Lunch and dinner places for quality food? tried the Dolphin, very disappointing. is hiking Waimea canyon worth the 4-5 hr round trip drive?
Used to go there often but not for several years. Loved the area but Kauai in general not a great place if great restaurants are important to you. We generally favored a few of the places in Hanalei. Most very casual but great fish. Cannot recall name but the little place in the center up sort of towards the lighthouse was a place many locals went. Not a hiker but the area is beautiful and unspoiled. Probably most unspoiled place in the islands. Evidently owned by the Robinson family to preserve it but they allow public access. The drive to me is one of the good parts. I love Kauai to just drive and explore the island. Many movies filmed in area because it is so unspoiled. Jurassic Park was largely filmed there.
agree to the above. we drove to see Kauai’s grand canyon. very impressive however its a 3 hr drive one way from princeville. hiking is tough as all the trails are covered with roots. food is just ok no fine dining. weather has been perfect and humid as to be expected. we made our own coffee in the condo pour over style and found the 100% Kona coffee disappointing. it is very weak so you need a lot of grounds for any taste and its $30/pound
You forgot about all the feral chickens. Kauai is all about relaxing and enjoying nature. Has the best surfing in the islands not far from Princeville if you are into that. If your idea of vacation is shopping and great restaurants its the wrong island.
