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Kailua Town Pub and Grill

Bar Pub Bar and grill

Wood-paneled bar & grill serving American pub grub & offering weekly live music & televised sports. People often mention good, great, Great, drinks, friendly, service, staff, atmosphere, chips, fish,


Address

26 Hoolai St #1100, Kailua, HI 96734, United States

Website

kailuatownpub.com

Contact

+1 808-230-8444

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (685 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 11 am to 1:30 pm
  • Thursday: 11 am to 1:30 pm
  • Friday: 11 am to 1:30 pm
  • Saturday: 11 am to 1:30 pm
  • Sunday: 11 am to 1:30 pm
  • Monday: 11 am to 1:30 pm
  • Tuesday: 11 am to 1:30 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (36) great (18) Great (16) drinks (15) friendly (14) service (14) staff (13) atmosphere (11) chips (10) fish (10)
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  • 5/5 Patrick D. 2 years ago on Google
    Really fun pub, antique or vintage feel with a beautiful wooden bar. Delicious food, incredibly accommodating and friendly staff, and drinks! All add up to a real fun experience. Burgers are cooked to order, poke nachos are a must, the chips are like won ton chips, you can not go wrong here! Probably the best food we have experienced and a incredibly cool atmosphere!
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Michael P. 3 years ago on Google
    Send your security for training. Just walked in for the first time, didn’t even get seated before security tapped my shoulder and aggressively told me to fix my mask. Apparently it slides down below my nose when I am talking. Either way, had I been approached in a professional manner, no big deal but to touch me and have a confrontational tone... Maybe they were already on edge as they had the cops there already about somebody and issues with their mask but 2 tips for security in a bar where folks are drinking. (1) don’t put your hands on someone unless you’re defending yourself or others. (2) don’t escalate or create a situation by being forceful or aggressive. Bottom line, be nice to your customers. Do that and you’ll have the cops there less and more spending money! On a positive note, the hostess was very kind.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jason T. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place! Only had drinks but really enjoyed. I was hoping they had a patio so I could enjoy my beer while looking at Jurassic Valley but no patio.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 R. Lee D. 11 months ago on Google
    This place is more of a bar/pub than a restaurant, but they do offer some better quality menu items then most places where the focus is on the alcohol. This place has been around for awhile and signs of it are obvious, but it is kept clean and maintained. We went there for lunch and had some good dishes. I was surprised at the quality of the oysters we ordered for appetizers and it was a chance considering this wasn't a seafood place. We also got the guacamole, but it wasn't anything special. For our entrees, we got the fish & chips, hamburger, and French dip. All were very large portions. The quality of the burger was excellent and the size of the French dip was almost to big. The fish and chips were to be expected, but good all the same. Service is friendly, but a bit slow. Surprising since we were the only ones in at that time, but maybe the kitchen wasn't ready. It was decent food and would go again if in the mood.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Don O. 1 year ago on Google
    We went for lunch and ate in the bar area, it was Mother's Day and tried to find a place that wasn't too busy, and we found it. Decent food and a full bar, just what we were looking for. I haven't been here in a few years and was bit disappointed with my french dip; smaller roll, meat dried out, and the au ju was way too salty. Hopefully this was just an off day, because i really enjoy this place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 shalaya w. 1 year ago on Google
    LADIES BEWARE AND STAY SAFE. ON Oct 21, 2022 around 11pm ordered a drink from the waitress and 3 sips into my drink I felt my head spin within 15 min I knew my drink had been spiked I have had my drink rufied before and I know what it feels like it was either the bartender (a woman) or waitress (a woman) that did it! I never left my drink unattended or even left my table. LADIES Please take precautions and be careful you need to watch your drinks being made in this place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ann R. 1 year ago on Google
    Their Beef Dip sandwiches are the best I have ever eaten. The beef is cooked to perfection and the au jus sauce is rich and tasty. The serving of French fries was quite generous. The 1st time I was there, my whisky sour was ok. The last time my WS was terrible. More like lemom flavored water with a glass full of ice. I was given another shot of whisky but no additional sour mix Quite disappointed. I will definitely go back for the sandwich but will definitely order a different drink.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dustin H. 1 year ago on Google
    Ahi Nachos are excellent 🤌🏼chefs kiss (ate them so fast I forgot a photo 🤦🏼), great treat while enjoying the cozy pub ambiance. Bartender was friendly and quick to take orders. Sat at the bar and watched the game. Cool place and will definitely be back 🤙🏼 nice and dark pub. 🍻 they also have TouchTunes when the game isn't playing. Only downside was the bar area had a pungent rotten smell that hit you in the face as you walked in. 😬
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bill W. 4 years ago on Google
    Cozy atmosphere, friendly staff and the best French Dip Sandwich on the Island.

