Rainbow Lanai

Ate here for buffet dinner on Christmas Eve. Good selection of main courses like prime rib and turkey. Good casual stuff for kids like corn dogs. Wide array of desserts. Free refills on sodas, too, if I remember correctly. Atmosphere-wise it's a big open space, almost like a cafeteria. There are water features lining the open border which are very pleasing. We had strong gusts of wind blow in during dinner (the place is basically open-air) but at least it wasn't a bitter, Midwest, winter wind!

We are just finishing our 4th of July buffet dinner which was AWESOME! It’s a resort. In the tourist part of O’ahu. It will cost $ but it’s well worth it. The staff are spectacular and the food plentiful & delicious. The restaurant is clean and they were speedy collecting finished plates. Snow crab legs, tender prime rib, gorgeously seasoned ribs and much more made for a filling night. The baked potato bar especially delighted my husband. The desserts were absolutely beautiful and delicious!! We live here on island and highly recommend the Rainbow Lanai. Yes there are birds - they will sneak past the netting. We kept watch over our food and they never bothered us. This is an outside patio setting in Hawaii...some nature is to be expected ;-)

Stay for the sights and quiet ambiance. Leave because the food is less desired.

We booked our stay at this Hilton through a travel agent, unlike most of our other trips, and she got us a lot cheaper price on the Lanai Breakfast Buffet...show up at the door and you'll pay $34.95. We tried almost everything and enjoyed all of it, anytime I can get American food including an Egg/omelet bar and various Asian foods...deal me in...yes...an omelet and steamed dumplings can definitely co-exist on the same plate. The first rule of thumb to follow with all buffets is to show up pretty early when it's still fresh, we did that every morning and enjoyed stellar tasty food and were waited on hand and foot...ok...maybe not feet...but they pampered us, you want a thermos of coffee left on the table...no problem. The only reason I don't give them 5 stars is because their average every day price is just too high.