Mother’s Day is coming up Sunday, May 10. Whether you’re looking for an extravagant buffet or specialty desserts, check out the options below:
Artizen by MW
Where: 888 Kapiʻolani Blvd. Suite 102, Honolulu
What: This Mother’s Day bento ($45) is available for takeout. It includes roasted garlic beef shortrib, shoyu chicken, miso-honey glazed butterfish, vegetables, rice and a Valrhona chocolate cake.
When: May 10, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Contact: Visit artizenbymw.com to pre-order; pre-order deadline is May 8
Bird of Paradise
Where: 91-1200 Fort Weaver Road, Ewa Beach
What: Highlights for this Mother’s Day brunch buffet ($98 per adult, $49 per child ages 6 to 12 years) include:
- Carving station: Slow herb roasted prime rib, smoked lamb leg with mint jelly
- Hot station: Taro pancakes, eggs Benedict, steamed salmon, grilled chicken, steamed snow crab legs, pancit bihon, scalloped potatoes and more
- Cold bar: ‘Ahi poke, sashimi, peel and eat shrimp cocktail, lomi lomi salad, tomato mozzarella salad, Oriental chicken salad and more
- Omelet station with a variety of toppings
- Dessert station: Prince bread pudding, chocolate macadamia nut pie, assorted macarons, strawberry cheesecake, lilikoʻi cream cake and assorted breakfast pastries
When: May 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact: Call 808-952-4784
Chef Chai
Where: 1009 Kapiʻolani Blvd., Honolulu
What: This all-you-can-eat lobster buffet costs $139 per person (50% off for children under 10 years old). The buffet will include:
- Appetizers, soups and salads: Fresh ‘ahi poke, jumbo shrimp cocktail, fresh oysters, gravlax salmon with lemon dill cream and caper berries, kataifi crusted jumbo black tiger prawns with pineapple vinaigrette, shredded green papaya salad, roasted butternut squash and lobster bisque and more
- Entrees: Grilled lobster with drawn butter and sambal lemon sauce; salt and pepper lobster; braised boneless beef short ribs with five spice demi; Mongolian style lamb chops with merlot demi; grilled kabayaki King salmon with pineapple relish; roasted chicken with Thai curry sauce, bell pepper and fresh basil; mixed vegetables stir-fried with tofu; wok-seared jumbo black tiger prawns with chili ginger cream
- Dessert sampler: Chocolate cake, peanut butter opera topped with chocolate ganache; coconut cake with Tahitian vanilla cream anglaise; chocolate marble cups with cheesecake; bread pudding with Tahitian vanilla crème anglaise, assortment of French macarons; fresh fruits and more
When: May 9 and 10; dinner seatings at 4, 4:30, 7 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday brunch at 9 and 9:30 a.m.; 12 and 12:30 p.m.
Contact: Call 808-585-0011
Hy’s Steak House
Where: 2440 Kūhiō Ave., Honolulu
What: This Mother’s Day brunch buffet costs $140 per adult ($105 for seniors ages 65 years and older, $65 for children ages 6 to 12 years, free admission for children ages 5 years and under).
The buffet will include:
- Appetizers: Hy’s signature Caesar salad, assorted charcuterie and cheeses, Waldorf salad, mini quiche, smoked salmon crostinis, ‘ahi sashimi, spicy poke, oysters on the half shell, lobster bisque, corn chowder, shrimp cocktail
- Action stations: Hy’s slow roasted prime rib, herb-crusted pork loin, leg of lamb
- Hot dishes: Chicken marsala, lemon garlic salmon, steamed snow crab
- Breakfast offerings: Breakfast meats (bacon, link sausage and Portuguese sausage), eggs Florentine, potato rosti, scrambled eggs
- Dessert action stations: Banana fosters flambe (banana, orange, cinnamon, crème de banana, orange curacao and dark rum); chocolate lovers flambe (Burgundy chocolate, pineapples, bananas, strawberries, amaretto, coffee liqueur and brandy); Chef Kylie’s special flambe
- Assorted desserts: Red velvet cream cheese trifle, vanilla cream puffs, lemon crunch cake, strawberry mousse, flourless chocolate cake
Diners can enjoy a 1.5-hour dining time.
