Senia - Honolulu

Unfortunately we left feeling overall disappointed with the experience, which was a bummer because we were excited to try Senia and had booked the reservations well in advance for a special occasion. Pros: – no question that the visual presentation of the food here is stunning, creative and of a very high skill. – the cocktails are inventive and the one I had was fantastic, so whoever was on bar duty really knew what they were doing. Cons: – service felt rushed, and there was an air of the staff wanting to wrap up the night which did not create a great vibe.. we had an 8:30pm reservation at the chef’s counter, so maybe get an earlier res if possible, because they didn’t seem to want to be there (Including no one even saying bye to us as we walked out). – service also seemed to go downhill when they realized we weren’t ordering a ton of food. We had come from another event, so we ordered about 5-6 dishes and a cocktail, (no large dish with 30 min wait). A great restaurant should treat you the same no matter what you order or who you are, and this place had a bit of a stuffy feeling to it unfortunately. – flavor of most dishes left a lot to be desired. Don’t get me wrong most of the dishes were good, but they weren’t great, and for this price point, that’s a let down. Not a place we feel the need to come back to, but still a spot you might want to give a shot with an earlier reservation if you enjoy inventive and instagramable dishes.