Nico's Kailua

Nico's Kailua is a great place to dine. It's a little different from the pier 38 location, but still services great food. There's live entertainment, and a nice bar that serves good adult drinks. The service was excellent. Our server was attentive and helpful. We ordered a variety of entrees. The braised short ribs were bone off. The meat was very tender and savory. The portions were very generous. 5/5 Highly recommended. The Grilled Hamachi Kama was another winna! Tender hamachi collar bone grilled to perfection. The grilled peppercorn sword fish tasted fresh. It's Nico's!Overall, Nico's Kailua has improved significantly in service and food since the last time I visited. Pre-pandemic. I would recommend giving Nico's Kailua a try.

Cane in for a chill lunch day. This garlic chicken is Ono good. Service was very good as well !!! Be sure to sit in back , there's a very nice peaceful view to enjoy the food here.

We came in to Nico's with a group of 8 for lunch. We were told immediately that they wouldn't be able to split the check for us, which was fine, but worth noting. The food was hit or miss. They brought real plates for the appetizers, but all of the actual food came out in take out containers. This was the biggest problem with my salad. The small take out container was so full of lettuce that I couldn't stir it without it all falling out, and all of my dressing was smushed and stuck to the top of the cardboard, so it wasn't easy to get off without getting scraps of paper in it. I got the fish and chips and it was meh. Not bad, but nothing I would order again. The fish was soggy, and under seasoned. The winner for the food was the angry ahi dip! It was delicious! They bring the dip out with wonton chips, which they charge you extra for, but no where is the price for these listed(I think they ended up being about $5 for the chips, but once again, no where was it listed and she didn't mention it when we ordered. Service was okay. She came by enough, but once again, nothing that stood out. I'll come back just for the angry ahi.

Lazy Saturday afternoon drive through Kailua brought us to a new found lunch spot. Not crowded. Lots of parking. Good service. Great drinks! Delish Fresh Garlic Shrimp Pesto served plate lunch style with rice and Mac salad. Winner! Calamari appetizer with cocktail sauce ala fresh lemon...Ono! Apps complimented the Tutu Margaritas served up classic or with Li hing twist! Yummy! Servers were attentive but not overly bothersome. Very chill!! Nico's Kailua right along the canal at Aikahi Plaza at the original Yum Yum Tree Restaurant. Also noteworthy... the desserts are very enticing! In fact, customers come by just for the desserts ... especially the Red Velvet Cake !!! Go. Eat. Let Your Tummy be Full!

I was driving and saw this place and turned right around! Lunch here was a great pick (: I got the calamari, fresh catch of the day with salad (wish I would have tried the Mac salad now).I did get a drink the cocojito but I made it a mock tail and just still thought it wasn't as great just very sweet. I did go alone and for after lunch rush service was pretty slow I didn't choose the bar because I wanted the view but hopefully next time it won't be too much of a wait. I saw a dessert fridge someone please try it all looked so yummy!

Can't go wrong with a visit to any Nico's. The dessert options are worth stopping to try if you don't want a meal. We had the carrot cake, lemon bar, key lime pie, and red velvet cake. Yep, it was gluttonous! During lunch it is still like lunch plate place which is ok because you already have your to go box. My favorite this trip was watching the stream from the window while devouring the wonton chips and ahi dip. Their kids meals are large with variety of options. Staff were kind and the food came out quickly. Plus, as usual, I love to add when parking is free and easy. This place has a lot right in front!

Fist time visiting Nico's Kailua and I was very impressed with this establishment. I still prefer the Nico's in town but I did enjoy the chill vibe of this Nico's location. I was with a couple of my friends and we were in a rush and I missed breakfast so I just ordered the Mini Loco Moco. It was very good, the patty was tasty and the mushroom gravy was the highlight. My friends got Fish Tacos & Fish & Chips, and they were happy with what they ordered. The service was great. We got seated quickly, and the food came fast and the entire team was super hospitable. Thank you for the outstanding service & I can't wait to return.

I'm really surprise of the bad reviews here because we had an excellent experience. The r food was great and our server was professional. Our server was always checking on us to see if we need anything. The ahi nachos were Ono-luscious!

First time at the Kailua location. Got my usual, furikake ahi. It was delicious. An ample portion of fish and 2 sides. Reasonably priced.Lovely view of a pond or maybe a waterway. Relaxing ambiance. Service equipment was good.

This was a last minute choice, since our first choice was closed, but we're glad we found it. Despite the crowds, we were seated after a 20 minute wait.We started with an appetizer of the truffle french fries... It was crispy on the outside, salted and flavored generously with that great truffle taste. No one used ketchup with the fries, it didn't need it and it would've spoiled that wonderful truffle taste. For a main course, my daughter got the jumbo shrimp scampi with linguine, the shrimp really were jumbo-sized and very well cooked as was the pasta bed it lay on. Everything tasted delicious when I leaned in to try some of her dish!I got the boneless spare ribs in the red wine sauce, it came with mashed potatoes and a side of carrots and green beans. The spare ribs were a tad on the dry side, but that's to be expected, the whole point of coming with a hearty gravy-like sauce. The mashed potatoes and side vegetables were very good also; the mashed potatoes were well seasoned with chunks of potato inside, and the vegetables, offset the ribs and potatoes with that crunchy texture.For dessert, the entire table shared the raspberry cheesecake and the lilikoi cheesecake, the former was really good, and the ladder bordered on being almost too sweet, but both disappeared under our forks! We will definitely be back, this was a great experience.