Aloha and welcome to a special
place. A place full of hospitality and friendliness. A place where
people have time to talk together, a place where all the food is made
from scratch, a place where you can have a smile for free. There is only
one place like that. Welcome to the Maui Swiss Cafe.
At Maui Swiss Cafe, the
Internet and good food really do splice.
Maui Swiss Cafe is unbelievably awesome, and you really need to go there
to believe how great it is. It’s on Front Street, but it’s tucked
between Burger King and a bunch of tourist traps. If you’re looking for
it, it’s easy to recognize by the hot pink, fluffy table umbrellas. You
can’t miss them.
The prices on both the Internet and the food are shockingly low,
especially for Lahaina. For the price of a king-sized value meal at
Burger King you can get a real, homemade dish and check your email
Long live Maui Swiss Cafe!
Photo:
Pietro Ortiz
Guests, journalists and travel experts
talking about the Maui Swiss Cafe:
Contintental Airlines Vacations:
Newly renovated and double its original size (which was tiny), Swiss
Café now has five Internet stations (three of them with flat-screen
monitors) and continues to serve excellent sandwiches and continental
breakfast. Having gone from a sandwich-and-pizza shop to a
European-style sidewalk Internet cafe, it still serves $5 lunch specials
and $2 ice cream and remains a welcome stop in hot Lahaina. Top-quality
breads baked fresh daily, Dijon mustard, good Swiss cheese, and keen
attention to sandwich fillings and pizza toppings make this a very
special sandwich shop. The Swiss owner, Dominique Martin, has imbued
this corner of Lahaina with a European flavor, down to the menus printed
in English and German and the Swiss breakfast of sliced ham, Emmentaler
cheese, hard-boiled egg, and freshly baked croissant. Tip: The "signature
melt" sandwiches, with imported Emmentaler cheese baked on an Italian
Parmesan crust, are something to watch for, and there are excellent
vegetarian and turkey sandwiches.
Frommer's Review:
Newly renovated and double its original size (which was tiny), Swiss
Cafe now has five Internet stations and continues to serve excellent
sandwiches and continental breakfast. Having gone from a
sandwich-and-pizza shop to a European-style sidewalk Internet cafe, it
still serves $5 lunch specials and two scoops of ice cream for $2.50
(and sometimes the ice cream is free with the lunch special).
Top-quality breads baked fresh daily, Dijon mustard, good Swiss cheese,
and keen attention to sandwich fillings and pizza toppings make this a
very special sandwich shop. The Swiss owner, Dominique Martin, has
imbued this corner of Lahaina with a European flavor, down to the menus
printed in English and German and the Swiss breakfast of sliced ham,
Emmenthal cheese, hard-boiled egg, and freshly baked croissant.
Tip: The "signature melt" sandwiches, with imported Emmenthal
cheese baked on an Italian Parmesan crust, are something to watch for,
and there are excellent vegetarian and turkey sandwiches as well.
Tripadvisor:My experience at the
Maui Swiss Cafe was great. Good food, delicious hot and cold sandwiches,
friendly... We did enjoy the great food at Maui Swiss
Cafe almost every day on our vacation...it almost felt like...
This is a wonderful coffee shop with charming staff and
owner. We originally went there to use the internet... Travel yahoo:During my vacation in
Maui I had the best lunch at the Swiss cafe in Lahaina. It's affordbale
and very good. The ambiente is european style and while you wait for
your food you can search the ...
Hyatt: Newly renovated and double
its original size (which was tiny), Swiss Cafe now has five Internet
stations and continues to serve excellent sandwiches and continental
breakfast. Having gone from a sandwich-and-pizza shop to a
European-style sidewalk Internet cafe, it still serves $5 lunch specials
and two scoops of ice cream for $2.50 (and sometimes the ice cream is
free with the lunch special). Top-quality breads baked fresh daily,
Dijon mustard, good Swiss cheese, and keen attention to sandwich
fillings and pizza toppings make this a very special sandwich shop. The
Swiss owner, Dominique Martin, has imbued this corner of Lahaina with a
European flavor, down to the menus printed in English and German and the
Swiss breakfast of sliced ham, Emmenthal cheese, hard-boiled egg, and
freshly baked croissant. Tip: The "signature melt"
sandwiches, with imported Emmenthal cheese baked on an Italian Parmesan
crust, are something to watch for, and there are excellent vegetarian
and turkey sandwiches as well.
