For about 10 years now, every time my mother has gotten on an airplane to visit us, she has clipped the Roy's Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine ad from the airplane magazine and begged us to take her! I am ashamed to say that to this day, we haven't! We finally decided to try it for my birthday.
The most impressive thing about Roy's, in our opinion, is the service. We checked in with the hostess and they greeted me with "Happy Birthday" wishes. They also had this greeting card made especially for me! We ordered the "Crunchy Golden Lobster Pot Stickers" as an appetizer and we were less than thrilled about them. The waitress, who was as sweet as pie, brought us a sample of "Lakanilau Roll" to help alleviate our slight disappointment. We are not fond of cold sushi rolls, so it wasn't our "cup of tea", but I am sure those that do like cold sushi rolls, would love this appetizer!
Dominic ordered the "Hawaiian Misoyaki Butterfish with Lemon Ginger Soy Beurre Blanc" which he LOVED!!! The rice helped soak up the sauce which made for a nice match. I do not care for the texture of the Butterfish, but the flavors were delicious!
I ordered "Roy's Roasted Macadamia Nut Crusted Mahi Mahi with Maine Lobster Essence". Mine was a much lighter dish than Dominic's and I enjoyed it very much.
Even though the service at Roy's is above most and their fish was fresh and their sauces were delicious, Dominic & I both agree that we would return to USS Nemo before returning to Roy's as their flavors were superior in our opinion.
To end the evening, we were surprised with a complimentary decadent chocolate souffle... and a few weeks later, we received a hand-written Thank You card in the mail from our server. So many details made it an extraordinary experience ideal for a special occasion.
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