This place is a diamond in the rough as I wouldn't have expected to find such a well-stocked whiskey bar attached to a bowling alley. Not only do they have a great variety of whiskeys, they also have an excellent selection of tequilas. The bartender and waitress checked on me and my buddies frequently enough that our glasses and bellies remained full but not so much that they were a nuisance. The menu contained a wide variety of delicious bar food; we had bao buns with pork, kal-bi, onion rings, and kalua pig nachos. All in all this is a great place to hang out, drink great whiskey, eat good food, and even get in a game or darts or pool.
Mark Czaplewski
See edit below. Very disappointing in this place. After we paid our bill, we realized that we were charged three extra dollars for every drink price that was listed on the menu. We talked with the manager and she said she'd refund our credit card but that never happened. ****edited. We were refunded about 10 days later. Was a great place, they just need to throw out old menus.
Mark C.
Just an update to my previous review. I know expanded this to four stars due to the fact that we were refunded the money it just took 10 days to get it. Post it to our credit card. Otherwise pretty good place. Just a little frustrating with the old menu.
J Marino
My brother and I were in the area looking for somewhere to eat, didn't realize the food court by Don Q's was gone. Strolled to the bowling alley just to eat, we were not disappointed. Thanks for the hospitality too.
J S.
Dropped by on a Friday afternoon, eight50 was pretty busy. As noted in other reviews, a lot of locals. The locals are friendly, a lot of aloha spirit. Good selection of whiskey, good selection of canned and bottled beers. The draft beers weren't quite as good as I hoped. After ordering a Lagunitas the bar tender recommended we avoid draft beers as they were coming out heavy on head...bummer, that is the main reason for my visit. Service was ok, nothing remarkable. Didn't try the food. Overall, nice chill bar, I'd be glad to go again.
Ed R.
TLDR If you are visiting Hawaii I would advise against this place. Definitely a locals only place based off our experience. The GPS makes it a little hard to find, tucked in a shopping center and not too intuitive where to find. Around the corner from the entrance we saw a group of people laughing and chatting and we asked them if they knew where the bar was and they either shook their head no or didn't respond. (About 30 minutes laters they came into the bar and one of the guys greeted the bartender by name). When we first sat at the bar before greeting us the bartender said "is that a beer you're drinking?" I had a Dunkin' Donuts lemonade drink. Yeah it's a little weird to go into a bar with a drink already but it's Hawaii it's very warm there and we would get thirsty. I understand their business, we were there to drink, but she said it rudely in my opinion. Looking past all of that, the drinks were ok. Drinks 3 stars Ambiance 1 star
Naomi I.
It pains me to give this place just 1 star but, honestly, wouldn't go back. It was crowded on a Saturday night but we were lucky (?) to get a table for the 2 of us. There was only 1 server for the entire place!! Poor thing and poor us. We waited for our menus, drinks, food, utensils, plates, water, and our bill. We ordered fried saimin and crispy shrimp and it took 45 minutes!! She brought it to our table, then left to get our plates. My friends water tastes funny. It had a chemical taste. Weird!The food was ok, nothing special, but we ate it cause we were hungry. Dunno if this was an off night but they really should hire more servers or something because the wait time was pretty bad. Don't think I will go back anytime soon.
Erik C.
Great place for trying whiskey and different types of tap beers! Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash.
Dana K.
A bunch of our friends wanted to get together as some out/of-towers were visiting. Pearl City was our old stomping grounds, so we thought we'd check this bar out. Cuz some of the guys love whiskey. It wasn't crowded, so we were happy. Open tables. I guess the regulars were at the bar cuz they didn't look too happy when we entered their "space."As we waited for the rest of our group to arrive, we made three attempts to order food. Again, it was not crowded. Luckily, we were happy for our reunion with friends, cuz I don't really know why else we stayed through the very poor service. We finally got our food albeit wrong items. We wanted bacon cheeseburgers, we just got dry cheeseburgers. The fries were SOOOO salty. Our other friends were not impressed with their food items as well. They dynamite chicken was a dud. My husband ordered Jameson. When he ordered another, the server brought him Proper 12. She said they were out of Jameson. Isn't it customary to inform the customer of a change before you pour? He doesn't like Proper 12 - he shouldn't have had to pay for that. Our server did not come to ask us if we needed refills. We were set to order rounds for the table, but she never came back. It felt like they thought we were too old to be in there. I hope they realize that an older crowd has resources to spend. We had a large group, they could've made a lot of tips. Needless to say, we will probably not be back.
