Hale Cocoa Cafe & Kona Chocolate Farm Tour — Restaurant in Hawaii

This is a review for the tour only Firstly, this was a fantastic tour, best weve taken on the island so far. Our guide was amazing (unfortuanetly, his name escapes me, but did have a cacao farm on the east side of the island) , and was able to answer a plethora of questions. He showed us a bunch of plants they were cultivating and the purposes/uses of each. He was very knowledgeable about the coffee and cacao growing and refining processes. It was very cool to see this information presented from a growers perspective. Trying the fruits in the different stages of the process was fun and informative. The different products that we tasted ran the gamit of the chocolate world. 90/10, multiple 70/30, white, milk and a delightful spiced bar. Highly recommend taking a couple hours during your vacation to learn about the plants and process they go through to provide...

Hale Cocoa was one of our favorite stops. It’s actually the main location for Puna Chocolate Company, and you can really tell they care about what they do. The chocolate and coffee were both amazing, full of flavor and clearly made with a lot of love.

What made it even better was how into it the staff were. They walked us through how the cacao is grown and made into chocolate right there on the farm. You don’t just taste it, you understand it, which makes it all the more enjoyable.

The sipping chocolate is a must. It’s rich, creamy, and just hits the spot. I’d honestly go back just for that.

If you’re in the Kona area, definitely check this place out. It’s more than just chocolate, it’s a...

Stopped in here to get some coffee and possible snacks while driving up north after seeing the black sand beach. The staff was super friendly, offered some samples, and we got some Americanas for myself and my wife, and got our daughter the sipping chocolate on the menu. It was a good sipping chocolate but it was dark chocolate so not as liked by my daughter. The parking was plentiful and they offer tours a few times a day for a fee. If we were in the area again we'd probably stop by for some coffee, but our vacation is...