For a restaurant to truly stand out these days, it requires much more than just great food. At Oceanarium, where diners get to feast on fresh seafood, dinner comes hand-in-hand with a show that highlight’s some of the island’s most unforgettable marine life.
Located on the main floor of Waikiki’s Pacific Beach Hotel, Oceanarium is home to a state-of-the-art live aquarium, which boasts more than 400 fish and 70 different species, including stingrays, Leopard Groupers and Rainbowfish. “It makes for a really great dining environment,” says manager Kelvin Nakahata. “We have divers come several times a day to feed the fish, which kids love to see.”
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- Chirashi
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- Chantilly Cake
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- Mini fruit tarts
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- Chilled Alaskan Snow Crab
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- Kajiki Sashimi
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- Sauteed Lei Farms Vegetables
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- Cocktail Shrimp
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- Mussels on the Half Shell
Alongside the breathtaking scenery, diners eagerly gather around the buffet table, available each day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. “Our dinner buffet ($45.95 for adults and $47.95 Monday and Thursday, $19.95 for children) is very popular,” says Nakahata. “We concentrate on different items each night, but always offer classics like prime rib, crab legs, pasta, sushi, appetizers, a salad bar and a full line of desserts.”
With so much to choose from, Nakahata recommends diners try a little bit of everything on the buffet roster. “Our prime rib is a popular choice, seasoned with fresh herbs and rock salt and slow-roasted until perfectly tender,” explains the restaurant manager. “Another winner is the seafood pasta, which combines sauteed scallops, calamari, mussels and shrimp with either a white clam or marinara sauce.”
With Father’s Day in full swing, diners are invited to try a special platter of snow crab, king crab and Dungeness crab at tonight’s dinner buffet. In addition to food services, Oceanarium also features a full-service bar with an extensive wine, beer and cocktail list.
Patrons of the restaurant may take advantage of validated parking. Self-parking also is available.
Oceanarium Restaurant
Pacific Beach Hotel
2490 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu
921-6111
Open daily for breakfast buffet, 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.; brunch buffet Saturday– Sunday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and dinner buffet 4:30-10 p.m. (Kamaaina rates available)
Honolulu, HI 96815
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