Duke's Canoe Club Waikiki Review

Hemo da slippahs and come in from the beach at Duke's barefoot bar. You can still hear traditional Hawaiian music all weekend, including Aunty Momi Bee and her trio, with the Hukilau song. Mahalo Dukes for honoring our kama'aina with your Ho'okahiko Awards! Make sure you order the hula pie. Oreo cookie crust and mac nut ice cream with a chocolate topping. Perfect grinds for the tropical weather.

Great location on the beach w affordable parking. All the staff is very friendly and daily live music you can't beat.

The view is great and so are the cocktails. Their fish tacos though is a let down. Dry and tasteless. The bacon burger was not bad.

Duke's is an amazing place to eat. Their steak is the best on the island. The view is incredible and the service is great. You have to give this place a try and if you do you will come back and have great memories from eating here.

I always eat at Dukes atleast once when I visit Honolulu. Great views of the beach

What else can i say but awesome. Great service and the atmosphere is amazing.

Best Breakfast Brunch in all of Waikiki. Great service, food was fantastic and a very comfortable atmosphere.

Fun restaurant. Not too expensive for Waikiki beach front dining.

Totally awesome and great place to dine wonderful atmosphere great staff great food wait time not long

We decided to visit Duke's after chatting with multiple people about where to dine in Waikiki, and Duke's came highly recommended.

Our wait to get in was reasonable (call ahead and make a reservation!), our server (Tom) was friendly and attentive without being overbearing, and the food quality was excellent. My kabob and my wife's Mahi Mahi were very pleasing, and the Hula Pie for dessert hit the spot. No complaints from any of that.

My only complaint has nothing to do with them, since they aren't the reason that prices are ridiculous in Waikiki. Still, they were reasonable when compared to other area restaurants in the area. Nice atmosphere, good food, and excellent service. Nice job!

Comparable to a diner. Loud, poor service, a tourist crowd. Very disappointing.

If you can find it it is well worth it! As you walk from cheesecake factory heading south there is no sign outside, but as you walk the first hallway on your right there is a turquoise neon sign that says Duke's. Go down the hallway and you'll find it. Great atmosphere and awesome food! Been here twice! It's worth the do over!

Excellent service and delicious food with a view. Nice to have live music.

Dukes offer the best buffet lunch with calming ocean views. Great food and fast friendly service.

Made a reservation weeks ahead (recommend doing) letting them know it was a special occasion- honeymooners first night out. Service was great. We got right in and they made sure we sat at a table with a great view and close to the live entertainment. The service we received was excellent the entire evening. Best calamari I ve ever had. Fresh fish cooked to perfection and delicious drinks! Wish we had saved room for dessert. Can t wait to go back.

Perfect tropical drinks. Good food. Great atmosphere and view. A little spend, but what do you expect. We had to get the full tourist experience at least once!

Duke's on Sunday has a band, usually Henry Kapono's (house band), from 4pm to 6:30ish. This is all outside, with a view of the ocean and where there's a "beer garden" with a selection of up to 8 different beers and a choice of wines instead of trudging up the stairs and waiting in line. You can also get beer, wine and mixed drinks from wait-people roaming around. There's chairs for sitting or you can stand or even dance (like nobody's watching).

It is lively at night, but the breakfast is slow and quiet.

Food was great, seafood was extremely fresh and the fillet was cooked to perfection. The service however was the standout, Clint our server went above and beyond to help us find the best menu options and fill in the details on item when needed. He had great conversations and even surprised us after dinner with a slice of cake that was delectable.

On 12/24th evening staff at the restaurant's reception was complicated and rude, food just average. A place to drink not to eat...

Great place to sit and have dinner while taking in the beach / ocean views. The salad bar is absolutely worth the additional $5 as there are so many options to choose from. The menu is large with lots of options, but the food did not come prepared as we requested (my steak, requested medium, came well done) Overall, I would absolutely recommend this spot for lunch or dinner!

Great spot for food and drinks. On the beach and very close to everything.

Best breakfast on the island! I find myself craving it while I'm back on the east coast. The coconut syrup is fantastic! If you all bottle it and sell it, I will buy it!

Lunch was great. Went for the Hula Pie which was fantastic.

No reservations for breakfast, reservations are just lunch and up, they have a breakfast buffet. The food was super good, the bacon was kind of cheap and thin, but the chicken and Portuguese sausage was amazing. I order a bacon bloody Mary, I over-estimated my ability to drink that early, and the drink was spicy. I didn't finish it, I couldn't get over the bacon fat floating around, I had imagined they would have used bacon vodka. Overall, a little over priced, but certainly tasty and an amazing view, super friendly staff.

I like this place, outside is great atmosphere for sunset. Be sure to get their early, wait usually around an hour.

I went for breakfast with my daughter in November 2019 and my husband in December 2019. Since it is open early in the morning, you can eat a lot of salads, fruits, omelets, pancakes, etc. from the morning. I think it is recommended because it is pleasantly delicious while looking at the sea and the price is not high.
When I can go to Hawaii again, I would like to go with Dinner next time.

Excellent food! Excellent venue. Excellent ambiance. Wow! The view of the beach and setting sun were just outstanding. The food was great with great presentation and delicious! Great evening. The pricing was very reasonable! The service was Great! Save room for dessert.

Great beach front bar, live music at night, drinks are delicious and strong. Get the Hawaiian Island Tea!

