Bali Hai Restaurant

Bali Hai Restaurant reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Mark

   San Diego15 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Was promptly greeted by friendly staff. Seated at a table with panoramic view of harbor and city skyline. The server was knowledgeable about the menu and was good at answering questions about the menu. Food and drinks were very good. Will definitely go back in the future!
   

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   Nancy

   Greater Taipei3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It’s a wonderful experience to have a great dinner at this beautiful restaurant
   

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   Chris

   San Diego3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Menu was interesting but overpriced for what it was, don’t think we will come back for another meal. Worth coming back for drinks/apps and the view. Big open space, noise carries from one side to the other.
   

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   Scott

   San Diego3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   One our favorite place. This where take out guest but this time it for 90 plus mom ‘s birthday we enjoyed ourselves.
   

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   Cosmo

   San Diego4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The Bali Hai restaurant is always vibrant, energetic, and has a tiki-islander theme throughout the restaurant which is fun. Traffic made us late for our reservation, we called our server several times to let her know, and she was kind, understanding, and adjusted our reservation several times for us. Nadeem our server was fun, kind welcoming, and made sure we had a blast. The kitchen staff accommodated us with custom side dishes we wanted, we were mesmorized by the flexibility of the kitchen staff. The Bali Hai is a special place and a must try for everyone at least once.
   

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   Mom51

   Detroit3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A little pricey but good food and great location and atmosphere. Our server was friendly and attentive.
   

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   wendy

   San Diego18 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Bali Hai for lunch was fabulous, amazing view, excellent service & food.
   

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   Mike

   Los Angeles14 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   This is not my first time at Bali Hai, but my first since COVID. The menu has gotten smaller but the food is still good. The view of the harbor is still wonderful. The Mai Tai was not good, very watery and bitter. The waiter service was terrible. My food was warm, not hot. I could not send it back to be warmed up as the waiter did not stop by our table for at least 15 more minutes. He finally stopped by after we had finished and we requested boxes for leftovers. He left and returned with a box...for a nearby table, but none for us. TIP stood for "To Ignore Patrons". We, and several other nearby tables, finally got our boxes and bills paid when a front desk employee came to our tables to find out why we were still there (they had 8:00 reservations to seat). She quickly did what needed to be done to get our meal done in a professional manner.
   

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   Christopher

   Phoenix3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 6, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We had a wonderful evening and were lucky enough to get a table at one of the windows which afforded us a great view of the harbor at sunset. Our server, Issac, was friendly, charming, and attentive. The food was excellent.
   

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    tanya

    Orange County2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 5, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    The best part was the location, the outside lights, fireplace, the history and decor on the walls. The tables by the windows, overlooking the tranquil waves is an amazing offer from this restaurant. It gives a perfect island vibe with the food and drinks from the same theme. It takes you to one of the islands you have visited. We were in Hawaii all the time while eating here, emotionally. Not to miss when you are visiting San Diego.
    

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