Java Kai, Kapaʻa HI

The food was good but not great. They were out of a lot of items, so that limited our options. Something got messed up and it order never made it to the kitchen, so we waited about 45 minutes for our food. They did give us a muffin to snack on once they realized the mistake.

Nice, local shop with good coffee. I ordered the macadamia nut iced latte and loved it! The staff was super friendly and had alot of drink options, as well as milk substitutes (important since im lactose intolerant). I cant wait to go back and try another drink and one of their bagel sandwiches!

Loved the coffee! We got coffee from here every morning of our stay. The food and pastry was hit or miss, but we did love the coffee!

I requested a chai tea latte; they gave me a Thai latte which has espresso in it which I cannot drink. They would not replace the drink.

Excellent coffee, try the Thai coffee for an extra indugent treat. Mac nut latte is on point.

Breakfast croissant sandwich is very scrumptious.

Went here twice food and coffee were to die for! Macadamia nut iced latte, I could only wish for here on the east coast!

This surfer girl bagel sandwich was all that and then some. I didn’t realize it came with this salad and delicious dressing. The whole meal was over the top delicious!

We had the yoghurt granola bowl, power bowl, Kai chai with coconut milk, Thai coffee, and coconut muffin. All delicious. Come early to avoid the queue.

Good breakfast, great smoothies, wide choice of coffee and other drinks (I love London Fog, which they had…). The food was good, but nothing too special. They did sub bacon for avocado though for no additional price. Kudos for that!

We came here because all the good reviews but we were kinda disappointed. We came in the afternoon when it was semi busy and the cashier was a little rude but people have bad days so that’s not the complaint here. We ordered the shark bite or shark attack drink I can’t remember and the chocolatey, banana one and neither were any good.

Get your coffee here every day! Best coffee on the island, plus delicious food to eat! Will be very busy so be prepared to wait, but it's worth it! Love this place so much, I've purchased their espresso beans for my home coffee daily! Great and quick service! You won't be disappointed!

Friendly staff. We waited 15-20mins to order on Sun morning but got our food soon after. Housemade pesto was great. Will come back again!

Honest Review here. The açaí smoothie, latte, and iced matcha was amazing! Best açaí smoothie I’ve ever had!
I ordered the kalalau avo based on one of the workers recommendation and I was really disappointed. It looks better than it tastes, pretty plain and no flavor. Would def come back and try the açaí bowl.

I would give a higher review based off the food and coffee but I did not like how the staff interacted with the customers regarding their covid rules. Lots of yelling and rudeness over too many people waiting inside and everyone standing too close to each other outside. Makes me wonder how friendly they would be in normal times if they are willing to be so rude now.

Fresh, delicious breakfasts with great portion sizes. We also had the Maui mocha and it was delightful! Long line but very fast service. Friendly staff. Would love to come back to try their lunch.

Coffee so good, granola bowl very tasty, fresh, crunchy and instagrammable as-advertised. Wait was pretty long for two bowls, so don’t be in a rush!

Coffee was VERY good, I’d say a couple notches above Starbucks in my opinion, and the surf sandwich that is on a bagel is ABSOLUTELY INSANE, perfect breakfast snack before any plans you have while on Kauai!

I feel horrible giving such a cute place such a low score but as a barista it kills me to see a gorgeous La Marzocco and then have multiple people in my group including myself find so many grounds in our espresso. Their espresso machine is either in desperate need of a clean or they’re tamping with the spout of the portafilter on the counter resulting in grounds sticking to the spout and then coming out with the coffee.

Delicious coffee and tasty appetizer style meals. Very close to the beach, so it’s great to stop by and grab something before exploring around town.