Wonderful experience. Worth the cost. - Wonderful experience. Exactly what I imagined a luau to be. The pace was relaxed with dinner served an hour after registration and the show starting after dinner. It was nice not to feel rushed in such a beautiful atmosphere. The food was delicious and plentiful. We were all stuffed. They accommodated a food allergy for us by bringing a pre-prepared plate and told us what to stay away from if we went to the buffet line. The show was entertaining and the fire dancer performed for several minutes. Great experience and worth the price.

Great luau experience - Excelllent food…poke, shrimp and lots of local items and drinks (open bar)! The show was great! Beautiful location at Fairmont Orchid. Highly recommend!

The Best Luau Experience in Kona! - This was an excellent overall luau experience! From the venue to the food to the host and perfomers, this event makes what can be a corny and overly-touristy event into a really nice evening. The venue is so much better than the others I've seen in Hawaii - a beautiful location right by the water with replica historic buildings and a great stage. We also have to mention the host - he is a real professional with a great voice and lots of knowledge and a genuine aloha spirit! All the performers were great and clearly working hard (and enjoying it), but the fire dancer does deserve specific mention. Best of all, and very important, the food was really excellent. A huge variety of proteins and sides. Drinks were also good and plentiful - served with a smile. This isn't "fine dining" or custom drinks by a mixologist, but this team really pulls off a great balance of hospitality, fun, entertainment, and great food. We felt as though we learned something and weren't bored for a minute. This does not happen for all luaus. A special thanks to the whole Island Breeze team. To echo one other comment, the side activities (temporary tattoos and games) did close pretty early. We got there early and would have had time to take advantage, but if someone arrived later, there wasn't much time. I think it's a matter of getting there a bit early, because it is already a full evening!

We really enjoyed this luau! We had... - <p>We really enjoyed this luau! We had grandparents, teens, kids, even a five year old, they all loved the show. The dancing and music from all the islands and cultures was amazing. Food was good, lots of variety, plenty of it, even had mac n' cheese for the kids which made my boys happy.</p>

Excellent event. Great to sample... - <p>Excellent event. Great to sample variety of foods from the islands. Interesting and informative show.</p>

Great dancing & food; low-energy hostess - This was our second luau in as many years on the Big Island. We enjoyed the pre-performance games that this cast wove into the experience (Hawaiian lawn bowling, 'musical chairs', and free island temporary tattoos). The food was exceptional, and we especially appreciated that they had a kid's table with mac-n-cheese and kid-friendly food choices. The dancing was magnificent. Only thing we would have changed--and this is just our view--was that the hostess was a little too laid-back, resulting in the crowd being nearly asleep during the performances, rather than cheering and appreciating the skilled dancers.

Not the best Luau - Great location. Show was entertaining. Fire dancer was awesome. But the additional activities were only open for 10 minutes once we got checked in. The food was mediocre and cold. They kept running out of food and you had to wait for a long time for replacements. Food was on circular tables. Which made for awkward lines. The service was nonexistent. We got water filled once. The dishes and plates piled up on the table until the end. Show stopped 30 minutes early. And getting out of the parking lot took over 25 minutes!!

First of all, Viator confirmed this... - <p>First of all, Viator confirmed this event at 5pm and to arrive 30 minutes prior to. We were there at 430 only to learn that the doors opened at 530 and event started at 6p. We sat for a long time. It was also advertised that it was a family style dinner. It was not, it was a buffet. The staff were friendly. The show was sub par. We attended three Luau's on Maui. This didn't come close to the other shows we saw. Basically 10 people on stage danced and did a sing along to the cd. The host of the show was delightful.</p>