Bali Hai Restaurant - Customer Reviews

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Date: July.13.2008 18:04
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Name: Melanie
Title: Beloved jewel by the bay

Review: Bali Hai has woven itself into the fabric of Point Loma life. Everyone who lives here has memories of special occasions celebrated at Bali Hai. The owners (same family since opening in the 1950s) are very civic minded and very hands-on involved in the restaurant. The view is second to none and the ambiance is great, with a strong "tiki" influence everywhere, and lovely gardens by the bay to stroll in after dinner. The mai tais are legendary, best in the city or possibly the world, but very strong - don't order a second one if you are driving! The food is a mix of Cantonese and American standards and the service is good. But come for the view and the mai tais!

Date: March.26.2008 12:08
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Name: STEPHAN
Title: GOOD OLD RELIABLE

Review: TYPICALLY GOOD SERVICE, GOOD FOOD, GREAT MAI TAI. NICE PLACE TO STOP, RELAX AND CHOW DOWN AFTER SAILING. OF COURSE, THE VIEW ISN'T ALL THAT BAD EITHER.

Date: October.25.2007 13:44
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Name: Susie
Title: Disgusting! But a beautiful view.

Review: I was very disappointed with the food. The place is nice with a beautiful view, and that must be the only reason this place stays in business. Everything we ordered was disgusting! The owner of Bali Hai should fire his chef and get a new menu. When I go out to such a fine looking restaurant I expect the food to be good, or at least so-so. The service was fine, and I didn't want to make a big fuss. But I will never go back. My sister told me that she had made reservations there for her boyfriend's birthday, but I told her to cancel them and find a better restaurant.

Date: September.13.2007 12:50
Rating:
Name: Gil
Title: Needs Help

Review: The view and location are excellent. The food is fair. The restaurant was extreemly uncomfortable, way too hot. By the time the food arrived I was hot and sweaty. The place was way too noisy. My Salmon Wellington was OK, the Missus Huli Huli something was literally tasteless, Outback Steak House's Coconut Shrimp puts Bali Hai's Coconut Shrimp to shame. Beware...you pay 4 star prices for 2 star food. Also, they need a new Bartender, the drinks were not acceptable.

Date: September.06.2007 11:52
Rating:
Name: Tom
Title: Noisy place and Tasteless food!!

Review: My wife and I went to this restaurant for our 20th wedding anniversary. We had a nice window seat and a beautiful view - then the rest was downhill from there! The place was so noisy from people talking that my wife and I could'nt hear each other talk at a table for two! We dressed nice, and people next to us and across from us were in shorts and t-shirt, and very loud! The whole restaurant was loud/noisy!! The waiter took forever to take our order (30 min. waitng). The food was expensive, which would have been fine if it tasted good!! It was tasteless - not good! We will not be going to this place again!!! Very disappointed.

Date: September.06.2007 09:53
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Name: Paul
Title: Always Great Place to visit

Review: Each time I fly into San Diego, I go to the Bali Hai. Great place for view of bay and city. Very relaxing while enjoying the wonder lunch buffet. At night very special with the lights. I recommend the Macademian Nut Mahi Mahi.

Date: May.05.2007 21:18
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Name: Patty
Title: Why haven't we eaten here before??

Review: Having lived in San Diego all our lives, you would have thought we would have stumbled onto Bali Hai before now. Unfortunuately it took until tonight, our 31st wedding anniversary, to discover the excellent food, service, and incredible view that this restaurant has to offer. I knocked off one point only because it was a little too loud for our liking, but in their defense, there were a lot of large parties there tonight. Otherwise everything was OUTSTANDING, including the service. Our waitress Nicky, while never making us feel rushed, was always just a step away from taking care of our every need. The food....EXCELLENT! I especially loved the fire-roasted tomato soup which started things off. Yum! The marinated pork loin wrapped with smoked pepper bacon was to die for! My husband thoroughly enjoyed his tempura shrimp which were extremely large. All in all a most pleasurable dining experience, and we WILL go back.

Date: April.10.2007 19:51
Rating:
Name: Maggie
Title: Not the best.

Review: I decided to try Hawaiian food for the first time (being from the east coast and all), and thought Bali Hai would be a good place to go since it was close and had pretty decent reviews. When the appetizer came I was pleased. We got the sampler that comes with nachos, 2 coconut shrimp, 1 crab cake, 2 vegi egg rolls, and bbq spareribs. It was filling and everything tasted great. Next came the meal included is a soup and salad. The soup is served with sourdough bread, they have a different one every night. I can't remember the one we had, but it was pretty good. The salad was next and it had an almost mayo flavored salad dressing, but honestly I was too full to have more than a few bites. It was alright nothing special. Next came the main dishes. I had the island sampler with ahi, mahi mahi, and salmon. I found the fish somewhat bland. In some bites you can almost taste too much white wine in the salmon. The mashed potatoes where great and the vegetables were ok. The sauce t ... Full Review

Date: February.14.2007 09:34
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Name: terilyn
Title: very dissapointing

Review: my finacee and i went here two times...only because we were looking for a place to hold our wedding reception. the first time, the service was amazing, the ambiance was great and the food was great as well...this was for lunch. the second time however, we went for dinner and i was very dissapointed. our appetizer was allright, but when the eentres came, the meat was overcooked and i felt like i was eating rubber. and the scallops were undercooked so it tasted like i was eating sand...i was very dissapointed. i was really looking forward to having this place for the reception, but that's no longer the case.

Date: January.30.2007 15:01
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Name: Renee
Title: Can't beat the view!

Review: No matter where you sit in this restaurant the view is unbeatable. And the food is not bad either. Reasonable prices, pretty good food and fantastic view, can't ask for much more.

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