Ulu Cafe

We love ordering food from Ulu Cafe. They have new designs for their refillable mugs. We have tried their pizzas, breakfast croissant sandwich, French toast breakfast, bacon flatbread, and of course their Mickey cookies. We ordered and paid with the cashier and waited outside for our food. The staff is friendly. There is a wait but it’s not too bad. The kalua flatbread was our favorite but we did not see it on the menu. We enjoyed everything and will be back again.

We stopped here for breakfast before our poolside day. Ordering can be confusing if you don’t read the sign. Some items you have to order at the counter and others you go to the cashier. My daughter & cousin don’t eat eggs and they easily modified. My cousin got the platter and they gave her more potatoes. My daughter got the breakfast pizza and they removed them. It’s pricey, but the portions are generous.

I really love the Ulu Cafe! They have amazing gluten free options which is such a treat as being a celiac can be hard to eat sometimes. Disney is really really good at making sure there is no cross contamination! During my stay I had margehrita flatbread, an italian sandwich, lots of popcorn and a huge breakfast platter with eggs, potatoes and sausage!

The prepared food is excellent here! Definitely try the Poke bowls, the (whole) pizza and the ever iconic Dole Whip. My only issue with Ulu Cafe keeping from 5-Stars is the function. Structurally, you walk in with the wall menu on your left and straight ahead of you is ropes leading you to what looks like an ordering counter. I assumed that anything you see on the menu you would order it there at that counter. However, that counter is only for things like Poke bowls which can be seen on the small signs above their counter...that is until they took them down? So if you don't want Poke you walk in and turn right to go the cash registers to order your food. They take both room keys (tied to you credit card number with a pin) or a credit card. If you want the prepared food like the pizza, flat breads, dole whip or chicken fingers you order it at the registers. But pickup isn't inside at all and the instructions,"wait outside and they will call your name when it is ready" was so vague we weren't sure where to stand. Eventually after standing on the patio long enough a cast member came out with our food from a completely different area and called our name. Now, am I nitpicking? Probably. We both received the food and enjoyed it; chicken fingers and pizza are both DYNAMITE. However, getting food from here is just weirdly unintuitive. Also seating is not phenomenal on the patio so many people waited for food on the landscaping wall or standing looking around with similar questions. I even asked someone that had been there awhile if he knew where the food was coming from and he also didn't know since it was his first time there. If you get Ulu it will likely be to-go. I still absolutely recommend the food here I just wish there was either better checkout flow or a sign near where the cast member walks up from that says "Food Pickup Here" to eliminate some guessing and confused guest looks.

This is my favorite eatery on Aulani property (and it is the most economical as well). The choices are varied and a portion of the menu changes daily, so families can easily eat here throughout their stay, never lacking options. They now offer Dole Whip, which when swirled with vanilla ice cream, is pretty hard to pass up. They also have quick grab salads, sandwiches, fruits, vegetables, fresh bakery items and drinks. Personally, I could eat their flatbreads morning, noon and night. However, if you prefer more traditional meals they cover that too. Their offerings are perfect for eating by the pool, beach or taking to the room. The package everything up so it is easily transported and their paper goods/utensils are eco friendly. They have the COVID system down to a science, so there is no hesitation where safety is concerned.