Tyler Kramer
The food is great. The staff is great. It seems to be a great team and team effort. Brittany and Juliette were on top of their stuff! The barback Ryan stood out, he was excellent! He went above and beyond answering questions, giving good recommendations (roasted pumpkin 10/10), and keeping the place spotless at the same time.
… moreTom Pak
Super busy on a Sunday night!, it made it hard for our server…but the food and drinks were fantastic.
… moreKevin K
Every time we come to Hilo we stop here. The drinks are so wonderful. They put so much care and creativity into the had crafted cocktails. The staff is also friendly and great to be around. All around a wonderful visit each time!
… moreJulia
Great food and drinks and a really welcoming atmosphere.
… morewilliam flumerfelt
We didn’t eat, but the food looked and sounded very good. Lots of cool specials. We had cocktails and they were excellent. Creative, but not too sweet. There’s something for everyone. Friendly locals.
… moreAnton Baur
We enjoyed all of our plates. Can’t recommend the sashimi grade ahi tacos and the pork belly poke enough. Both were simple and delicious. Cozy atmosphere and great service. Ty!
… moreAndrea Grover
The ice cream and sorbets are fabulous with creative flavors – the miso chocolate chip was our favorite and I loved the lilikoi too. The fried ulu and cassava were so flavorful that we kept trying to guess what they did to make them so delicious, accompanied by the best chimichurri I’ve ever had. My backyard pumpkin salad was well balanced and the add-on smoked chicken was unexpectedly outstanding. The fried rice was the true sleeper star – another flavor bomb – I would definitely go back for more. We had delicious cocktails as well, but the food and frozen desserts were truly unforgettable! We actually went back a second time to have an ice cream flight after a really disappointing dinner next door and it helped make up for most of my regrets over not just going back to Temple in the first place.
… moreGuru pragaash
The food is really good. This was my first oyster and beef carpaccio and they were both really good. We ordered their mushroom and chicken tacos. The smoked flavor in the mushroom was amazing. I ordered pork belly poke. I loved it. The tomatoes and the pork belly with the sauce was amazing. Their fried rice had a nice ginger flavor on the top and a rich broth flavor in the rice. I loved it. Would definitely visit this place again.
Now to the drinks, I tried the local beer sampler. It was okay. Not the best.
Ordered Creme Brule for desert and I liked it when eating it with star fruit and lilikoi syrup.
The presentation of the dishes could be improved. Some of the utensils had some scratches in them and the tacos were served on a paper plate. Still giving a 5 star since the food is really good
… moreSohrab Hashemi
This review is way past due. We visited Hilo a while back and found this little gem for cocktails and appetizers which is open late.
Brittany helped us have a great experience. Thank you very much
… moreGregory Cost
When we entered, one of the three TVs had a BBC food program on. The presenter mentioned that sometimes the memory of a bad meal can stick with you more than a good one. I think you can see where this is headed. I’m not a high maintenance customer – but basic nuts-and-bolts functions of a restaurant have to work or it’s going to be a poor experience. Unfortunately, The Temple Bar is just not good at being a restaurant: i) it took forever for us to be seated despite multiple open tables. When we finally just sat down somewhere, we were asked to move despite no one else being seated there; ii) we were never given menus; iii) the table was never set; iv) the dishes for our party came out over the span of 40 minutes; v) after the penultimate dish came out I was informed that dish I ordered was not available. This was the daily special that I ordered a full 35 minutes previously; vi) over the entire meal no one came to our table to see how our meal was going; vii) the portions were either very small or the prices very high. We left hungry. On the upside, the food was actually pretty good – but the experience was just atrocious. Go next door to Jackie Rey’s instead.
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