Great food, great service but it's in a strip mall. The menu has several fresh and even organic items and the meal we enjoyed was very tasty. Highly recommend and very economical for Hawaii... more

I was surprised to find an upscale gourmet fusion restaurant in Hilo. Hilo Bay Cafe is really located south of Hilo in Prince Kuhio Plaza where you find Borders, Longs, Safeway and other shops. It is not actually close to Hilo Bay at all. Nonetheless, the food is excellent with crab rolls, crab cake salad, and poke (raw fish) appetizers.... more

We ate lunch at Hilo Bay twice, and enjoyed it both times. Favorites included the poke appetizer..the most flavorful and fresh we had anywhere, and the Hamakua mushroom pot pie. Beer battered fish&chips was pretty good. Cocktails were varied, and well made. Service was okay, but the host seems a bit indifferent and seemed to wander away when there were... more

Just like everyone else, my wife and I were surprised to find such a fine dining establishment in the location. But that matters not, the food was superb, the staff was as freindly and attentive as they come! There is a reason this one is listed as #1 in Hilo! It IS #1 in Hilo, in my opinion. The first... more

We went into this place expecting a quick, casual dinner, but were rather surprised at the how nice it was inside! Walking inside, you immediately forget your rather strip-mall surroundings, making it the perfect place for a romantic dinner. It was a little pricy but that may have been because we were expecting something more casual. The food was meticulously... more

We recently ate lunch here and found the food to be quite good and quite reasonably-priced given the higher quality. We've been visiting the island for 6 days, and we are getting tired of paying too much money for crappy food. Luckily, the Hilo Bay Cafe offers a nice change from what we've been experiencing all week. My wife ordered... more

Great food - good service - unfortunately you have to pay for bread - chicken pot pie is GREAT - fish is pretty fresh - go for the specials if you can. more

Our friends and guidebooks all steered us toward this quaint little cafe wedged between Office Max and a Walmart. We were looking forward to tasting the fresh and locally sourced food. Unfortunately, our lunch choices were a real let down. We started with the heirloom tomato carpaccio and arugula salad to share. It was beautifully presented and redolent with white... more

After reading nothing but good reviews in numerous publications and on TripAdvisor, we made reservations at this restaurant for our first dinner on the Big Island. I won't get into details as numerous reviews have done so already, but everything was perfect. The strawberry balsamic salad was one of our favourite dishes. This is definitely worth a stop if you... more