When: May 10; brunch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., last seating at 1 p.m.
Contact: Visit hyswaikiki.com/mothers-day/
La Palme D’Or
Where: Ala Moana Center, 1450 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu
What: This dessert shop is offering a variety of decorated treats. Choose from the rose strawberry shortcake ($65-$90), carnation strawberry shortcake ($58-$85), strawberry roll cake ($40), “Berry in Paris” raspberry mousse cake ($65), chocolate covered strawberries (three for $25, five for $35), icing cookies ($8 each), cake pops ($5.50 each), cheesecakes ($60), espresso sets ($8.50) and macaron sets ($15).
When: Currently available for pre-orders
Contact: Call 808-941-6161
MW Restaurant
Where: 888 Kapiʻolani Blvd. Suite 201, Honolulu
What: This MW Feast to-go ($695) is designed to feed six to eight people. It includes crab and lobster dip, tofu and ‘ahi poke Sumida Farm watercress salad, pork short rib with Italian sausage tomato stew, miso honey glazed butterfish, Brandt beef prime rib, roasted potatoes and vegetables, and MW dessert platter.
When: May 10, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Contact: Visit mwrestaurant.com to pre-order; pre-order deadline is May 8
Orchids
Where: Halekulani, 2199 Kalia Road, Honolulu
What: Orchids Mother’s Day brunch costs $132 per adult ($75 for children ages 5 to 10 years old). It includes:
- Ocean harvest bar: Shucked oysters, shrimp cocktail, deep-water snow crab legs, and salmon gravlax
- Grand raw experience of Pacific jewels: Selection of Hawaiian poke and fresh sashimi
- Handcrafted sushi and chilled soba: Chef’s selection of temaki sushi, nigiri, maki rolls and soba
- Carving stations: Waimānalo raised suckling pig with hoisin, apple sauce and roasted potatoes; Pa‘akai herb crusted prime rib with au jus and creamy horseradish; sage butter roasted turkey with giblet gravy and cranberry sauce; honey bone-in ham with brussel sprouts; flank steak with sauteed heirloom carrots
- Brunch favorites: Smoked salmon; bacon; Portuguese sausage; ham, rock shrimp, chicken mango sausage; classic eggs Benedict with hollandaise sauce; chocolate Belgian waffles; buttermilk pancakes
- Bakery boulangerie: Assorted breads, chocolate croissants, assorted muffins and danishes, Halekulani popovers
- Antipasto and artisan spread: Italian antipasto, vine-ripened tomato bruschetta, smoked salmon mousse, seasonal mushroom spread, artichokes in rosemary oil and more
- Assorted desserts: Classic Halekulani coconut cake, milk chocolate profiteroles, pistachio basque cheesecake, blueberry lavender eclairs, Kona coffee latte crème brulee, Opera cake, coconut key lime panna cotta, lychee rose mousse tart, salted caramel sable cookies, strawberry guava Swiss roulade, red velvet cupcakes, lemon raspberry tartlet, mango passion macarons, fresh berry chocolate pudding and more
- Gelato and sorbet: Vanilla, chocolate, black sesame and green tea gelato; strawberry sorbet; and assorted toppings
When: May 10
Contact: Call 808-518-2019
Plumeria Beach House
Where: The Kahala Hotel & Resort, 5000 Kahala Ave., Honolulu
What: Customers are invited to celebrate Mother’s Day at The Plumeria Beach House restaurant and Maile room. The buffet ($137 per adult, $55 per child ages 6 to 12 years) will include carving stations, chef specialties, fresh seafood and desserts.
