Tina's Garden Cafe — Restaurant in Hawaii

0 stars !! very horrible service and apparently if you choose "mild" is bland food . We order the Tina's pizza turmeric chicken and tofu also the summer rolls . The waitress serve us a lilikoi "smoothie " which later she said that comes with no ice when this arrive to the table it was just water and syrup in apparently a blender ...when we ask what is this ? She said their smoothies are serve with out ice . WHAT!! She serve us the drink in a white wine cup , very small cups not like the pictures it was horrible bitter and looks like she let it set for like an hour (that's how much it took her ) and then serve . We ask her to make another cause that one had a very bad taste , awful and hot. like in any other place if the item is rotten or bad they will change it with no cost at all right? Well She charge us the bad one and New one . We came with some good Hindu friends who recommend the place , they where ashamed of this place now , we order the pizza . That's a spinach wrap tortilla with your choice of protein , we where exited for this one . She ask us mild or medium spicy ... whe said mild . Ene our friends choose mild . And they came here already one time 🙈When the food came it was bland like "are you kidding me " mild spicy doesn't mean not spicy " and the waitress said to us "yes you said no spicy " I never said that!!! excuse me I said mild spicy not bland food " then we ask her to bring us some spicy sauce because of her mistake and she CHARGE US THE SAUCE ! She brings 2 sauces sweet chili and a spicy hot one 4$ for that and she gave us like a spoon of sauce !!!! To share between 5 people's . I'm a local I live here and I will not recommend this place unless you go and talk to the chef to make your food as you like . Cause non of this "explanations "is on the menu. Not the explanation of the mild or medium spicy and that the smoothie is on menu as a 12 onz and then Serve it in a small 6onz wine cup. NO ICE ! And definitely that the waitress is not trainee properly , by the way the place was completely empty we where the only ones there's and food took like 1 and a half hour to come we only order 2. Tina's pizza one chicken and one tofu . And the summer rolls as appetizer never came . As such. GOOD...

I recently dined there and had a mixed experience overall. Its convenient location, just a short distance from the market, was a plus, and the charming decor added to the appeal. However, the service fell short of expectations. The waiter mistakenly served me Thai tea instead of Thai coffee. She offered me to bring a new drink though, but I don't like to throw away food so I declined. Throughout our interactions, she seemed impatient and lacking in warmth. On the food front, while the fruit salad was wonderfully fresh and tasty—justifying its $20 price tag—the pad thai left much to be desired. It was overly sweet with mostly noodles, no soybean sprouts, a few frozen vegetables, and a mere five tiny pieces of chicken (hard to locate). Toward the end of my meal, the owner or chef walked by with a cheerful demeanor, which was a nice touch, but it didn’t significantly improve the overall experience. I couldn’t help but wonder if the presence of a cruise ship crowd that day influenced the restaurant's apparent choice to deprioritize quality. Despite the inviting ambiance, both the food and the service ultimately fell short of expectations. I was verydisappointed because I am a big fan of Thai food and because the reviews for that...

Extremely rude employee (the younger female) who was talking to me and other customers in a very disrespectful manner. Not really sure what her problem was but I have been here before when she was not there and never had an issue. It’s very unfortunate because I am sure they lost customers today due to her awfully poor service. Even more unfortunate because there are other employees here who are much nicer. I don’t know, maybe she was having a bad day? Maybe she is always having a bad day??? Not sure since I read another 1 star review about a young woman waiting tables and they also experienced her unprovoked rudeness so I wouldn’t be surprised at all if it was the same girl I had the misfortune of interacting with. Her response to being asked if I could speak with a manager instead of her was “I am on the verge of a breakdown”. Like..huh? Go home then?? Honestly, she was quite unhinged and probably could benefit from seeking professional help. Either way, no excuse to treat people that way and I hope she is able to seek the help she desperately requires to become a functioning...