Tucked
between the Wharf Cinema Center and the local Burger King is the Maui
Swiss Cafe. An open-air, European-style sidewalk internet cafe in the
shade of a trellised canopy and palm trees, the cafe has been
Swiss-owned since 1994.
Recently, Maui Swiss Cafe became a great place to check your email,
eight computer stations (six of which have high tech, flat screen TFT
monitors). A 1.5MBit/s ADSL connection lets users access the internet
quickly and efficiently. At only $0.15 a minute, Maui Swiss Cafe offers
the lowest price on the west side of the island and is a perfect place
to catch up on business or just to casually surf the web.
Like cafes found throughout Europe, the restaurant is an oasis of quiet
from the hustle of nearby Front Street. Regulars and visitors frequent
the cafe everday for an afternoon cappucino or frosty milkshake. They
gather at the front corner table to watch the activity under the Banyan
Tree and chat with the staff on break. Others come daily for the famous
$5.5 lunch specials or $2.5 ice cream special. A personal pizza or a
sandwich served with Caesar salad, chips and a drink. Each sandwich is
carefully created by the manager, Dominique Martin, to complement the
flavors of imported Swiss cheese. All sandwiches are served European
style with Dijon mustard, cream cheese, hard boiled egg, and Swiss
cheese in addition to the usual fixins’. Everything is made to order,
fresh on the premises. Try one of the inventive hot sandwiches such as
the Turkey Broccoli Melt (French baguette with Dijon mustard, tutrkey,
broccoli, tomato, and melted cheese), Spicy Roastbeef Melt (Boboli bread
with Dijon mustard, horseradish, roast beef, tomato, onions, melted
cheese), or the Italian Boboli (Boboli bread with Dijon mustard, salsa,
bell pepper, ham, tomato, and melted cheese). The smell from the ovens
alone has often been known to draw people in demanding to have “whatever
he just ordered.” Try one of the famous Signature Melts (prepared with
imported Emmentaler cheese baked on an Italian parmesan crust) such as
the popular Swiss melt (spicy chicken, mushroom, onion, and tomato,
finished with a Dijon herb spread and melted Emmentaler cheese). For
breakfast, sample a bagel, light roll or freshly baked croissant with a
steaming cup of Italian Lavazza espresso or a mug of freshly brewed Kona
coffee. Or go all out and order the Swiss breakfast (sliced ham,
Emmentaler cheese, salami, fruit, hard boiled egg, and croissant with
butter and jam).
Famous among the thirsty tour guides is the Iced Coffee, made with
chilled Kona coffee blended with 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream then
poured over an additional scoop cool the beverage even further. One of
the more popular tropical drinks is the Chocomac(macadamia nuts blended
with pineapple-coconut ice cream, milk, and chocolate ice cream). The
ice cream is among the most famous in the islands. A variety of
different brands is served; each flavor has been chosen as the best of
its kind by the owner, an ice cream connoisseur.
While enjoying the a much needed respite from the sun, diners can rest
amongst the many flowers and plants which decorate the cafe. A tropical
fountain trickles in the corner, and tiny fish swim in a new fish tank.
After lunching, visitors can browse throught the extensive collection of
Hawaiian gifts and souvenirs- from Kona coffee and macadamia nuts to tea
mugs and tea. Maui Swiss Cafe also features art from many local artists.
The Maui Swiss Cafe truly is a taste of Europe tucked into a corner of
Lahaina.
The Swiss owner has made German menus available for foreign tourists. He
is always delighted to chat in his native language, so be sure to drop
by.
Hidden from the usual rush of traffic, the Maui Swiss Cafe is a cozy
place to enjoy the island without the barrage of “tourist traps” found
on Front Street. Taste food flavored with the island’s freshest
ingredients and prepared with a Swiss touch.
Maui Swiss Cafe
« 640 Front Street
« Lahaina « 808 661 6776
« 808 283 6447