Manta at Mauna Kea

Manta at Mauna Kea reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Wesley

   Washington DC6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing view overlooking the ocean while patio dining! Manta Rays viewable from the beach. Spectacular service by the wait staff. Food and drinks were very good would definitely recommend to anyone visiting the big island.
   

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   Cindy

   Hawaii7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Nice experience with delicious food. It's a bit overpriced, but acceptable for a unique experience due to its location. Seeing the Manta Rays and snorkelers in the bay around sunset and after dark was worth the extra cost! We went twice in a week and saw Manta Rays one night. Our party had a variety of entrees that were all good. The chocolate soufflé was fabulous.
   

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   Natalie VIP

   Portland8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Absolutely fantastic experience with an emphasis on service. I’m so glad my husband and I were able to visit again after visiting a few years back prior to the renovation. We enjoyed all of the interactions we had with the staff team and felt so welcomed and comfortable. We enjoyed the night’s special dinner appetizer as well as on-menu entree items, cocktails, and a refreshing sorbet dessert with local flavors. When my husband and I think of our “happy place” we envision the patio view overlooking the water from Manta. Thank you so much for the hospitality!
   

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   Carol

   New York City31 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful locale. Interesting and delicious food. The hostess sat us at a table that was didn’t provide views of the sunset. When we sat down our server moved us to a better table, which we very much appreciated.
   

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   Stacey

   New York City6 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 8, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent meal! Great ambience. Service was okay.
   

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   Anita

   Hawaii17 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 7, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The atmosphere and service was wonderful. My husband's order of seared Ahi was great...and the BURRATA salad was wonderful...but the Panko crusted Mahi-Mahi fish was dry, sauce surrounding it helped. Desserts were not as expected either, disappointed in Baked Alaska. But atmosphere and service wonderful plus!
   

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   Roberta VIP

   Chicago26 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 7, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our serving team Jessica and James were awesome! Best steak - beef tenderloin with oxtail marmalade was best on island!
   

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   Deborah

   Los Angeles10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 1, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   From the moment we approached the host desk to our exit it was just a relaxing and memorable experience. The hostess greeted us with a very pleasant smile, she had a sweet personality and a quick kind wit. The location of our table could not have been more perfect. The sunset was that evening was spectacular and as former divers, we got to view to boats on night dives in search of rays. We started with the baby romaine salad which was crisp and flavorful and shared the rib eye. Truly, it was one of the best steaks we have ever had. It was cooked to perfection at a temperature we requested and sliced in the kitchen for us. Aside from the above our absolutely delightful server Jessica helped to make this the best meal of our vacation.
   

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   Ben VIP

   Los Angeles1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 30, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing food, terrific service, incredible views! We will be back soon!
   

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    Carolyn VIP

    Denver13 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on March 26, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5

    Service was horrific , waited 40 min for some drawn butter for our seafood tower, asked no less than 4 people for it and kept being told the chef was working on it. It’s melted butter , how long can that take? Our waitress spoke in one to two word sentences then would disappear for 20 min. Eventually the manager and other waiters came to help so felt like we didn’t know who to ask to order etc and our mains didn’t get put in while we waited for the butter. they took 30$ off our 500+$ bill for our inconvenience when we said we wanted to leave . Good food but overall horrible service. The manager was very nice and did try to help but something was very off here, maybe it was just our server who was bad as everyone else seemed like they were trying. They didn’t seem under staffed. Wonderful ambiance if you get your food, but for 185$ a seafood “tower” should have more food and multiple tiers imo. I’d go back to hopefully have a better experience as the food was good. Request a table outside.
    

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