We started off with small plates of the following appetizers:
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| Left: Housemade Argentine Fry Bread with Ewa Pineapple and Manzano Chile Jelly. Top right: Fried Guindilla Peppers with local sea salt, organic Tahitian Lime. Bottom right: Local Squash, Big Island Goat Cheese Croquetas with Roasted Hauula tomato-Chipotle sauce. |
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| Brazilian Mariscada of Local Seafood with Farofa Dumplings: Local day boat fish, Kauai Shrimp, Cedar Shoal's Clams and Penn Cove Mussels simmered in a roasted tomato, coconut milk-infused shellfish broth with Kaffir lime, garlic, and Malagueta chile. |
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| Pan Roasted Jidori Chicken Breast with Cilantro Risotto: Meyer lemon confit, Manzanilla olives, vino blanco, Aji Amarillo |
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| Banana Coyotas: Local apple bananas & Mexican chocolate coyotas served over house-made dulce de leche and a scoop of saffron gelato. |
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| Molten Mexican Chocolate Cake: Chile de Arbol Chocolate Cake topped with Tahitian Vanilla gelato |
The food at Cactus was excellent!
My favorite appetizer was the Croquettas, which surprised me because I don't usually care for goat cheese.
My entree - the chicken, was juicy and delicious. Although I couldn't really taste any cilantro in the risotto, the entire dish was flavorful.
As for the desserts - the chocolate cake was really good. It had a little spicy kick. However, my husband and I both favored the coyotas. The saffron gelato by itself was very good too.
Service was amazing at Cactus, and my husband and I both agree that we'd definitely go there again, even with our kids (they do have a Lil' Prickler Menu for kids 10 and under - meals, which include entrees such as bean and cheese burrito, three cheese quesadilla, and masa crusted chicken strips, also come with a drink and a scoop of house gelato for $9).
Cactus
767 Kailua Rd
Kailua, HI 96734
(808) 261-1000
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