Sunday Brunch at 53 By the Sea

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It’s always a treat to brunch at one of Hawaii’s prettiest restaurants, 53 By the Sea. I especially love dining there for Sunday brunch as you have such pretty ocean views while enjoying your meal. Service here is always excellent too. 

Our large party had a great time and best part is that they don’t rush you so you can enjoy your experience to the fullest. A perfect place to have your next gathering or plan a party for the upcoming holidays! 

Cheers to my $7 flavored mimosa!

Pastry Basket

Savory Dutch Baby

Ahi Bowl

Breakfast Sandwich 

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Sunday Brunch at Hoku's At The Kahala

I don't go out to Sunday Brunch very often, but after my friend went to Hoku's At The Kahala's Sunday Brunch Buffet one Sunday morning and mentioned that it has unlimited Ahi Poke Musubis and Lobster Tails, I told her we should go with our mutual friend to celebrate all of our birthdays together. 

The buffet opened at 9 am and we were one of the first to get seated. I always like to go to buffets when they first open. The buffet has several stations: salad, appetizers, carving, hot, dessert, and Ala carte items made to order. Check out this spread!

Cold: 

Hot:

My plates: 

Ala Carte Made to Order: 

Grilled (hot)

Chilled Lobster Tail (cold)

Ahi Poke Musubi

Assorted Pastries and Dessert:

And because we were celebrating our birthdays, they gave us a complimentary slice of cake!

There is seating both in the restaurant and outside of the restaurant - I would recommend sitting inside, so that you get the view of the ocean, and so that you don't have to walk through the closed doors every time you want to visit the food stations.

Hoku's Brunch Buffet is every Sunday from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, and is currently priced at $110 for adults, $55 for keiki (6-12 years old).  Ideal for special occasions!

Make a reservation on Open Table.

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Hoku's At The Kahala
5000 KAHALA AVENUE
808-739-8760

 

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Orchids Sunday Sparkling Brunch

Halekulani's Sunday Brunch at Orchids has been a long time family favorite to celebrate special occasions and now it has gotten more sparkling! Gone are the plexiglass partitions, but what remains is the impeccable service and quality of food that you know comes with your experience at the Halekulani Hotel. The award-winning brunch has been enhanced with additional carving stations, a weekly seafood creation, ice cream sundae bar, selections from Halekulani Bakery, and two glasses of your choice of prosecco, mimosas, kir cocktail or sparkling cider.

Hawaii Mom Blog was invited to a media event to experience first hand the new Orchids Sunday Sparkling Brunch and it was a wonderful and delicious experience. The open air restaurant is bright and elegant with gorgeous views of the ocean and Diamond Head which makes for the perfect setting to enjoy your Sunday brunch. 

When I brunch with my family at Orchids, my husband and I like to begin with coffee and prosecco or a brunch cocktail and the kids have juice (our fave is POG). We put in an order of eggs benedict for me, pancakes and waffles to share, and a soup of the day with our server before making our first trip to the buffet. My husband likes to begin with all things seafood which includes offerings of freshly shucked oysters, chilled jumbo shrimp, and deep water snow crab. My daughter usually opts for a made to order omelet and hits the pastry selections while my son fills his plate with an assortment of sushi, poke, bacon, and sausage. I like to start with fresh fruit and a couple of the chef prepared salads. On the second trip, we usually visit one of the grand carving stations which now offers Waimanalo Raised Suckling Pig, Prime Rib, Pineapple Glazed Baked Ham, Sage Roasted Tom Turkey, BBQ Beef Brisket, and a Seafood Selection. We end with several trips to the dessert station which looks like it has expanded triple fold since my last time there and features Halekulani's signature coconut cake and custom ice cream station.

Prepared salads and charcuterie

Omelet Station

Expanded Grand Carving Stations

Seafood Medley

One of the many petite pastry shop treats

I love the sparkling feature of brunch!

My first plate. Pacing myself.  Enjoyed spicy eggplant salad and spicy poke with some breakfast meats and fruit.

Second plate included delicious salmon and ahi maki sushi, beef brisket with veggies, and custom kimchi ramen from the Ramen station!

You can order pancakes and waffles for your table, but this was for me.

Do not miss the Halekulani popover with Poha Berry Jam! 

I ended my brunch with so many sweet treats!

The legendary buffet has something for everyone to enjoy and combined with the excellent service will make for a remarkable brunch experience. The cost for Orchids Sparkling Sunday Brunch is $105.00 for adults and $55.00 for children 5-12 plus tax and gratuity.  

Orchids Sparkling Sunday Brunch (9:00am – 1:30pm)

Halekulani Hotel

Call (808) 923-2311 or (844) 288-8022 for information.

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ORCHIDS SPARKLING SUNDAY BRUNCH: Honolulu’s most legendary brunch just got more…Sparkling!

Halekulani, Oahu’s most acclaimed luxury hotel just steps away from Waikiki beach, today announces an enhancement to its award-winning Orchids Sunday Brunch, featuring additional carving stations; a weekly seafood creation; a house made ice cream and sorbet bar; selections from Halekulani Bakery; and prosecco and sparkling cider

According to Executive Chef Christian Testa, standout Orchids brunch items include the carving stations with prime rib, crispy skin Waimanalo raised suckling pig and sage roasted turkey; a shellfish station that includes freshly shucked oysters, snow crab legs, and chilled poached shrimp; an action station sushi bar with made-to-order nigiri sushi and handrolls; and an assortment of fresh poke, sashimi and fresh seafood. Guests can also choose from a variety of salads using locally-grown produce, Japanese breakfast items with soba and ramen stations.

