Ohana vs Wailulu

[emilymad]

We have an upcoming stay at the Poly and are trying to decide where to eat between Ohana and Wailulu. Obviously, these restaurants are very different. We ate at Ohana a little over a year ago and had a positive experience but I am not sure how consistent that restaurant is but Wailulu does have a more limited menu. Has anyone eaten at both recently?

 

[kylenne]

Ohana is probably the most inconsistent restaurant on property. Wailulu has gotten nothing but rave reviews as far as I can tell. The latter is much more of a sure thing.

 

[Discopij]

We ate at both last week and I would say the menus very accurately represent the experience (and the price). We love Ohana but you definitely want to go in hungry to justify the $$$, whereas Wailulu menu is much smaller but much lower priced ... we love the tuna poke bowls in particular. Wailulu also has an outside option if the weather is nice so there's that as well.

 

[tx911]

We have an upcoming stay at the Poly and are trying to decide where to eat between Ohana and Wailulu. Obviously, these restaurants are very different. We ate at Ohana a little over a year ago and had a positive experience but I am not sure how consistent that restaurant is but Wailulu does have a more limited menu. Has anyone eaten at both recently?

I'd say Wailulu if you can only eat at one. It's excellent. Unless you are talking about breakfast, then I'd go for Ohana.

 

[emilymad]

We are only staying 2 nights before a cruise so definitely only eating at one for dinner. Sounds like Wailulu would be worth a try.

 

[Rory607]

We are going to do Ohana breakfast since it’s my kids favorite character meal, and then hopefully Wailulu for dinner. It’s getting good reviews and the food looks great and fresh(for Disney) to me. I can’t justify the price of Ohana dinner when it seems so inconsistent.

 

[gmi3804]

Which one sounds better to you? I’d go there.

 

[NYCgrrl]

One is a QS while the other is a table service so there is that difference as well.

 

[tx911]

One is a QS while the other is a table service so there is that difference as well.

I would consider Wailulu more of a table service since you are seated and waited on by a waiter/waitress.

 

[NYCgrrl]

I would consider Wailulu more of a table service since you are seated and waited on by a waiter/waitress.

I wonder what caused Disney to designate it a quick service? Interesting.

 

[tx911]

I wonder what caused Disney to designate it a quick service? Interesting.

Idk. Breakfast is more like a quick service for sure. Lunch and dinner not really.

 

[Robber Baron]

I wonder what caused Disney to designate it a quick service? Interesting.

On the dining plan the only QS items are the breakfast 'grab and go' selections.

Otherwise Lunch and Dinner options at Wailulu require the use of a Table Service credit.

 

[slo]

We just ate at Ohana a few weeks ago for both breakfast and dinner.

We love the breakfast - one of our favorites! I can eat my weight in pineapple bread.

This was our first dinner there since 2019 and we were very disappointed. No more meat on skewers coming to your table, less meat options, the steak was so chewy, the peel & eat shrimp are a mess and so are the wings. This was our last Ohana dinner and we’ll just remember how it was in the past.

 

[vivigrace611]

We stayed at the Poly Tower in March and ate at 'Ohana twice and Wailulu thrice. We were fans of both obviously!

I would lean Wailulu because it has great food and a relaxed vibe. We sat out on the patio every visit and you get a knockout view of the lagoon and castle. However, your timing and party size have to align here since it's walkup only. We were sure to go during non-peak hours around 5 pm for dinner and 1:15 pm for lunch. We're a party of 4. We waited at most 10 minutes. Others have reported waiting anywhere from 30 - 90 minutes!

 

[heathpack]

We stayed at the Poly Tower in March and ate at 'Ohana twice and Wailulu thrice. We were fans of both obviously!

I would lean Wailulu because it has great food and a relaxed vibe. We sat out on the patio every visit and you get a knockout view of the lagoon and castle. However, your timing and party size have to align here since it's walkup only. We were sure to go during non-peak hours around 5 pm for dinner and 1:15 pm for lunch. We're a party of 4. We waited at most 10 minutes. Others have reported waiting anywhere from 30 - 90 minutes!

We will be staying at BLT and would like to try Wailulu. You say 1:15 is off peak for lunch. How late do they serve lunch? What is “peak” for lunch there?

Our ideal would probably be between 1:30 and 3 or so.

 

[ezma]

We will be staying at BLT and would like to try Wailulu. You say 1:15 is off peak for lunch. How late do they serve lunch? What is “peak” for lunch there?

Our ideal would probably be between 1:30 and 3 or so.

I am curious about this too. Our first day is not a park day. We will be arriving at the Contemporary around 230. I’m hoping 3:00/330 is a good time. I was also told in order to be on the walk up list on your app you have to be in the main building of the restaurant. I was hoping to do it when we arrived at the contemporary but I guess that’s too far away. Then after lunch, my son wants to go to Beaches and cream and have the kitchen sink. I’m pretty much game for anything but unfortunately, I’m not looking forward to that ginormous dessert at all… It just looks disgusting!!! Marla

 

[buzzrelly]

We just ate at Wailulu in March and loved it! It was so nice not having to fight for an ADR and just go when we were hungry. Plus, it was a gorgeous day and sitting outside there was super relaxing. And lastly, our burgers were phenomenal! Definitely our favorite burger on property now!

 

[Dave006]

You say 1:15 is off peak for lunch. How late do they serve lunch? What is “peak” for lunch there?

Lunch is served from 11 AM - 4:30 PM.

You can check the wait time in real time by searching on MDE using the "Magnifying Glass Icon" on the lower right of most screens or using the map feature and moving to the Island Tower with "Dining" set on the top Filter line.

Dave

 

[0FF TO NEVERLAND]

Ohana has yet to compare to how it was before the Covid lockdowns. I would try Wailulu

 

[NYCgrrl]

Well as I watched the stock market unable to tear my eyes away but knowing there was nothing I could do, I made a decision. Cancelled the ‘Ohana ADR and will just try a walk up at Wailulu or Tamu Lounge. Either should sate DGD’s desire for chicken wings and shrimp. I can think of better meals to have for $ 130.00 +.