Polynesian Resort
Photo Tour
Photos by Brian Bennett
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Captain Cook's Snack Company is a small counter service
place located across from the Polynesian Princess Shop on the first floor
of the Great Ceremonial House.
The serving area of Captain Cook's
Snack Company.
The food here is typical hamburgers faire, and nothing to
write home about. The seating area is terribly small for the traffic,
and tends to suffer from a lack of upkeep with lots of trash and tables
that need bussing.
Captain Cook's Seating Area.
Kona Cafe, on the other hand, is a fabulous restaurant.
Located on the second floor of the Great Ceremonial House just around
the corner from 'Ohana, Kona Cafe is an upscale, but not oppressive, ala
carte restaurant.
The Kona Cafe, a fabulous ala carte
restaurant on the second floor of the Great Ceremonial House.
The food at Kona Cafe is excellent, and the desserts are
fantastic. Just be prepared for some steep prices, because a meal here
doesn't come cheap.
The food and desserts at the Kona
Cafe are excellent.
The Kona Cafe's chocolate dragon
on display.
The Kona Cafe's white chocolate pegasus.
The item on the stone slab, second from the right in the
front row, are Kona Cafe's famous Ko-Ko Puffs.
Desserts at the Kona Cafe.
The entire restaurant is bright and
airy; a very nice place to have a great meal.
Just around the corner from Kona Cafe is 'Ohana. This all-you-can
eat table service restaurant grills up shrimp, steak, and salmon.
'Ohana Grill, located just around
the corner from Kona Cafe.
The seating area is very large, and the restaurant is filled
up throughout the evening. We arrived for a rather early dinner, it's
still quite light outside and there is still some open tables here and
about, but by the time our meal was over, the place was packed out.
'Ohana seating.
Enjoy these photos as you read an excerpt from my October
2000 trip report:
"We walked in
and made a beeline for 'Ohana, since we were just a few minutes before
our seating time. By the way, had I been more careful, we could
have eaten before 6:00pm to get the "free desert or child's meal"
special, but we were seated after 6:00 because of my ignorance.
"Dinner at 'Ohana
is a feast! They first bring you a collection of appetizers including
a salad, pork dumplings, chicken wings, and a relish with a fish sauce
on it.
Then the bring the
main meats including smoked salmon,
and grilled shrimp,
turkey, pork, and steak.
It's all you can eat, and they bring it to you on huge skewers as often
as you ask for more. The food is just incredible!
"I enjoyed this
meal much more so than the last time we were here (when we were foolish
enough to have a large lunch on the same day). It was really good
food.
"I almost forgot!
During the meal, Allan was given the opportunity to join a coconut race
in which the kids push coconuts around on the floor with brooms.
He was a bit bashful, though, and declined. Later, though, when
a hoola hoop contest was announced he really wanted to try. He was
less than successful, though, but was pleased enough when daddy tried
and couldn't do very well either. I'm just glad no one with cameras
was around for that one!
"Dessert was fresh
pineapple with a caramel dipping sauce. It topped things off nicely."
Just outside of 'Ohana, conveniently located for waiting
diners, the Tambu bar serves up adult beverages with a Polynesian twist.
The Tambu Bar.
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