Kona Cafe

The Kona Cafe is located in the upper lobby of the iconic Polynesian Resort at Walt Disney World. It is not as loved as the famous Ohana next door, but it's a solid choice if you want a sit-down restaurant. The atmosphere is loud, but in a good way. Seating is tight and tables are close together. Menu is delightful, but a picky eater might not be pleased. Sushi was very good and artfully presented. This restaurant is on the expensive side for a casual restaurant, but it's the location you are paying for. If you wanted cheaper food, go to Capt.Cook's cafeteria on the bottom floor.

Kona Cafe for dinner was a great experience. We enjoyed the short rib and the steak dinners with the delicious Hawaiian rolls.and butter accompaniments. The portions were perfect. We were so full, but we opted to get the bread pudding to go for dessert. They have changed their menu to include a variety of sushi options. There is a selection of cocktails, wine, beer, and non-alcoholic drinks to pair with your meal. On previous visits, we have enjoyed the chicken wings and pot stickers, as well. We have never had a bad meal here. It is one of our favorite locations, though we usually come for breakfast or lunch. We also visited for lunch on Thanksgiving. I enjoyed the stir fry with chicken, and my husband enjoyed the Thanksgiving dinner and pumpkin tart.

I loved everything about Kona Cafe. Coffee was amazing and the service was top notch. I ordered the Tonga toast with banana filling. It's super sweet so if your not into sweet for breakfast might want to try another dish. The outside had sprinkled sugar and they serve it with your choice of banana, strawberry compote or syrup. It comes with bacon and the bacon was awesome. Not that typical boring bacon you get at resorts it was crispy and flavor full. The bacon was a nice savory to the sweet toast. 😋

Always a great experience and a must stop dining experience, especially for breakfast. The Macademua nut and pineapple pancakes are out of this world. Not too sweet and if you ask for the strawberry puree that goes with the Tonga toast and use it as your syrup, you will have the perfect combination. The full breakfast is also very good and it is affordable, especially for Disney resort dining. After all, including coffee, you're looking at about $45 to $55 for two people.

Very lovely Breakfast experience at this location! They had a good variety of gluten free options for my husband and were very accommodating. The food was delicious and we enjoyed ourselves. The resort security did check my ID and my reservation before they allowed me on the property, just as an FYI. The parking lot was pretty full but I was able to find a space. I had the nut pancakes and the description says it comes with pineapple sauce, but they arrived with pineapple chunks as a topping. I just scraped it off - not a big deal, but the descriptions might not be super accurate.

We had breakfast here so can’t speak about the dinner experience. Requires reservations but we were seated within 10 minutes of walk up. Food was excellent. We both got the macadamia nut pineapple pancakes with ham and spiced ham. Keep in mind the spiced ham option is spam. The combination of flavors in the pancakes worked well and they really didn’t need maple syrup. Keep in mind they are very heavy so you’re likely taking a box home. We also had the moana smoothie and the liliko’s juice. The smoothie was more like a milkshake but tasted sweet and savory while the juice was refreshing. We would definitely come back for breakfast. Finally we were never rushed but we were also eating at around 9:45am so it was pretty slow.