Ke Nui Kitchen

The vibe is niche cafe!Britnee warmly greeted me!Went with her recommendations:The Churro Latte. Satisfying and decadent!The Hawaiian Lemonade. Guava & Lilikoi. Sooo good. And yes it's tart will wake you up!My gosh! Will come back and would order the same again!Woohoo!

My wife and I used KNK for our wedding in March 2024. We are on the mainland (Washington), so most of our communication was virtual via email, phone, and video calls. We visited them in September 2023 and they adjusted their schedule to accommodate our short visit so we could have a food tasting and cake tasting. Throughout the wedding planning process, Mikhaila at KNK was very communicative and accommodating to us. We had so many questions and she was always very prompt in responding to us. She helped us make our catering menu personalized to us and our tastes!Dessert- We enjoyed how we were able to create our own cake flavor combinations. Our cake was guava cake, guava curd, and coconut frosting. Delicious! We also ordered cake shooters and those were equally delicious. Shave Ice Bar- We wanted to offer a cool, sweet treat to our guests. The shave ice bar was a huge hit! You pick several flavors to have on stock, plus some toppings for guests to choose from. Refreshing and sweet!Premium Bar- We could not afford the open bar option, so we opted for a limited bar package for our guests. We picked from a variety of packages. They also were open to adjusting the package to suit our needs and tastes. For example, decreasing the amount of wine bottles and adding more hard seltzers. Food- Food was prepared on-site during our wedding. It was all delicious! Every dish was delicious-- but our favorites were the pork lechon and kimchi brussel sprouts. We received a lot of compliments from our guests about the food. We highly recommend them!

We have Ke Nut Kitchen for our wedding in Hawaii and we coolant not have picked a better catering team for our special day! Hailey, Mikhaila, and the rest of the team were so awesome and accommodating to all of our request, even with some last minute changes house before our wedding! All of our guests raved about the food, plating, and just the overall service from the catering team. They made our experience stress-free and had the best prices on island. 10/10 for all catering needs on island for your special day!

Appetizers were a big hit! They made sure to take care of the bride and groom as well w leftovers to take home!

Ke Nui Kitchen gave us a true farm to table experience that drew rave reviews from our wedding guests. It's difficult to prepare food for larger parties, but their staff cooks the food on site and serves it fresh and hot to guests. A few months before our wedding, we did a food tasting that is included in the booking. Every dish was delicious, so it was difficult to choose our final menu! During the tasting they also took notes on any changes in preparation, from using slightly less soy sauce to substituting an ingredient. While every dish was great, our favorites were the asparagus salad, kimchi Brussel sprouts and their huli brasa chicken. We also had Ke Nui Kitchen cater our rehearsal lunch. We gave them a location and they dropped off the food right on time. They set up the trays and provided serving utensils for us. We got a lot of compliments from our guests. Their professionalism made this aspect of wedding planning very smooth and stress-free for us. We highly recommended them!

KNK catered our wedding at Waimea Valley this June (6/22). I have never ever ever heard people respond to wedding food the way they did for KNK! I wish I could eat what we had every single day, it was so delicious. And they even sent us home with food since we didn't have the chance to eat much at the wedding - so thoughtful! They were completely on top of every detail and dietary restriction; every server was kind with a smile on their face. Our guests were so incredibly pleased, I think we've spoiled them for every other catered event! And our guests are foodies to boot! We had - Huli Huli chicken, short ribs, poke on taro chips, veggie spring rolls, pork torchon on a lettuce wrap, lillikoi cheesecake, chocolate cake shooters - and MOST importantly kimchi fried brussel sprouts! Whether your event is at Waimea Valley or not, you can't go wrong using Ke Nui Kitchen for any event!

My husband and I used Ke Nui Kitchen to cater our wedding on 4/27/2019. From the first tasting to the last bite, Ke Nui never ceased to amaze us! We worked with Nicole, who was friendly, professional and knowledgable! Between our taste buds, her suggestions and the chefs talent we had delicious food from beginning to end! Not only was everything delicious, the service was truly top notch! All the servers were professional and quick, serving our hungry guests throughout cocktail hour! We also had Ke Nui provide bartenders for the evening. There was NEVER a line! Both bartenders were efficient and friendly, serving up delicious drinks all night long!Overall, the service and food were absolutely perfect! We were so impressed by every detail, flavor and design! It was the perfect choice for our perfect wedding day!

We used Ke Nui just for our cake and some side desserts - their full catering was a bit more than we wanted to pay.It was a great decision, their cake is absolutely delicious - we went with tropical flavors and you could tell it was made with the real thing.We'd also highly recommend their cake tasting; it allows you to sample all their amazing flavors and the combinations of cake/filling/icing. The only downside is that every everything's so tasty it will make narrowing down the flavors even harder, and make you reconsider flavors you thought were already eliminated (we almost rethought our whole tropical theme for that pink champagne).Communication was fine, we had to follow up on an email or two, but never had any major issues.

We can't say enough good about Ke Nui! They came highly recommended by our wedding planner and Mikhaila was a joy to work with! They had so many incredible options to chose from and were very willing to work with us to create our perfect menu for our wedding! We were able to do a tasting and were blown away by how beautiful and delicious all the food was. The communication was stellar as we were planning from the PNW and they were transparent and communicative throughout the entire process. If your getting married on Oahu or having any type of special event, Ke Nui Kitchen is the best choice!

Ke Nui Kitchen catered my rehearsal dinner at Dillingham Ranch in December 2022. The communication was not the greatest at first, but I believe they had a staff change going on. In any event, they more than made up for it on the day of the rehearsal dinner. The power was going off and on at the Ranch from the storms that had been going on for the past few days, but they rolled with the punches. When the folding banquet tables that we had rented from another company never showed, KNK had someone bring some to us. While the two men ( I wish I could remember their names) were cooking, me and my two best friends were in the kitchen cutting up a ton limes for the signature cocktail that would be served at the wedding the next day. Not only were they kind enough to lend us a couple of decent knives, but they brought us each a bao bun to try while we worked (I still dream about that bao bun to this day--most delicious one I have ever had!). I am sure they could tell I was stressed out about all of the mishaps and they went above and beyond to smooth out wrinkles that they were not even responsible for. It meant the world to me. And the food was absolutely incredible. The flavor was off the charts and it was all beautifully presented. I cannot thank KNK enough for such a wonderful experience!