Where to go on Mother’s Day 2025: Part 1

Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday, May 11. Whether mom prefers brunch, buffets or a take-out meal, check out these options:

100 Sails Restaurant & Bar

Where: Prince Waikīkī, 100 Holomoana St., third floor, Honolulu
What: The Mother’s Day brunch buffet ($109 per adult, $54.50 for children ages 6-10) includes options like snow crab legs, seafood scampi, herb panko crusted baked salmon, smoked lamb chops, slow-roasted prime rib, porchetta, slow-roasted prime rib, smoked ‘ahi tartlets, s’mores cookies and more.
The Mother’s Day dinner buffet ($107 per adult, $53.50 for children ages 6-10) includes similar offerings.
When: May 11, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Mother’s Day dinner buffet is May 8-11, 5-9:30 p.m.
Contact: 808-944-4494 or visit 100sails.com

Artizen by MW

Where: 888 Kapiʻolani Blvd., Ste. 102, Honolulu
What: The eatery’s Artizen Feast ($295) is designed to enjoy at home and can feed six people. The feast includes spinach and artichoke dip with won ton chips; ‘ahi nicoise salad with confit ‘ahi, long beans, kalamata olives, tomatoes and potato; garlic shrimp scampi with campanelle pasta; bucket of jidori fried chicken; Brandt beef pot roast; Small Kine Farms mushrooms and garlic jus; roasted vegetables and garlic potatoes; and Artizen chocolate cake.
When: Feast is available May 11; preorder deadline is May 9.
Contact: Visit artizenbymw.com

Eleven Honolulu

Where: Foodland Farms Ala Moana, 1450 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu
What: Eleven Honolulu’s Mother’s Day weekend brunch buffet ($55 per person, $24 per child) includes assorted mini breakfast pastries, quiche Lorraine, a raw bar with local catch sashimi and Goose Point shucked oysters, ginger and orange glazed carrots, mochi waffle station, soft scrambled eggs, breakfast meats, carving station with herb and garlic crusted striploin roast, yuzu sake glazed salmon and assorted rotating desserts.
When: May 10-11, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (last seating)
Contact: Call 808-949-2990

Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort

Where: Haleakalā Gardens, 3850 Wailea Alanui Drive, Wailea
What: The resort’s Mother’s Day brunch ($175 per adult, $65 per child) includes a raw seafood bar with crab claws, oysters, Hawaiian ‘ahi poke and sushi rolls; chocolate hazelnut French toast topped with crème anglaise, banana and Nutella sauce; Grand Wailea Benedict with crispy pork belly and spicy Hollandaise sauce; kimchi fried rice loco moco with Maui onion gravy; Chinese steamed dim sum, crispy Hawaiian snapper; Kona lobster mac and cheese; lilikoʻi meringue tart, mango crème brulee and fresh berries flambe on pineapple rum cake with vanilla ice cream.
When: May 11, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Contact: grandwailea.com

Hy’s Steakhouse

Where: 2440 Kūhio Ave., Honolulu
What: Hy’s Mother’s Day brunch buffet ($150 per adult, $75 for children ages 6-12, free admission for children ages 5 and under) includes Hy’s signature Caesar salad, eggplant spinach quiche, assorted charcuterie and cheeses, spicy and shoyu ‘ahi poke, smoked salmon with herb roasted crostini, crab cake eggs Benedict, Hy’s slow roasted prime rib, honey glazed ham, leg of lamb with mint jelly, steamed snow crab, Mediterranean baked fish, chocolate decadence brownies, strawberry crunch trifle and more.
When: May 11, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (last seating 1 p.m.)
Contact: 808-922-5555

Kulu kulu Cake

Where: Royal Hawaiian Center, 2233 Kalākaua Ave., Honolulu
What: Mother’s Day cakes are available in two flavors: strawberry shortcake (small $45, large $55) and strawberry rare cheese roll ($17.50). Preorders are accepted in-store and online.
When: Available May 9-11
Contact: 808-931-0915

