October 17, 2007
Merriman's Market Cafe
Chef Merriman is another pioneer in the Hawaiian Pacific-Fusion food movement. I've been to his main restaurant in Waimea before and it was excellent. Unfortunately we couldn't squeeze it into our honeymoon trip schedule. So on a lazy afternoon wandering the King's Shops was the perfect opportunity to try out their less formal mall outpost at the Waikoloa resort. I had the daily special tagliatelle with tender haricot vert and beefy sirloin slices. A surprisingly substantial vegetarian pesto sandwich for her. Fries were excellent, too, double-fried with aioli and spicy ketchup dipping sauces. Had a frilly tropical fruity drink which was refreshing and not too sweet, although it was a bit spendy, just like everything else around here. Nevertheless, good, fresh food was what I expected and that was exactly what I got, without pretension or excess.
Merriman's Market Café
250 Waikoloa Beach Dr, Waikoloa, HI
Kings' Shops, Waikoloa Beach Resort
(808)886-1700