  • 5/5 Shameless 2 years ago on Google
    LOVE this place. Amazing food, friendly staff, great environment. Onion rings are killer! Burgers are amazing and the 15 oz. steak (no that's not a typo, it's 15 ounces!) is a mouthwatering bargain any steak-lover shouldn't pass up!

  • 4/5 j c. 1 year ago on Google
    We had the pub nachos with chicken as an appetizer, which were very good. Entrees were chicken sandwich, fish and chips, Makapu'u burger, and Shepard's pie. All the food came quickly and was good. If you are Irish or have had real Shepard's Pie, you will be disappointed (go with fish and chips, which was solid). I believe it was made with shredded beef. We also had 2 drinks, total $99.33

  • 5/5 bartellj 1 year ago on Google
    Nice place to get a drink with great air-conditioning! They also have a little speakeasy in the back. It’s a reservations only speakeasy. They have darts upstairs and a good selection of drinks

  • 5/5 Simon S. 4 years ago on Google
    Australian here so a decently priced meal was well appreciated! Walked in just as Super Bowl 2020 was wrapping up so totally confused for about two minutes. Great meals and probably the best onion rings I’ve ever had. ... delicious cocktails too! May probably my drop in again before we head home!

  • 5/5 Ash C. 1 year ago on Google
    Great atmosphere with a good video. Food and service (speakeasy) was absolutely phenomenal. It's a must try place if you're in town. Gotta make a reservation.

  • 5/5 Ashton M. N. 4 years ago on Google
    The bartenders were absolutely amazing. They were always up to making new an adventurous drinks!!

  • 4/5 Paul M. 4 years ago on Google
    Good people, good food, good beers, just wish they had more local beers on tap.

  • 4/5 Sonya B. 4 years ago on Google
    Small venue. Hard to order drinks if its busy, mostly because most of the seats at the bar are occupied and it's hard to order around the people. Staff is quick and friendly.

  • 5/5 Daniel L. 4 years ago on Google
    Always good vibes and the service is hands down one of the best on the island. Mahalo - Dannyboy

  • 5/5 Scott W. 4 years ago on Google
    Good food, great service and friendly atmosphere

  • 5/5 francisco m. 4 years ago on Google
    Very nice! The service was most excellent!

  • 4/5 SgtSeagull47 G. 1 year ago on Google
    Had the Makapu'u pub burger and it was fat! True pub burger and pretty good flavor, not that expensive either. The fries were cooked well too and the perfect amount of crispy. Only reason for 4 stars is due to location, it is kind of buried but other than that, fast service, good value!

  • 1/5 Tyler L. 2 years ago on Google
    If I could give this place lower than a 1 star I would. First off, the place literally smelt like puke as soon as I walked in. Second, I got yelled at from one of the staff members for literally just standing. I am not joking. Literally just standing. They told me I could not be positioned where I currently was if I was not sitting down or ordering something from the bar. Do not go here. I REPEAT. Do not go here.

  • 4/5 J Jestice (. 3 years ago on Google
    Solid choice for Bloody Mary’s, beers and Pub grub. Fish and Chips are always good. Sliders, wings, gourmet burgers, pizza and nachos.

  • 3/5 John C. 4 years ago on Google
    Good beer selection the food is ok not great. Still haven't had anything I would order twice.

  • 5/5 Candace T. 1 year ago on Google
    Lived on island for 4 years and first time coming here. Sad we haven't been here sooner!!! Food, service, atmosphere, etc was all amazing! Can't wait to come back and this will definitely be a place I frequent weekly if possible!!! If you find this review helpful, like and follow me. MAHALO~

  • 5/5 Heraclio P. 5 years ago on Google
    Burgers are huge! Definitely worth the price. Fries are perfectly crispy as well. Beers are a tad bit pricier than other bars, but they have a good selection and the ambiance is nice. Feels like a tavern.

  • 4/5 Thomas P. 7 months ago on Google
    I have such a love-hate relationship with the KTBG that leans heavily towards love. Food and custom cocktails are delicious. The prices are excellent, especially for Kailua. Service is usually on point with excellent bartenders. My only concern is the interior leaves much to be desired. While I enjoy the vibes, I think the place could use a serious deep clean. I tried to take my parents there once and the only way to describe the smell would be "ripe".

  • 4/5 Heidi K. 11 months ago on Google
    We rolled in here not knowing what to expect and it happened to be trivia night. The food was actually pretty good I loved my pizza and the hot wings were pretty good my Caesar salad was very fresh. It’s not a place to order wine so you probably want to get mixed drinks or have beer. Personally I like wine with pizza. The only thing that I could mention is that the bartenders could probably be a little bit more happy other than that I would come back for sure.

