We dine at Sensei every year while on our vacation. One of our favorites on Maui. This year our dining experience at Sensei Kapalua was above 5 star! The food and service were exceptional. I notified our server that I have an allergy. Within minutes the head chef was at the table to discuss my dietary restrictions. He asked what I would like to eat and prepared a special dish for me. He checked 2 more times to ensure I was enjoying my meal. The best personal service I have ever received. Thank you!
Sansei in Kapalua has fabulous food. Their sushi is da best but they also serve non-sushi items such as fresh fish and one of the filet mignons I have ever tasted. They have a Butterfish that melts on your mouth..And the desserts are yummy too. Good service and really nice ambiance too. I highly recommend Sansei.
Sansei crafts delicious, fresh sushi. They offer a great selection of pastas, ramen and other entrees, too. Great service, fun atmosphere, lovely location. We have been enjoying Sansei for 10+ years and have never been disappointed.
Very good food, but definitely on the pricey side even by Maui standards. The edamame was great but Mom's Teriyaki Steak was phenomenal. The California Roll was good, but was a fairly small roll . We also had the Nobu-Style Miso Butterfish which I didn't care for very much as I found it to have a strong fishy taste (at least for me, it did). Also, as you can see from the photos, both the Butterfish and the steak were on the Small Plates section of the menu. The Butterfish was a very small portion, indeed. The Teriyaki Steak, however, was a surprisingly good size. Service was incredible: our server was a standout--fast, friendly, attentive, knowledgeable about the menu.
Vegetarian, vegan and gluten green options. Takeout, full bar, accepts credit cards.
Highly Recommend Reservations,
as this is a very popular location and if you’re expecting to get in last minute you’ll be disappointed. We experienced long waits when calling to make reservations, calls that continued to ring unanswered and unfortunately disconnected calls.
However, with perseverance and determination the efforts are rewarded with a great meal.
Be prepared walk-ins without reservations are already lining up outside at 5:00pm to enjoy the tasty menu.
Customer service is great. Be forewarned that some guests appear to feel entitled and come off demanding and rude. The wait staff maintains their professional standards and is to be commended.
Be sure to let the wait staff know about any food allergies so that precautions are taken. 👩🏻💻
Came here by recommendation from our surf instructor. The rainbow rolls were good. The bar tender wasn't the friendliest to deal with. I asked him what he'd recommend out of two of the three dishes of dessert offerings and he said the one I didn't mention.
We also had the fried calamari which was average. There was an office gathering or a company party of some sort who were extremely loud and cheering on every little thing which kinda killed the mood for us a bit.
Surprisingly food was not bad. We made reservation, gets busy and they are only open from 5pm to 8:30pm. Lots of parking. Friendly staff. Had sashimi, Butterfish and mash potatoe with shrimp and lobster.
It's conveniently located for our stay. Not quite authentic, but some dishes are surprisingly good. The Butterfish appetizer is, well, buttery broiled/grilled with skin on to hold the melt in your mouth flesh. Brussel sprouts is also another great appetizer as layers of the sprouts are crunchy and the sharply strong taste was balance out with apple bits and cheese. The Sashimi Trio and Tempura roll were mediocre. We had tasted better. Nice atmosphere. Quite busy and the wait list was 1hr and 15 minutes. They seem to have several locations throughout Hawaii.
The food was pretty good. The only exception was the thai sauce on the Sensei special roll tasted store-bought, in my opinion. Highly recommend the Nobu-style miso butterfish. Desert selection is small, but the caramel apple tart was good.
A fantastic sushi restaurant within walking distance of the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua. Arrive around 4pm on Sundays and Mondays before the restaurant opens at 5pm to get in line for 50% off your sushi order! The miso butterfish and dynamite shrimp are a must, and the sashimi melted in our mouths. Warning, I tend to over order as we have to get the entire dinner order placed before 5:30pm for the 50% off special. We always eat here at least once during our weeklong stay on Maui.
Pretty good. Butterfish was good - not as good as Nobu even though they claim Nobu chefs taught them to make it. Lobster & blue crab ravioli is a pass. Red dragon roll is much better than the dragonfly roll. The bartender (Megan?) was cool.
I would recommend booking ahead but I loved all the food and the atmosphere
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