Dukes Waikiki Review

Walked out of the door and were swarmed by about a half dozen cockroaches

Dinner at Dukes was quite enjoyable for our group of 7. We made a booking and were able to have a table closer to the beach.
It's a bit pricy but so are most meals of this type in Waikiki.
All the food was very nice and they gave us a complimentary Hula Pie to share.

I had breakfast buffet. It's not very good, but I visited it because I was ranked first in the restaurant app called Zomato. There aren't many types, and there wasn't a very good part, but when you see that the Waikiki Hotel morning buffet is not very good, you can understand it to be relatively good. The employees were friendly and just as good.

Love this place! Awesome views and pleasant Atmosphere. Food is mid range in price and good. We sat in the lower level next to beach. Wings are a bit spicy. Great drinks!

Even the wait was worth it! Great food, amazing service, Brandon our waiter was terrific,

This place is killer!! Shout out to Travis our waiter! One of the best we have ever had!!! Calls you by name the entire time he waits on you and doesn t miss a beat! Give him a raise!!! :)

Love this place great views! Great drinks & food. Nice place to hang out, right off the sand. Good service, we sat at the bar.

The venue is great since its right next to the beach.. However, there wasn't a lot of food option on the menu.. The food wasn't tasteful either. Just overpriced for no reason..

Pretty good. I liked the buffet they had. & I got a surprise birthday cake

A beautiful place to eat and socialise, and a live band for happy hour most days.

Can't say enough about Duke's. This is a combination of everything you want in a Hawaiian restaurant. Casual clothing, good food, good music and a great view. We had a reservation and asked for a table with a view. They put us at the end of the rail, where we had the best view of the ocean and the band down below.

Delish fish tacos, staff super friendly. Went for casual dining.

Late night drinks at Duke's was a terrible experience. This place gets the dubious honor of serving us the worst Mai Tais and Lava Flows in the area. I ordered an old fashioned but it was served with ice cubes in it. The live music was atrocious.

Can't comment on the food, as we only had drinks, but with all the great options around here I'd recommend going elsewhere.

Great service and food with live music during weekends

A big tourist place. Everyone says "you have to eat at Dukes". The wait time is over an hour so, I decided to return another day and I did. This time in the day time. The have 2 different seating areas; 1. For the bar area (if you can get a table and 2. One for reservations both have a wait time of 45min. to an hour. Since I was leaving in 3 day to head back to the main land I decided to play tourist and finally had my MaiTai's and a burger. Sat by the beach to watch the sunset and listen to the music. We had a good time and very surprised that our bill was reasonable.

Food is OK. Wouldnt race back plenty of other options

Good area for live music and drinks or for breakfast early

Great food, perfect beach atmosphere. When you're in Waikiki you absolutely have to eat here!

Duke's food is good. Selection dropped with COVID and you are served at the buffet making it slow at times.

Make a reservation.

Our hotel was just a block down from Duke's so it was very convenient. Might I add that the vibe and views here are beautiful. What made our experience really memorable was our server. I believe her name is Jennifer O. She noticed that my bf was Spanish and she spoke Spanish as well. She was really warm and welcoming and very sincere.

The menu is quite long but she gave us her favorite suggestions from drinks and appetizers to our main entrees. We were too full for dessert. Service went above and beyond!

Drinks - Coconut mojito - it's something else! This has ruined me because I will never find a coconut mojito as good as this anywhere else.

Appetizer - Jennifer recommended her favorite which were the nachos with ground beef cajun style. This plate was plenty big for two people. Yummy!

Entrees (recommended by our server) Fish tacos with "gochujang" sauce. I hope I spelled that right? Fresh fish and the sauce is spicy!! That with sour cream and guacamole was a great combination.

Chef's burger - bleu cheese, bacon tomato jam, and grilled onion. I was a bit hesitant because I'm not really a fan of bleu cheese but it all came together perfectly. We had an amazing experience here and wish we had room for dessert. Till next time!

Expensive drinks, but it's worth every penny. It's like drinking 2 or 3 glasses of the same thing.

Always busy at this charming piece of Waikiki history. Great food, but our latest visit brought us to enjoy the bar and sunset. Drinks were a couple dollars over priced BUT the couple extra dollars we paid was worth paying for a coveted spot on the beach with a tropical drink to watch the sunset over the ocean. Would do this same thing every day if I could.

A great place to have our combined birthday dinner. Steak was delicious and the salad bar full of wonderful things.

Need to remember come on an empty stomach. Prime rib/seafood buffet for $50 a person is pretty good. Due to COVID food is served for you and they also do checks at the door via an QR code and then checked at the table. Good selection and reservations are recommended. Great waitress and the views of Waikiki Beach make the dinner more romantic.

Great view from the restaurant or the bar. The brunch buffet is decent and probably one of the best values in the area. The fish tacos are great for a lunchtime snack.

One pet peeve is that pigeons tend to fly into and walk around inside, which is mainly due to the idiots who think it's cute to feed them.

Sooo crowded, I was here around 4 and couldn't find a seat, not even at the bar. Bummer.

...just always 5 stars...we just love this place...have been coming here for 30 years...