Mud Hen Water

A cozy farm-to-table restaurant with a very cute interior serving Hawaiian-Asian fusion dishes that feature whole foods. We ordered the okra salad, fried 'ulu, pohole, carrots, fried chicken, he'e roll, brownie, and rice pudding. Every single dish was packed with impeccable flavors with a pleasantly surprising twist. I found my dining experience delightful and refreshing — highly recommended!

Had a really lovely quick dinner here and it was truly delicious from start to finish! We mopped everything between the two of us. Particularly enjoyed the kind service, the kitchen cocktail (Beet juice, basil leaf, Strega, gin, lemon juice), the mapo tofu rice cakes (could be even better if made spicy, but super good textures and ginger flavor!), chicken long rice croquettes, he'e roll, and ginger rice pudding. So many more things I'd love to try next time, like their beet poke and cured fish :)) 2nd visit tried a whole lot more and everything was delicious as the first! Especially like their kitchen cocktails.

One of the best restaurants in Honolulu by far. They do a great job of providing a contemporary Hawaiian dining experience that draws on the islands’ diverse culinary influences without feeling contrived. Each dish was unique and well balanced with fresh, local produce at the forefront. I absolutely loved the peanut tofu which has a creamy consistency that’s almost like a soft cheese. The Sichuan lotus root with rainbow carrots was also so delicious, as was the buttered ulu with a savoury kick of fermented soybeans. And one of my favourite of all was the perfectly chewy, savoury mapo tofu rice cakes. Drinks are great too - you can’t go wrong with any of the cocktails. The dining environment is also really pleasant and staff were nice and well informed about the menu. It’s slightly on the pricy end but well worth the cost.

Mud Hen Water has an interesting, delicious menu. We tried several unique dishes from the he’e roll, katsu-style chicken croquettes to the kiawe brownie which are had a fun twist. I’d recommend trying this restaurant out if you’re looking for interesting and great-tasting food!

First and foremost, I must admit the service that I had was such an esteemed and extraordinary experience from my server, Jennifer Aki. I believe her name was. She is very knowledgeable of the menu, we had a food allergy request, and she had a book available for us to review. She really understood the importance of us. She recommended a few dishes, cocktails and dessert! Dog friendly place, the outside patio was the perfect spot, and I would definitely recommend this place.

My hubby took me to a bday dinner here last week and I’ve got to say that everything we tried here was a 10/10 and took a leap out of the culinary comfort zone, elevating Hawaiian food and letting locally farmed produce shine. I’ve never been so proud to be eating reimagined Hawaiian food, and enjoying a twist on a classic beverage. I’ve already told my gals we are due for a girls night out at this restaurant. The ambiance- 10/10, service 10/10, and the tastiness 12/10. We ordered the ulu and the chicken long rice croquette for starters, and whoa…hello umami bomb!! For our mains we ordered the sausage and clams along with the house bread, the ludovico chicken, and the opakapaka which was a special…we obviously took home food because it was too much but we wanted to try it all. It’s hard to rank all these dishes because everything was so different and tasted amazing. The clear winner tho was the chicken long rice croquette. We haven’t recovered since! We will be back to enjoy their rotating menu. We hear their weekend brunch is a must!

10/10 - amazing restaurant. I had such hesitation approaching the menu at first because I need to become more cultured but HOLY MOLY- every bite was incredible. Please try the Chicken Long Rice Croquettes, Mapo Rice Cakes, Szechuan Lotus Root and Local l’a Fresh Catch Crudo. *Chef’s Kiss* .. so satisfied! Bartender made amazing mezcal drinks for us!!

Great service, tasty bites. We were there for a birthday party and the staff were so friendly and accommodating. They explained all the dishes and it was a good experience to share the family menu amongst friends. I especially liked the chicken long rice croquettes and beet poke. The brownie with black sesame gelato (what a unique combo!) was also very good!

We did the family style meal for a group of 4. Some dishes were hits, some were misses, so I would do A La Carte instead. It was recommended that as our first time there, the family style was a good introduction. I liked the croquettes, sausage and clam + the bread, and the 3 family style desserts were really good. Service was also good and food came out fast.

Try too hard, made up not tasty foods, severely overpriced for foods not worth it(bowl of carrots for 20 bucks, bowl of supposedly okra but lacking okra and full of French beans 20 bucks, ok desert! We sent some soggy chicken dishes back. The chicken was tasty! Emma was our server, sweet and kind and provided great service. About 15 min wait to get a table. Atmosphere, we got stuck at the corner table of a somewhat empty restaurant, warm and damp! Definitely misfire on our side for dining here.