Michel A.
Yelp
We had lunch at Taverna, which is located in West Maui, in a golf course complex in Kapalua. We really enjoyed our lunch and made reservations to return last night for dinner. In between, I checked out reviews on Yelp and discovered a fair number of negative reviews, mainly related to service. So when we walked in at 7 PM and found the place packed and people waiting to be seated, I immediately started worrying about what our experience would be. We were seated very quickly. Water was offered, and shortly afterward, Jaimie arrived and said she would be taking care of us. She waited patiently while we figured out drink orders and left us to decide what we wanted to eat. Jaimie shared the specials for the evening and let us know they were sold out of the spinach ravioli with lemon sauce. Shirley was disappointed as she had decided on that after her first glance at the menu. We asked her to bring us grilled asparagus, 6 ounce cup of marinated olives, and bread to share for table. Jaimie returned very quickly, in my opinion, with drinks, and our chosen starters followed shortly afterward. Shirley chose the potato soup with lemon oil and Caesar salad, I chose Linguini with clams. Our friends chose Linguini with clams and pasta carbonara. The mfood was brought to our table in a remarkably short time. We were all very happy with our selections, they were really good. For desserts, we got 3 Affogatos and one Tiramisou, perfect way to end our meal. The restaurant is loud, which would be our only minor complaint. The food and Jaimie's service were without fault. She is young, super friendly, professional, and very attentive. Our friends own a restaurant and bar in South of France, and we owned a restaurant in Sonoma County, CA, for 10 years. Both of us would be happy to have Jaimie work at our establishment.