Waimea, Big Island

Hours & Location

65-1227 Opelo Road,
Kamuela, HI 96743
(808) 885-6822
office@merrimanshawaii.com

Hours

Lunch
Monday - Saturday: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Dinner
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Sunday Brunch
10:30 am - 1:00 pm

Open for Indoor Dining
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Parking

Mall parking out front

Menus

Keiki Pasta & Butter
$12
Cheese Quesadilla
$9
Catch of The Day & Crispy Potatoes
$14
Filet of Kua'aina Beef & Potatoes
$20

Honoka'a Smoked Taro Hummus
$18

Chickpea and taro hummus, Waimea vegetable crudité, purple sweet potato chips
Peter’s Original Caesar Salad
$19

Hirabara Farm baby romaine, fried tomato croutons
Charred Hirabara Farm Beets
$21

Papaya, mixed greens, Hāmākua Macadamia nuts, garlic buttermilk dressing

gluten free
Sichuan Smashed Cucumber Salad
$19

Seasonal local fruit, chili oil, cilantro, sesame vinaigrette

vegetarian
Add 1oz of Hawai’i Island Goat Chèvre to Any Salad
$5

Kalua Pig & Sweet Onion Quesadilla
$19

House-made Kim Chee, mango chili sauce
Tako “Escargot”
$27

Octopus, parsley butter, grilled house bread
Poke Mix Plate*
$29

Catch of the day presented as poke and sashimi yuzu ponzu, fresh wasabi grated tableside
Waipio Taro Falafel
$17

Honda Farm cucumber, tomato & red onion relish, house tzatziki
available as an entreé
House Made Soup of The Day
$12

Hillbilly Cornbread
$8
Pa’auilo Baby Spinach
$14

Garlic, sea salt
Crispy Yukon Gold Potato
$11

Parmesan and parsley

Wok Charred Ahi*
$47

Garlic jasmine rice, cabbage slaw, wasabi shoyu
Curried Hamakua Macadamia Nut Fish*
$49

Garlic jasmine rice, Pa’auilo spinach, and tomato saffron butter
Filo Crusted Hawaii Catch*
$49

Hirabara Farm rainbow charred, Ka'u orange, garden herb gremolata, roasted tomato butter
Spicy Kona Lobster Ravioli*
$54

Lemon brown butter, Honaunau spinach, Calabrian chili, basil marinated Laulea Farm grape tomato, corn bread croutons
Day Boat Catch of The Day*
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Nightly presentation, seasonal local ingredients‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ MP

Roasted Hamakua Mushroom Pot Pie
$32

Puff pastry crust, Hirabara farm carrots, Waimea grown vegetables, parmigiano reggiano
Roasted Chateaubriand of Hawai’i Island Beef*
$59

Taro whipped potato, Waimea grown vegetables, sauce chasseur

gluten free
Kahua Ranch Lamb, Merriman’s Butcher’s Cut*
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Nightly presentation‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ MP‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎
Prime Bone-In New York*
$69

Szechuan peppercorn rub, Taro whipped potato, cognac herb butter

gluten free

Keiki Kua'aina Steak
$24
Keiki Daily Fresh Catch
$22
Keiki Kahua Ranch Lamb
$23
Keiki Butter Pasta
$16

Complimentary for children. 3 years and younger only

Caesar Salad*
$16

Hirabara Farm baby romaine, fried tomato, croutons
Honoka'a Smoked Hummus
$14

Chickpea and taro hummus, Waimea vegetable crudité, Okinawa sweet potato chip
House-Made Apple Banana Bread
$12

Whipped butter

Grilled Hawaii Beef Steak and Eggs*
$43

Seasonal Waimea vegetable, roasted potatoes, herb butter
Waipio Taro and Kalua Pork Hash*
$22

Sunnyside Up farm egg, Hamakua mushrooms, onion, red pepper, green onion, jalapeño
Classic Eggs Benedict*
$20

Kalua pork, Sunnyside Up Farm poached eggs, hollandaise
Sunnyside Up Farm Egg Omelete*
$17

Pa'auilo spinach, caramelized local sweet onion, gruyere
Kamuela Chilaquiles*
$21

