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Grand Cafe & Bakery
Grand Cafe & Bakery was founded in 1923 by Mr. Ti Chong Ho, grandfather of one of the owners and partner Mr. Pang. During this period the Territory of Hawaii & particularly downtown Honolulu were bustling with activity. These Chinese entrepreneurs were part of the scene. American food was served and confectioneries offered.
Grand Cafe & Bakery was been re-established in 2005. Our foods and recipes reflect a Honolulu of the early 1920's with a contemporary flavor.
Executive Chef and owner, Anthony Kui Sin Vierra, great grandson of founder Mr.Ho is a graduate of California Culinary Academy. Chef Anthony brings his skills, talent, creativity to this family cafe. Comfort foods & old time island favorites made with the freshest ingredients will continue to be the focus. Awards: Critics Choice for Best Breakfast; Finalist for Best Bistro - New American Cuisine & our lemon cake was awarded best dessert. Tasty food & warm surroundings welcome you to this special spot in Chinatown!
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50 Current Reviews
Summary of Diner Ratings & Reviews
Overall
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Rating Breakdown 50 reviews
5 stars
(15)
4 stars
(20)
3 stars
(13)
2 stars
(2)
1 star
(0)
Food
(Outstanding)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
3.9
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
3.9
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
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Diners classify this restaurant as:
- great for lunch(31)
- neighborhood gem(23)
- great for brunch(19)
- fit for foodies(11)
- good for groups(10)
- special occasion(7)
Grand Cafe & Bakery Reviews List
Review 1 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Grand dining experience
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"Mona and the staff make dining a pleasure at the Grand Cafe!"
Dined on 5/19/2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, great for brunch, neighborhood gem, great for lunch, special occasion
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Review 2 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
Food
(Good)
3
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Went for Mother's Day. Not sure if it was worth the $45 per person charge."
Dined on 5/12/2013
Special Features: great for brunch, great for lunch
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Review 3 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
Food
(Good)
3
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Sunday brunch was a little pricey. Selections were good. Fish was bland and tasteless."
Dined on 5/12/2013
Special Features: neighborhood gem
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Review 4 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Fair)
2
/
5
Disappointed!
Food
(Fair)
2
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"I was so looking forward to the Grand Cafe Mother's Day brunch at its new location. Sadly disappointed---bland, tasteless, & over-priced. The curry chicken needed more curry, the fish was dense & over-cooked, the muffin w/the eggs Benedict was too hard to eat, even the bacon lacked the bacon flavor. I won't venture back nor recommend Grand Cafe for its buffet."
Dined on 5/12/2013
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Review 5 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Fair)
2
/
5
Disappointed
Food
(Fair)
2
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Fair)
2
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
""I hope you have a reservation" was a such a pleasant greeting from the hostess. Bland ice tea at room temperature on a hot, humid day followed. Food was bland and service was slow. No one ever came back to check on our table after food was served. I will not return to Grand Cafe until it can live up to its name."
Dined on 5/02/2013
Special Features: scenic view
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Review 6 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Great ambiance. Good service
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Great ambiance. Good service - the workers are happy. Food's enjoyable. A little pricey, but serving sizes are quite large."
Dined on 04/03/2013
2010
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, great for brunch, kid-friendly, neighborhood gem, great for lunch
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Review 7 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
Food was excellent, but the
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"Food was excellent, but the service felt "rushed." I guess we overstayed the time alloted for our reservation because our server brought desserts to us in take-out boxes. It's nice for special occasions because it can get pretty expensive, but the food is very good."
Dined on 03/20/2013
2012
Special Features: neighborhood gem, special occasion, great for lunch
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Review 8 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
We were celebrating a birthday
Food
(Good)
3
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Fair)
2
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"We were celebrating a birthday of my assistant in my office and our food took an hour to get to us. I had to ask the waiter 3 times the reason for the delay and he said it was because our order ticket had fallen to the floor.
all they gave us was one free piece of dessert."
