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with until the food arrives.) The staff go out of their way to make sure even your
pickiest eater will be happy, which is great because at these prices you certainly
don't want to see food go to waste. It's somewhat formal (collared shirts on
men), so make sure your kids are wearing something more than bathing suits.
(Shorts and T-shirts are okay, though.)
In the Manele Bay Hotel.
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808/565-2290.
Kids' menu, highchairs, boosters, crayons. Reservations recom-
mended. Collared shirt required for men. Breakfast entrees $12-$16; dinner main courses $28-$35; kids'
menu $4-$13. AE, DC, MC, V. Daily 7-11am and 6-9:30pm.
The Terrace
AMERICAN The main dining room for The Lodge at Koele,
situated between the 35-foot-high Great Hall and a wall of glass looking out
over prim English gardens, the Terrace is far from your typical hotel dining
room. The menu may be fancy for comfort food, but it does indeed comfort.
Expect hearty breakfasts and American classics for dinner. The mac and cheese
from the kids' menu is the usual favorite, but the staff aims to please and will
prepare whatever your little darlings desire.
In The Lodge at Koele.
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808/565-4580.
Kids' menu, highchairs. Reservations recommended. Breakfast
courses $12-$16, dinner entrees $28-$35; kids' menu $3.50-$7.75. AE, DC, MC, V. Daily 6am-9:30pm.
MODERATE
Henry Clay's Rotisserie
COUNTRY CUISINE Here's a place the
entire family will enjoy, without having to take out a second mortgage. Henry
Clay Richardson, a New Orleans native, has made some welcome changes to
Lanai's dining landscape with his rustic inn in the middle of Lanai City. The
menu focuses on French country fare: fresh meats, seafood, and local produce in
assertive preparations. There's no kids' menu, but pizza will keep them happy.
Don't leave without a piece of the New Orleans-style pecan pie. The decor con-
sists of decorative plates on the pine-paneled walls, chintz curtains, peach table-
cloths and hunter-green napkins, and fireplaces in both rooms.
In the Hotel Lanai, 828 Lanai Ave., Lanai City.
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808/565-7211.
www.hotellanai.com. Highchairs, boosters,
crayons. Main courses $14-$38. MC, V. Daily 5:30-9pm.
INEXPENSIVE
Blue Ginger Cafe
COFFEE SHOP An inexpensive alternative to the pricey
resorts, this down-home cafe is extremely casual and, although there is no kids'
menu, they welcome families. The kids generally order the chicken katsu, the
teriyaki chicken, or the very popular fried saimin, all priced around $7.50 each.
The offerings are solid, no-nonsense, everyday fare: tasty French toast made with
homemade bread, very popular hamburgers on homemade buns, and mahimahi
with capers in a white-wine sauce.
409 7th St. (at Ilima St.), Lanai City.
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808/565-6363.
Highchairs, boosters. Breakfast items under $7.50;
lunch items under $7.50; dinner items under $15. No credit cards. Daily 6am-8pm.
Café 565
PIZZA/SUB SANDWICHES Kids will love this colorful pizzeria,
which spills out of an old house into the front yard with its umbrella tables. Hot
and cold sub sandwiches, daily plate lunch specials, and great salads complete the
menu. Right now they have a limited kids' menu (but they plan to expand it), and
the most popular item is the pizza sub—basically a pizza sandwich on a baguette.
408 8th St. (at Ilima St.), Lanai City.
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808/565-6622.
Limited kids' menu, highchairs, boosters. Subs
$5-$10; pizza $13-$20; kids' menu $1-$3.49. No credit cards. Mon-Fri 10am-3pm and 5-8pm.
Pele's Other Garden
DELI/BISTRO This popular Lanai City eatery,
once a small cafe serving sandwiches, is now a full-scale New York-style deli. It
