555 Kaukahi Road
Wailea-Makena, HI 96753
(808) 879-2224
www.capische.com Hours: Mon-Sun 5:30pm-9:30pm
You may not expect to find a farm-to-table Italian restaurant with its own honeycomb and kale grown on-site at a Maui golfers’ hotel. But Capische?, which opened in 2001, is one of the most distinctive restaurants on the island. Chef-owner Brian Etheredge (who took over ownership of the original restaurant in 2002) and 2012 Hawaii Rising Star Chef de Cuisine Chris Kulis have crafted a restaurant that focuses on “dirt-to-mouth” sustainability; the hotel, situated on Maui’s “dry side” has orchestrated an irrigation system to create a garden at its base. The result has led to Capische? becoming one of the flagship restaurants on Maui, with uniquely Hawaiian twists on Italian favorites like the local greens-laden beef carpaccio and a surf-and-turf that uses Hawaiian salt, ahi, and polenta croutons. The recently designed Il Teatro private dining room is pure upscale Italian vista, with a giant fireplace, while the garden terrace and outdoor seating both offer semi-private dining—unless you count the birds that chirp in the bushes nearby.
Recommended Dishes:Fried Beet Ravioli, Chioggia Beet Vinaigrette, Surfing Goat Dairy Goat Cheese, Organic Beets, and Hona WatercressHawaiian Ranchers Beef Carpaccio, Horseradish Aioli, Watermelon Radish, Garden Greens, Preserved Meyer Lemon Oil, Croutons, Fried Capers, and Parmigiano-Reggiano