Dined on 03/08/2013
2007
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Review 9 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
Service needs some help. Don't
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Service needs some help. Don't walk around looking for something to do. Communicate with your customers if the kitchen is backed up. Don't forget to serve drinks and soups before the main dish arrives. After dropping off the main course, come back at least once to check on your customer. If you want to be efficient, never go to and from the kitchen empty handed....maybe we got the new server because the veteran waiters were hitting it, I felt jealous of those customers.
That said, the food was as it was at the previous place, yummy! Same furniture = same cute ambiance. Looking forward to going back to see how it's going to evolve in its new place."
Dined on 02/14/2013
2002
Special Features: great for lunch
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Review 10 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
I was excited about the reopening
Food
(Good)
3
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Fair)
2
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"I was excited about the reopening of Grand Cafe in its new location. However, while my experience was good, the restaurant still needs to adjust to its new space. Our reserved table was in a cramped location, where I had to squeeze into my seat so my chair wouldn't hit the wall. Three different servers took our drink orders & recited specials, all with different dish descriptions. Then overattentiveness changed to total lack of attention. When the dining room filled up with the noon lunch crowd, we were forgotten. Once the food had arrived, the server's job was finished. The special sandwich of the day, seared ahi, was cooked nicely but utterly bland and without the promised grainy mustard."
Dined on 02/19/2013
2011
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Review 11 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
Food was good, but no wow
Food
(Good)
3
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Food was good, but no wow factor. Service was slow, waited over 30 minutes for Reuben and Pasta primavera at lunchtime."
Dined on 02/13/2013
2007
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Review 12 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Grand cafe is an old favorite.
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Grand cafe is an old favorite. I was sad when I heard of their closing, but so happy that they've found their new home at HiSAM!"
Dined on 02/07/2013
2013
Special Features: great for brunch, great for lunch, hot spot
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Review 13 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service is slow (took 30 minutes
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"Service is slow (took 30 minutes for our food) and ran out of a number of lunch menu items by 12:15. But the food we did order was outstanding."
Dined on 02/05/2013
2007
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Review 14 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
what a great place! the menu
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"what a great place! the menu was simply delicious. i had the crab omelet, my friends eggs benedict and the pasta. portions were perfect. i can't wait to go back and try the french toast!"
Dined on 02/03/2013
2013
Special Features: great for brunch, neighborhood gem
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Review 15 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
The food was as good as I
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"The food was as good as I remembered it from their location in Chinatown. It's still really loud and hard to have a conversation in this location when the restaurant is full. Go early if you want a quiet table along the edge of the restaurant. But all in all, I'll be back!"
Dined on 02/01/2013
2010
Special Features: great for lunch
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Review 16 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
First Friday Find
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"So pleased to have you back in the neighborhood!"
Dined on 02/01/2013
2001
Special Features: fit for foodies, great for brunch, neighborhood gem, special occasion, great for lunch
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Review 17 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
Went on a Sunday--only brunch
Food
(Good)
3
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"Went on a Sunday--only brunch available, and only a hand full of choices. Mostly egg benedicts. It was okay. Expensive! A couple of the owners came by the table and they were really nice. I might go back just because of them."
Dined on 01/27/2013
2012
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Review 18 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Great service, great food,
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Great service, great food, f.good to finally see them back!"
Dined on 01/23/2013
2011
Special Features: fit for foodies, great for brunch, neighborhood gem, great for lunch
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Review 19 for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Great food tucked away in
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"Great food tucked away in a corner of the Hawaii State Art Museum. Signature dishes: Crab Omlette with Hollandaise and the Bananas Fosters French Toast! The pastry selection was delicious (both minis and full sized). A definite treasure of a place for a quiet breakfast/brunch or lunch. Park in Alii Tower across the street (public parking at $.75/hour) or find street parking. The chef was previously at 12th Avenue Grill so you know the food is very good!"
Dined on 01/20/2013
2010
Special Features: fit for foodies, great for brunch, romantic, great for lunch
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Ratings-Only Reviews for Grand Cafe & Bakery
Based on the average of (31) ratings-only reviews
Overall
(Outstanding)
4.2
/
5
2 out of 3 recommend this product
Food
(Outstanding)
4.1
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
4.2
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
3.9
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate