goofy cafe & dine

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1,790 reviews

#16 of 1,589 Restaurants in Honolulu$$ - $$$, Hawaiian, Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options

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7:00 am - 2:00 pm11:00 am - 2:00 pm5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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7:00 am - 2:00 pm11:00 am - 2:00 pm5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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7:00 am - 2:00 pm11:00 am - 2:00 pm5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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7:00 am - 2:00 pm11:00 am - 2:00 pm5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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7:00 am - 2:00 pm11:00 am - 2:00 pm5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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7:00 am - 2:00 pm11:00 am - 2:00 pm5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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7:00 am - 2:00 pm11:00 am - 2:00 pm5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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4.5

1,790 reviews

#16 of 1,589 Restaurants in Honolulu

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Hawaiian

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Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options

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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks

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1831 Ala Moana Blvd #201, Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96815-1650

Waikiki

+1 808-943-0077

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West of Waikiki near Hilton Hawaiian Village, a road leading to ‘Bowls’ where goofy surf spots. Breakfast-Lunch-Cafe-Dinner, anytime, surfer’s cafe is open, welcoming you. We are always standing by healthy and natural foods, sweets, and drinks are concerned with the using Hawaiian local food theme-based on ’EAT LOCAL’. You can enjoy our original menu such as Goofy Eggs Benedicts, Goofy Omelet, Local Bibimbap, Grilled Mahi Mahi. We're open from 7am for breakfast. Lunch menu starts from 11am and Dinner is open from 5pm. Please stop by and enjoy our menu & Cozy atmosphere. 《Parking Information》 Unfortunately, we do not have a parking. However you can park at Ala Wai Boat Harbor which is behind the Ilikai Hotel and beside the Hilton lagoon.

CUISINES

Hawaiian

Special Diets

Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks

FEATURES

Takeout, Seating, Street Parking, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Wine and Beer, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Non-smoking restaurants, Gift Cards Available

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Holdtheair

Waikiki2251 contributions

Hidden favorite

Jan 2020 • family

This little known hidden restaurant is located in front of the Hilton Hawaiian Village (1831 Ala Moana Blvd #201). The restaurant itself seats maybe 30 diners? It's located upstairs and there is a sign in sheet before it opens. I found this out the hard but frindly way when I tried to waltz on up just prior to it opening its doors at 7:00AM. Guests are seated according to the sign in sheet which is a good idea. There policy is they will call your name and if you dont answer, they cross your name off and you have to sign up again. Its a no nonsense system but I guess it works for them. The service is fast and the food is very good from fresh fruits to cooked to order eggs. In the end we enjoyed ourselves and the bill was very reasonable.

Written 8 January 2020

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Zumwalt

141 contributions

Worth the wait

Feb 2020 • family

Upon arriving we were met with a pretty long wait list and a corresponding large group of people milling around waiting to be seated. Given how small the restaurant is we weren’t hopeful of being seated anytime soon so we started looking for other options but as we waited we realized they know how to flip tables, what I thought would be an easy 30 minutes was 10 minutes. We were happy to get seated so fast, especially with a party of five but were concerned that if they were able to flip table a so fast that our tome at breakfast would be short and rushed. This thankfully wasn’t the case, our server was super friendly and helpful and though our food appeared super fast after ordering we never felt rushed by the servers. Food was delicious, really loved their French toast and my daughter who developed a love for açaí bowls during the trip was in heaven with the one they served here. Definitely would go back again.

Written 8 March 2020

Becca

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Great food

Feb 2020 • family

Awesome food and great chill atmosphere. We went for breakfast with 11 people (including 5 kids) and they were great splitting the kids' french toast and there was more than enough to eat. Highly recommend you make this a place on your list to eat!

Written 2 March 2020

julie754

Portland23 contributions

Great Food, Not great service

Jan 2020 • none

The food here was really good but the service was really poor. I got my dinner brought out about 5 minutes before my husband. My one daughter got her dinner about 10 minutes after my husband and my other daughter got her dinner about 15 minutes after I started my dinner! They did say sorry we have someone new in the kitchen, but not much of an apology. Also our salad came out in the middle of the meal instead of at the beginning. Drinks weren't great either. Feel like it might be a better destination for breakfast or lunch. Be prepared for good food but very mediocre service!!!

Written 5 January 2020

love2holidaySuffolk

17 contributions

Disappointing!

Mar 2020 • none

We had been recommended to this restaurant by a very nice Uber driver. Stating that it is locally sourced where possible and all fresh ingredients. After ordering a starter and two mains the starter we were going to share arrived. But within a few minutes my husband’s main arrived. After explaining that this was much too early and would be cold by the time he would be able to eat it, it wasn’t until we called over a second waiter to complain that the food was taken away. The same plate of food came back to the table after the starter was finished. The steak was still hot, onion rings cool and mash not hot either. By this time my shrimp arrived, the first couple were very hot but remaining 7 pieces were cool and tough, my rice was not hot either. We should have complained, but not wanting to cause a scene we left with out leaving a tip. Would not go back.

Written 6 March 2020

Monte D

Campbell476 contributions

We loved this place! Great breakfast and coffee!

Feb 2020 • none

We read about this online as a much more reasonable breakfast option instead of those at the Hilton Hawaiian Village (much more expensive) We were not disappointed! We went twice and had the eggs Benedict with pork belly and the berry french toast dishes. They were both absolutely fabulously delicious! There can be a bit of a wait and it was easy to find around the corner from the Hawaiian Village resort. Good service also.

Written 27 February 2020

Arianne T.

Chicago6 contributions

Best French Toast in Honolulu

Feb 2020 • none

The Goofy Cafe & Dine was a wonderful breakfast spot right next to Hilton Hawaiian Village. It took about 30 minutes on a Saturday morning to get a seat but the food was definitely worth the wait. The Big Island French Toast with Hawaiian fruit and Hawaiian Omelette was perfect. The portions are just right and the service was quick. A must stop breakfast spot!

Written 15 February 2020

Troy G

Cleveland37 contributions

Great steak and service

Mar 2020 • none

To start, the name of the restaurant was not a real ideal sounding place to eat for our first meal since he had traveled all day, "so don't judge a book by it's cover" The food and service were both great. I got the steak dinner with purple potato and onion rings. WOW! I was surprised at the food set before me. The steak was perfect, cooked in a sauce prepared there. The potato wasn't the best, kind of bland, but I was not disappointed. This trip was for my son's 12th birthday so I let me pick this place. I had to go back a couple of days later, it was that good. Small eating area, small restaurant inside but BIG on taste! Open air seating over looking the street and area from the 2nd story building.

Written 15 March 2020

Rachel S

Denver35 contributions

Worth the Wait

May 2023 • couples

The sign up at Goofys was quick and efficient— just put your name on the list. The wait was not awesome— 45 minutes, but to be fair, it’s a holiday weekend, so everything close to the resorts not taking reservations had a wait. Food was tasty and reasonably priced compared to other resort adjacent restaurants. I was impressed that for such a small establishment they were able to accommodate many needs including larger parties, high chairs, and more. Service was great— staff were respectful and professional and attentive, even while hopping to keep up with all the guests. Food is served on cool wooden plates and bowls, providing just a touch of character. I recommend trying the purple breakfast sweet potatoes. As a note, the bathroom is gas-station style where you take a key and go outside to a location across the way. I didn’t see any elevators or ramps, so my guess is the place is not handicap or walker accessible. That said, I look forward to coming back for another meal.

Written 29 May 2023

TAKANORI KITAGAWA

Thank you for your visit and kind comments!! We are so glad you enjoyed our service and menu. We will continue to make guests happy!! ALOHA:)

Written 31 May 2023

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NikaNumber1

Royal Oak9418 contributions

They charge a 5% kitchen / sanitation fee.

Sept 2021 • none

They charge a 5% kitchen / sanitation fee, of course they do. Bathrooms are outside of the restaurant. It’s on the second floor above some shops. It’s a cayenne color, sided building now. Sign in your party. They will call you when you are up. Need to shower your ID and your Vax card (not on your phone) or your negative covid test result. Ordered the POG fruit drink mix, pineapple juice, Goofy Hawaiian omelet, morning power salad and Rob Machado Açaí bowl. I wanted the bibimbap, but it’s only 9am here. There’s a small finch trying to find some food inside. The juices aren’t fresh squeezed at all. Açaí bowl is yummy. The honey, granola? Cocoa nibs, PB, fruit are a nice melody. The goofy Hawaiian omelet was good. The sausage pieces are big chunks. The taro English muffin is still dry even with just butter. The morning house salad is pretty good, they were out of pearl radishes and thus gave me more of the avocados instead, that’s cool by me, since avocados are always yummy. Dressing isn’t too bad. The açaí bowl is the best part of breakfast. Service was okay.

