Kamuela Kitchen & Coffee Bar (CLOSED but reopened as Cafe Mamane)

Where: 64-1056 Mamalahoa Highway, Waimea (Kamuela) (east of Keck Observatory Administrative offices, just past Big Island Brewhaus). Located in front of Mamane Bakery.  Parking in the front and back.

Call: (808) 885-9380 Website: http://www.kamuelakitchen.com

Hours: Open Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Review: Kamuela Kitchen & Coffee Bar opened in the Spring of 2018, and we love it!  You will quickly notice that they love dogs…If you park behind the restaurant, they have numerous picnic tables, playground equipment, and a dog poop bag dispenser!  Inside the restaurant are two water bowls for dogs and a jar of dog treats on the counter (Note: Don’t make the mistake I made by giving my dog a treat which she quickly ate and crumbed all over their floor (Eeks!)….Please clean it if this happens to you!).  The food is wonderful…various sandwiches, salads, soups, quiche, ice cream (sundaes), smoothies, and breakfast!  All the bread and pastries are made at Mamane Bakery (whose co-owner also owns Kamuela Kitchen). This “kitchen” is adorable, extremely clean, and unique, and just perfect for well-behaved leashed pups.  Very nice bathrooms, too, I might add.  You’ll love it.  I get the Racheal Reuben sandwich just about every time.  It is yummy and very filling.  I also get their “Ginseng Coffee” shot for an energy health boost, and their carrot cake with almond slivers instead of walnuts is the BEST carrot cake I have ever had!