50 Thrifty Maui Restaurants: Dining on a Budget, Island-Style

by Yvonne Biegel and Jessica Ferracane

This is a unique guidebook to great food at bargain prices, from oceanfront cafes in Lahaina to ethnic eateries in Kula to roadside stands along the Hana Highway. Categorised by mealtime and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097426721X
• ISBN13: 9780974267210
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Watermark Publishing
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Great dining guide

We brought this book on our trip and used it frequently. We were very pleased with the book. It was accurate regarding the restaurants, locations, menu selections, and especially pricing.

Paid for itself after one use

My husband and I used this guide for a 5 day trip to Maui in January 08. We found the reviews to be up-to-date and accurate. Yes, the descriptions are brief, but this is meant to be a lightweight pocket guide that you can throw in your beach bag or keep in the glove box of your rental car, whether you use it on the fly to find a casual place to munch, or want to plan for something a little more upscale but still within a budget. Most of the places listed here are casual condo resort restaurants, "mom & pop" digs, or fall under the "fast food" category (but there's only one chain restaurant listed). But afterall, this is Maui and unless you are at the Four Seasons or other upscale resort area restaurant you are probably fine to roll in with your flip flops and a t-shirt. We liked the specifics like instructions on where to park and suggested menu items to try. If you like to stay at your resort and dine at the typical touristy restaurants in Lahaina and Kihei, you wont find this book very useful. But if you are like us and like to explore "out of the way" Maui when you go and are looking to spend less than $20 (or less than $10) per person on a meal, this book will be indespensible during your driving tours around the island. You can save money and eat at the less expensive breakfast and lunch spots listed in this book, and then splurge a night or two on dinner at Mama's Fish House, Roy's/Kimo's/Lahaina Fish Co., and a luau or dinner show. We ate at at least 5 places recommended by this book while we were there, from oceanfront restaurants to tiny taco stands on the Hana Hwy. By the way, we've used Maui Revealed for years (who doesn't these days?), and 50 Thrifty lists a lot of restaurants that Maui Revealed doesn't. So spend the few bucks for this book and have an even bigger selection of restaurants to choose from when you get there!

Talk about Maui Wowie

My partner and I, having never been to Maui, followed the recommendations in this guide. We never would have found many of these places unless we'd first lived on the island. It was just what I wanted when bought the guide -only better. The book paid for itself. What more could you ask? I would recommend the book. Just before I submitted this review I peeked at what others had said also about the guide. It seems that we all have a similar review!

Great Book - it will pay for itself in 1 meal

Great book - we tried about 10 places this book recommended and they were great. A couple of notes: 1. On page 56-57; DeanO's Maui Pizza Cafe is no longer there - it's now some type of buffet restaurant. 2. Charley's on page 42 is fantastic! 3. Thai chef on page 36 is another great place (and its BYOB - so you can bring a bottle of wine)!

Real QUALITY food on a budget!

This book is not exactly what it promises to be. It's better! We were VERY well pleased by the quaqlity of each of the exceptional food experiences to which we were guided. This is not just a guide to cheap eats. Yes! These are inexpensive eateries; but the food is generally far better than in significantly more expensive restaurants. We're seasoned travelers. We wish there was a book of this quality for each of our destinations.