Lacto
Ovo
American
Breakfast
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. All-day breakfast and brunch restaurant serving standard American fare. Main attraction is DIY pancakes where you choose the batter type (one is gluten-free vegan), then you choose add-ins and toppings (has fresh fruit). Then you cook it yourself on a griddle at the table. Due to the fire in Aug 2023 many Lahaina businesses are closed or have moved. Please help HappyCow by sending in an update as needed. Open Mon-Sun 7:00am-12:00pm.


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22 Reviews

First Review by Librahi

Chia

Points +3635

Vegetarian
06 Aug 2017

Cook pancakes yourself

Saw this place listed on happycow for Maui and stopped in for a try. Here's my Slappy Cakes review.

It's a novel idea that's especially fun for kids. One of the batter options is gluten-free/vegan. So you order that, which comes in a squirt bottle with enough batter for 4 full-size pancakes. To me the pancakes tasted fine

Nothing else on its large breakfast & brunch food menu is vegan, though -- lots of egg, dairy, meat.

Kyfred

Points +541

Vegan
18 Jul 2023

Good vegan breakfast spot if you like pancakes 😍

I read some concerning reviews on here about the pancakes and almost didn’t go, but we really enjoyed our visit! This restaurant does not have extensive vegan options by any means, but if you’re down for a lot of carbs and yummy pancakes with a unique environment, it’s a great place! We especially appreciated this find as filling vegan food for breakfast near our hotel was slim pickings and we really needed to carb-up this day for 3 hikes! The pancakes are not fluffy or out-of-this-world amazing, but we really enjoyed them, the fun topping options, and ate them all happily 😋🤙

Pros: Lots of pancake options , Filling breakfast in the area

Cons: Very few other vegan options

Kyfred

18 Jul 2023

Should clarify, the 3 stars is for lack of overall options, not the taste or enjoyment of what we did get!

meganjolic

Points +132

Vegan
22 Dec 2022

Fun for the whole family!

Who doesn’t like to make their own pancakes?! For vegans & non this is a fun place to go.

Some have complained about the batter. Well, GF is completely different & why restaurants continue to lump the V & GF things together will never cease to stump me. Anyway ~ for V&GF it’s really good.

Updated from previous review on 2022-12-22

Pros: Vegan/GF batter , Vegan toppings

Cons: Serves meat/eggs , Expensive

ChelseaNicoleAlders

Points +20

Vegan
22 Apr 2022

We hated these vegan/gluten free pancakes.

They had a chemical after taste and were confused about what vegan butter was / overall not worth the wait and price

labalkum

Points +354

Vegan
15 Jan 2022

Rubber….

It’s a great concept. We chose the make your option option with a grill in our table. That was fun. They vegan (and GF) batter made rather rubbery pancakes. And there is no vegan ‘butter’ option. They make a vegan coconut syrup which was nice. And there are plenty of fruit options. But overall I ended up with an in early sweet plate of blah texture.

Pros: Distinct vegan batter and topping options, Generous fruit portions ($2 toppings)

Cons: No vegan butter. Pancakes need butter!!

michelle_lynne14

Points +1202

Vegan
31 Aug 2021

Good

We had Pancakes here one morning. I was so happy they're one option is vegan AND gluten free! They have lots of vegan topping options. There's also fruit cups, potatoes and avocado toast that can be made vegan. We enjoyed out breakfast!

AaronMG

Points +2295

Vegan
04 Jun 2021

Decent option

This is a decent spot for people eating with non-veg family. The pancakes are decent and they have fresh fruit to top with. The price is on the high end but typical for the area.

RobynSukatski

Points +30

Vegan
15 Mar 2020

Good vegan options!

Breakfast restaurant with vegan options. Worth a trip.

Pros: Vegan pancakes!!! Oh yea!!, Avocado toast was delicious!!

boobaby1015

Points +30

Vegan
15 Mar 2020

Good food!

The DIY pancakes were so good and so much fun to make! The avocado toast is really good as well along side the breakfast potatoes😄

Pros: Some Vegan options

Cons: The "Denny's" of Hawaii

megkamille

Points +720

Vegan
22 Nov 2019

Terrible pancakes

I went here under the impression that it was hard to make a pancake taste bad. Oh wow was I wrong. the pancake was one of the worst I’ve had. Vegan pancakes with banana. I gagged down a few bites and called it. I also went with a no vegan and their food was terrible too. I unfortunately do not recommend this restaurant.

Cons: Not good. , It was $14 for banana pancakes 🥞

donnercruz

Points +16

Vegan
26 Oct 2019

Pancakes are thin and super dry. Toppings: 1Tbs. worth $2-$4.50 per each item.

The staff is friendly. The vegan/gluten free pancakes were thin and super dry. Sadly, the worst I’ve ever had. The toppings are expensive and will only receive maybe a tablespoon of each item. We left with full plates and hungry bellies.

