Fond A Neighborhood Eatery - Lahaina

Best place we ate at in Maui. My husband and I wished we discovered this gem of a restaurant earlier in our trip but it definitely made our last night here special. Phenomenal and fast service, delicious and fresh food, and great ambience. Come here first, you won?t regret it. We will bookmark it and will definitely be back.

We went to Jo Jo's chefs dinner Sunday night. It was fantastic, 6 courses, high quality ingredients, in an intimate setting with like minded foodies! An amazing dining experience. Jo Jo's wife, Eliza, might almost outshine the food, she is personable and creates an amazing atmosphere. We then went back to Fond for 3 more meals throughout the week, because there were so many items on the menu we wanted to try. Fond was consistently the best food we found on the island, with bonkers low prices. Fresh ingredients, and something for everyone. Cancel all those reservations at the tourist traps on the beach, this is the place to eat!!

Three stars based on a 5 star dine in experience a 1 star take out experience. Dining in with my family was definitely very enjoyable. The staff was very nice and the food was delicious. Even the presentation was beautiful. However I feel bad for talking so highly recommending Fond to my boyfriend because his online order seemed like it was more of an inconvenience for the restaurant. We ordered gravy fries, 2 chicken bites a cheese cake. The order ticket had a 40 minute wait time and we showed up 20 minutes early. The fries and chicken bites were already in the window. But still had to wait the full 40 minute ticket time for the cheesecake and ice cream. The fries were good, but just tasted like regular fries since they forgot to add the gravy. The chicken bites were ok. However the the 40 minute wait time to put a slice of cheesecake and 1 scoop of ice cream was definitely worth the wait. We did call the restaurant to let them know they forgot the gravy and they asked if we were in the area to go back to pick it up but we weren't. So I'm not sure why they said the chef would give us a call back, but never called back either.

My husband and I were very, very, sad : 4 days into our vacation at Maui and we had yet to find a meal that we were blown away by. We spent a lot of money so far at other restaurants, but nothing really impressed us. THANK HEAVENS we decided to have Fond for dinner today: Fond is an oasis in our otherwise desert of a Maui cuisine experience. Eliza served us and was extremely sweet and welcoming. We ordered the Poke Nachos, the Tsunami, and the Sirloin. Everything was fresh, flavorful, and tasty. You can clearly tell the choice of sauces, spices, and combinations of ingredients were all thoughtfully made. We already have our plans to come here one more time during this trip. Thank you, Fond team, for being you!

Very well crafted tastes. The Sirloin was our favorite, but the gravy fries and potato wedges were also super well done. Would definitely recommend, especially if you're staying close to Napili.