Went there with a friend since the sign advertised Craft Beers is what we wanted. All the taps were down and the waitress seemed new we kept asking for certain beers and she didn't know if it was available. Every 5 minutes she would come back and ask if we are ok. Started to get irritating. We ended up ordering Londboard and some over priced food. we sat on one of the tables as the time goes by the music that was playing started to get louder and louder. We were yelling at each other to talk. Gave the waitress a very good tip and she was literally jumping up and down in appreciation Ended up leaving. Don't think we will go back.
Mike Ingle
The pork dish was fabulous, nachos was pretty good, prices are a little crazy on food but that's pretty much anywhere on island ?️ beer prices were great, cocktail prices a bit high, service was great and staff was super friendly also place was clean with a great atmosphere. Definitely a place to at least stop while coming or going for a few if you are in that area.
UNsober G.
If u looking for a place to drink that cool in side and have darts this is a nice lil gem. Staff n bartenders are cool af. Nice place to get a fee drinks after throwing a few games of bowling
ryan muraoka
Drinks and food is ok, but not worth the price. A little higher price than an average bar. It is a ok place if you are looking for someplace to spend a lot of money and hang out.
Mabeline P.
After dinner at Ya-ya's we decided to come here as we haven't been to Leewards for a while. Idk if I'm old school but I'm not even over 40s. Haha I'm sorry but service was not what we expected. (I'm saying this nicely even tho my friends rather I use other words which I don't intend to.) But it's okay they never charge for our patron shots. Good cause our fries never came so we cancelled that order and we asked about their wines and they took so long to give us any info. Haha Anyway, my friends said their drink didn't taste like there was any alcohol. Out of all the server there was only 1 that acknowledged us and check if we were okay. Another server my friends said was prolly already buzzin or drunk. I could go on with the short amount of time we've been there like about the drinks we had, but I rather not. Sadly I usually give good reviews, but I guess tonight wasn't my night. Haha *smh *facepalm I don't wanna even give any stars, but I have to put atleast one haha All I got to say is too bad...we actually tip really good wherever we go wether it is a fancy restaurant or not . At this spot, I never cared for what we tipped so idk what my friend put. So sorry or not sorry. They were only open since 2019 and it's 2022, it's like they lost touch on service. Hopefully if I come back we'll have better service.
good wine
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is a diamond in the rough as I wouldn't have expected to find such a well-stocked whiskey bar attached to a bowling alley. Not only do they have a great variety of whiskeys, they also have an excellent selection of tequilas. The bartender and waitress checked on me and my buddies frequently enough that our glasses and bellies remained full but not so much that they were a nuisance. The menu contained a wide variety of delicious bar food; we had bao buns with pork, kal-bi, onion rings, and kalua pig nachos. All in all this is a great place to hang out, drink great whiskey, eat good food, and even get in a game or darts or pool.
See edit below. Very disappointing in this place. After we paid our bill, we realized that we were charged three extra dollars for every drink price that was listed on the menu. We talked with the manager and she said she'd refund our credit card but that never happened. ****edited. We were refunded about 10 days later. Was a great place, they just need to throw out old menus.
Just an update to my previous review. I know expanded this to four stars due to the fact that we were refunded the money it just took 10 days to get it. Post it to our credit card. Otherwise pretty good place. Just a little frustrating with the old menu.
My brother and I were in the area looking for somewhere to eat, didn't realize the food court by Don Q's was gone. Strolled to the bowling alley just to eat, we were not disappointed. Thanks for the hospitality too.
Dropped by on a Friday afternoon, eight50 was pretty busy. As noted in other reviews, a lot of locals. The locals are friendly, a lot of aloha spirit. Good selection of whiskey, good selection of canned and bottled beers. The draft beers weren't quite as good as I hoped. After ordering a Lagunitas the bar tender recommended we avoid draft beers as they were coming out heavy on head...bummer, that is the main reason for my visit. Service was ok, nothing remarkable. Didn't try the food. Overall, nice chill bar, I'd be glad to go again.