Duke's has food for people with special dietary requirements. Gluten free, dairy free, and they feed vegans! Not very many options, but the beet salad was a treat. I'm not sure if the dressing could've being on the side is an option, but a suggestion to ask. It was a little sweet to me, but a valid vegan meal.

Tasty food and drink, with good service. Have to get seated where you can see the beach though.

Such a fun place my family wanted to have breakfast here everyday of our stay. Great made to order omelette bar, breakfast buffet offers a variety of choices including fresh fruit.

Delicious, fresh fish. Blended coconut mojito was very good, light on the alcohol but tasty.

Ate here twice during our stay. We have always like Duke s as a little quirk of the Island but we actually had our best meals in Oahu here! Very good service, especially with a little one. Be prepared to wait at any sort of reasonable time, but they give you a buzzer and really the staff were great!

Good food and drinks. They have great outside seating

The food was good, drinks are the same as all the other main bar restaurants. Busy, and I mean always and really busy. We tried 3 times to go there and wernt able to get a seat anywhere with lots of people in front of us. On the 4th time we got there early for lunch and finally got a seat at the bar. Bar tenders were nice. BIG TIP get a reservation or show up when they open.

Fabulous. Routinely on the "top of" lists for restaurants in Oahu, for good reason. Fresh fish and seafood, and the *best* crab wontons I've ever had. The salad bar is really great too - kale & walnut salad, different pasta/grain/couscous salads, cold beet & bean salad - so many options! Highly recommended.

Good food but valet parking was a rip off, cash only no signs till the guy brings your car.

Nice ambiance and atmosphere. Drinks and food was a bit pricey for little alcohol content and dry rice. Salad bar was great worth the $5. Good live music! There are a lot more restaurants at a much more reasonable price with more to offer than waiting for a spot at Dukes. Glad I went but won t be coming back!

This is a great place to eat!!! Make sure to have there Hula pie it's the best!!!!

Taste ok i was not impressed, service was great tho. Was able to get a table after 1 and half hours. Idont know whats the hype on this place.

Right on Waikiki Beach, open air dining, great breakfast buffet, with omelet chef, reasonable price.

Excellent breakfast buffet. Try the coconut syrup and French toast.

What's the big deal about this place? It felt like a Red Lobster... overcrowded, rushed and unmemorable. While it wasn't horrible, there was nothing special about our experience or the food. The salad bar was quite nice, and you could kind of see the beach from some of the tables, so I raised my rating from 2 to 3 stars.

Great dinner place. Something for everyone. Our family had fish, steak, crab legs, chicken and rib plate, and the salad bar. Everything was excellent. Definitely end with the Hula Pie.

A must when visiting Kauai! The atmosphere, the food and the service were all excellent. Salad bar was so good I took my steak home, which was delicious. Hula pie was plenty for hubby & I to share. I hope to go back again some day.

Lovely lunch buffet, staff were friendly, Armu our waiter was superb!

When the other bars get too crowded at certain times of the day (4:30-7:30pm), then give Duke's Canoe Club a try.

Nice staff, but not overly impressed with the food.

Food was good and service was quick and polite. Knocked off one star because fries came cold and had to ask for straws 3 times. But really had great service over all and view is awesome!

Food was delicious. Awesome atmosphere. Ate beachside on our last night in Waikiki.

Awesome beachfront bar and restaurant! Draws a huge crowd. The bar area has open seating so you just need to keep an eye on who's leaving. Good food, the drinks were ok. Prices were reasonable except for the cosmopolitan which was $15.

A great place, great menu and great service. The views out to the water we good, but book in advance to get a good seat.
I had the prime rib which was the best I've had.
Definitely worth a visit

Great place to enjoy a good view and also good food served by very friendly staff.

Highlight meal for our time in Hawaii and hardly more experience than far inferior restaurants we went to. Only issue is that it's big and very crowded. The Malibu one felt more personal.

Amazing beachside meals. Had both a wonderful breakfast buffet experience as well as a sunset dinner. Great staff and food!

Food is good, staff is friendly, drinks are good. Definitely a touristy place but service is nice. It s a bit on the Americanised side, even the tacos, but everything is tasty. They have live music at night which is nice.

One of the few places in Waikiki where the quality matches up to the price. The Ahi was simply amazing, the ambience with live music perfect and the service attentive without being intrusive.

Highly recommend & make that reservation ASAP because you ain t walking in here!

The food, atmosphere, and service were top notch. I went for both breakfast and dinner. The breakfast buffet was an incredible value - it's the only meal you'll need all day. My burger off the the "casual" dinner menu was fantastic. I've found "my place" in Waikiki.

Perfect spot. Great food. We got right on the beach.

Good food and drinks. Fun ambiance. Beach and pool view. Decor based on the life and personality of Duke Kahanamoku. Very typical tourist stop. Very busy ALWAYS. Reserve dinner weeks ahead or forget it. We went for lunch and had to wait 30 minutes.

Buffet breaky at Dukes. Seated fast with a good outlook. Staff friendly and attentive. $4 us for a small glass of orange juice while soft drink is free with breakfast. Nice work Dukes .... real healthy... complimentary coffee.... very average

Very good food and an excellent location right on the beach.

Recommended by a local, stopped in, will absolutely come back every time.

Very rushed service. However nice place and atmosphere. Very nice salad bar mains a little small but nice.