Nani Moon Meadery - Kapa?a

Quaint, friendly Meadery sources local ingredients from Kauai and nearby islands to create a honey wine.

I regularly have mead from various award-winning Midwestern meaderies like Second City, Pips, and Schramms. Nani Moon 's product is excellent and they specialize in dry meads which I don 't usually have much access to. After tasting the regular offerings and seasonal offerings, I ended up buying a bottle of the seasonal offering of candied orange cranberry cyser . Basically, the cyser is a mix of apple juice and honey instead of water and honey which are usually used to make mead. After we chilled it, the dry cyser paired wonderfully with our dinner that revolved around macadamia nut crusted mahi mahi. Chef 's kiss!!

We really wanted to like this place. We really wanted to support local .This place is not local at all and has zero of the positive qualities we have found in other small business around the island. Everything from the location which is hidden in a random strip mall by an abandoned building to the interior which was just a complete mess. It 's very cluttered on the inside and there 's a lot of little notes demanding that guests do not take pictures and other rules . The smell inside this place also was enough to make us walk out immediately. It was like a chemical smell mixed with rotten fruits. The lady that was working when we came in was not pleasant at all. She was rude and demanded that we buy all her attempts of up-selling us on macadamia nuts and bottles to go. My friend kind of felt bad for her so bought a bottle to take to her Mom back home because we didn 't like the flavors but thought maybe someone else might appreciate a gift from Kauai. We didn 't realize until after we left that the mead bottle was sealed with some sort of black duct tape. The bottle was leaking so we threw it away before we got to the airport. What a waste of $38! I will never return to this location and will definitely spread the word so no one else ruins their afternoon on such a magical island. My friend is also considering filing complaints because if she didn 't catch the leaking bottle sealed in duct tape, she could have taken it on the plane and that could have been really bad... On a positive note, we very much enjoyed the Wine Shop across the street. The owners were friendly and the whole vibe was what were hoping for.

Went to this place as I love enjoying meads and visiting breweries when I travel. My friend and I want into this place and there was a lady behind the bar who could care less about us, was bothered by my questions and just plain rude. At one point she told me I was asking too many questions. The mead is ok if you like something that tastes like you fermented it in your kitchen. The atmosphere is weird and as a recommendation to the owners it would be advised to dump the dead weight of an employee/owner as she is a drag on anyone’s existence. At no point did I feel welcome and honestly she would be better fit in a job where she doesn’t have to interact with any humans. Ever.

The older white lady behind the counter (hostess) was…Rude. Omg. It came out of Left Field! It was pretty bad. As soon as we walked in, we were not greeted, and and asked rudely if we were there for a tasting. We then felt awkward just standing around waiting for the host. Fast forward, we're tasting the Mead, I asked the Hostess how long Mead lasts for after opening a bottle of it…she snapped out on me! I was shocked. And embarrassed. I immediately felt uncomfortable! At that point, I was confused and felt awful. The wines are only okay. Honestly, this place is nothing to write home about. Spend your money elsewhere. #wasteofmoney I had an awful experience and felt out of place immediately walking in with my guy BFF. This was the only place on the Island I will never go back to. My best friend and I visited quite a few places during our week-long vacation. Every other business and even the people were so nice! I hate to say it, but this was the only place that did not make guests feel welcome! Don't waste your time or money on this place go somewhere else to ensure a great experience! Lastly, It is very crammed in there as well. An Uncomfortable place, staff, and atmosphere. But the customer service was the worst.