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Pacific'O Review
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Pacific'O
$$-$$$$, Seafood, West Maui
User Rating: *** 3.0
Fodor's Review:
You can sit outdoors at umbrella-shaded tables near the water's edge, or find a spot in the breezy, marble-floor interior. The exciting menu features fresh ahi-and-ono tempura, in which the two kinds of fish are wrapped around tobiko (flying-fish roe), then wrapped in nori, and wok-fried. There's a great lamb dish, too -- a whole rack of sweet New Zealand lamb, sesame-crusted and served with roasted macadamia sauce and Hawaiian chutney. Live jazz is played Friday and Saturday from 9 to midnight.
Member Reviews & Ratings:
Unwelcomed on Anniversary
Posted by lmanyon from oxford on 1/19/07
It was a beautiful romantic night I had planned for our 3rd anniversary. The culmination was to be at the much vaunted Pacific'o. I made reservations for 8:30, romantic table, special night.... I might as well have said "blah blah blah.." because that is what the girl on the phone heard. We arrived and no reservations were on the book. After the deer in headlight reaction, she wrote "W/I" down and lead us to a decent table. The food was pedestrian at best. It seems the chef is more interested in color and texture than flavor. I wanted a scotch to warm me up as it was a bit cold outside. Too bad the waitress had no idea what they had behind the bar. I had the spring rolls to start. It wouldn't be so bad if every other restaurant on Maui didn't have spring rolls on the menu. The tomato soup was good with a little spice and and clams. Described as a Manhattan clam chowder, I was left to fill in the blanks myself until I actually tried it. My wife enjoyed her tofu stack but she thought it a little unamaginative. As for Pacifio, The setting was great but the rest had much to be desired.RATING: 3.0
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- Address: 505 Front St., Lahaina, HI
- Phone: 808/667-4341
- Credit Cards: AE, D, DC, MC, V
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