Willow Tree Korean Restaurant

Located in Aikahi by the Safeway, Willow Tree is the perfect hole-in-the-wall Korean restaurant. Lots of seating, friendly staff. We all opted for the lunch special which is available from 11-4 daily. Lots of options to choose from but I opted for these 3:- Mandoo, Meat Jun and Spicy KatsuThis also came with side kimchee, rice and soup (not pictured!). This was delicious, especially after a long round of golf. Cheers to Willow Tree Korean Restaurant! Will be back if we are on that side of the island!

Great service and delicious food. Willow Tree has some of the best Korean food on the island. I love the meat jun. Flavorful and moist and very generous serving. The kimchi is also excellent. The place gets pack especially during the lunch hour rush, but it's defeated worth it!

I haven't been here in a while and was craving it, so decided to drive over to pick up dinner. I love their meat jun. It's flavorful and they give a lot. I also enjoy that they don't skimp on the amount of sauce they give. I LOVE their kimchi. I like the flavor of it. The other banchans are just ok for me. I will probably ask for all kimchi next time and see if they can make that happen. Definitely more expensive for dinner, so I think the lunch special is better. However, I was fine with the dinner price since I was craving it.

Came on a Saturday evening with a couple friends and we were sat right away. The restaurant is pretty small and a line formed up by 7:30. I got the spicy katsu and bbq chicken combo plate. The spicy katsu was actually pretty delicious while the BBQ chicken was just fine. Portions in general were pretty large and service was friendly.

The service is friendly and quick. Quality of the food is amazing!! Sometimes it can take long to get your food, but so worth it. It is a very small dine in place, but you can also do take out! One of the best Korean Restaurants in HI.

This my favorite Korean restaurant on the island. The food is amazing great quality and flavor. The staff are so nice and welcoming great service. Older style restaurant you can feel the love and warmth inside it's perfect for lunch or dinner.

Stopped by for my lunch today and it turned out great. The restaurant was quite busy considering that I came at the off hours. The workers were very efficient and polite. The food and the atmosphere were great.

Willow Tree has pretty great Korean food. I've noticed that prices have gone up and that a plate will cost you about $20, but I keep coming back because it's delicious and there aren't that many good Korean restaurants on in Kailua. I like the spicy chicken katsu, the meat jun and the kalbi. The interior is kind of old, but it feels homey. The waitstaff is nice, too. There are only about ten 2 or 4 top tables, so this isn't a place for large groups of people. The line to get in can get long too if you're coming during peak lunch or dinner times.On my most recent visit, I called in my order and I guess the girl misheard me, because when I went in to pick up my order, it wasn't right. But I paid for what they made and I ate it because I was kind of in a rush to get somewhere. I really wanted an appetizer /side order of Mandoo, but instead was given a Mandoo plate. It came in two full sized take out containers. The girls working looked kind of young, so I wonder if they only have certain workers working at certain times. I went in around 4:30pm, which was very much before the dinner rush since I know there is usually a line during lunch and dinner. If you eat in, you get a small bowl of soup and a few banchan. It's kind of small portions and not refillable. The radish soup that is served with entrees is pretty delicious, but I wouldn't just come here for the radish soup. I should really try other things on the menu because I'm sure it's all good.

I love the kalbi plate here. It is on the pricey side not gonna lie but the meat is so soft and has the perfect marinade. I always get that with the fish jun plate and do take out. My husband gets the tofu chigae and all this feeds our family of 4.

Consistent great meat jun and Shrimp Tempura, Kahlbi is hit or miss. Its great when its marinated but sometimes the flavor is mild and not as marinated well. ,