Corn chips, local egg, house chorizo, pinto beans, enchilada sauce, goat cheese
Spicy Saimin with Poached Egg*
$20

Kalua pork, "sun noodle" ramen, baby bok choy, mushroom, dashi, tare
Fresh Catch of The Day*
$29

Daily preparation, seasonal Waimea vegetable
Chermoula Marinated Fish Sandwich*
$20

Waimea tomato, butter lettuce, house-made tartar
Merriman's Smashburger*
$14

House-made poppyseed Kaiser bun, Big Island beef, Waimea tomato, butter lettuce, grilled onions, aged cheddar cheese sauce, special sauce, pickles, side of roasted potatoes

Make it a double patty + $5
Herb Grilled Eggplant Sandwich
$14

Fresh basil, sriracha aioli, Big Island chevre, arugula, Waimea tomato

Lilikoi Mousse

White Chocolate Crumble

$12

Royal Tokaij, 5 Puttonyos, Hungary 2017 $19
Waialua Chocolate Torte

Salted caramel sauce, whipped cream

$14

Graham's, Six Grapes "Reserve Porto" $8
Pineapple Macadamia Nut Bread Pudding

Butter rum sauce, house-made vanilla ice cream

$16

Graham's, 20 Year Tawny Porto $15
HOUSE-MADE ICE CREAM
$10

Macadamia nut shortbread cookies
HOUSE-MADE SORBET
$10

Macadamia nut shortbread cookies

Kalua Pig & Sweet Onion Quesadilla
$16

Won bok cabbage kimchee, mango chili sauce
Honoka'a Smoked Taro Hummus (CF)
$14

Chickpea and taro hummus, Waimea vegetable crudité, purple sweet potato chips
Kamuela Greek Salad
$18

Hirabara Farm romaine, Waimea tomato, basil, cucumber, chickpea, red onion, kalamata olive, Calabrian chili, feta, lemon-garlic vinaigrette, grilled flatbread
Caesar Salad
$16

Hirabara Farm baby romaine, fried tomato croutons
Salad of Hirabara Farm Beets (CF)
$16

Papaya, Hirabara Farm select greens, curried hamakua macadamia nuts, Waimea tomato, green onion, garlic buttermilk dressing
Add Big Island Goat Dairy Chevre to Any Salad
$5
Add Sustainably Raised Kona Shrimp to Any Salad
$5

per shrimp
House-Made Soup of The Day
$10

Fish Tacos* (CF)
$24

Cabbage, cilantro, sriracha aioli, avocado, pico de gallo, flour tortilla
Fresh Catch of The Day*
$29

Daily preparation, seasonal Waimea vegetable
Chermoula Marinated Fish Sandwich*
$20

Waimea tomato, butter lettuce, Big Island avocado, house-made tartar
Grilled Hawaiian Filet Steak Teriyaki*
$39

Korean style banchan potato-taro salad, spicy sesame broccoli, kim chee
Pork Saimin with Togarashi Spice
$20

Kalua pork, "sun noodle" ramen, baby bok choy, red onion, mushroom, dashi, tare
Merriman's Smashburger*
$14

House-made poppyseed Kaiser bun, Big Island beef, Waimea tomato, butter lettuce, grilled onions, aged cheddar cheese sauce, special sauce, pickles, side of roasted potatoes

Make it a double patty + $5
Kalua Pork Sandwich
$16

Waimea tomato, Honoka'a cabbage, bourbon barbecue, pickled jalapeño
Herb Grilled Eggplant Sandwich (CF) (V)
$14

Fresh basil, sriracha aioli, Big Island chevre, arugula, Waimea tomato

vegetarian

Lilikoi Mousse

White Chocolate Crumble

$12

Royal Tokaij, 5 Puttonyos, Hungary 2017 $19
Waialua Chocolate Torte

Salted caramel sauce, whipped cream

$14

Graham's, Six Grapes "Reserve Porto" $8
Pineapple Macadamia Nut Bread Pudding

Butter rum sauce, house-made vanilla ice cream

$16

Graham's, 20 Year Tawny Porto $15
House-Made Ice Cream
$10

Macadamia nut shortbread cookies
House-Made Sorbet
$10

Macadamia nut shortbread cookies

Deschutes Brewery
$9

Black Butte Porter
Kona Brewing Co.

