Restaurant Reservations

Hi everyone! 13 more days until our trip!! I have a question. My boyfriend doesn%26#39;t want me to make any reservations for dinner restaurants because he doesn%26#39;t want us to be watching a clock all of the time. But I%26#39;m thinking why wait an hour waiting in line for a table if we could just call ahead?

How important is it to make reservations for some of the ';must dine'; restaurants in Maui? And if you had to choose 2 restaurants like this, which would you pick?

Thank you in advance for any information!

Restaurant Reservations

Mama%26#39;s Fish House and yes on the reservations.

Restaurant Reservations

We were in Maui in August and were able to walk up to both Sarentos and Five Palms and get seated right away - with a gorgeous view of the sunset in both places. No reservations, no wait and what a view! So I say just wing it. :) And would definitely recommend those two restaurants, actually right next to each other in south Kihei.

tristarrestaurants.com/sarentosmaui/index.ht…

http://www.fivepalmsrestaurant.com/

We did Mama%26#39;s Fish House for lunch with no reservation. We drove up around 11:00 AM and were the 4th car in the parking lot. Afterwards drove the road to Hana. It was by far the best meal we had on the 3 islands we visited.

We spend 2 weeks in Maui in October every year and I never make reservations for restaurants ahead of time. I usually call in the afternoon if we decide we want to eat somewhere special and want to make sure we get in at a certain time.

I tend to like to eat at places that aren%26#39;t all that fancy. If you like sushi, Nalu on kaanapali beach is excellent. Canoes at the north end of Lahaina has good food, good prices and an excellent view.

Have fun!