Liliha Bakery — Restaurant in Honolulu

Food is good. Service is more about MONEY than taking care of a customer. Atmosphere, be aware of BIRDS. Birds fly over you, near you and pick food from your table and your PLATE see my pictures. In my opinion, this is a health issue. Suggestion: The birds issue can easily be solved by putting up netting / screens. Detail about service: My wife ordered vegie omlette. As in picture, the omlette was all torn up when it was served. When my wife addressed that the omlette is wet / not cooked all the way and all torn up. So, my wife told the waitress that the omlette is not cooked well, waitress said she have to call mgr. Surprisingly, the female manager did'nt want to adddress that to their kitchin BUT ONLY INSISTED THAT "THIS HOW THEY COOK IT", AND SAID THAT "YOU ORDERED IT THIS SO YOU PAY". THE MANAGER DID NOT OFFER ANY SOLUTION, SHE ONLY WANTED MONEY. My wife suggested mgr meet her 1/2 way on bill. she could pay half for this meal seeing how she had order orange juice and that she had ate the rolls served with the meal. THE MANAGER ISSISTED THAT YOU ORDERED SO YOU PAY. My wife told mgt you cant force me to pay for something I didnt order. This female manager made a big scene for USD $18.00 BREAKFAST OMLETTE and did not care to provide a customer service to a customer who is unhappy with a meal. Thus I stated above, that their service is focussed to collect money and not focussed to take care of customer. I hope the management will read my review and put a little more focus on providing good...

Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Try their homemade bread!!!!

“Liliha Bakery is a full-service bakery and coffee shop that has built a loyal following since opening its doors in 1950. Since day one, Liliha’s commitment to baking fresh cakes and pastries with local ingredients has been of utmost priority. Experienced bakers who have been with the bakery for up to 40 years, honor the same traditional baking methods- making sure that all baked goods are made from scratch.

Liliha Bakery began its expansion in 2014, opening a second location on Nimitz Highway, then the third location at the Ala Moana Shopping Center Macy's (March 2019), and then at International Market Place in Waikiki (November 2021). Soon after its 72nd anniversary, the first Central Oʻahu location opened in August 2022 making it the fifth and final installment of the local business.

Aside from iconic pastries and local dishes, celebration is a big part of the Liliha Bakery's mission. Custom-designed cakes are offered at the original Kuakini and Pearl City location, using airbrushing techniques for cake decorations. At Liliha Bakery, the smell of fresh chantilly permeates throughout the store, counter seating provides customers with a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of famous local dishes, and customers are offered a selection of more than 150 baked goods. ​

Some things never change… and at Liliha Bakery, and that’s a...

Filling the space on Macy's 3rd floor where Alan Wong's Pineapple Room used to be, Liliha Bakery's 3rd location has large shoes (and space) to fill. They've done a great job remodelling the place though so that's a great start.

On this visit to this location, I was in the mood for eggs/breakfast so I opted for the Mahi Mahi & Eggs dish, which i usually enjoy from Koa Pancake House. Not sure how it compares to their other two locations, but the $16.50 price tag seemed a little steep to me for what I got. The Mahi Mahi was a good sized serving (two large pieces) but rather meh. The potatoes were quite flavorful but only gave 4 pieces. Eggs were eggs. Hard to ruin that. The bright spot was their famous butter rolls with nuclear jelly. Quite addicting as always.

They were also woahfully understaffed though. I felt bad for the server. Our meals came out in a fairly timely fashion, but the water refill (just once) came few and far between (for everyone in our area). Not their fault, just not enough servers for the amount of tables.

Overall, it was a decent meal but nothing spectacular and fairly overpriced. I'd much rather go to their original location (opened on Kuakini Street in Liliha in 1950) over this location as well as their Nimitz Highway location (opened in 2014) as much for the nostalgia as well as the quality of the food. It tastes best here for...