Ko Tiki Terrace
Ko Tiki Terrace
Spam Furikake Spicy Garlic fries (Spam Jam 2022 special)
Ahi "bowl" with Spicy Garlic sauce
Spam Furikake Garlic fries (Spam Jam 2022 special)
Ahi poke plate with matsuri sauce
Capacuino icecream
an outdoor pool and patio area
two plates of food on a wooden table
Potato salad and salad
a pool at night
Spicy Garlic Chicken, Salad, Rice, Mac Salad
Poke Plate with 3 sides
Pool and seating area.
Waterfall
outside
outside
food
Spicy garlic steak
Steak matsuri
interior
outside
interior
tacos, outside
Island Vibes
Kathe B.
Jun 22, 2024
This was our onsite, pool side dining option. Lovely setting with poolside tables and great ambiance! Open nightly from 5p-10p, they offered drinks, snacks & main dish food items.The staff was friendly and attentive, but definitely kept that "island time" pace. At one meal, it took over 15 minutes just to get our ices teas & waters.The food was pretty good but on the pricey side, even for Waikiki. Teri steak and fries were $24 for the a la carte steak (about 5-6oz of thin steak) and another $6 for the side of fries. Ouch.The owner is a lovely man, I can tell he puts his heart into the food and atmosphere, and I hope they'll see continued success with rising food costs.
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Jeremy J.
Aug 3, 2024
Hello Yelpers,Yes, it's a 'bring your own beer/booze.'Yes, it's not a traditional tourist restaurant.Yes, they occasionally run out of menu items - fresh food verses stored anyone?If warranted, bring an adult beverage of choice, pick a table, and find a menu at the bar if you prefer not to wait for the lone gracious server.Suggest leaving mainland attitudes behind and embrace a glimmer of traditional aloha vibe in busy Waikiki.
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Amy H.
May 17, 2024
First of all, this place has potential but DAMN! That was about the strangest experience I've ever had at a restaurant. We were the only table. We weren't offered anything to drink aside from water. The menu is only a few things- I got the garlic chicken. It came with a scoop of rice and some strange looking deep fried meat. It tasted like fish and plastic. The poor waiter smelled bad, but he was sure trying. Poor guy. The place was just so strange. They don't have a liquor license either. So... no pop either...? Very weird and expensive. The one star was for the spring rolls. Avoid.
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Marc M.
May 31, 2023
The food was delicious, steak was well cooked, salad dressing was on point and Potato Salad was excellent. Pool vibes were cool especially as it got darker. Staff was very niceService was fastShocked this place wasn't packed. If you are looking for a tasty meal in Waikiki, highly recommend.
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Steve F.
May 4, 2023
Ko Tiki Terrace was recommended by our VRBO host as a place that was excellent and not widely known so we decided to try it.Walking in was really cool. You enter from the Bamboo hotel lobby into the restaurant that is located in the outside middle of the hotel. Felt like a true tiki lounge! There is a pool in the middle that has an underwater purple light so the dimly lit area had some great ambiance. I think evening when it is dark is the perfect time to visit Ko Tiki Terrace.All tables were open so getting seated was not an issue but made us wonder why no one was there. They do not have a current beer/wine/etc license so that may be a factor.That is pretty much the highlights. The menu is different than what I would have expected. You pick a protein and then the sauce and sides. We all had chicken ($16) and then the sides were $8 each! So for a scoop of steamed rice or mac salad or fries, it was $8....50% of the price of our protein. Also, website is incorrect, it shows chicken as $9The food was decent but the portions were unusually small...each dinner was served on a salad plate rather than a normal sized dinner plate. For 4 of us, it was a little over $100 for basically a small salad plate of 1 entree and 1 side and all drinking water.Our server was not rude but she was very disengaged. Basically stood behind the bar area with her AirPods and phone. She told me to get up and walk over to the bar area (where there were no customers) when I wanted the bill. Not really what is expected in a sit down restaurant like this.This place has a lot of potential. Ambiance is awesome but needs some Hawaiian music playing. Maybe modify the menu (and website) so that dinners are inclusive of sides and show total cost up front. Also, have the staff engage more with the guests.Next time we are in Waikiki, we will pop our heads in to see if things have changed...if not, for the money, I would head to Dukes.
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Stephanie K.
Mar 18, 2022
I wanted to come here the last time I visited (November 2021), so was glad to stop by during my Spring trip! Ko Tiki Terrace is located at the Bamboo Hotel on Kuhio Ave. Food was simple and delicious! Friendly and attentive staff!Atmosphere was peaceful and relaxing. You can also hear the mini waterfall behind the pool. The pool had a pretty blue color lighting, with a jacuzzi attached to the left. People are welcome to swim and chill in the waters. The place would be pretty solid, once they get their liquor license. However, they do allow you to BYOB (Bring your own Booze) and have non-alcoholic drinks you can mix with whichever booze you decide to bring. Recommend checking this place out!
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Blessie V.
May 18, 2022
By far, the oddest dining experience I've had.I came here in anticipation of Ko Tiki's Spam Jam specials back in late April along with a couple of girls in the local foodie community. Ko Tiki was supposed to have spam and kim chee with spam and egg furikake, spam and crab cake loco moco, seared ahi with spam furikake, mary mocktail, and spam and ube ice cream. We visited during the event time window, and none were available. The waiter told us that he wouldn't place blame on us if we decided to get up and leave, so that we could try any of the other participating Spam Jam restaurants. Thinking back, we should've done that.Upon being seated, he asked us for our names, which was cool, but he started writing them down so that he could refer to us by name throughout our dining experience. Throughout the experience, he kept getting our names wrong. Despite this, I still wanted to give them a fighting chance. We ended up ordering:- furikake spam fries ($6.50)- ahi poke with matsuri sauce ($14)- chicken with pineapple teriyaki sauce ($12)- fish (ahi) with spicy garlic sauce ($14)The dishes were okay at best, and subpar at worse. When eaten fresh, the fries were great. Entree-wise, we agreed that the ahi was much better than the chicken. The wait was also agonizingly long. Despite the relaxing tropical vibes that this place beholds, I don't think I'll be back.
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Ms LaLa D.
Jul 7, 2022
Hidden Gem! but No Parking lot.Located in the Bamboo Waikiki Hotel nestled around the pool area. It's a quaint Tiki Bar with a small food menu. The items we ordered were very tasty. The evening we were there they featured live contemporary music that was lovely for the setting. Hotel guest were enjoying the pool as well as the hot tub. We were entertaining Friends from out of town and they loved it there too. I haven't gone recently but I would definitely recommend it as a chill vibe. Aloha
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Jillian F.
Sep 26, 2023
weirdest dining experience i've had recently.... first of all they don't have a working phone number and the hours on website are wrong. the place was empty and we didn't even know we were in the right place at first haha. the waitress was not the most polite and didn't check in on us. also they don't have a liquor license so this is not a tiki bar, rather a BYOB establishment. the food was OK, we got the chicken plate with all three sides. mac/potato salad was tasty, but salad didn't come with dressing it was literally just lettuce. overall, very odd dining experience but food was decent.
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Carol L. P.
Jan 8, 2025
They explained the menu, checked up on us, extras. Mai tai was great. Outdoor atrium seating next a pool. Very pleasant.
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