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| - I was offered two free tickets to see the Island Heat show. I have never hear of this place. I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into, so I went to the main website to do some research. It describe the show as: "combining the excitement of Polynesian dance with a Las Vegas twist". Ohhhhhh sounds interesting, I'll give it a try... I don't have anything planned tonight anyways.
When I went to pick up my tickets for the show, we were asked if we wanted to include dinner with our show for $20. The dinner provided was a three course meals, starting with Lua'ai (salad) and Paola (Macadamia White Chocolate Roll), your choice of one entree (Macadamia Crusted Mahi Mahi, Teriyaki Flank Steak, Ahi Tuna, Pina Colada Chicken), and a dessert. It sounded delicious, so we decided to include dinner with our show.
Food:
Our first course was the Lua'ai salad with Paola bread. The Lua'ai included some greens, strawberry, pineapple, and mozzarella cheese. According to the menu, the Paola was supposed to be Macadamia white chocolate roll, but instead we were given a bread roll with bits of cranberry jam inside. I guess they ran out? Anyways, nothing stood out with either dishes. I ordered the Macadamia Crusted Mahi Mahi. It included a decent size Mahi Mahi with a side of rice and bok choy. According to the menu, it was suppose to include a mango salad, but it was not on my dish. Also, the rice was dry and was harden. The entree was also okay, nothing stood out. My boyfriend ordered the Teriyaki Flank Steak. It was cooked perfectly for his taste (medium well) and I definitely enjoyed it better than my Mahi Mahi. As for the dessert, we were each given a small piece of cheesecake, nothing stood out with it as well.
Service:
With first impression, the staff was friendly. As the night went on, my impression of the staff changed. It started off with the drinks. My boyfriend ordered a glass of coke. We noticed that everyone else was getting their drinks and some people were getting their food already and yet he still haven't received the coke he ordered. When my boyfriend ask for a refill, our server said sure, but never brought over another glass. These things of thing isn't a big deal, but what is a big deal for me is that they OVERCHARGED ME! The dinner itself is $20 per person, plus a glass of coke, plus tax, our total should have been about $47, but instead it came out to almost $60 for the entire night! Apparently, they charged me 20% in taxes for the meal... unbelievable. On top of that, they do not give you the option of allowing you to put in your own gratuity, they do it for you.
Show:
The show was okay. I was expecting a show full of different element of Polynesian dancing, but instead, it was more of a variety show. It started out with Polynesian dancing, then it went into a segment with an Elvis impersonator, then into a segment of motown/doo-wop music. I enjoyed the dancing and the singing was pretty good especially with the female singer, but still, I was expecting more Hawaiian elements. When I saw the show, a group called "Island Heat" were performing at Kahunaville just for a few months. So perhaps, their regular shows maybe completely different. They also played the Lilo & Stitch which was awesome!
Overall:
At first I was going to give this place a rating of 3 stars, but after looking at the menu while I was writing this review, I noticed that some of the items that was suppose to be on my plate wasn't and our servers never bothered to let us know about it. Also, I didn't notice the 20% in taxes that they charged me until I was writing this review. The show itself was okay. It definitely isn't worth what they charge for it, which is $39.99. In conclusion, I would not recommend this place to a friend.
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