Visit Maui: Kea Lani Restaurant Breakfast Buffet

Kea Lani Restaurant offers a great breakfast buffet that left everyone in our family happy and full during our recent stay at the Fairmont Kea Lani.  We were hosted to breakfast each morning we were there, and had a bounty of delicious options to choose from at the Breakfast Buffet ($59pp++ ages 13 and up).  

Each day I went straight to the Omelet Station, where not only did they have omelets with a number of filling options, but they also had their signature Maui Moco, as well as Steak and Onions!

Of course there were plenty of typical breakfast options, like fruits, eggs, sausage, bacon, toast, bagels, oatmeal, parfaits, and lots of pastries!

You could even opt for eggs Benedict, potatoes, or salmon!

There was also a poke station, cheese and charcuterie, and salad station!

There were also many Asian dishes to choose from, like shrimp or kim chee fried rice, dumplings, miso soup, bao buns, and yakisoba noodles. 

There was even a little section for kiddos with mini muffins, pancakes, French toast, and waffles!

My fave buffet option was the Maui Moco - you must get it!  The braised short ribs are so tender and it's truly comfort food in a bowl.

My kids loved the pastries - there were so many varieties!  

The buffet also comes with coffee, tea, milk, or juice.

I felt like the buffet options have gotten only better from previous visits, and the new al fresco dining area creates an even better ambiance (gone are the colorful lasers to scare away the birds - the birds still do come, but they didn't seem as pervasive as before).

Saturday was way busier than Sunday, and we happened to get the same server both mornings, and she was always very friendly.  

We loved starting our days at the Breakfast Buffet at Kea Lani Restaurant!

Kea Lani Restaurant

Fairmont Kea Lani

4100 Wailea Alanui Drive
Wailea 96753

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Visit Big Island: ‘Ikena Landing

I was at The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort for an event, and had breakfast at the on-property ‘Ikena Landing.

They have both a breakfast buffet and a la carte options.

Complimentary Banana Nut Muffins

The Moku Nui Breakfast Buffet included fruits, cereals, meats, eggs, lox and bagels, fish, and more.  

‘Ikena Omelet

I skipped the buffet and ordered off the menu.  I had the ‘Ikena Omelet, which included 4 fillings of choice.  I opted for bacon, spinach, mushroom, and cheddar.  It came with hashbrowns, and they were actually cheesy!  At first I thought they were undercooked (the menu didn't mention cheesy hashbrowns), but upon closer examination and tasting, it was indeed cheesy.  It was pretty good! 

Turmeric, Carrot, Honeydew Melon Juice

They have fresh juices too!

The views are pretty, but beware of the many birds around that'll swoop in on your food if you're not careful!

Although I didn't think the breakfast options were anything spectacular, I thought the service was indeed spectacular, and I was quite impressed with how accommodating and friendly the servers were.  

‘IIkena Landing
The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort
62-100 Kaunaʻoa Dr
Waimea, HI 96743
 

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Breakfast at La Hiki

La Hiki at the Four Seasons Resort Ko Olina offers both a buffet and an a la carte menu for breakfast.  During our recent stay, our family was hosted for breakfast.  I ordered off the menu, while the rest of the fam indulged in the breakfast buffet.

Migas con Huevos

I love savory for breakfast, so I ordered the Migas con Huevos - scrambled eggs, pork chorizo, avocado, black beans, queso fresco, salsa, scallions, and tortilla chips. It's essentially like breakfast nachos - very tasty!

The breakfast buffet is served daily from 6am - 10:30am (adults $49, keiki $15).  The buffet includes an omelet station, cheese and charcuterie, a buddha bowl station, pastries, cereals, yogurt station, Asian specialties, and a number of hot dishes.  

My family members got their fill of dumplings, fried rice, fish, eggs, bacon, and of course - a variety of baked goods, such as malasadas, muffins, and croissants.  

I love how there is something for everyone - healthy dishes for those wanting to eat light (fruits, parfaits, buddha bowls), and more indulgent ones (if I went for the buffet, I would have gone straight for the eggs, bacon, and all the cheese and charcuterie, along with the pastries!).

There's something to satisfy those who love savory (like me), or those who have a huge sweet tooth (also like me!).  The La Hiki Breakfast Buffet offers a really nice variety!

I also appreciate that the stations allow you to customize your dishes to your liking, whether it's miso soup, yogurt, lox and bagels, or even pancakes!

My kids' favorite stations were the pancake station (and all the chocolate chips and chocolate syrup they could add), as well as the omelet station, because they love getting to choose exactly what goes into the omelet.  

At the end of the meal, I got a cute treat since I was celebrating my birthday!

Of note - the buffet stations, with the exception of the omelet station, were self-serve (vs an attendant serving, as some locations are still doing for buffets).

For an even more indulgent experience, Brunch for All Seasons is offered on Sundays!

Service was great, and the family was full and content.

Breakfast at La Hiki was the perfect way to start our day at the Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina. 

 

La Hiki Kitchen
Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina
(808) 679-0079

Mahalo to the Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina for hosting our breakfast. Gratuity was paid on our own.

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