MW Restaurant

Where: 888 Kapiʻolani Blvd. Ste. 201, Honolulu
What: The eatery’s MW Feast ($695) is designed to enjoy at home and can feed six to eight people. It includes sashimi salad (‘ahi and Hamachi sashimi, crispy Asian slaw and soy wasabi vinaigrette), crab cakes with wasabi koji sauce, eggplant and tomato dip with toast points, miso honey glazed butterfish, taegu watercress salad, seafood lasagna, garlic Brandt beef prime rib with garlic au jus and wasabi sour cream, roasted vegetables and Yukon gold potatoes, and strawberry cheesecake for dessert.
When: Feast is available May 11; preorder deadline is May 9.
Contact: Visit mwrestaurant.com

Onkee Hawaiʻi

Where: 1000 Auahi St., Ste. 220, Honolulu
What: This Mother’s Day special menu ($150 per person) includes a mini seafood platter with lobster tail, scallop and tuna poke; braised short rib served with a truffle cream sauce; beef platter with tenderloin, Miyazaki wagyu sirloin, fresh short rib and outside skirt; choice of Doenjang (soybean paste stew) or kimchi jjigae (kimchi stew); and mango bingsu for dessert.
When: May 11
Contact: 808-312-3758

Orchids

Where: Halekūlani, 2199 Kālia Road, Honolulu
What: Orchids Sparkling Mother’s Day brunch costs $128 per adult ($68 for children ages 5-10 years). Highlights include a seafood bar with deep water snow crab legs, lobster tails and shucked oysters; assortment of sushi, nigiri and maki rolls; chef’s carving station with Waimanalo raised suckling pig, prime rib, sage-roasted turkey, roasted brisket and flank steak; housemade ice cream and sorbet station; and desserts like classic Halekulani coconut cake, red velvet cheesecake, warm chocolate bread pudding, lilikoʻi meringue tarts and more.
When: May 11
Contact: Call 808-518-2019

Quiora Waikīkī

Where: The Ritz Carlton Residences, Waikīkī Beach, 383 Kalaimoku St., Honolulu
What: Quiora Waikiki’s Mother’s Day brunch buffet ($125 per adult, $63 for children ages 6-12, free admission for children ages 5 and under) includes options like Hy’s famous prime rib, crispy Mountain View Farms pork belly, assorted breakfast meats, corned beef and sweet potato hash, snow crab claws, Pacific oysters, matcha mousse cake, apple banana croissant bread with crème anglaise and more. There is a two-hour dining period.
When: May 11, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (last seating 1 p.m.)
Contact: 808-729-9757

Slice by HB Baking

Where: Kilohana Square, 1016 Kapahulu Ave., Ste. 150, Honolulu
What: This dessert shop is featuring a fresh strawberry pie ($69) for Mother’s Day. It includes Tahitian vanilla bean pastry cream and citrus-glazed strawberries.
When: Pickup May 10 and 11
Contact: 808-202-8601

Vintage Books

Where: 3660 Waiʻalae Ave. Ste. 101, Honolulu
What: This Mother’s Day prix fixe brunch ($70 per person) includes a mini scone flight (trio of house-baked scones), dim sum remix (smoked salmon gau gee), silken tofu with POG syrup and tapioca pearls, choice of entrée (‘ahi Benedict, shrimp and grits, French toast crunch or the eatery’s version of a loco moco), and chocolate sesame roll (three mochi sesame balls filled with warm chocolate and rolled in black sesame and poppy seeds) for dessert. The Mother’s Day prix fixe dinner ($90 per person) includes ong choi and Aliʻi hamakua mushroom salad, kimchi pork belly pancake, choice of entrée (crispy crab rice cakes, wagyu flat-iron steak, crispy brined roast chicken or summer squash masa cakes), and coconut flan for dessert.
When: May 11, brunch is 10 a.m.-3 p.m., dinner is 4:30-9:30 p.m.
Contact: Call 808-739-9050 or visit vintagebookshawaii.com

Wolfgang’s Steakhouse

Where: Royal Hawaiian Center, 2301 Kalākaua Ave., Honolulu
What: This special prix fixe menu ($79 per person) includes a glass of bubbles, choice of Beverly Hills chopped salad or Manhattan-style clam chowder, petite filet with au poivre sauce and garlic mashed potatoes, and New York cheesecake with a jumbo strawberry.
When: May 11, 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Contact: 808-922-3600

Kelli Shiroma Braiotta can be reached at kelli@alohastatedaily.com.