Where to celebrate Thanksgiving on Maui
On the island of Maui for Turkey Day? Here are some restaurants and menus you should check out for an especially memorable holiday dinner.
Bistro Molokini
The restaurant at the Grand Wailea offers a three-course feast with choices of pumpkin bisque, argula salad, sage garlic roasted turkey and pumpkin cheese or pie for dessert. $52 per person, children 5 and under staying at the hotel eat free, reservations recommended, 3850 Wailea Alanui Dr., Wailea, (800) 888-6100, grandwailea.com/dine/bistro-molokini
Fleetwood’s On Front Street
A chef-inspired, 3-course Thanksgiving dinner by the dining institution from Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac. $75 for adults and $25 for children, 3 to 8 p.m., 744 Front St., Lahaina, (808) 669-6425, fleetwoodsonfrontst.com
Grand Dining Room at Grand Wailea
A Thanksgiving day brunch from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Various fall-inspired soups and salads, a carving station, a raw seafood bar and don’t forget the risotto. Includes sparkling wine. $90 adults, $35 children 6 through 12 years old, 5 and under free, 3850 Wailea Alanui Dr., Wailea, (800) 888-6100, grandwailea.com/dine/grand-dining-room
Humuhumunukunukuapuaa
For a Thanksgiving on the romantic side, a special dinner menu with choice of mahi mahi, hen, opakapaka, filet mignon or your classic free range turkey as your entree. $100–$140 with wine pairing, 3850 Wailea Alanui Dr., Wailea, (800) 888-6100, grandwailea.com/dine/humuhumunukunukuapuaa
Kimo’s
A family-friendly dinner of classic Thanksgiving dishes: an autumn harvest salad, slow roasted turkey with gravy, macadamia nut and sausage herb stuffing, mashed potatoes and a local pineapple-cranberry sauce. Top it off with pumpkin pie. $32 adults, $17 children 12 and under, 4 to 9 p.m., 845 Front St, Lahaina, (808) 661-4811, kimosmaui.com
Monkeypod Kitchen
The special menu from chef Peter Merriman includes turkey with country gravy, glazed kalua beef, Hawaiian sweet bread, sauteed green beans and mashed potatoes. A variety of local-inspired Thanksgiving dishes. $39.95 per person, 3 to 9p.m., 10 Wailea Gateway Place, Unit B-201, Kihei, (808) 891-2322, monkeypodkitchen.com
Naupaka Terrace
Look out for Hawaiian style poke, peek and eat shrimp, a variety of soups and salads, a roast sirloin and ham being served from 5 to 9 p.m. $50 adults, $25 children ages 5 to 12, 4331 Kauai Beach Dr., Lihue, (808) 245-1955, kauaibeachresorthawaii.com
