Hula's Island Grill Restaurant in Monterey

Name: Hula's Island Grill
Address: 622 Lighthouse Ave, Monterey, United States
Telephone: 18316554852
Rating: 4.2

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Hula's Island Grill

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#115 From 227 in Monterey

8.3

21 Review

Ambience

8.3/10

Food

8.3/10

Interior

8.3/10

Prices

8.3/10

Service

8.3/10

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Price & Cuisine

$$ Bar, Polynesian , Hawaiian , American

Establishment type

Restaurant

Dietary Restrictions

Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free

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+18316554852

622 Lighthouse Ave, Monterey, United States

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This restaurant offers you nice food and a place to rest after a long walk around Recycled Records. All the visitors like the menu that offers gorgeous Hawaiian cuisine at Hula's Island Grill. Good curried crab, wontons and halibut can be what you need. At this place guests can delve deep into delicious dishes, and order tasty key lime pie, brownies and coconut cakes. Delicious Mai tai, margaritas or chardonnay are the most popular drinks of this place. Come here and try great lime juice, latte or lemonade. Come to this spot to organize any event or party. The high ratings of this restaurant would be impossible without the courteous staff. Fast service is something clients appreciate here. Hula's Island Grill provides meals at democratic prices. The lovely decor and cozy atmosphere let visitors feel relaxed here. Google users are quite generous with this place: it was granted 4.5 stars.

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Barry W

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4 weeks ago

On the rainy day of 02.03.24 at 5:22pm, I reserved a table via walk in for a party of 6. Total of 5 immediately was seated and the remaining guest arrived late due to being unfamiliar with the area and lack of parking due to the nearby tourist attractions. The tardiness of the remaining guest clearly bothered staff via passive aggressive attitude. Also, the waitress threatened to relocate the party to a different location of the restaurant with the reasoning that the back patio was closed due to the rain. Once the final guest arrived, the passive aggressive attitude from the waitress started to simmer but the attitude was still present. Upon the issuance, of the final tab (pictured in this review) a total of $14 gratuities was signed for the waitress. Several days after the transaction has fully processed, an additional $25.90 was charged without my consent and without explanation. Myself and Jr (who accompanied myself on 02.03.24 & left a brief review on 2.6.24 regarding this visit) are regular customers that visit at least monthly to enjoy the food and the atmosphere. While the poor weather on that day has limited the occupancy of the business, this does not justify the poor attitude of staff whatsoever. This unfortunate situation has left us feeling unwelcomed and taken advantaged of. Do better. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Food: 5 Service: 1 Atmosphere: 3

Andy Barnes

A month ago

So my wife and I also came here off the back of reviews read, and read about people being glad they trusted the reviews. Well so are we! We went on a Thursday evening in January, and unlike anywhere else that evening, Hula's was buzzing. Loved the different areas of the place. We first sat at the bar enjoying a couple of drinks. The bar tender behind the "Tiki Tiki" bar was very welcoming and friendly and she looked after us well. We then sat in a nearby booth where we had great food. Enjoyed the shrimp spring rolls, then for mains, jerk chicken and also sweet potato fries. This place is great! Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person $30–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person $30–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Food: 5 Service: 1 Atmosphere: 3

Raymond Murtihardjana

2 months ago

Arrived at dinner. It was very busy time and seated within 30min. I had Ahi with blackened wasabi sauce and Duke Luau's Pork Plate, beer was Mai Tai P.A. Everything exceeded our expectation Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person $30–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes Ahi

Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person $30–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes Ahi

Echo Shao

3 months ago

We went here around 3pm for a late lunch. Overall is pretty good without much surprising. Plenty options for vegetarians. The starter, shrimp roll is delicious! The fish Taco and vegan sandwich is good. Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4

Elaine

4 months ago

We came for lunch, was busy which is a good sign. Got seated quickly and they were very accommodating with helping us fold/place our stroller out of the way. Server was great, attentive, recommended one meal over another and she nailed the recommendation. Had the pork plate and the lunch special, everything was delicious. We were very happy with our meals, cleaned both plates. Super cute place with a great vibe. We will be back. Service Dine in Meal type Lunch Price per person $20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

fmjoc

Looking for that “local vibe” and went to Hula’s Island Grill. The reality wasn’t as good as the expectation. I had the macadamia encrusted mahi and my wife, the ahi tuna tacos. The menu paints a good picture but the food while good, was just average. I had a blood orange martini and my wife, a Blue Hawaii. Far from a martini, they were served on a faux tiki glass. Filled with crushed ice and frankly, rather tasteless. Through it all the island music is too loud for conversation but, the service was very good and attentive. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person $50–100 Food: 3 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 2 Recommended dishes Sandwich