I know I didn’t take full advantage of all the delicious food that Hawaii has to offer, but I am just not a seafood person. So while the rest of the group was eating tuna and mahi mahi, I was sticking with steak most nights. My food was good, but not really photo-worthy.
There were some meals that I actually remembered to take pictures of. And of course I documented many of our drinks from the trip. So this will be sort of a random compilation of those pictures, starting with our trip to the Maui Brewery.
While I will usually choose wine over beer, I do love a trip to a brewery, especially when there is a beer tasting involved. Maui Brewing Company was located just a few miles from where we were staying in Kihei, so we headed over there for a few hours on Wednesday afternoon. The visit started with a 30 minute tour followed by a beer tasting. Our tour guide helped us taste 4 of their popular beers, and then we got a token for a free beer of our choice. They had a food truck parked outside, so after the tasting we had lunch and tried some more beers.
My favorite was the Big Swell. Apparently they sell it in some Maryland stores, so I will have to look out for it!
We mostly drank beer from the Maui Brewing Company for the rest of the trip, but there were some others we tried as well. This was Castaway IPA by Kona Brewing Company.
I don’t remember what this one was. We stopped in to a bar before dinner one night and I picked something that sounded good- I’m sure it was an IPA.
I’m not big on fruity drinks but I did have one while we were there. This was pina colada with some kind of fruit mixed it. It was refreshing but one was plenty for me, then it was back to beer and wine.
I did drink some non-alcohol beverages, like coffee and water. Every morning I brought my coffee down to the beach. Sometimes Rob was already having a beer..
Rob made me take a picture of this cinnamon roll that he got for breakfast one morning. I had one bite and it was really good but so rich. Even he was struggling to eat the whole thing (but of course he did).
On one of our first nights we went to a seafood restaurant called Mama’s Fish House. If you like seafood, you should definitely check this out, but the steak was really good too. And the views were amazing. I believe the only food we actually took a picture of was dessert.
For our last dinner (when it was just Rob and I) we went to Spago at the Four Seasons. Once again, amazing views and food (especially for seafood lovers). Rob started with the Spicy Ahi Tuna Poke while I had a tomato salad.
By our last day I was craving veggies and decided it was time to eat something green, so I gave in and ordered a $14 salad. 
I suppose that now it’s time to detox a bit and get back to my regular eating habits. It’s already been nice to have access to vegetables at all my meals again without spending a fortune!
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Are you a seafood lover?
Do you like visiting breweries?
Do you crave veggies when you go a few days without them?
Sooo why on earth have I never thought of using big muffin tins to transport drinks?! You learn something new every day! 😛
That cinnamon roll looks crazy good and it looks like this was such a fun trip!
I definitely crave veggies when I go without them! Whenever we travel the first thing I tend to want when I come home is a hugeee dinner with all of my favourites because usually I’m stuck with only eating one or two or whatever I can get!
The muffin tin is a great idea, right?!
I have been eating salads every day since we got back. I think I finally feel like Im back to myself:)
This sounds right up my ally. I love seafood. I prefer wine over beer too but I do like going to breweries and trying the craft beers. Sounds like you had a bunch of great food. Now it is time to get back into a routine. Don’t you just hate that?
The routine is good and bad. But I think I would always choose Hawaii over being back home!
I really need to go to Hawaii! Even just for the food and beer. I do love fresh seafood.
Yes you do! I think its my favorite vacation spot.
I love certain types of seafood, but I have to admit, I don’t think I ate a lot of seafood on my two trips to Hawai’i. What I did eat a lot of was the fresh pineapple. So good!
Oh definitely! They had great fruit there!
I can imagine how expensive the food is in Hawaii. But when on vacation…Coffee by the beach is my perfect idea of vacation!
I wanted to cry when I saw some of the prices on the menus. At least the coffee was reasonable:)
We’re pretty much the same when it comes to our bevvies. I’m just not a big mixed-drink fan. If I’m going to have something sweet then I’d rather have chocolate with a glass of wine rather than a big sugary drink. I would do anything to go back to Hawaii soon. SIGH… Your trip looked amazing! I do love coming back home though. I’m such a person of routine and there’s nothing like my own bed.
Red wine + chocolate is the perfect combo. In fact I think Im gonna have to do that tonight.
The routine and our own bed is definitely nice! Its just so tough to adjust to the time change and it was hard to sleep well and get back into a routine. I think Im finally adjusted now though.
I’m 10 days into 28 days of no alcohol and this post is killing me! Those beers look so good!!
I’m sorry! Good for you for going 28 days without alcohol! I am embarrassed to admit my planned detox hasn’t been going so well…but a glass of wine eases the disappointment of being back from vacation.
Everything looks so yummy! I usually like pale ale’s the best. It is fun to be on vacation and get to relax and enjoy some new things, but I would hate how expensive things can be. I am not big on seafood either.
The cost was really high for everything there. But we just tried not to worry about it too much and just enjoyed ourselves.
I keep telling Ryan that we need to go to Hawaii since it’s relatively close to us. The seafood and the beer (especially all those IPAs) sound so delicious! I’m not a fan of sugary drinks either. Usually the first meal I cook at home after a trip is a huge salad! London was the same way where there were just not a lot of vegetables except for peas and carrots, and all I wanted by the end was a bowl full of vegetables.
You really should go there! Its always nice to get back to our normal eating habits after time indulging.
Ohhhh yay! I’m so glad to know that a person can go to Hawaii and survive without having to eat seafood. I don’t eat any seafood at all, and I’ve always wondered how I would fare out there!
That fruity pina colada looks delicious! YUM!
There are lots of other options, but everything else is kind of boring. Which is fine with me- I prefer simple food anyway!
that cinnamon roll! yum. I don’t love seafood and really don’t it unless it’s hiding in sushi
I have never liked any kind of sushi! I have tried it twice and will probably not try it again. I actually think the seaweed was part of the problem.
I love Maui! When I was there Maui Brewing was under construction but the facility they were building looked incredible! I’m with you on the veggies–We specifically stayed in a condo with a kitchen so we could stock up on fresh fruit and veggies and Costco haha!
Its nice to be able to have your own foods when traveling! And its too bad you didnt get to make it to the Maui Brewery- I guess you will just have to go back to Maui!
My bloglovin for you apparently went on vacation because these posts are just now coming through! And thank goodness for that–if we go to Hawaii, we are recreating this post 😀
Ugh I know I found out yesterday that my posts weren’t going through! I guess some people were following my .wordpress.com account but that was not longer posting to Bloglovin, so i was able to move all my followers to my self-hosted site. Sorry about that but glad to know its working now!
What did you think of Mama’s Fish House?
We went right from airport as we were staying on other side of Island—-our friends talked it up—said best place ever. I thought OK…not amazing!!!
Your trip looks great!!!
Everyone I was with thought it was amazing. As someone who doesn’t care for seafood, I thought my food was good but it just seemed so overpriced. Gorgeous view though!
Wow, that looks so fun! I wasn’t aware that there were breweries in Maui. I’m definitely going hunt for a few to visit the next time we visit the big island and Maui.