Longhi's Lahaina
888 Front St.
Lahaina
Maui, HI 96761
UNITED STATES
FOR MANY YEARS I HAVE RELIED ON WINE SPECTATOR TO SEEK OUT GREAT RESTAURANTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. UNTIL NOW I HAVE NEVER BEEN DISAPPOINTED. LONGHI'S RESTAURANT IN MAUI WAS ONE OF THE WORST MEALS I'VE EVER EXPIERENCED. WITH THE DESIGNATION "BEST OF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE" I EXPCETED A GREAT RESTAURANT. A GREAT RESTAURANT, HOWEVER, IS LIKE A FINE DIAMOND, IT HAS MANY FACETS AND THEY ALL MUST BE PERCISE FOR THE FINAL GEM TO BE OF SUPERIOR QUALITY.
THE WINE LIST WAS FANTASTIC AND WE HAD A TESTAROSSA THAT WAS WONDERFUL. ASIDE FROM THAT IT WAS ALL TERRIBLY DISAPPOINTING.
THE RESTAURANT WAS SO LOUD THAT YOU COULDN'T HEAR YOURSELF THINK. THE FOOD MAY HAVE BEEN THE WORST IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. EVERY THING, INCLUDING THE TUNA WAS FLOATING IN BUTTER. IF YOU NEED THAT MUCH BUTTER YOU EITHER HAVE A LOUSY CHEF OR YOU'RE TRYING TO DISGUISE A BAD PRODUCT. THE "SUSHI RARE" TUNA WAS COOKED SO WELL THAT THERE WASN'T EVEN A HINT PINK. THE SCALLOPS WERE CHEWEY, HAD A FISHY SMELL, THE PRESENTATION WAS ATROCIOUS AND OF COURSE THEY WAS SWIMMING IN BUTTER. WE LEFT THE WHOLE DISH UNEATEN. THE WAITER WAS SO UNPROFESSIONAL THAT HE DIDN'T EVEN ASK US WHY THE DISH WAS LEFT UNTOUCHED. I RARELY FEEL THE NEED TO REVIEW A BILL AT A FINE RESTAURANT. FOR WHATEVER REASON, I DECIDED TO REVIEW IT THAT NIGHT. TWO ITEMS THAT WE DID NOT ORDER WERE ADDED TO THE FINAL CHECK.
I WILL STILL CONTINUE TO USE THE WINE SPECTATOR AS A RESTAURANT GUIDE. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THIS PICK WAS AN ABERATION. HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT THIS RESTAURANT CHOICE SHOULD BE RECONCIDERED. MAY BE, "THE WORST OF THE WORST" WOULD BE A BETTER DESIGNATION.
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