Restaurant Reservations?

Arriving to Kauai March 5th -16th should we make reservations now even though not exactly what nights we will be eating out. We will be at Hyatt last 4 days tidepool or can we wait till we arrive to make them?

Restaurant Reservations?

For the more popular restaurants like Beach House and Tidepools I would make reservations early. You can always change them once you get there. At BH you want to be there at sunset. For Dukes or any other place like that you should be fine as spring break doesn%26#39;t start until towards the end of your trip.

Restaurant Reservations?

I%26#39;ve been to Kauai 4 times--all at different times of the year, and have never had a problem making dinner reservations the day of, or the day before even for popular fancy-schmancy places like Tidepools, Roy%26#39;s, and Gaylords. The one exception I can think of is the Beach House though. As I understand it, they are booked weeks in advance.

But I%26#39;ll let you in on a little secret that the hostess told me--they serve the same menu in the bar area, and they don%26#39;t take reservations for the bar. So if can%26#39;t get reservations, you can still eat there and enjoy the view if you can be there right when they open and snag a table in the bar. The atmosphere isn%26#39;t quite as nice in the bar area as it is on the main restaurant floor (noisier, more crowded etc.) but if you can look past that, the food and view are really excellent.

If you are staying at the Hyatt, you will be able to get reservations at Tidepools at the last minute. I%26#39;m sure they will find a table for you.

However, we like to sit by the open window, to feed the Koi Fish, so we phone or email the concierge before we leave home. We say we are staying at the hotel, and would like to reserve a wndow table at Tidepools, after the torchlighting ceremony, about 7 PM.