Kai Eats and Drinks 75-5776 Ali‘i Drive, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

"Smaller menu and digital only, no paper/physical menu was offered. That took away from the experience a little for me, since I was with my best friend and her family and it felt weird to all stare at our phones the first 10 minutes of the meal. Beautiful space though, and really good knowledgeable server that knew the menu really well. They were out of gluten free buns which was a bummer for one of our group but they do have 3 gluten free options typically."

"Had to come eat here just for the view. A little sad it’s not bubba gumps anymore. Good variety of food. The pizza looked great they had an awesome pizza oven that you can watch them being made. (I sadly chose a burger). Just felt very touristy. The food was okay but there is much better on the island. The mai tai was yummy at that time but had better and stronger at other restaurants."

"Stopped by for dinner on a whim while walking through downtown Kona last week and so glad we did! We sat at the bar and had great service. Perfect atmosphere between the ocean waves and bubbly conversation. Amazing curry pizza and Mai Tai and don't skip the dessert if you have room!"

"We have stopped in twice now just for a sit at the bar and drinks and my husband discovered all the seltzers to try! Went back a 3rd time to try a burger. My husband is Celiac so he wanted to see if their GF bun on a burger was good. We both had the Ultimate Cheesy burger and we were not disappointed. Only thing missing was maybe some kind of sauce with some kick or even an offer of mustard. Our bartender was slammed so we did fine because that burger and those cheeses were still super good. Love that crispy layer of cheddar! Atmosphere is good. You can sit at a table right next to the water, music isn't too loud and the staff are attentive and smiling! It's very likely we'll be back again on this trip. Oh, and bonus is very large bar that leaves plenty of places to sit (although we've only been in the afternoon and not during any rush time)."

"Great experience for a late afternoon lunch and/early dinner before the bar crowd takes over. The breeze off the water, the views of whale blow spouts, catamarans and outriggers was quite the treat while we enjoyed food excellently prepared. The beer selection was extensive, the mixed drinks were solid and the key lime pie was to die for!"