Hannah H.
Yelp
beachouse is located at the Moana Surfrider, part of the Westin group.
Their menu offers a 4- or a 5-course tasting menu, or the Moana Ali'i Cut Experience for 2 - we opted for the 5 course for our group.
The 5-course tasting menu includes a selection of soup or salad, 2 appetizers, an entree, and a dessert; there is also an option to add a wine pairing, in which opted out of.
From the tasting menu offerings, our party started off with:
+the Lobster Chowder
+the Kula Field Greens
+the Kona Lobster Au Gratain - with green garlic butter, toasted ciabatta, and macadamia nut
+the Poached Shrimp - with aji amarillo aioli, chili threads, and a cilantro cucumber gazpacho
+the Fruit de Mar - an island seafood medley
+the Charred Spanish Octopus - with furikake pistou, jicama, grilled corn salad, and a gochujang vinaigrette
For our mains, we tried:
+the Macadamia Nut Crusted Scallops - with vanilla cauliflower puree, pickled cauliflower, romesco sauce, and Parm crisp
+the Big Island Kampachi - with choy sum, shiitake, XO Hong Kong sauce, and shrimp, served with fried rice
+Guajillo Chili Braised Short Rib - with creamy goat cheese polenta, grilled corn relish, chimichurri, and a radish & pickled shallot salad
+the Mango Glazed Lamb Chops - with fingerling potato parmentier, mango rum carrots, and shiso pistou
+and, the Certified Angus Beef Filet Mignon - with luau pommes puree, truffle bordelaise, hamakua mushrooms, an blistered tomatoes
To finish the courses, we tried the Blueberry Whipped Cheesecake (a vanilla cake with whipped lemon zest cream cheese, blueberry compote, white chocolate green tea crumble, and a raspberry lemon tuile), the Chocolate Banana Crunch Mousse (milk chocolate mousse, peanut butter praline crunch, banana cake, cinnamon oat crumble, and red wine jelly), and the Kabocha Pumpkin Tart (a kabocha pumpkin chiffon, almond vanilla frangipane tart, morello cherry citrus coulis, luxardo cherries, candied pecan, and a fresh fig).
Service was friendly, and the ambiance was nice and intimate; there was also live music, and the ocean view was wonderful.
Making online reservations was a breeze.
+friendly service