  • 5/5 K t. 10 months ago on Google
    The food here is always good and consistent. Dive bar atmosphere, but if that's not your thing, I promise you will soon forget once you start eating. Nice bar area and people there are always friendly. Good time all around

  • 4/5 Richard R. 5 months ago on Google
    Well, it's been a couple of years since I've been here. Back in town on contract, well on the other side of the island. I thought I would stop by here, so here I am. Ordered the calamari to start and the cheeseburger to finish. Took a bot to get back to me. Its a little busy, but they both came out at the same time??. Ugh, lol. She said she was sorry but it's not her fault. Anyway, they both tasted pretty good. I forgot to add bacon to my burger!!. It was cooked just right, though, medium rare!! Overall, not bad at all. Good atmosphere, good bar service. Friendly.

  • 4/5 Jacob D. 3 months ago on Google New
    Always a nice treat, food is good everyone is always friendly. Went with the fish and chips today instead of my usual burger. Was not disappointed.

  • 1/5 Heath T. 4 months ago on Google
    Not a great place to spend a day off with your wife. Savannah our host/server/bartender/manager/cashier was great however the food was not. I ordered the Gourmet Burger medium and it was served a half hour later well done without sauce. No worries though... If you have questions for the chef you find him right outside the front door chain smoking Marlboro Reds. 😎👎🤣

  • 1/5 Leisure G. 3 months ago on Google New
    UPDATE: Well, no good deed goes unpunished. We went to Kailua Town Pub this morning for our usual Sunday football and breakfast and, after ordering a drink, I was accosted by the owner’s son who asked if I was the guy who wrote the review below (6 weeks ago). I said I was and he said “You have to leave.” My response was “You and your father behaved badly and disrespectfully to your customers and I’m the one who has to leave?” His reply was to tell me I was an a$$hole and was 86’d forever. At age 75 and after 45 years in the bar business I think I got the best of that deal. Original review: Normally I would give Kailua Town Pub a much higher rating. I’m a “regular” NFL Sunday breakfast customer and Savannah, Sam, Emily, and the rest of the staff do a good job – cheerfully and professionally keeping the customers satisfied with decent food, drinks and service. This morning, however, I witnessed the owner/manager (or the owner’s husband or whoever he is) sit at the bar and order steak & eggs breakfasts for both himself and his son. He apparently, however, instructed the staff to replace the usual 10–12-ounce breakfast steaks with 28-ounce Wagyu Porterhouses for Two from the menu of the (attached and family-owned but separately operated/managed) Gaslight Speakeasy. So here we have the owner/manager/whatever, openly sitting in plain sight of a room full of breakfast diners/potential diners and eating an obviously much higher quality meal than any of them can order. Yes, I know it’s their bar and they can do pretty much whatever they want but just because you “can,” doesn’t mean you “should,” especially when it exhibits such blatant disdain for your clientele. If you are that disrespectful of the people who pay your bills you should at least try not to show it so visibly. Such rude displays of privilege and condescension make horrible optics, especially in a business that depends so heavily on the goodwill of their customers. Jus’ sayin’…

  • 5/5 Chet T. 3 years ago on Google
    Awesome burgers and most awesome Buffalo Wings reminiscent of what I had in Buffalo, NY.

  • 4/5 Stephen M. 4 years ago on Google
    It was good. We only tried two sorts so not info to actually judge the place. The wings were awesome, but the calamari was just okay. The Calamari was not fried correctly and it all stuck together. We would have preferred the calamari proportion to be switch with the wing proportion, not enough wings. Service was great and be selection was good too

  • 4/5 Ellie C. 3 years ago on Google
    Its kind of old. My booth cushion was cracked and kind of rough. The service was excellent. Finally found good, properly prepared beer batter fish and chips. Large portion of fresh cod. Hot and crispy. Fries also crisp and hot. Coleslaw was what it's suppose to be. My hubby loved his hamburger too. Prices were $$ appreciate that in Hawaii.

  • 4/5 Tracey j. 3 years ago on Google
    Place is small and needs a good deep clean, but the food and service is excellent. My husband had the fish and Chios and I had a Buffalo chicken sandwich. Both were perfect. Our server was the only one working, but she was great, super attentive and kind.

  • 5/5 Terri C. 4 years ago on Google
    Awesome food, reasonable prices and very friendly wait staff. Best French dip that I have ever had!

  • 5/5 Charity W. 3 years ago on Google
    A great place for drinks and food. Will for sure be back. The staff were very attentive and excellent! Thank you for a much needed great night out.

  • 5/5 psy101514 3 years ago on Google
    Great ambiance. Friendly staff. The menu is very detailed on what to order although there are no photos to what you're ordering until you see what others are eating in the neighboring tables. The presentation of the food is as good as it tastes. Very flavorful. The onion rings are very good as well as their seasoned fries. I didn't know they were well known for that. The portions are very good as well. The bar side is noisy but the dining side is calm. Not that hard to find in Kailua.