Pros: Vegan/gluten free pancakes, Fresh fruit and toppings , Nice staff

Cons: Pancakes are dry like the desert. Worst ever! , Toppings: $2.00-$4.50 each for 1 tablespoon worth

lornafc

Points +24

Vegan
26 Aug 2019

Grateful for the option but not blown away.

Very thankful for a vegan breakfast option but I would say dont be prepared for an amazing stack of pancakes. I hate to say it, but I think most of us have made more delicious vegan pancakes in our own homes. I had the blueberry pancakes but it was just blueberries on top. Hit the spot but had hoped for more. I saw avocado toast also on the menu as an alternative.

Pros: Vegan batter with any fruits you want, real maple

Cons: Bland

kirbythevegan

Points +581

Vegan
15 Jul 2019

Fun and Yum!

After close to an hour wait in Monday morning around 10am. We had a friendly server and had an enjoyable and relaxing breakfast. My daughter and I (both vegan) shared vegan pancakes with strawberries & papaya plus the avocado toast. We did the make your own version and it was fun. Other reviewers said they didn’t taste good but we liked them (maybe because we soaked them in fruit and syrup)!

Pros: Fun and Yum!, Vegan options, Great coconut syrup!

Cons: Long wait for a table

brooklynranta

Points +124

Vegan
28 May 2019

Solid vegan pancakes!

I did not do the DIY vegan pancakes, but instead ordered the Hawaiian Pancakes without whipped cream and substituting the normal batter for the vegan/gluten free batter (free of charge!) The pancakes were good and thick, and the pancakes come with free maple syrup and coconut syrup (which was delicious, and vegan!!) For a very fun breakfast, I would definitely go back!

Pros: Free to substitute vegan batter

Cons: Not tons of vegan options

SarahV1117

Points +110

Vegan
20 Feb 2019

Great for kids, fair for vegan adults

As a vegan-Skip the vegan DIY pancake batter. Stick to avocado toast (without butter) and potatoes.

Pros: Delicious vegan avocado toast , Tasty fried potato “home fries” , Kids loved making their own pancakes

Cons: Vegan DIY pancake option tastes awful, Long wait times

annamartensson

Points +86

Vegan
01 Jan 2019

Nice idea

While the concept of cooking your own pancakes at the table was very enjoyable (especially for my younger siblings), the vegan pancake batter was not very good in my opinion. The batter was also gluten free, and thus quite grainy and not very “pancakey”, and I’m pretty sure that was the only vegan option they had. If you don’t mind gluten-free pancakes though, I think you would really like this place and if you’re in the area, try it out (especially if you have kids).

Pros: Fun to cook pancakes at table

Cons: Grainy batter, Few non-pancake vegan options

NaomiJi

Points +231

Vegan
23 Dec 2018

Love Pancakes

Loved that there was a place that my children could enjoy. The food was good.

Pros: Vegan options , Friendly staff /kid friendly , Clean

AutumnTierra

Points +1442

Vegan
24 Oct 2018

Solid pancake option!

Has vegan pancakes with lots of filling and topping options. The coconut syrup is also vegan. I am not sure if they have other vegan options, but the pancakes were labeled vegan. I did not see vegan egg or meat options or tofu scramble.

Pros: Labels pancakes vegan, Has vegan pancakes, Friendly staff

Cons: Only vegan option is gluten free, Did not see other vegan options

Vegan_schmegan

Points +45

Vegan
01 Oct 2018

Delicious!

They have a gluten free batter that is also vegan and tastes great! Plenty of fruit topping options as well as coconut macadamia nuts, and a coconut peanut butter! The potatoes are also vegan.
They are very receptive on Facebook as well.and will happily send you an allergen pdf if you ask that specifically mentions what is vegan!

Pros: lots of vegan options, vegan breakfast

Cons: kind of expensive

Jensouth

Points +48

Vegan
07 Sep 2018

Vegans can eat pancakes too!

Nice to be able to experience ‘American pancakes’ as a vegan. Fun to choose topping and cook on the griddle.

Pros: Vegan options for pancakes batter, Vegan toppings (chocolate chips)

Cons: A bit pricey for toppings , Big serving of some toppings, not enough of other, Appears no other vegan options on menu

smashyface

Points +98

Vegan
18 May 2018

vegan pancakes!

Great spot for a carb heavy breakfast. You can sub out the vegan and gluten free batter for any stack from the kitchen, but no non dairy milk for coffee. Long wait on weekends, but great option to have for an omni crowd.

Pros: vegan pancakes!

Cons: no non dairy milk for coffee

Librahi

Points +350

Vegan
08 Jun 2017

Great pancakes and fun to make your own!

Great prices, pancakes are great, it's fun to make your own, great toppings, chocolate chips are vegan too!




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