Big Wave Golden Ale $9

Fire Rock Pale Ale $9
Big Island Brewhaus

Overboard IPA $9

Graham's Pilsner $9

Waimea Coffee
$15

Macadamia nut liqueur and coffee topped with fresh whipped cream and toasted spiced macadamia nuts
The Sailing Jamaican
$15

12th Hawaii distiller "Hawaiian Kona Coffee Spirits" and coffee topped with fresh whipped cream and a "sail" of Bailey's Irish cream
Merriman's Cold Brew Martini
$17

Our local espresso martini. Maui Oma coffee cold brewed directly into 12th Hawaii distiller's Hawaiian honey/sweet potato vodka, with a touch of vanilla and just a little sweetness

Merriman's Blend

Multiple Hawaiian Islands Represented
Dried cherry, honeysuckle, earl grey

Single $8

Double $16
White Nene Coffee Roasters

Ka'u Monarch - Grapfruite, caramel 2023 Hawaii Roasting Champion 2024 13th Ranked US Roaster

Single $8

Double $16
Hawaii Cloud Forest

Āhualoa, Hawaii
Almond, graham cracker, brown sugar

Single $8

Double $16
Watson-Kabei Coffee Estate

Holualoa, Hawaii
Rolled tobacco, roasty, dark roast

Single $8

Double $16

Hawaii Black
$7

Caffeinated
Hawaii Green
$7

Caffeinated
Hawaii Earl Grey
$7

Caffeinated
Golden Chamomile
$7

Herbal, non-caffeinated
Organic Mint
$7

Herbal, non-caffeinated

About Our Big Island Restaurant

Pioneered by Award-Winning Chef Peter Merriman who maintains a single vision “do the right thing”—for local farmers, for The Islands and for you—our guest. At Merriman’s Big Island, you’ll enjoy a menu of fresh island flavors, a extensive wine list and cozy upcountry dining with warm Hawaiian hospitality.

Dress Code

Resort Casual (shorts & short-sleeved collared shirts are acceptable).

Restaurant Awards

Yelp’s Best Places to Treat Yourself List
Honolulu Magazine, Best Big Island Restaurant, Gold
Honolulu Magazine, Best Farm to Table, Silver
Hawaii Magazine, Best Chef
Hawaii Magazine, Best Restaurant
Hawaii Magazine, Best Farm to Table Restaurant
Hawaii Magazine, Best Steak House

Hawaii Magazine: Best farm to table Restaurant Waimea Best Place to Eat Big Island - YELP Hawaii Magazine: Best Restaurant Waimea Diners' Choice: Best Restaurant Waimea Farm-to-Table: Best Restaurant Big Island Wine Spectator: Best WIne Restaurant Waimea Best Chef Restaurant Big Island Open Table: Best Brunch Restaurant Waimea

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Waimea, Big Island

Hours & Location

Hours

Reservations

Parking

Menus

Keiki Lunch Menu

Dinner Menu

Dirt Farm Salads

High Country Pupu

“Iron” Sides of Waimea

Makai

Duo

Mauka

Keiki Dinner Menu

Wines

Brunch Menu

Salads & Starters

Brunch

Sweet Endings

Lunch Menu

Salads & Starters

Lunch

Sides

Sweet Treats

Beer & Cider

Coffee Treats

Hawaii Coffee & Tea

Hobbs Tea

Cocktails & Wine List

About Our Big Island Restaurant

Dress Code

Restaurant Awards

Waimea, Big Island

Hours & Location

Hours

Reservations

Parking

Menus

Keiki Lunch Menu

Dinner Menu

Dirt Farm Salads

High Country Pupu

“Iron” Sides of Waimea

Makai

Duo

Mauka

Keiki Dinner Menu

Wines

Brunch Menu

Salads & Starters

Brunch

Sweet Endings

Lunch Menu

Salads & Starters

Lunch

Sides

Sweet Treats

Beer & Cider

Coffee Treats

Hawaii Coffee & Tea

Hobbs Tea

Cocktails & Wine List

About Our Big Island Restaurant

Dress Code

Restaurant Awards

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Reservations