When: May 10; 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. breakfast; 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. brunch buffet; 3 to 8 p.m. dinner buffet
Contact: Visit kahalaresort.com/dining/plumeria-beach-house/
Red Salt (Kauaʻi)
Where: Ko‘a Kea Resort on Poʻipu Beach, 2251 Poipu Road, Koloa
What: This prix fixe brunch experience will feature a multi-course menu that showcases brunch classics with Island-inspired twists. Guests can also include unlimited MOM-osas.
When: May 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact: Visit koakea.com/experience/event-calendar/mothers-day-brunch-at-red-salt/
The Capital Grille
Where: Lilia Waikīkī, 2380 Kūhiō Ave. Ste. 105, Honolulu
What: This Mother’s Day brunch costs $80 per person. It includes:
- Blueberry bread basket for the table
- First course (choose one): Cup of New England clam chowder; field greens salad (butter leaf lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, Parmesan vinaigrette) or cold-smoked salmon and avocado toast (dill cream cheese and pickled onions on toasted Japanese milk bread, finished with chive oil)
- Main course (choose one): 8-ounce center cut filet mignon (with soft fried egg, truffle hollandaise, asparagus and white cheddar hash brown); pan-seared salmon with citrus crab salad and red chile vinaigrette; or lobster frittata (butter poached lobster tails, truffle hollandaise, asparagus and white cheddar hash browns)
When: May 10
Contact: Call 808-762-0020
Tiki’s Grill & Bar
Where: 2570 Kalākaua Ave., Honolulu
What: This Mother’s Day brunch buffet costs $89 per person ($40 for children ages 5 to 12 years). It includes:
- Specialty chef stations: Alaskan snow crab legs with drawn butter, build-your-own omelet station with toppings, hand-carved salt crusted prime rib, guava-glazed pork belly porchetta, smoked salmon and mini bagels, miso soup station, pancake and French toast bar with assorted toppings
- Brunch favorites: Macadamia nut fresh catch with lemon cream sauce, chicken Florentine with Champagne spinach and sundried tomato Chardonnay sauces, Tiki’s fried rice, honey cured bacon and Portuguese sausage, togarashi seared salmon with citrus beurre L’Orange sauce
- Cold bar: Poke bar with Hawaiian style ‘ahi and spicy marlin, jumbo shrimp cocktail, Oriental chicken salad, pineapple Waldorf salad, Caesar salad with housemade croutons
- Assorted dessert and pastries station
Tables are reserved for two hours from the reservation time.
When: May 10, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact: Visit tikis.com/news/mothers-day
Waikele Country Club
Where: 94-200 Paioa Place, Waipahu
What: The brunch buffet costs $99 per adult ($63 per child ages 4 to 9 years old). Highlights include an omelet station with a variety of toppings, roasted prime rib, Pulehu short rib, steamed basa, sauteed mahi with lemon butter and capers, spicy pork, chicken pesto with penne pasta, assorted desserts and more.
The dinner buffet costs $129 per adult ($74 per child ages 4 to 9 years). It includes ‘ahi poke with limu, spicy ‘ahi roll, roasted prime rib, snow crab with drawn butter, garlic miso chicken, fire braised pork ribs with western barbecue sauce, seafood cioppino, garlic lemon herb rack of lamb with red wine demi glaze, garlic mashed potatoes with white truffle oil and more.
When: May 10; brunch from 9 to 11 a.m., 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.; dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Contact: Call 808-676-1199
ZIGU
Where: 413 Seaside Ave. No. 1F, Honolulu
What: The Waikīkī eatery is offering two special sushi platters for Mother’s Day. Platter one ($190) includes maguro, kanpachi, salmon, hamachi, ikura, scallop, kappa roll, tekka roll and a yuzu hamachi roll. Platter two ($400) includes otoro, chutoro, maguro, uni, salmon, hamachi, ikura, scallop, spicy salmon roll and a spicy tuna roll.
Customers must pre-order by Friday, May 8.
When: May 10, 12 to 6 p.m.
Contact: Visit zigu.us/
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