 

Orchids features classic brunch dishes as well, such as eggs and omelets made to order; eggs Benedict; buttermilk pancakes; Belgian waffles; a selection of freshly baked breads and pastries from the Halekulani Bakery; and the signature Halekulani popovers with poha berry jam.

 

A tantalizing array of desserts include the signature Halekulani coconut cake; petit fours; French macarons; seasonal specialty desserts; specialty cheesecakes; cookies; and an ice cream bar with rotating selections of house made ice creams and sorbets, toppings, sauces and custom ice cream sandwiches.

 

With this enhancement, two glasses of prosecco, mimosas, Kir cocktail or sparkling cider are included.  Restaurant patrons are provided with complimentary validated parking.

 

The award-winning brunch is available on Sundays from 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. The restaurant requires resort casual attire.  Tank tops, beachwear, exercise attire or flip flops are not permitted. For reservations please call (808) 518-2019 or book online at OpenTable.

 

About Halekulani 

Since its re-introduction in 1984 as one of the world's finest and most acclaimed independent luxury hotels, Halekulani has received more than 500 awards, most recently placing on Condé Nast Traveler’s 2023 Gold List of best hotels and resorts in the world, Travel + Leisure’s 2022 T+L 500 list, as well as Travel + Leisure’s 2022 World’s Best Awards list of the best resorts in Hawaii. Freshly reopened following a comprehensive renewal project, Halekulani is home to La Mer, Hawaii's longest, consecutively ranked AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Travel Guide 5-Star Restaurant, Orchids, House Without A Key, L’Aperitif, Lewers Lounge, Cattleya Wine Bar, SpaHalekulani, and the new Earl’s Pool Bar. For over twenty years, Halekulani has maintained a strong commitment to arts and culture in the community through exclusive alliances with Oahu's most iconic cultural venues. Halekulani is operated by the Hotels and Resorts of Halekulani, a brand management division of the Honolulu-based Halekulani Corporation, which also oversees the Halepuna Waikiki by Halekulani. Halekulani is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World and is aligned with Tokyo's legendary Imperial Hotel. For further information, please visit www.halekulani.com.

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Brunch at 53 by the Sea

Seafood Benedict

If you are looking for a lovely setting to have Sunday Brunch, look no further than 53 by the Sea.  The ocean and diamond head view combined with excellent service and delicious food is quite hard to beat.  And did I mention the bottomless mimosas?

I can't take advantage of bottomless mimosas but for those that can, cheers to you! I opted for their sparkling Koha-Lada made with Kohana Agricole Rum, pineapple juice, coconut syrup and sparkling wine. It was refreshing and very tasty!  I loved it.

Koha-Lada

We started with the oysters and truffle fries (both very yummy) and I had 53's Breakfast Sandwich for my entree.  The signature sandwich is made with house-made pork sausage, cheddar cheese, scrambled eggs, and buttermilk biscuits. It's served with roasted potatoes and spicy sambal ketchup.  I didn't care for the sausage as it was a little too "herb-y" for my taste, but I absolutely loved the rest of the sandwich especially the buttermilk biscuits and the spicy ketchup.  I also got to sample a muffin from the pastry basket and that was also amazing.  

Oysters on the half shell

Truffle Fries

53's Breakfast Sandwich

Kalbi Moco

Shrimp and Grits

Buttermilk Pancakes

Brunch is served Saturday and Sunday from 10:30am to 1:30pm.  There is ample self-parking.   

 

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Sunday Brunch at Eating House 1849 by Roy Yamaguchi

Blackened Ahi Tartine

It was great news when Eating House had reopened for dinner this year, but even better news when they began their Sunday Brunch in April. I immediately made a reservation for an early Mother's Day celebration. Now that all the adults were vaccinated, my parents felt comfortable enough to eat at a restaurant. It would be our first time dining together outside our homes for over a year and Eating House's al fresco dining room would make for the perfect setting for our party of 10.    

The service at Eating House is excellent and I especially love how they take care of the kids.  Immediately upon being seated, we received bowls of edamame, our waters, and the kids were given crayons with the kids' menu to play with.  Before we even ordered, the kids were given their appetizers of veggies, fruit, and cheese quesadillas. Not having dined at the restaurant before, my parents were genuinely impressed. Our service was fantastic.  Our server was knowledgeable, answered every question we had, patient and friendly.

Sunday Brunch is from 10:30am to 2pm. Reservations can easily be made at Open Table or calling the restaurant at 808-924-1849.

Pork and Beans - Tocino Glaze Pork Belly, Cornbread Babingka

Roasted Vegetable Medley Tartine

1849 Hapa Burger - Wild Boar, Makaweli Beef, Bacon Jam, Chipotle Aioli

Spicy Ahi Roll

Crispy Brussel Sprouts

Eating House Poke

Pork and Crab Pillows

Oysters

Did you even go to Eating House if you didn't order the Melting Hot Dark Chocolate Souffle?

Fresh Berry Biscuit

Complimentary dessert to celebrate your special occasion!

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