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Room Service from 50 Different Restaurants
You are not limited to the room service menu in your hotel room;
Room Service in Paradise
(from American/Pacific Rim to Italian to sandwiches and burgers) from oodles of restaurants
to your hotel room. All you do is select a restaurant and order what you want (see the online
menus or pick up one of the magazines in various Waikiki locations). You are charged for the
food, a $7.25 to $8.25 delivery charge in Waikiki (more in outlying areas), and a tip for the
driver. Both lunch and dinner are available; call in advance, and your food will be delivered
whenever you want. Best of all, you can pay with your credit card.
Expensive
Bali Steak & Seafood
★★
CONTINENTAL/PACIFIC RIM This is another memorable ocean-
front dining room—pale and full of light, with a white grand piano at the entrance and sweep-
ing views of the ocean. (Ask for a table by the window.) The menu merges island cooking
styles and ingredients, as in the signature roasted mahimahi with Hamakua tomato vinai-
grette, Kahuku corn, and Thai basil. Or try the wonderful surf and turf—Kona lobster and filet
mignon, both with a mustard aioli sauce and a side of pureed potatoes; or the popular Bali
seafood medley, which combines butter-and-Thai-basil-seared island fish, scallops, shrimp,
and lobster, served with Yukon potato puree and curry sauce. Save room for their mouthwa-
tering desserts.
At the Hilton Hawaiian Village, 2005 Kalia Rd.
&
808/949-4321,
ext. 43.
www.hiltonhawaiianvillage.com/dining
.
Reser-
vations recommended. Main courses $26-$48. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Tue-Sat 5-9pm.
Hy's Steak House
STEAKHOUSE This steakhouse is as good as it gets. Think dark, clubby,
lots of leather, good Scotch, and filet mignon. This is a great choice for steak lovers with hefty
pocketbooks or for those who have tired of Hawaii regional cuisine. Hy's has demonstrated
admirable staying power in the cult of low fat, still scoring high among carnivores while of-
fering ample alternatives, such as a grilled vegetable platter and excellent salads prepared
tableside (the spinach and Caesar are textbook-perfect). “The Only” is its classic best, a kiawe-
grilled New York strip steak served with a secret signature sauce. Garlic lovers swear by the
“Garlic Steak Diane,” a richly endowed rib eye with sliced mushrooms.
2440 Kuhio Ave.
&
808/922-5555.
www.hyshawaii.com
.
Reservations recommended. Main courses $27-$63 or market
price. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Mon-Fri 6-10pm; Sat-Sun 5:30-10pm.
Orchids
★★
SEAFOOD Orchids highlights fresh local produce and seafood with elegant
presentations in a fantasy setting with consummate service. Blinding white linens and a view
of Diamond Head from the open oceanfront dining room will start you of with a smile. (The
parade of oiled bodies traversing the seawall is part of the entertainment.) At lunch, seafood
curry, though pricey, is a winner, as are the tagine of roasted vegetables and the Nicoise salad
