Lava Rock Cafe in Volcano Village

September 11th, 2007

When you stay in Volcano Village, one of the things you notice other than the misty mornings, cool nights, the occasional –okay, more than occasional showers and quaint stores is the lack of restaurant choices. There are probably about 5 decent restaurants in Volcano and if you’re not a lover of thai cuisine, then 4 restaurants. We have a place in Volcano and our favorite restaurant is Lava Rock Cafe. My favorite dish is the teriyaki beef. The teriyaki sauce is almost a teriyaki gravy, it’s thick and flavorful and is great to mix with the sticky rice. The other half gets the shoyu chicken which he absolutely loves. If you want breakfast fare you can get sweetbread french toast or the “a’a three egg omelets” and other delights. You can get good filling food for a decent price. We usually get it to go because it’s such a short commute and honestly, the service can be a little flat. It’s not that they’re not nice, they’re just indifferent and not willing to substitute anything so if you stick to the menu, you’re fine. I think they could really profit from combo platters like teri beef and kalua pork, which I asked for and was told “sorry, no combos.” It would be to their benefit to reconsider. So we got a kalua pork platter on its own and divided it up between us and the lady said “are you making a combo platter anyway?” and he said yes and she almost seemed to resent we bucked the system. Sorry…that’s what foodies do sistah! We want what we want! If you need to check your email, it is an internet cafe so drop your friends or family a quick “aloha!”

Overall the Lava Rock Cafe is a sensible choice for good food and good prices in a town with limited culinary offerings.

Old Volcano Road
(behind Kilauea General Store)
Volcano, HI
96785

Phone: 808 967 8526
7:30a-4p Su, 7:30a-5p M, 7:30a-9p Tu-Sa

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MrBeachBum on September 11, 2007 12:26 pm
Mmmmmmm, I love Shoyu Chicken.
Sheila on October 1, 2007 4:51 pm
I had lunch there and thought that the food was very good and well priced.