Reviews for GOEN Dining + Bar in Kailua, HI

Excellent food and service nice outside seating. We had edamame in soy sauce garlic fantastic the appetizers Fry basket fried... portobello mushrooms with incredible cream dipping sauce bruatta cheese bread with salmon so flavorful and dessert halo shaveice there was so many amazing flavors and different textures so refreshing this desert! We will be back for sure it’s a realculinary experience worth the price for everything. Read more

Customer service and hospitality needs improvement definitely. We asked the hostess if we could be seated in the shade as it was... not busy and plenty of different seating options were empty and she replied " that section was just cleaned for dinner and isunavailable " I was hungry so I didn't say anything. Never been told I couldn't have more favorable seating in a place that wasalmost empty. This place has decent food but the staff needs a pick me upper and some enthusiasm. We were rushed to order andreminded that lunch was soon ending. Over priced food for understated dishes. Hire people with personality. Read more

Lunch ????complimentary edamame ???? sashimi moriawase ???? ???? misoyaki eggplant(no pic because I destroyed them) bit pricey... but worth your $! Read more

I’m a huge fan of Roy’s restaurants so I was super excited to try this place. It was easy to get a weekend reservation and... they seated us outside on a nicely landscaped patio. The service was laid back and the waiter was helpful. Overall felt like thefood was overpriced for what it was. It was good, but not amazing. Favorite part was the free spicy edamame in the beginningalong with the sesame salad. The misoyaki butterfish was a letdown. Read more

First time coming here and our experience was perfect! Made our reservation for 2 via OpenTable for 6pm. We got there, showed... our proof of vaccination along with our IDs, filled out a contact tracing form, and were promptly seated. We ordered the FryBasket and Burrata for appetizers, and the Spicy Ahi and Lobster Bucatini for our main course. Everything wasdelicious! Service was stellar! We were constantly checked on, treated with enthusiasm and kindness. We came for my wife'sbirthday, and we got a complimentary fudge dessert that was also good! Overall, I'm incredibly happy with our experience atGoen and would come again! Read more

Such a great place!! The food was delicious and the staff was great even with it being busy. Honestly every person was just... great. We had two different sushi rolls, both amazing. Also the short ribs and roaster chicken were very good. The atmosphere isalso very pretty. Overall I really love this place. Read more

Absolutely wonderful meal! The food was delicious, we had the lobster tail spaghetti & the braised ribs 100% The "old fashion"... drink was perfectly made, strong & tasty. The service was great all staff attentive & friendly. It was my wife's birthday meal &they definitely made it feel special. Thanks for everything. We just moved here and will definitely be returning to GOEN. Read more

Food was excellent. Our server was meh. She wasn't mean or mad or anything, but she was very short in her tone and simply not... friendly. Just felt like she didn't want to be there or she thought we were going to stiff her or something. Others came to dotable touch and were very friendly. Giving a 4 star because of food, and not rating service because I know servers are hit andmiss at restaurants. HK style ribs, brussel sprouts, fry basket, shrimp tempura roll, shishitos, and ravioli were delicious! Read more