The Restaurant at Hotel Wailea

The story

Crafted with passion, served with love

Where Maui's Landscape Meets the Plate

The Restaurant at Hotel Wailea sits within one of Maui's most celebrated adult-only retreats, perched above the coastline in Wailea on the island's sun-drenched south shore. The setting alone draws attention, but what keeps guests at the table is a kitchen rooted in the flavors of Hawaii and the broader Asian culinary traditions that have long shaped the islands' food culture.

A Wine Program Worth the Recognition

In 2023, Wine Spectator honored The Restaurant with its Best of Award of Excellence — a distinction reserved for wine lists that go well beyond the expected, offering depth, range, and genuine pairing potential. For a dining room that draws on Hawaiian and Asian cuisines, building a list of that caliber requires both ambition and precision. It signals that the experience here is taken seriously from the first pour to the last bite.

An Evening in Wailea

Dinner is the main event. The open-air atmosphere that Wailea's climate makes possible lends the meal a relaxed, unhurried quality — the kind of evening where the tradewinds and a well-chosen glass of wine do as much work as the kitchen. The Asian-Hawaiian culinary approach reflects the cultural layering that defines Hawaii itself: Pacific ingredients, techniques that travel across the region, and a sense of place that is specific to these islands.

For travelers seeking a dinner that earns its setting, The Restaurant at Hotel Wailea delivers on both counts.