Manalo Lounge

If you want a place that's got a great view of the ocean in comfortable cushy chairs, stellar cocktails with a calming low key vibe, this is it! Located in the Four Seasons Hotel in Ko Olina on west side of Oahu. After going past the guard booth, make a right turn at the first traffic light. Valet parking is available - no self parking- and free with validation from restaurant. Walking into lobby, you continue straight ahead to go down some stairs. Turn left and walk around the pool past Mina's Fish House, you will see a large vertical sign for Manalo Lounge. The complete look of this lounge is exactly how you would want a nice quiet place on the beach to watch the sunset. Lots of couches with tables and even some half moon tables facing the ocean for two with same cushy chairs to lean back in and relax. No recorded or live music, so there's no distractions, just the beauty of Cove 1.The weather was perfect with the right amount of onshore winds and sun setting was super bright so bring dark glasses. It's a completely uncovered area with no umbrellas so maybe do a weather check before heading over as there isn't anywhere else to move tables if it rains. We were greeted immediately by Matt, our server for the evening and he was very professional and knowledgeable about the food and offered some good suggestions. Menu had a lot of small plates and tons of specialty cocktails. So if you want a complete meal this is not the place. Matt suggested the Wagyu spears, red Phoenix Roll (see pic) and we also opted for chicken wings and the cauliflower. Not the largest portions but tasted delicious with delicate Eurasian flavors, and can't put a price on the view! Matt brought our cocktails first which were the Manhattan (with a show) smoky under a glass dome removed and just smell that flavor! This was a Saturday at 5:30 pm so we could catch the sunset at 6:30. The service was great, turned out strung lights and little light on our table, bussers made sure plates were cleared, waters refilled in little ceramic teacups, and the bill was as expected for any resort on the beach. I'm gonna check on possibleprivate party as it would be perfect for a small wedding reception, baby shower, surprise birthday or anniversary.

Beautiful setting and atmosphere. This up scale space has a tasting menu with several choices for your group. They did a good job with the many allergies at our table. Come prepared to spend for small portions. Our service was good and our waiter was very kind. While we waited for our food they brought each of us a salmon nigiri. They did cater to my shellfish allergy and not put crab on top. That was so kind of them. The couple we visited with had the wagyu steak on hot plate and a roll that has shrimp in the middle. They enjoyed their items. Husband and I ordered the ahi and the spicy tuna roll.We all ordered the skewers. They were okay. Nothing special at all. I thought the ahi would have been much taster if it wasn't saturated in a ginger dressing. It was overpowering. The slices melt in your mouth and the pickled onions are actually the show stopper. The Mai tai was good, I had mine unsmoked while my husband had his as the menu stated. It is not in my top 10 of island Mai tai's. Monkey Pod knocks this one out of the park for half the price.

Wow Wow Wow! The food, the service and the ambiance deserves more than five stars. We had dinner with fam from other state which made it more special. They all enjoyed the food. The flavor of each dish was amazing! We watched the sunset and the weather was nice. Y'all have to try the shrimp toast.

Excellent food, good service and beautiful ocean views. We shared sushi plates and all were good . Loved the miso butterscotch sauce over burnt rice vanilla ice cream. Sounds awful but was the most memorable dish of the night for us. This is outdoors fine dining so wouldn't eat here when it's raining.

We randomly came here while staying next door. This place has a great view and amazing food. We were pleasantly surprised. We had the Bao short ribs, KFC cauliflower, and Yalatori trio. All of it was so good! Beautiful presentation and a laid back ambiance. Service is friendly and efficient. Definitely worth checking out!

Comfortable, relaxed, Asian inspired ocean front lounge with a stunning sunset / twilight vista. Inspired dishes that showcase Island ingredients. Well crafted libations. Just remember, when it rains, it pours. Literally.IMPORTANT: Check the weather forecast and satellite imagery BEFORE committing to the evening. There is no shelter and when it rains, all they give you is an umbrella.See my previous review for information on the libations.The menu reads well. Plates are well presented but some need tweeking. For example, the "Four Seasons Oahu Roll", looks great but taste off balance. The flavor of the fish is lost in the excessive shiso. There is so little avocado wasabi aioli and tobiko it is impossible to appreciate either the texture or flavor.The miso broiled salmon as a lettuce wrap is very flavorful and perfectly cooked but the crispy fried leeks are so over salted.The standout dish, an INCREDIBLE Toasted rice ice cream sundae. An Asian take on salted caramel ice cream. The almost nutty, mildly sweet ice cream is surrounded by salty furikake and bubu arare and topped with a furikake pizzelle. Pour an umami rich, warm miso butterscotch all over, and experience a flavor explosion of sweet and savory tones. One of the best desserts I've had post pandemic.Service is an issue. When the weather is nice, it is outstanding. Four Seasons proper in every respect. When it rains, guests are moved to La Hiki. Service becomes disorganized and flustered. Management needs to have a plan.-- We were told to leave our drinks and someone would bring them to the new table. NO. All drinks should be remade for guests. I was delivered a $35 old fashioned filled to near overflowing with rain water.-- After the move, food was not only being brought to wrong tables but worse, walked through the restaurant and shown to various tables with "is this your food?". Lots of potential but at Vegas ultra lounge prices (food $25+/ dish, drinks $25+.each), service must improve and food remain consistent regardless of what the weather may bring.

First time trying Manalo Lounge and I was pleased! The food is great, the view is amazing and the staff was very helpful.The views anywhere you sit are very nice! It's placed in such a perfect area. The seats are lounge style so it's very comfy, roomy and relaxing seats

Well, it wasn't experienced. I'll tell you that it was fun. It was fun. It was a little different than my normal scene but the drinks are good. The people are awesome and I liked it. I would give a visit back to this place bring a small change they don't have a lot ofways to purchase drinks here and cash is preferred if you know what I mean anyways, not a bad place I'd go

Tako skewers were to die for! Probably my highlight of the evening! I love tako poke but this tako preparation was a winner all around! Ahi tataki had a little too much sauce but not to where it's unbearable, just had to wipe it on the side of the bowl to get some sauce off and it was fine. Chicken wings were delicious, squeeze the lime on top and it almost taste like jeow som, this is coming from a Lao girl. Ribeye was divine! The beef fat potatoes were so good, my husband couldn't stop eating it. We were celebrating valentines one week later and our server gave us a free celebratory dessert, definitely didn't expect that considering Valentine's Day isn't a legit holiday but we really appreciated it! Our server was Matt and he was phenomenal, answered all our questions and accommodated all our requests. Highly recommend this place. It's pricey but I don't regret it, everything we bought was on point. Thank you manalo crew! When my paycheck looks pretty we'll be back LOL.

A 10 on all measures-food,service, ambiance and value. We have eaten here several times in recent year. The chef has tweaked the menu since last year and our two meals here in the past week were superb. Manager ABE manages a nice team working well together. Matt was our great waiter tonight. Sunset roll, shrimp toast ( a 10 plus "off the charts ") , KFC cauliflower and ramen dish. Dessert was a fantastic toasted rice ice cream. For the quality of food and service this was a great value. Tip-go 30 minutes before sunset to get maximum romantic value. One of the best dinning experiences on Oahu.