TLDR If you are visiting Hawaii I would advise against this place. Definitely a locals only place based off our experience. The GPS makes it a little hard to find, tucked in a shopping center and not too intuitive where to find. Around the corner from the entrance we saw a group of people laughing and chatting and we asked them if they knew where the bar was and they either shook their head no or didn't respond. (About 30 minutes laters they came into the bar and one of the guys greeted the bartender by name). When we first sat at the bar before greeting us the bartender said "is that a beer you're drinking?" I had a Dunkin' Donuts lemonade drink. Yeah it's a little weird to go into a bar with a drink already but it's Hawaii it's very warm there and we would get thirsty. I understand their business, we were there to drink, but she said it rudely in my opinion. Looking past all of that, the drinks were ok. Drinks 3 stars Ambiance 1 star
It pains me to give this place just 1 star but, honestly, wouldn't go back. It was crowded on a Saturday night but we were lucky (?) to get a table for the 2 of us. There was only 1 server for the entire place!! Poor thing and poor us. We waited for our menus, drinks, food, utensils, plates, water, and our bill. We ordered fried saimin and crispy shrimp and it took 45 minutes!! She brought it to our table, then left to get our plates. My friends water tastes funny. It had a chemical taste. Weird!The food was ok, nothing special, but we ate it cause we were hungry. Dunno if this was an off night but they really should hire more servers or something because the wait time was pretty bad. Don't think I will go back anytime soon.
Great place for trying whiskey and different types of tap beers! Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash.
A bunch of our friends wanted to get together as some out/of-towers were visiting. Pearl City was our old stomping grounds, so we thought we'd check this bar out. Cuz some of the guys love whiskey. It wasn't crowded, so we were happy. Open tables. I guess the regulars were at the bar cuz they didn't look too happy when we entered their "space."As we waited for the rest of our group to arrive, we made three attempts to order food. Again, it was not crowded. Luckily, we were happy for our reunion with friends, cuz I don't really know why else we stayed through the very poor service. We finally got our food albeit wrong items. We wanted bacon cheeseburgers, we just got dry cheeseburgers. The fries were SOOOO salty. Our other friends were not impressed with their food items as well. They dynamite chicken was a dud. My husband ordered Jameson. When he ordered another, the server brought him Proper 12. She said they were out of Jameson. Isn't it customary to inform the customer of a change before you pour? He doesn't like Proper 12 - he shouldn't have had to pay for that. Our server did not come to ask us if we needed refills. We were set to order rounds for the table, but she never came back. It felt like they thought we were too old to be in there. I hope they realize that an older crowd has resources to spend. We had a large group, they could've made a lot of tips. Needless to say, we will probably not be back.
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Went there with a friend since the sign advertised Craft Beers is what we wanted. All the taps were down and the waitress seemed new we kept asking for certain beers and she didn't know if it was available. Every 5 minutes she would come back and ask if we are ok. Started to get irritating. We ended up ordering Londboard and some over priced food. we sat on one of the tables as the time goes by the music that was playing started to get louder and louder. We were yelling at each other to talk. Gave the waitress a very good tip and she was literally jumping up and down in appreciation Ended up leaving. Don't think we will go back.
The pork dish was fabulous, nachos was pretty good, prices are a little crazy on food but that's pretty much anywhere on island ?️ beer prices were great, cocktail prices a bit high, service was great and staff was super friendly also place was clean with a great atmosphere. Definitely a place to at least stop while coming or going for a few if you are in that area.
If u looking for a place to drink that cool in side and have darts this is a nice lil gem. Staff n bartenders are cool af. Nice place to get a fee drinks after throwing a few games of bowling
Drinks and food is ok, but not worth the price. A little higher price than an average bar. It is a ok place if you are looking for someplace to spend a lot of money and hang out.
After dinner at Ya-ya's we decided to come here as we haven't been to Leewards for a while. Idk if I'm old school but I'm not even over 40s. Haha I'm sorry but service was not what we expected. (I'm saying this nicely even tho my friends rather I use other words which I don't intend to.) But it's okay they never charge for our patron shots. Good cause our fries never came so we cancelled that order and we asked about their wines and they took so long to give us any info. Haha Anyway, my friends said their drink didn't taste like there was any alcohol. Out of all the server there was only 1 that acknowledged us and check if we were okay. Another server my friends said was prolly already buzzin or drunk. I could go on with the short amount of time we've been there like about the drinks we had, but I rather not. Sadly I usually give good reviews, but I guess tonight wasn't my night. Haha *smh *facepalm I don't wanna even give any stars, but I have to put atleast one haha All I got to say is too bad...we actually tip really good wherever we go wether it is a fancy restaurant or not . At this spot, I never cared for what we tipped so idk what my friend put. So sorry or not sorry. They were only open since 2019 and it's 2022, it's like they lost touch on service. Hopefully if I come back we'll have better service.