La Provence - Kula

The good: Very good food, beautiful place. The bad: cash only, one person served everyone.

A true hidden gem for pastry lovers! Without a doubt the best pastries I’ve had in North America. Such a pleasant surprise that left my partner and I floored! Do yourself a favor and make the trek here after a hike or sunrise viewing.

WARNING FOR OTHER CUSTOMERS!!! PRICES ARE NOT ACCURATE YOU WILL SPEND CLOSE TO $100 FOR MINIMAL PORTIONS OF “GOURMET” FOOD. POOR POOR POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. Since there is no website, no official menu, and a bunch of different photos of different menus with all different prices from other Google users we decided to use the Google menu because usually if you’re too lazy to create a website for your business you’ll have Google do it for you. Google prices were very reasonable asking $4-$12 for crepes/eggs Benedict. We called around 9:50am (they open at 9 supposedly to which the owner answered and let us do our entire order just to reply with “we don’t open until 10”. Then maybe switch your hours online? Don’t answer the phone until 10? We called back at 10 and ordered which took a while because the phone they have either doesn’t work or the owner is half deaf. We specifically asked for no tomatoes in our order on the phone 3 different times as well. We get there and the total comes out to $71.55 for 4 items! 2 orders of crepes that supposedly cost $8 together, and two eggs Benedict that supposedly cost $22 together. We were also taken aback when we confusedly brought out our credit card and the girl working the counter just pointed to a small sign reading “Venmo Cash or Check only.” Coming from someone who has worked years in restaurants and in the service industry usually you announce the total and if you are a cash only restaurant (shady at the end of the call so your customers don’t show up in disbelief. We brought our concerns to one of the staff members who rolled her eyes and very rudely said “that’s just google we have no control over it unless we pay for it, you have to walk into the restaurant for the real prices, I run all the internet stuff so I would know. Sorry?” She said it all very quickly because she knew the restaurant was in the wrong and it must be hard work tending to 1 singular table! Being a (barely established business I’m not sure maybe you could either (1 pay google to stop misleading customers or (2 sit down for a second when you get a break from waiting the tables you don’t have and type up a website like any good business would do. You guys are only open for 4 hours a day anyways lots of free time huh? : we kindly suggested they stop half asing their business to which we got a very short “yeah sure thanks”. We got home and were astounded when we found a singular crepe in each box and tomatoes in our food. Just so everyone is aware it is $10 DOLLARS for singular a crepe!!! $22 for the savory ones. We called them in disbelief to which the owner unfortunately answered again. We told them our complaints and tried to help them out a bit by sending them the prices we had been looking at. We asked for any contact number/email so we could show him to which the owner responded “why would I do that? I don’t know you. Why don’t you take it to yelp or something. Aloha.” Sad display of humanity : Attached the Google prices down below so maybe y’all will take a look/other ppl can stop getting confused and save their money. Would be writing nicer things if yall got your **** together or made any attempt at all to not be some backyard restaurant with a lame excuse for an owner. Aloha! :

So disappointing! Visit several times every year. Bring cash. We understand the quirks. We usually love everything we get! This year…not up to par at all! Scones not baked completely and gummy. Tried 3 separate times! The hollandaise on the Benedicts were almost tasteless and inedible . The crepes were fine! The panini was excellent! Some pastries were great…others just meh! Just not worth it…so sad! Oh…the young gals who staff the place are kind, quick and gracious as ever! Vegetarian options: Wonderful vegetarian panini with pesto and good veggie crepes too

Cute little place food was great, their pastry was VERY TASTY!