don't be fooled by this place. Even though is is available for booking on various apps, it is a basic and uninteresting hotel restaurant. Located in the enormous Hyatt resort, the setting is nice enough but the food is again very basic and the service inept. We arrived and were seated at one of the tables, which all appeared to be outside in the open. We waited forever for service. We finally grabbed a server who just couldn't be bothered. Then it started to rain. Fortunately there was an umbrella beside the table. We asked a passing server to help us put it up and he refused and told us not to touch it. Meanwhile at an adjacent table two servers literally ran to put up not one but two umbrellas to shelter a lovely young patron who shrieked when she was being rained on. I can't even remember the food it was so boring and I was so disgusted with the service. Oh, and they never registered my Hyatt points for my meal. In fact the servers acted like they didn't know what I was taking about. There is no reason to go here. Boring food. Deplorable service. read more

Met up friends and in laws for an evening meal. Food was overall good, service was as expected . Ambiance was great being outdoors. Live entertainment a bit too loud to be able to hear conversation at table . Overcharged at end but eventually all corrected. read more

Ate here several times throughout our stay at the Hyatt. Very delicious - ate the ahi poke nachos, ahi salad and also tried the mango chilled soup (surprisingly good). Ahi salad is big enough to split. The prices are a little high but large portions. They also attend to guests around the pool and have staff serving food & drinks. Happy Hour has a small selection but worth checking out for the prices. Great drinks too & enjoyed each day of the week special! read more

Umalu - Hawaiian Near Me - Lahaina, Hawaii

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Very tasty hard to go wrong chicken quesadilla and even better poke taro chip nachos. Poke tasted fresh tender perfectly seasoned and was balanced nicely with tobiko on top, and guac and goat cheese. Taro chips were then and crisp without the bland taste of regular tortilla chips. Good amount of poke and taro chips. As much as I will alway hate paying $50 for two appetizers, I guess I am learning to accept that the premium on buying food in Hawaii and at a hotel is just what it is. Make it in life to enjoy these pleasures. read more

Food was good, bar service and staff were amazing. We had a large group and would not accommodate in an open area even though we were ordering at the bar. Eventually they were able to seat us. read more

We stayed at the Hyatt and ate here for dinner once and for lunch a couple of times. The food seemed overpriced for dinner and I liked some of the lunch menu options better than the dinner menu. Eating at happy hour is a way to save a little, and you can order a half order of some things. We loved the kalua pork nachos so much we ordered it at least twice. The chicken tenders portion was HUGE and definitely enough to share. My husband liked the kalua pork quesadilla, too. The drinks were expensive but you can save a little $$ by ordering the drink of the day. All of the drinks we ordered were excellent. The chocolate relapse, mudslide, margaritas, and mai tais were great! You will have faster service if you sit at the bar instead of sitting around the pool. Also, bring your ID because they do card you - (I'm in my 30s and was flattered, lol). The bartenders were all great and their service was awesome. read more

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We're staying at the Hyatt Regency and decided to try Umalu on a night they have their wood fired pizzas. The food was good but what blew us away was the utterly delicious Oo-Bae-Bae blend cocktail. Local toasted coconut rum, white rum, cream of coconut and an Ube swirl. Hands down the best drink we've had during our week on Maui and we've gone back for more. Dan, our server, was fantastic, attentive and friendly as well! Tbh this place far exceeded our expectations and we'll be back. read more

Umalu - Coco Blue (Blue Hawaiian) and Oo-Bae-Bae - Hawaiian Near Me - Lahaina, Hawaii

Our family came here twice during vacation.. not including the times we bought the huge pretzel to-go. The delicious food with the beach view is an absolute dream! read more

Umalu - Lilikoi Daiquiri - Hawaiian Near Me - Lahaina, Hawaii

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Husband and I stayed at the Hyatt for a night for our 3rd anniversary. While exploring the grounds we came across Umalu! We ordered fried calamari, my husband got the 12oz NY Strip, and I got the Steak & Frites (note: it's more like a pita wrap), and we shared their passion fruit (?) cheesecake for dessert! We also got "the palace" pizza to go to take back to our room for a midnight snack (I'm pregnant, what can I say? I get hungry often lol!). We enjoyed everything and we were both super full after our sit-down dinner. The tables are very distanced from each other and the atmosphere was really nice! It's just not the best meal I've ever had. But for the price, for the area, I couldn't really complain. It was the best deal on a NY strip that we could find on restaurant menus in Kaanapali. Knocked off a star just because we weren't blown away by the service. The server didn't really check on us and our waters weren't refIlled at all. She checked on us once because we mentioned when we were ordering, that we'd order the pizza later in our meal to-go. Also, the server took our checks away then came back and asked if we were military because my husband has an NFC card. We're not but he is able to bank there because of family. But we mentioned that we do live in Maui, and the server was like "oh ok! I'll knock that off for you! ... oh wait I already processed the charge. Oh well... we'll next time!" I don't know. It was our fault too for forgetting to ask before she took the checks away, but if she was coming back to ask if we're military, to give us a discount, why would she charge the card right away? I would have thought she'd come back, ask, and depending on our answer apply the discount or charge full price. So PRO TIP!!! If you're kamaaina, let them know before they bring you your check, or at least before they take it away lol! I wouldn't go out of my way to go here again, but maybe if my husband and I stay in kaanapali again for a special occasion, it's definitely a place we'd return to for a casual-yet-special dinner. read more

Staff is always amazing. Great poolside eats. Decent prices for a hotel venue. Really great options for sharing since portions are large.

