The Local @hnl - Honolulu

Had an hour at the airport and stopped for cocktails. Had a **** Mary and a doctor's order (a delicious fruit cocktail). Both were excellent. We saw how people had the flatbread and ordered that ours was very good (ham, pineapple). Service was fast and efficient, we did not use QR code order. We were there on Thursday at noon and the masses were minimal.

The QR menu does not work properly and the management presses the servers to let customers use this system. We asked for the regular menu and there was resistance to give it to us. The server was great and helpful - it is the system that is frustrating and unnecessary. If the server wasn't that nice, we would have left the food court. Management needs to rethink this system: service is what a restaurant separates from a food dish!

Ordering is convenient and payment is convenient since it is all completed through the QR code website. It made it quick. Of course prices are a little high but overall the food was good enough to hold you over before the flight. If it?s not slammed it is probably the best spot to go to in the airport as most of the lounges are still closed.

It's exactly what you should expect from an airport bar and restaurant. Overpriced and okay food. What makes it great though is it overlooks a garden and that's much better to look at than tarmac. So my five stars for being nothing more and nothing less than what you should expect from an airport bar and restaurant.

We stopped at lunch before we left home for our 9-hour flight. The menu had a good choice. We ordered the nachos and the chickens avocado quesadilla together with a mai tai drink. The service was good, the food was decent and the drinks were strong. You pay for what you get with this drink. We just needed one! Overall, I would recommend stopping a lunch or a drink.