Kirin Restaurant: Exceptional Cantonese Dim Sum and Seafood in Waikiki

A pretty solid spot for Chinese food in Waikiki! We came for dinner and were seated right away. It kind of felt like a hole in the wall, since you had to walk down into a basement essentially to get to the restaurant. I'd highly recommend the honey walnut prawns, garlic spinach, and the peking duck (the buns especially!). Everything tasted pretty good, though wasn't extraordinary. Service was great - they were always quick to refill water or take empty plates away. Lots of tables with lots of seating, which is perfect for larger parties. I believe they also have dim sum for lunch!

For short notice they were able to accommodate our party of 10 plus 2 babies. We came and they were pretty full too. Thank goodness we called ahead to ask. Food is family style. It's Chinese food even though it's called Kirin. I mean it wasn't bad. We got everything. The special crab, sizzling beef, steamed fish, walnut prawns, peeking duck, roasted duck, and seafood mix with noodles. Everything was good except the crab. I mean the crab was fresh bc they pick it out from their tanks but the house special sauce had too much soy sauce in it. Other than that, service was pretty attentive giving how busy they were. Definitely not a quiet or date night type of restaurant. More towards family and larger parties with nose level.

Aloha, was wondering where Kirin went after Beretania St...celebrated a friends birthday at the Hyatt location, wow still wonderful fresh seafood and super friendly service. We got a semi-private room, nice. Staff brought out the seafood we'd be eating, yes, fresh! Every dish was fantastic. Will definitely return. Enjoy!

The service was very good. The prices seemed a bit higher than other Chinese restaurants. But it was worth it! The food was very tasty and they gave nice large servings. The restaurant was on the classier side. It's good for families, friends and we saw some single diners. The location is in the Hyatt Regency where the Spats disco and Italian restaurant was in the old days! In the middle of Waikiki. We live in Honolulu and we know exactly where it is! The ambience is restful as well as lively.

Great walnut prawns & crab taishan. Drinks need alcohol otherwise it's just a mango smoothie!

As we were strolling on Kalakahua Ave, we were compeled to go dine into KIRIN by the amazing smell. Seating was pleasant in typical family style round tables notorious of Cantonese restaurants. The attire of the workers was so professional. Service was impressive and all the workers were so quick, amiable and on top of all tables. Food...oh man was delicious just as the incredibly smell sipping out so elegantly out to the street suggested. Both dishes we tried were delicious! The Mangolada was also insanely delectable....so much that my husband wants to go back for another one. Definitely a place to dine while in the area. Other Positives Tableware for children

Came in without a reservation at 6:30pm on a Sunday! We got seated right away with a party of 5! We ate family style and ordered 7 dishes~ You have to order the Peking duck with BAO. It's so delicious and the BAO is very soft and fluffy. My next favorite thing I ate was the beef chow fun. A classic that's always good. There was a lot of meat and noodles for everyone. Surprisingly the fried tofu was good too. There was a lot of flavor in the tofu from the sauce. I would come here next time to try different dishes especially the crabs that I see them hold in the restaurant!