Reviews Seaside Restaurant The

Such a lovely dinner. My brother and I dined with a gorgeous sunset and he had shrimp rolls seen here. I feasted on Blackened Ahi and took home their bread pudding and ice cream…it almost made it home 🤭😍 I live here and have waited too long to enjoy this blessing! It’s not just dinner- it’s a package ✔️the delicacies/ the service /the prices / the sunset/ the reflections on the water /again the sumptuous meal/mai tais or cocktails or..your drink/ birds flying and swimming peacefully… dreamy 💫thank you #bigislandgem💎

This little restaurant is a hidden jewel and blessing to the Big Island. I STRONGLY recommend to anyone needing a place to eat that is reasonably priced and of generous portions, MAKE A RESERVATION, and getting here for an absolutely delicious meal! This is on another level. My wife and I shared the calamari appetizer and they were unlike anything I have ever had before. The texture was like fine steak, & of generous portion. The attached pic is is Mahi Mahi, crusted with macadamia nut and panko crumbs, buttered squash and zucchini with the finest brown rice I’ve ever consumed. Our waiter was very helpful, interested and professional. This supper was more an extraordinary culinary experience. To the owners, chef and wait staff…THANK YOU!

Eat while watching Koi, ducks, and other animals from your table. Service was great and the food amazing. Definitely one of the best Short Ribs I've ever had and certainly the best on all of the islands we tried.

Seaside is a tremendously charming little restaurant. Built in a converted house, they offer some absolutely fabulous food and cocktails. The teriyaki butterfish was perfectly crispy on the outside and flaky and moist on the inside. The mashed potatoes were light and flavorful, and the veggies were sautéed deceptively well given their unimpressive appearance. The Mai Tai was a tad on the sweet side, but not really a bad thing and overall quite enjoyable. The lilikoi lemon drop was also fantastic. Everyone here is super nice, and it's definitely worth a visit for a nice night out.

Wonderful local restaurant. Modest looking place out and inside but don't let that stop you from tasting the most delicious food you will have in Hilo. Service was fast and staff were helpful and attentive. 100% recommended. Chilean seabas, Salmon with mushroom sauce were delicious, and their signature dessert the bread putting with icecream and coconut sauce were fantastic.

Amazing but affordable seafood! We were so happy with the Chinese style steam fish, delicious snow crab and hamachi kama. Four hamachi kama was only $14!

I really enjoyed The Seaside Restaurant and Aqua Farm. The restaurant is right next to a body of water, so I’m told. I went at night so i couldn’t tell you what the view is like. But what I can tell you is that the food at Seaside is good and quite delicious. I did a little bit of research and ordered the most popular dishes and the internet hive mind did not disappoint. I started with their signature Mai Tai which was nicely mixed. For my appetizer I went with the cheesy escargot. Normally escargot is served with lots of butter. At Seaside it’s buttery but topped with cheese and served with toasted bread. It was excellent. For my entree I went with the Aholehole with a soup upgrade. The soup was calm chowder, which was good but I’ve had better. The Aholehole on the other hand was great. It’s lightly battered, seasoned with salt and fried. It’s served with rice and vegetables, a wedge of lemon and daikon. I would suggest asking for extra lemon wedges since you only get one. Aholehole has a delicate taste so the lemon and salt makes it work. But I will warn you that it can be difficult to eat. It’s not deboned so because when eating it. Thankfully the bones are easy to pick out. After my entree I ordered the bread pudding with ice cream. Again I’ve had better bread pudding but Seaside’s bread pudding is tasty. They add taro so it gives it a different texture. Overall I really enjoyed Seaside Restaurant and Aqua Farm. I would definitely go there again.

Summary: great food, very slow service. Tried the sushi (sashimi and rolls), fried aholehole, and macadamia encrusted mahi. Sushi was top marks, mahi was excellent, and aholehole was good, just not what I was expecting. Drinks were good, at local prices ($12 for a cocktail), and I was pleased to find Longboard on tap. The atmosphere was what you would expect from a historic establishment like this: no frills and charming in its own, unique way. This is a place where you eating amazing sushi and buy the cool t-shirt on the way out (check them out… they’re cool and $18). My real problem was with the slow and inconsistent service. Some items, like those out of the fryer (calamari strips for the keiki) came out almost immediately. Anything from the raw bar took seemingly forever. Order sushi and hot meals? Prepare for your hot meals to come out after sitting under the heat lamp for a bit while the sushi is getting prepped. I suppose you could chalk up the service miss to the COVID labor problem. My solution: order two drinks instead of one right away and drink through any impatient impulses you may lean towards. The service miss was not a reason to avoid the OG atmosphere and tasty eats.