  • 5/5 Trenton D. 3 years ago on Google
    Good food and drinks, not the fastest place to get carryout though, but I still recommend checking the food out!

  • 5/5 Shawnna M. 3 years ago on Google
    Awesome food, the French fries are the absolute best. Our server was also lovely. Low key place to have a beer and some good food.

  • 5/5 Lucas I. 3 years ago on Google
    Big smacked thanks

  • 1/5 Jay F. 3 years ago on Google
    Cold nachos and drunk patrons. Don't waste your time here.

  • 5/5 Dylan M. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice pub with friendly staff and good food

  • 5/5 Jeri K. 3 years ago on Google
    Great burgers!

  • 4/5 Craig S. 3 years ago on Google
    Great tacos. Great staff!

  • 5/5 Tay 3 years ago on Google
    Awesome food and Pub vibe

  • 5/5 Mark T. 3 years ago on Google
    Great fish and chips, hamburger, and French dip.

  • 4/5 darrell g. 4 years ago on Google
    Funky fun place for good food and beer. Service was great

  • 5/5 Lisa C. 3 years ago on Google
    If you have lived in the U.K, their fish and chip are quite good away from the motherland.

  • 1/5 TravoSlacko15 on f. 3 years ago on Google
    Sux it’s burger it’s soggy fries are cold and the drinks like coke or Pepsi is hot

  • 4/5 Dominique E. 3 years ago on Google
    If your looking for pub grub this is your place. Recommend the calamari and burgers. Great service.

  • 5/5 Paul K. 3 years ago on Google
    Great service. Great food. Highly recommend!!

  • 4/5 Sheri S. 3 years ago on Google
    The food was good

  • 3/5 Shan S. 3 years ago on Google
    Great atmosphere. Our food was ok. Wings were very small and my chicken was over cooked. Our friends pizza looked great and the sliders were good. Service was good. Loved this sign in the bathroom.

  • 5/5 Peggy D. 3 years ago on Google
    Give Kailua Pub 5 Stars! The service was outstanding and friendly. Everything we ordered was awesome. The grilled garlic shrimp, New York Steak w/ mushrooms & french fries, Buffalo Wings, customize your own pizza and they even made an outstanding French Onion Soup. Our appetites were rewarded in more ways than one. Kailua Pub's Fish & Chips are outstanding also. Perfectly battered fish and those onolicious french fries w/ a side of cole slaw. Everything was meticulously cleaned and social distancing was observed. Great place, treat yourself one day, you will not be disappointed! Aloha!

  • 5/5 Hokuala M. 3 years ago on Google
    I love the service here. My father cannot leave the house during covid and the staff that helps me knows how much they go out of the way to help me and accomodate what we like. Fish and chips are ON POINT!!!!!!

  • 5/5 Taylor B. 3 years ago on Google
    This place was great! Probably the best place to eat in kailua in my opinion. Staff was kind and attentive, the food was incredible, decore had continuity and the atmosphere was overall comfortable and enjoyable in the dining room area. I ordered some appetizer wings and the Ruben sandwich and both had great flavor. I would highly recommend this place and I will be a returning customer.

  • 5/5 QFSPL J. 3 years ago on Google
    Epic pub burger.

  • 5/5 Zach S. 3 years ago on Google
    This place is absolutely amazing. Great atmosphere, great bartenders that are absolutely gorgeous, the food is delicious. I've tried the grilled turkey sandwich which is amazing, the makapu'u burger is phenomenal and tonight I tried the New York pup appetizer which is actually a meal and it's amazing. Whatever that oil based dip was with it was amazing. I will highly recommend this pub and continue my business with them for a long time. The picture is the last bite I had of the steak pupu dish. It was so good I forgot to get a full picture.

  • 3/5 chris q. 3 years ago on Google
    I always come for the restaurant, whitch is great, and I highly recommend it 👌. I went to the bar tonight and was charged for several times more than I drank. Even though someone offered to buy me two drinks, out of a total of 3, they asked me to pay for four drinks... I understand it's hard after a pandemic, but that was hurtful. I underst

  • 5/5 Cheryl C. 3 years ago on Google
    Great drinks. Pupus were excellent. Best French Onion soup on Oahu.

  • 5/5 Olivia K. 3 years ago on Google
    Ordered delivery through Grubhub. Great value for the price, pretty delish!

  • 5/5 Charles B. 3 years ago on Google
    Located at the edge of Kailua just as you come into town on the Pali. Plenty of parking. We were able to eat inside. Service was fast, staff was very friendly and helpful. I ordered the Fish and Chips which were delicious. The decor definitely created the atmosphere of a Pub and Grill. This is a great place to go for a niece friendly evening meal.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Happy-hour food
    • ✓️ Happy-hour drinks
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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