Mama's Fish House @ Hawaii (Paia)

*sorry it has taken be so long to update. got back from maui a few days ago, and completely tired from all the traveling.

My uncle has been wanting to go to Mama's Fish House for the past 10 years, and he's been coming to Maui every year for at least the past 6 years consecutively. This time around, I persuaded the familia to finally go.

They always said that the drive there is on the way to the Road to Hana, and the drive would take FOREVER, and would be quite windy. I've never done the Road to Hana, though I really want to, but the drive takes about 7 hours and at the end there are supposedly these amazing pools of water...via nature. Anyways, the trip to Mama's House didn't take as long, or as difficult as we predicted, and it was about 40 minutes (10 minutes after the airport.)

It was raining...though not hard rain, but lots. Mama's Fish House is nestled in this alcove on the other side of the island, and has an amazing view. The restaurant itself is like a little house, and is just gorgeous, but yes this is a foodblog, and well the food....it is a MUST if you go to Maui. The menu is expensive, about $45-55 a person, but so fresh and DELICIOUS! There's Ahi, Mahi Mahi, Ono and Uka. The menu specifies EXACTLY who caught the fish...quite interesting. The best part of the meal was the DESSERT! it was simply orgasmic, and to die for. I could eat it forever! I think I would go back just for the dessert....the creme bruele and kaua pie....YUMMMMY!!! Oh, by the way, I don't have pictures of what everyone else ate but unc had Deep-water Ahi caught by Robert Malaiakini near his homeport of Hana Bay Seared in ginger and panko crust with kalua pig rice pilaf, aunt had Mahimahi caught by Shawn Boneza along the north shore of Maui Stuffed with lobster, crab, Maui onion and baked in a macadamia nut crust and lil cuz had Bouillabaisse – Mahimahi, shrimp, clams, calamari and angel-hair pasta simmered in a tomato-saffron broth, with garlic rouille.

forgot what it was called, but it was really good...very refreshing
[passion fruit, cranberry juice...other stuff]

Freshly baked poppyseed bread in loaves

Compliments of the Chef: creamy ginger type soup
this was quite delicious!

Lobster Guacamole with Taro Chips
sounds fancy enough right? didn't have much flavor to it. there wasn't a wow factor in adding lobster pieces to guacamole. however, the taro chips were quite scrumptious and complimented it well, whereas i think tortilla chips would have been a bad combo

Taro Chips w/ Lobster Guac

Ahi, Ono and Mahimahi sautéed in Panang Curry and coconut milk with Jasmine Rice
[ahi, ono, mahimahi, snap peas, hearts of palm, carrots and rice]
wow. the curry was amazing, where the heat from the curry slowly progressed as i ate more and more of it. the fish was so fresh and cooked perfectly. i was not a fan of the hearts of palm though. overall...dish is a must have at mama's

With Mama’s mango chutney, heart of palm, and macadamia nuts
condiments to add to the curry...i added the macadamia nuts, it added a nice CRUNCH to the meal :D

Creme Brulee with fresh Liliko’i
[liliko'i = passion fruit]
MOST AMAZING creme crulee ever! sugar on top is nice and caramalized, the custard is creamy, sweet and tangy because of the liliko'i. i would go back to mama's just for this!

Mama’s Chocolate Kuau Pie
[Baked in a caramel cookie crust]
cookie crust was so delicious, and definitely fought the fam for every last crumb of it. the filling inside was gooey and chocolately...like a mouse

Coconut Squares - compliments of the chef

banana trees with bananas growing RIGHT outside the restaurant

the view from mama's fish house - gorgeous