Sorely disappointed. I was so looking forward to lunch in Hawaii and a fresh ahi sandwich and have to say it was about the worst ahi sandwiches I have had, and I have had some bad ones. It was heavily seasoned with a Cajun rub that was terrible and then smothered in a bad mayo and set in a dried out bun. My daughter's salad was a basic cafeteria style salad. The only redeeming thing about lunch was the onion rings; they were divine. read more

We had a couple of hours to kill before check in so decided to check out Umalu, especially since we were starving. Our server was super sweet and brought us complimentary drinks for our honeymoon. Since it's a poolside restaurant you can expect a ton of tropical drinks that are tasty and refreshing. My husband and I enjoyed a couple rounds while snacking on the awesome apps they had. Totally recommend! read more

Poolside with plenty of outdoor seating. We were pleasantly surprised with how much we enjoyed our food, considering it was a poolside restaurant! We ordered the Buffalo wings and side of French fries. The wings were perfectly seasoned, not too spicy. The fries came out hot and crispy. Our waiter was also very friendly and attentive to us. Would definitely drop by again for a snack or meal! read more

Umalu - Wednesday Breeze, Buffalo Chicken Wings, and French Fries - Hawaiian Near Me - Lahaina, Hawaii

easy since it's in our resort the hyatt. the dishes were generally one-note. but good service and conveniently on the resort grounds. read more

We arrived in the evening at the Hyatt and went to this convenient outdoor dining place within the hotel. Drinks were great. I had a glass of white wine and my husband had the OGG mai tai, which was delicious. We also had the frozen lava flow drink, which was like dessert in a glass. My husband's pork tacos were very good and we enjoyed the hummus, but the pork potstickers had a weird aftertaste. A great place to eat at night with the sound of waves crashing in the background and tiki torches. Make sure to order the chocolate cake with coconut shavings - yum! read more

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Perhaps the only fast casual place in the area unless you want to walk down 15 minutes to Whalers Village. This place was recommended to us when we checked in late to the hotel. We were here 3 times during our stay: 1 dinner, 2 lunches. Every single one of the staff members were friendly, professional and had great customer service. The food is good if you're looking for something affordable in the area. We liked the upcountry paniolo salad and also the tofu stir fry the most. The fries were soggy, so we do not recommend that. read more

Catch of the day was delicious, atmosphere was nice, prices were a bit high but so is everywhere else in Maui

Service is good - food is well portioned but mediocre. Best thing was the Ube cocktail from the bar. Fine place to eat for convenience but expect the resort prices and meh meals. read more

We order drinks and appetizers and we were pleasantly surprised! Don't get me wrong I wouldn't go here for a nice dinner or quick time but after a day at the beach this bar food and drinks can't be beat! I had the nachos which were huge!! Defiantly more then enough doe two people! read more

Not sure why the average rating is so low. We ordered the poke nachos and were thoroughly pleased. It came as fresh poke topped with roe, goat cheese and avocado, and a side of taro chips. It was so good that we ended up wanting seconds. I would highly recommend Umalu for their poke nachos. read more

Five stars for taste, but four stars for price. We ordered here multiple times while at the pool or for a convenient dinner when we didn't want to drive... but the burger was $18 PLUS $4 if you want fries instead of chips. I just think that's a ridiculous charge for substituting French fries. I highly recommend the chicken quesadilla (that was the best item we ordered here) and the mango banana drink (I thought this one was way better than the pina colada). Overall, yummy food, but you're mainly paying for convenience read more

Umalu - Mango Banana Rush - Hawaiian Near Me - Lahaina, Hawaii

Tired after a long flight, its 11:30 in Ka'anapali beach front. We were hungry and asked our bellhop what open. Umalu is the only restaurant open in Ka'anapali. We came there just in time; the kitchen was about to close but they were very accommodating and still served us. There was not a lot of items available so we had some flatbread pizza and nachos. Understandably expensive but hey, this is Ka'anapali. The pizza and nachos were alright but at least we got in our late dinner before we hit the sack. read more

Umalu - Last peeps eating - Hawaiian Near Me - Lahaina, Hawaii

This place is more for those like us who were already staying at the Hyatt Regency Resort and didn't want to leave the pool area to go find a place for lunch. Nonetheless, this place was still good. The staff was kind and friendly like every other staff on the Hyatt property, and the food was good. As I said before, you don't really come here for the food, you come here for convenience. That being said, the food quality combined with the convenience factor and prices, still make this a well worth place to have lunch if you don't want to leave the pool area at Hyatt. read more

Great drinks, must try the skinny pina! Food is always great too. If your staying at Marriott try to order food to go from here at the Hyatt because Marriott only has the Taproom and it's disgusting. Everyone has a cheat day to Eat bad and we ordered the basic nachos and pizza and thought it's hard to mess this up. Well, in their case it's not. After a few bites eat we the food away and had fruit and protein snacks. This place has great food and drinks. The burgers, chicken sandwich and salads are great. read more

Soggy, bland, cold, overpriced. Don't waste your time and money. Go to whaler's wharf or Lahaina for food.