Written 30 September 2021

TAKANORI K

Thank you for your visit. However, we are sorry that you were not fully satisfied with our service. We will take your comment seriously and improve it. Thank you for your valuable feedback.

Written 15 November 2021

This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

FreqBusTrvlr

Thousand Oaks43 contributions

Relaxed atmosphere, comfortable food

Jan 2020 • none

My family ate at Goofy's upon our evening arrival in Honolulu and thought it an excellent way to begin our trip to Hawai'i. Service was friendly and the food simple, but exceptionally good. The Acai bowl was large and topped with all ripe and tasty fruit (you'd think this would always be the case, but it's unfortunately not). Various tapas were great to share. In addition, it is well-priced (for Honolulu, that is).

Written 22 January 2020

JenniferR4212

Hope Island84 contributions

Delicious food and great service

Mar 2020 • couples

This is our fifth or sixth visit to Goofy. When we are in Honolulu a visit to Goofey’s is mandatory. Every meal has been delicious. During the 2020 lock-down Goofey’s still provided great food for take away. I can recommend the Pork chop, garlic prawns, mahi-mahi and abolone. The service is always friendly. Planning to return next time we are in Honolulu.

Written 24 March 2020

TL L

Canberra17 contributions

Overrated!

Jun 2023 • couples

We decided to give Goofy Cafe a try for breakfast based on the reviews, but we found that it is overrated! I tried to make a reservation online before hand, but they only take them for dinner. When we arrived I put our name on the sign up sheet outside the door. The wait to get in was 45 minutes and while we waited we noticed that there was a table just inside the door that was not being used to seat people at. We thought that due to it being a high traffic area as it's right next to the kitchen and the door, perhaps they didn't seat people there. Finally when our name was called, the waitress pointed to the empty table right by the door. I did not want to sit there for various reasons and I commented on how that table sat empty right up until it was our turn to be seated. I asked if we could be moved once a table upstairs in the main restaurant area became available. The waitress was visibly not pleased with my request. The waiter that took our order was friendly and pleasant. My husband's breakfast arrived in a reasonable amount of time and he waited a few minutes before starting, but then decided to eat slowly hoping mine would come along soon. My husband continued eating slowly and we patiently waited another 10 minutes before my husband called over the waitress. He asked when my breakfast would come and she went to check on it. She returned within a couple of minutes with my breakfast and it was cold. The salmon was overcooked and dry and I've never tasted such watery uninspiring hollandaise sauce ever! The photos show a thick creamy sauce and what I received was nothing like that. We live on the island and we won't go back, nor will we recommend this restaurant to anyone.

Written 16 June 2023

TAKANORI KITAGAWA

Thank you for your visit. However, we are sorry that you were not fully satisfied with our food and service. We will take your comment seriously and improve it. Thank you for your valuable feedback.

Written 19 June 2023

This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

Chinapjs

Washington DC3632 contributions

Best breakfast in Waikiki

Sept 2021 • none

Goofy is a surfing term not the Disney character. Their motto is everything local, organic if possible. Half the price of a hotel breakfast and much better. French toast loaded with fresh fruits, eggs Benedict, goofy omelette all outstanding and for vegetarians there's a morning power salad. Get there at 6:50 to beat the social distanced 7 am opening crowd. Ask a local where the best place for breakfast is in Waikiki and this is the place they'll mention. Closed Tuesdays.

Written 15 September 2021

TAKANORI K

Thank you so much for your visit!! We are so happy you liked our food:) Looking forward to seeing you again!! MAHALO

Written 15 November 2021

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karen h

Aurora9 contributions

Great local spot for quick meal

Oct 2021 • couples

The food is fabulous. The poke bowl was very fresh and flavorful. The corn fired rice is absolutely delicious, and chef made it gluten free for me!! Marcus the server was so friendly and offered suggestions for the area!