Tonight’s dinner was only a block away from last night’s dinner. Definitely a contrast. Venue was more upscale and service was very attentive (we were in and out in less than 90 minutes). Menu was more refined, but some hits and some misses. Cocktails were both solid (ginger martini for Andrea and a Lilikoi mai tai for me).

For starters, my kalua pork and Maui onion quesadillas were tasty and Andrea’s salad had very tender local greens. I was not impressed with my lamb chops – a bit charred and overcooked (I asked for medium rare), not very flavorful, and overpriced. Andrea liked her filet better which was better cooked (what I would have called medium rare but slightly underdone for her preference). In retrospect, I wish I had gone with either the mahi mahi or the ono.

The coconut crème brûlée we had for dessert was better than we expected with the coconut adding just a bit of richness. All in all though, we both agreed that if we had to choose between here and The Red Water Café we would go back to Red Water despite all of the service shortcomings there.