Reviews for Noelani's Island Grill in San Carlos, CA
What a fantastic meal. From the ambiance of live hawaiin music to great food and strong drinks.. it all was great. Our server... and staff were awesome. Had lots of appetizers and a few entrees to share plus multiple desserts to try. Everything was good.Highly recommend trying this restaurant! Read more
Brunch review: Shaka chicken and Hawaiin breakfast were tasty but nothing special--it was just good comfort food. It was a cute... spot though with their outside area so it's nice to hang out there. The mimosas looked good but wasn't tryna drink that morning.Service was great and they were all so nice and prompt. Food: 5/10 Service: 8/10 Vibes: 7/10 Value: 5/10 Read more
I enjoy this place so much. I ordered the poke nachos, they are life changing! The atmosphere is great, the music had us... singing and service is always great. The Mai Thai drink is awesome. ?? Read more
Great customer service, easy going atmosphere and music. Good vibes and very comfortable. Most appetizer recommended by host and... wait staff were on point and great. Good price range. Read more
It?s always a good day when you?re having Hawaiian food. ? O R D E R E D + V E R D I C T ? 1. P.O.G. | $4 | 4/5 : Drink -... Passionfruit, orange, and guava. First sip in and you can immediately taste the guava purée then you kinda taste the orangejuice after. Passionfruit flavor was subtle. But overall, it's a refreshing drink. 2. Virgin Pina Colada | $6 | 5/5 : Drink - Inever really liked pina colada flavored things, but to my surprise, this was probably the highlight of the whole meal. Thisdrink comes in slushee form. Not too sweet. The pineapple and coconut flavors works in harmony. Whenever I think of pina colada,i find it very artificial, but not with this drink! I can't stop talking about it because it's so goooooood! 3. Poke Sampler |$21 | 4.5/5 : Appetizer - You get to sample 4 Hawaiian Poke which were Ahi Shoyu (strong ginger taste), Ahi Spicy (not reallyspicy), Lomi Salmon (my fav out of all, melts in your mouth), and kimchi tofu style (not really poke but still good). Servedwith a bed of cabbage underneath. Does not come with Taro Chips. 4. Taro Chips | $5 | 5/5 : Side - ordered this separately topair with the poke sampler. Crispy. Nice and big slices. 5. Hurricane Fries | $9 | 5/5 : Side - these are savory and saltyshoestring fries. Thinly coated with sriracha, wasabi aioli, unagi sauce and some furikake seasoning. Sweet but crispy. Once youeat a piece, you can't stop eating it. 6. Shaka Chicken Plate | $18 | 4/5 : Fried boneless chicken (mix of dark and breastmeat). Comes with rice and macaroni salad. Substituted spam fried rice for extra $2. The chicken was perfectly battered andflavorful. Drizzled with some Sriracha wasabi aioli and unagi sauce. The mac salad was pretty good. The spam fried rice lookedsoggy and bland but to my surprise, it was so good! Although I've never been to Hawaii, It truly feels like I'm there. Overall,such a great experience. Staff were nice. Continually checked up and cleared the table for us. Definitely co Read more
Drinks were delicious - The "Royal Hawaiian" and Upsidedown Cake! The food also bomb.com - katsu, kalua pork, loco Moco with 3... kinda of rice - white, brown, and fried rice. Our server even treated me with a birthday firecracker and beignet! What a treat -thank you!! Read more
Aloha!. This place was only missing the sand and waves. The spirit of aloha permeated everything from the service to the... atmosphere to the food. Tons of variety for everyone in your party to fins something. We tried the poke nachos, kalua porkquesadilla, and hurricane fries. All were absolutely the bomb. Mahalo to Neolani and the staff for such a wonderful experience. We will be back Read more
Went for a Friday Happy Hour from 3-5 pm. Alyssa, our server, was wonderful, the staff is attentive and food/drink could not be... better! Open air, full bar, clean restrooms and a friendly Hawaiian theme atmosphere... My new favorite place to meet friends! Read more