Island Palm Island Style Grill & Bar

We have eaten here for dinner twice so far during our 10 day stay and, will very likely eat here again before we go. First time we ate the Summer Rolls, «Evil» Chicken and Pad Ee Sew (that last one may be misspelled). Tonight, Porcupine Shrimp, Lemon Chicken and Green Curry. Try the Tapioca and Black Rice for dessert– probably not for everyone but delicious. This, by all appearances, is a family run restaurant and the service they provide makes you feel like you are a part of the family. Absolutely recommend this Restaurant!

$ 8 for my bad breakfast $ 5 for my orange juice and $ 3 for my bad black coffee. My wife’s breakfast was bad enough to only take one bite and it was just a grilled cheese (not sure how to screw that up) The oj was good but would recommend going to Burger King down the street. On a good note they were very friendly.

Good for breakfast when you can’t get into kountry kitchen. The eggs were good. The blueberry pancakes were pancakes with a few blueberries on top not in the batter. No sign outside marking the name of the place. Look for the sign that says open for breakfast and lunch.

The food was fresh, vibrant and delicious. We had shrimp pad Thai and cashew chicken. Both were outstanding and I’m excited to explore the rest of the menu. Island palm is really clean with open air dining and really great service. Best Thai on Kauai. Will go again and again.

I have no idea what the people giving high reviews are talking about or whether their experience was real, but based on food alone, this place deserves less than 1 star. We had a group a 5 and ordered from all over their menu and the only edible item was an omelet.
We came across the place while driving to Kapa’a and thought it looked cute. We sat down with high hopes, but were sorely disappointed.
The seafood benedict was ordered by two of us — one with hash browns and one with fried rice. The hollandaise sauce looked very off — almost separated. After stirring, we tried a little before pouring on the dish. It was so bad it almost made me gag — it tasted like raw flour and raw egg. So, I attempted by meal without. The egg tasted like it was expired and was so overcooked (a poached egg should have a runny yolk). The seafood was awful and the English muffin was very soggy. The fried rice had good flavor, but was very crunchy. The hash browns were about the size of half a deck of cards on the plate — very stingy.
Another person ordered the fish sandwich. The fries were good, but the fish was very bland — no flavor at all.
A club sandwich sounded like a safe bet, but the cheese was sweating like it had been out a long time and the bread was very soggy. Again, the fries were pretty good.
Lastly, we got an omelet, which was actually fairly good with the miniscule hash browns and a very expensive short stack, which was tasty if not a little doughy.
Advice to the owner — get a new cook and get another waitress. Your place has potential, but the food is absolutely horrendous as-​is.

Kealoha is the best waitress on the island! She was fast, friendly & a good time. The food is great & the price is right!

Best seafood Benedict on Kauai. My husband and I try to go every time we are in Kapaa. Food is great and so is the staff.

Not that good!!! My husband and I got cheeseburgers, very weird consistency! Server was lost! Won’t come again!!!

They recently opened up for dinner hours with an all Thai menu. I tried the Thai iced tea, trying to be adventurous. It was okay, but that might just be me.
For dinner, my husband and I tried the coconut chicken soup. We ordered medium, and it was not that spicy. It had a creamy texture with enough for us both to have 3 (very small) bowls.
For entrees, my husband had the red curry. He had ordered medium, but asked for hot after tasting the soup. He likes spicy things more than me. He got sticky rice with it. He was very hungry and ate it all. He really enjoyed it. I got the house curry, medium hot, with brown rice. I also really enjoyed it, but was less hungry so I took the rest home.
The server was fantastic. She never let our glasses get empty. Look for coupons in one of the many books out there. We saved 15% on food.
We would go back again!

I really like this place! Both times I’ve come I got the Denver Omelette, scrambled style. It’s never crowded and service is pretty good. Recommended:)

My wife and I were hopeful for another great sushi experience in Hawaii. This place was a nightmare. We strolled in at 5pm on a weeknight back in January 2013. We ordered 3 different rolls and all of them lacked flavor with one tasting old and extra fishy. Sure enough I felt shitty the next two days and my wife couldn’t even get out of bed. We lost 2 days of honeymooning because of the food poisoning caused by this place.
I say AVOID AT ALL COSTS. It would take an exorcism for me to return here for anything other than directions to a better restaurant.

Great food, not crowded on Sunday late morning. The patio is nice with a fountain, The inside light and airy. Our server Berna, was very sweet and attentive. I had Tai ice tea to start, then the kalua pork burrito which was really yummy. Ask fur the special homemade hot salsa if you like spicy. My husband had the Sleeping Giant omelet which he liked. The price was great, and we got a coupon for 15% off in the Free Kauai coupon book you can find around town or at the airport.

