The Surf Room at The Royal Hawaiian Hotel

The Surf Room is an oceanside restaurant with a full menu.  On Friday nights there's also a seafood buffet.  We visited the Surf Room recently and tried the buffet.

If you're not a seafood lover, don't worry.  The buffet has a wide variety of foods.  On the evening of our visit, the seafood selections included crab, shrimp, sashimi and oysters.  Other main courses were chicken, pasta and prime rib.  There were several different salads that were tasty and healthy. 

We talked with the waiter and learned that the menu changes frequently.  We looked at the array of desserts and tried hard to just take what we could eat.  That night we enjoyed pumpkin mousse, bread pudding, haupia cake and a pastry with green tea…

Keo's Thai Cuisine

This popular restaurant has been on Oahu since 1981. Keo's used to be at the corner of Date Street and Kapahulu Avenue, where a Starbucks is now located.  In 1997 the restaurant moved to Waikiki at 2028 Kuhio Avenue, where it intersects with Kuamoo Street.

Parking is by valet service.  In this area, street parking is in short supply and it will save you some hassles to use the valet. 

If you're planning for an early dinner, checkout the Dining Out section in Sunday's Honolulu Advertiser for early bird coupons.

We ate at Keo's during the holidays on a weekend evening.  The service was good and Keo personally greeted customers. 

We ordered the panang curry, cashew chicken and pad thai noodles.  We also ordered sticky rice for…