“We’re one of the very few hotels left that actually has an executive pastry chef, (Fenton Lee), and he is extremely talented,” says Faas, who recommends Flourless Chocolate Cake ($8) from the a la carte menu, served with fresh berries and passion fruit sauce. Another signature drink is the Famous Smoking Pineapple Mai Tai, also known as Haleakala ($20), which is a gloriously large beverage served in a pineapple and placed atop a volcano-like bed of billowing steam.ĭessert at Oceanarium is something that simply cannot be skipped, either. For a cool twist on a Blue Hawaii, HI Blue Freeze ($11) delights with Svedka Colada Vodka, fresh pineapple chunks, a drizzle of blue curacao and more. The kajiki poke with fresh marlin, Hawaiian salt and sweet ewa onions and the chilled prawns and snow crab legs with passion fruit cocktail sauce make superb starters.
OCEANARIUM RESTAURANT BUFFET FULL
The restaurant also sports a full bar, where some of Waikiki’s most unique cocktails are created. The Oceanarium Restaurant, located steps away from Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, serves delectable seafood crafted with global cooking styles in its bright and vibrant eatery. Savory Pan Seared Chicken Breast ($22) is another must, with roasted garlic, sweet Ewa onions, sun-dried tomato relish and a dazzling balsamic fig glaze. Hawaiian Salt Crusted Angus Prime Rib of Beef ($33, 12 ounces), for example, is slow-roasted for four hours, served with au jus and perfect with creamy horseradish.
If you prefer a la carte dining, Oceanarium’s menu overflows with elegant eats. Oceanarium’s buffet showcases delicious fare.
Steamed snow crab and Dungeness crab also dress up the daily spread, while Alaskan king crab is a special treat reserved for Monday and Thursday nights only. The evening line up is also known for its seafood, from mussels and cocktail shrimp to fresh kajiki (Blue Marlin) sashimi. Patrons may revel in the establishment’s daily buffets (breakfast: daily, $24.95 dinner: Tuesday-Wednesday and Friday-Sunday, $45.95, Monday and Thursday, $47.95 brunch: weekends, $33.95), especially executive chef Mariano Lalica’s dinner selection, which offers sushi, prime rib, action stations and more. “We get about 80 percent of our produce from the farms … so it’s kind of farm to table, or Big Island to Oahu, if you will.”
According to Patrick Faas, director of food and beverage, the eatery’s locally sourced ingredients from Lei Farms on the Big Island are key to its success. To enhance its magical setting, Oceanarium’s cuisine fuses western and eastern flavors and is marked by an expansive seafood selection. Since 1979, the restaurant has awed diners with its enticing menu of island fare presented in the most extraordinary of settings, complete with a fairy tale-like aquarium - which holds local marine life swimming in 280,000 gallons of water - flanking the dining room. Dining doesn’t get more fun than a meal spent at Oceanarium in Waikiki’s Pacific Beach Hotel.
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