Beautiful restaurant and we had an amazing server. She was very attentive and answered all our questions and made great suggestions. The food was okay, needed some seasoning for my taste. But the service was outstanding! Not a must eat place but def a nice place to eat while in Kauai.
I will add I went in for breakfast and their dinner menu looked very good. So you may have better luck with the dinner menu.

I like the openness of the restaurant. It was roomy, high ceilings, we sat by the door by the little fish pond to get some air.
My little girl had a mini loco moco, which was a good portion. It had one egg and one good sized party smothered in gravy. I got the teriyaki chicken which came with rice and a salad. I was a little hesitant to have the side salad because of a review I saw on here. But my lettuce was crisp and fresh. My bf got a kalua pig burrito. Its not as big as Olympic café’s one, but its pretty good. He asked for a side of chips to eat it with. Took a little while to get them, but I didnt know they were making them fresh. They were so good fresh!
It was a reasonable price for our breakfast. The only thing I didn’t like was the mimosas was $ 7. That’s kind of high. $ 5 is pushing it, but $ 7 is going kind of high.

We stopped on our way to hanalei bay from poipu. The staff was so friendly. I had the Denver omelet with hashbrowns and my husband had the seafood Benedict with fried rice. We both really liked what we ordered and portions were hearty. We were seated by a window seat and the freSh air felt great. Would def. Recommend.

Stopped in on our last day in Kauai. At 8:15 in the morning it wasn’t horribly busy. I ordered the ham and cheese omelette my wife had the ham and eggs.
The omelette was good but wasn’t great. What you would usually come across as far as flavor and what not. So not really let down or upset. The ham eggs was good and same about how it wasn’t overly fantastic or a let down.
All in all, I say a descent breakfast. I would recommend it as far as the classic breakfast goes.

Today was a first visit for us! We have lived on Kauai for 3 years & never visited. We walked in at 11:30am and the place was empty. There were two philipino ladies sitting off on the side. We were greeted right away by one of them. I wanted to check out their menu. The place seemed clean and nicely decorated. The lady was friendly too. She seated us and asked us what we wanted to drink. We said water was fine. What made me rate this resturaunt low, is She when she brought us the water she then lingered there with her pad and pen while we looked over the menu. It was creepy & made me feel uncomfortable. I even said to her, «you are making me nervous». She said it’s ok, take your time & she moved slightly to the side, still waiting for us!
We finally ordered our food. My husband ordered an omelet and I ordered fish & chips with side salad. She soon brought out my salad and some read, then stood two tables away and hovered near us. I’m like, I wanna go… this gal is creeping me out! Then, I looked at her and she looked away. She was stating! What saved our meal, was another couple came in for lunch! Thank goodness… cause I was freaking out about then!
She wasn’t overly attentive after that. She filled our waters and cleared our plates. It was a good meal. Good portions and well cooked. The food was great… I would suggest if you do end up in this restraunt — make sure you aren’t the only ones there! Haha

We went here twice in a week, and ordered the same thing each time.
I had the French Dip and the Misses got the Loco Moco.
The first day the french dip was very, very good. Nice slices of roast, tons of garlic in the au jus. The second time it was sliced lunch meat, and not much garlic in the au jus. Very inconsistent if you ask me.
The first time the Misses ordered the Loco Moco it had two very flavorful handmade patties. Very good. The second time, they had one handmade flavorful patty, and one frozen. WTF?
Nice servers though, but inconsistent. Small parking lot too.

Giving this restaurant a 5 star review to balance out the unfairly poor rating from Sara W., who is for no reason whatsoever, a harsh judge. She got quick service and great food, but wasn’t impressed by the «warmth» and apparently wanted to wait. What I am learning from my time here on Kauai (4 days now) is that there are sooooooo many places to eat and fewer tourists than on other islands — aka no wait time at most places. Be happy Sara, you were in paradise and the Island Palm is a great place. Why lower a star rating because YOU feel meh about insignificant details like how full the place is?
@yelp — need to be able to call people out on lame reviews.

We came here for breakfast yesterday. Between the four of us we got the Denver omelet, the Sleeper? omelet, eggs benedict, and french toast.
Everything was fantastic! I had an omelet with kahlua pig and Portuguese sausage that I think was called the sleeper omelet, and it was amazing!!! Get this. It’s one of the last omelets listed on the menu. I got the fried rice at the recommendation of another Unilocaler as a side, and I can also say that the fried rice is better than average. My omelet also came with toast. It was a good-​sized portion, and it cost $ 13.95.
The male waiter we had was very attentive and constantly filled our water glasses. My order came out wrong, and he immediately noticed and apologized before I even said anything. My correct order came out in less than a few minutes, before anyone had really started eating.
Great food and service! Must try.