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This restaurant was mentioned to us by several people after we arrived in Waikiki. So I was really disappointed when the service was horrible. Our waitress continually disappeared. We had a long wait to order, then after we ordered the food took a long time to arrive. And the restaurant had customers but wasn’t exceptionally busy.

All dinners came with a salad bar, whether you wanted it or not. The salad bar was small, but with fruits and the basics. The ingredients appeared fresh. Truly this turned out to be the best part of our meal.

Once it arrived, the food was not very good. I had the short ribs that were tough and poorly seasoned. The green beans (that were on all plates but not mentioned on the menu) were mushy and tasteless. My daughter ordered one of their specials, a Hibachi Trio. The shrimp was so overcooked it was inedible, the chicken was just fair and what they called mahi-mahi was questionable. Also inedible.

Given that this is a 24-hour ‘diner’ maybe I should’ve stuck with ordering breakfast food for dinner. But on a Friday night I just wasn’t in the mood for that.

A sad introduction to Waikiki. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.

We were drawn to Oceanarium by the 2 story aquarium in the middle of the dining room. But the dinner buffet was better than expected. A wide variety of seafood from appetizers to salad to main course along with a large selection of sushi . . . then you find the seafood pasta bar along with the perfectly done prime rib. Follow the many varieties of seafood dishes with the crab legs and you’ll think there is no way you could even think of the desserts. But there were one-of-a kind pies, along with tiny pastries. Just enough for a wonderful taste without being too filling. Finish with the fresh Hawaiian fruits offered with melted chocolate to drizzle on top and you’ll be glad you had the fish to observe while you spend a full evening on dinner.