Mama's Fish House. I mean... The Tiki Room

I've never had a meal at Mama's Fish House. but after dining there, I can see why it is a not to miss tourist restaurant attraction. Yesterday, after a trip to the post office to drop off a few post cards, and mail to home our beautiful wedding certificate, we went for a shopping excursion around Lahaina, and then we were off to a late lunch at Mama's.

Don't let the long hours posted above fool you. This place was packed most of the time we were there. I think that might be its downfall. Paul and I are the "late lunch" pros. We like to have lunch because it's cheaper, but more than that, the atmosphere is usually more relaxed and the place is less crowded. Not so at Mama's Fish House. Almost all of the tables were filled, and they were very busy the whole time we were there. It makes it difficult to experience the aloha spirit when it's crowded like that, but still they took great care of us. It was fun to sit in the back at a quiet booth. I really liked that the women wore flowers in their hair. I was informed that it was dress code for them to wear flowers, as well as aloha or floral clothing.  I guess one should say... you can see the aloha here, more than feel it.

Kakalina Following the Dress Code at Mama's

The nicest thing about Mama's is that they bring you tiny courses of food as a free treat. After we ordered our salads and lobster sandwich (to share), we were presented with a lobster bisque that had some cream sherry in it. My mouth is watering as I think about it. Next came our mixed greens and ceasar salad, which were as good as one might expect. Then came the lobstaaaah. All I can say about this sandwich is try one if you get a chance. It was loaded with lobster and some creamy sauce, and it was warm and sitting on a toasted yummy bread. 'Nough said. Finally, they brought us a coconut pudding square (a little like flan, but firm) for dessert, along with some warm, moist washcloths that were scented with almond extract. Cool touch.

The Restaurant

One more thing worth noting was the way they keep their bath tissue stocked in the restroom stalls. There were three of them stacked like a pyramid. Each of the rolls were tied with raffia and tucked where the knot came together was a tropical red flower. I really appreciated that little bit of aloha in the ladies restroom.  That's really the nicest think about Mama's, the aloha details all around. 

Hardy wouldn't have been allowed to dine at this restaurant. It's far too fancy, and there's no outside seating. If he was with us though, he would have LOVED the bread. They brought warm bread to our table, and I didn't finish the bread on my sandwich, I ate it open faced, so he would have had some of that too. I'm sure his tail would have wagged for more. We wouldn't have given him a taste of the lobster sandwich, it wouldn't have agreed with his sensitive stomach. Hardy would have been glad that he didn't have to pay for this meal. He would have thought it was "expensitive." 

Mama's Unobstructed View