Senia

The Freddy bourbon drink alone is worth the visit and everything is spot-on amazing. The staff are super nice, friendly, and helpful. Ingredients are local, fresh, and prepared stunningly. Overall, such fantastic balance between an incredible, fancy meal and yet also approachable and comfortable.

We came for an early Valentine's dinner to avoid the madness of the actual Valentine's Day. The place is absolutely beautiful to look at when you're inside. Everything from the tables to the lighting to the utensil holder. Service is impeccable. We were seated right at the front so we could see a lot of what's happening between servers. We started with the "snacks" aka appetizers. The cigars were delicious and I wish I had more. This was probably the most savory item that I had from all our orders. It was more on the saltier side but not too salty. mind you, I am more sensitive to salt. The tarts were not what I expected. I thought it was a whole mushroom that was stuffed or something within the tart that had mushroom pieces. I really wanted to love this but sadly I was not enthralled. The filling was lighter than a moose almost like a foam. You are encouraged to take one bite. So I felt like a mouthful of foam in my mouth. An explosion of taste happened but again, I wish the texture was more chewable. For entrées we split everything. The sea scallops were delicious. Lots of different flavors on that plate. I am not a fan of kambocha in drink so I thought I would not like this. However I had had a taste of whipped sweet potato. I enjoyed this as a side and not paired with my scallop. I could've eaten the whole plate by myself. The tagliatelli was delicious with almost a light cream sauce. The sea asparagus was nice and and light and crunchy and added a nice balance with the sauce. And lastly the salmon. My Mr. fishes for salmon in Alaska every summer so we were excited to see how this was prepared since he also smokes his at home. Mind you it does say it takes 30 minutes to prepare. It all came in perfect timing as we sat and drank so everything flowed well. when we were ready for the salmon it came right in time. All right here we go: I would not say this even pushes feeding four people. Two at Best. I literally could've eaten it all by myself and the only reason why I ate most of it on my own was my Mr. said it was too rich for him. Hey that's more for me! The salmon was cooked perfectly in my opinion and melted in your mouth. My Mr. felt he could taste fake smoke which bothered him a bit. We like the set up as it was almost like a breakfast for dinner with the waffle, crème fraîche, compote, and cucumbers. However, I am not gonna lie we would rather have rice lol but I get it this is not L&L. This seemed more of a talk piece by layering ingredients on top of the waffle. I actually was not a fan of all of that on top of the waffle so I just used the salmon alone. We had the sommelier come by and give us suggestions for a riesling. I was given suggestions as well as a taste. He came back later on and said he thought about other alternatives based on my liking and I actually chose one of his suggestions which was a great choice. Not too sweet and not too dry. He also said whoever orders the wine the server should always serve them first and if that doesn't happen to scold them. We giggled throughout the dinner because the server always poured Mr. man's drink first. And no we did not scold the server. Would we come back again? Absolutely. It's a beautiful restaurant and the booth that we were sitting on offered some privacy where we did not see others dining. It is clear the chef put lots of thought to the menu with different ingredients.

We had literally the best dinner here. If you like fine eating, make sure Senia is on your reservations list. We enjoyed an anniversary dinner thank you Senia for the sweet card upon seating!), so I admit we went a bit over the top. We were between selections, but after the first items of food and drink arrived, we decided to just order all of it. Course one was the Ahi Cigars, the Duck Liver mousse, and the Bone Marrow. All were absolutely lovely, though I can see why the cigars were of chatter! So flavorful and exciting. Everything was really quite amazing, though. Nothing was underwhelming at the least. Next up was the scallops and short rib. OMG! The scallops were of about the best pairing of ingredients I've ever had, and the short rib was tender and beautiful-- the perfect balance of acid and fat. Talk about rich without being overly cooked down and softened. Having done a couple drinks, all appetizers, AND entrees, we did skip dessert (even though we would have really liked to give that a go, also!). They looked fun and delicious and an extension of the balanced flavors and infusion of local ingredients consistent with all plates. The service was perfect and informative, the seating was fun, and the atmosphere was eclectic and cool. I would absolutely come back to try the rest of the selections!

Unfortunately we left feeling overall disappointed with the experience, which was a bummer because we were excited to try Senia and had booked the reservations well in advance for a special occasion. Pros: - no question that the visual presentation of the food here is stunning, creative and of a very high skill. - the cocktails are inventive and the one I had was fantastic, so whoever was on bar duty really knew what they were doing. Cons: - service felt rushed, and there was an air of the staff wanting to wrap up the night which did not create a great vibe.. we had an 8:30pm reservation at the chef’s counter, so maybe get an earlier res if possible, because they didn’t seem to want to be there (Including no one even saying bye to us as we walked out). - service also seemed to go downhill when they realized we weren’t ordering a ton of food. We had come from another event, so we ordered about 5-6 dishes and a cocktail, (no large dish with 30 min wait). A great restaurant should treat you the same no matter what you order or who you are, and this place had a bit of a stuffy feeling to it unfortunately. - flavor of most dishes left a lot to be desired. Don’t get me wrong most of the dishes were good, but they weren’t great, and for this price point, that’s a let down. Not a place we feel the need to come back to, but still a spot you might want to give a shot with an earlier reservation if you enjoy inventive and instagramable dishes.

So good we decided to come back... Still exceptional... Sat at Chef's counter to enjoy watching the food prep. This time had tuna cigars, tarts, scallops, bone marrow with oxtail and brioche buns, tagliatelle with shrimp, agnolotti with black truffle, two desserts and plenty of craft cocktails. Left full, tipsy and happy. Again! Mahalo! 🤙🏼🍻🥂 Highly elevated, yet relaxing and fun dining experience with exceptional service focusing on local ingredients with elaborate and thoughtful presentation while still delivering soulful, balanced and decadent flavor profiles in every bite. We didn't have a reservation for the tasting menu, so we made our own. Highly recommend the following... Mushroom and cheese tarts, roasted bone marrow with homemade Hawaiian sweet rolls, scallops and duck three ways. The desserts were delicious also, as well as the cocktails. Mahalo and see you soon, Senia team! ☝🏼🙏🏼✌🏼🥂

Delicious brisket and ahi cigars; sit at the kitchen counter if you want to see them cook! Not a ton of dairy free options but the ones they have are tasty. Good for a special occasion.

I really wanted to like this place, the photos were amazing and the restaurant itself is very nice. We ordered the ahi cigars, kampachi, a pasta dish, and the scallops and found that while everything looked very pretty, it was mostly bland and lackluster in flavour. 5 stars to the wait staff, their wine recommendations were on point. Way overpriced though for the food, we spent $200+ for easily our least favourite meal in Hawaii. Also they DO NOT accommodate dietary restrictions

Definitely worth a visit. Senia offers high quality service, food and beverage in a luxury atmosphere. We enjoyed house made pasta and several small plates with a couple of glasses of wine at the counter facing the kitchen. Fun to watch. The only reason the food is four stars is there were a couple of dishes that I would’ve preferred to have different textures: the gnocchi and the chocolate cake. Everything else was perfect.