Visit Maui: Mala Ocean Tavern

While on Maui, I had dinner at Mala Ocean Tavern.  It was one of the numerous businesses that experienced damage from the Lahaina fires, but it has since re-opened and the business is thriving.  

The menu features much less Mediterranean-inspired dishes than before, as I experienced on my last visit during lunch, and focuses more on seafood, as the name would imply. 

Hood Canal Oyster Shooter

Crispy Brussels Sprouts

The Crispy Brussels Sprouts appetizer was a huge portion.  It was delicious, with a nice burnt honey shoyu glaze.

Seared Scallops

The scallops were fantastic, and I loved the accompanying Parmesan risotto. 

Pan Fried Mahi Mahi

The Pan Fried Mahi Mahi was accompanied by a black bean garlic ginger butter sauce.  It wasn't like the Chinese-style black bean sauce that I had expected, but it was still so flavorful, and the mahi was cooked perfectly.

It was super busy, and service was on the slower side, but the manager would check up on us whenever he noticed us waiting for our server.

Reservations highly recommended!

Mala Ocean Tavern
1307 Front St
Lahaina, HI 96761