I have been going to this place for years. I went with my Mom and Dad when I was younger and now I take my own children and friends there. The food is consistently always delicious. It is our favorite place to each Chinese food. The staff is friendly the place is clean and there is a cozy ambiance there. We used to live in Fremont, NH and traveled to get there we just moved closer to Kingston and are thrilled to get to one of our fave places even quicker. Take out or eat in just awesome. And the scorpion bowl for 2 is great!
Ron and Carlos are great bartenders, always friendly and talkative. They both make a very tasty Mai Tai and the food is always excellent!
I haven't been here for awhile (just catching the bus in front of it) Great Food here, one of the best places to eat it or take out.
My boyfriend and I had our first date at Hawaiian Isle and we've gone back several times after. We always have a good experience with friendly waitstaff and delicious food. Can't wait to go back again.
So I’ve been to this place three or four time now on the last year, and each time is worse than the last. The service is terrible, the food is nothing but a pile of grease, and the it has no flavor except salt. We went there the other night with a group of six of us. Our waiter started off ok, but when I had to ask for more water four times and wait ten minutes for a refill I knew we were in trouble. We had to ask for more hot tea more than six times and that took over 20 minutes to get. I know Saturday nights are busy but we went there before 6. Having to constantly ask for more water and then just asking for a pitcher because I was tired of waiting really agitated me (and he refused to leave a pitcher of water at the table because “they only do that for parties of 20 people”). We also had to ask for more duck sauce five times, which again, took more than ten minutes to get. For someone who’s livelihood depends on service, our waiter seemed content to let out table of six sit there with no drink refills or anything. After the food showed up, he just ghosted us.
The food tasted like it was fried in old oil. The crab Rangoon had no crab in it! It was just cram cheese - no imitation can or onions in any of them! All of the food looked mushy or shimmered with grease. We ordered orange beef and there was no flavor on that either, just salt. We bit into the spring roll to have a pool of oil pour out onto the plates.
Before I went to dinner last weekend, my rings fit fine. I couldn’t even wait to get home two hours later without having to pry my rings off my hands were so swollen with salt. Two days later and my hands and face are still visibly puffy. A gallon and a half or more of water, and I’m starting to be able to get my rings on with some work. This is on top of the fact that both my husband and I had horrifically upset stomachs for almost 48 hours afterwards. I had to skip my Sunday gym class because my indigestion and upset stomach from the night before were plaguing me still!
Just avoid this place. I’m told it was good at one point in its history but it’s just garbage now. From now on, if I want Chinese food, I’ll go to Li’s, or order takeout from anywhere else.
LISTEN! Chinese food is supposed to be a treat… DO NOT DISAPPOINT YOURSELF OR WASTE YOUR MONEY! This food is disgusting !! How anyone who has ever had good Chinese food or even decent Chinese food could even say its good let alone great… unless your drunk and have alcohol munchies.
In the summer we look forward to the food and drinks that Ron makes .. Best food and drinks ever yummy The Howes from Massachusetts
This is a Polynesian restaurant as you remember them from the 1970's! Great food! Great atmosphere! Great prices! Everything was perfect, from the menu to the hand-written bill and everything in beteeen!
Free soup when dining in, decent food, service was awful. Waitress was gone for 30 minutes while we were waiting for our check, another table inquired of her where abouts to another waitress, several managers or "people in charge" saw situation unfold or were present while we expressed our concerns and not a single apology was given. Dropped $100 between dining in and take out for family back home and waitress kept saying we had to pay for separate. Use to get food here several times a year, will not be returning.
Have been going here since I was a kid, love plate #19.
Everything is good exept that they refill your water ALL the time.
Ronnie (bartender) always makes you feel Special. Been coming here over 40 + years..Never had any issues. Food is the Best!!
Normally it would be 5 stars but the bartender tonight was unusually light handed. Get well Carlos.
My wife and I have been going here for 46 years - since before we were married. We love it. Sure, there have been some off nights when it wasn't up to.par, but those were few and far between. Overall it has been consistently excellent, both in terms of the quality of the food and the service. They have the best egg rolls - absolutely delicious! Great Mai Tai's too.