Manuela Malasada — Restaurant in Maui

Unfortunately I’m giving this place a 1 star review but only due to the fact that I never got to even taste them. Let me explain, I drove here 3 times from Lahaina on 3 separate days. To put it into perspective it’s a 45minute drive one way. 1st day I arrived at 5pm 5/21/25 , 2nd day I arrived at 12pm 5/22/25 and 3rd day I arrived at 9am 5/23/25. All 3 days the place was closed even tho work hours are until 7pm. Tried calling the place before heading out but unsuccessful with NO Answer....

We wanted to try this place as we had heard great reviews from friends. We stopped on our way to the airport since we were staying on another side of the island. It says they open at 8am and we arrived at 8:50am. The guy working there was leaving and just quickly said “I turned on the fryer and will be back in 30 minutes”. (Guess they don’t open at 8am?) We waited for 40 minutes and he had not returned. We were all hungry so we left to get breakfast elsewhere. Extremely disappointed with...

We were sad to see that it said temporarily closed. However, it is NOT closed! The previous manager left but the owner and friends are keeping it open. This week they were open Sunday-Thursday 12-6pm. Both times we have been this trip we have had wonderful service, great conversations, and the absolute BEST malasadas! My favorite were plain with Li Hing. So delicious!! My family loved trying all the different...