Gaylord's and the Mahiko Lounge
Lihue, Kauai
<p>The 16,000 square foot Kilohana Estate is a stately manor built in 1935 by sugar baron Gaylord Wilcox. In 1986 the visitor experience of "Kilohana" was crafted incorporating the restoration of the old manor and estate into shops, galleries, a luau grounds, and "Gaylord's" restaurant. Housed in the main house of the plantation, Gaylord's Restaurant and Mahiko Lounge showcase gourmet Hawaiian food in the courtyard and dining room halls of the historic building.<br />
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<strong>At a Glance:</strong><br />
Cuisine: Hawaiian/European/Pacific Rim<br />
Price: $$/$$$<br />
Location: Lihue, Kauai</p>
<p><strong>Hours of operation: </strong><br />
Gaylord's: Monday through Saturday service<br />
Lunch: 11 am to 2:30 pm<br />
Dinner: 5:30 to 9 pm<br />
Sunday Brunch: 9 am to 130 pm<br />
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<p>Mahiko Lounge: Monday through Saturdays<br />
11 am to 10 pm<br />
Happy Hour- 4 to 5:30 pm<br />
Sunday: 9 am to 3 pm</p>
<p><strong>Dcor/environment: </strong><br />
Casual Hawaiian with fine dining flair in the service and food preparations. The courtyard seating is classic Hawaii with open air ambience.<br />
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Featuring stately dcor inside, with open-air covered atrium seating available and especially enjoyable for the classic Sunday brunch service, with traditional Hawaiian hospitality and slack key guitar music. Sipping coffee in the late morning breeze while listening to live slack key guitar in the courtyard of a classic estate brings shades of old Hawaii to the modern day. The Sunday brunch provides great value in the huge breakfast buffet, which also comes with a choice of an ala carte item from a small menu that changes seasonally.<br />