Kona Grill - Desert Ridge

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   Christopher

   Phoenix

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   After waiting 35 mins after being sat at our table the waitress comes over with one of the managers and asks if we had been helped. Odd question as we are sitting there at your assigned table and no food no drinks no napkins no nothing. After telling her no the manager said he will comp a drink or appetizer for the wait. Cool we thought. The waitress took our order and within 10ins the appetizers were delivered. However. No silverware nor plates nor napkins came along with them. Just dumped on the table and she left. We waited 10 mins to flag another employer down for her to bring us these items. Our waitress shows back up and keep in mind we have now been seated for about 45 mins and she asks if we are ready to order. Um we did when you took our drink and appetizer order and reminded her. She said oh let me go check the kitchen. Never seen here again and after another 15 mins of waiting we flagged down a very nice manager who was apologetic and said will make it right. Well we waited another 10 mins and decided to call it quits with this experience. The manager said we didn't have to pay and apologized. We were there 1hour and 40 mins and it was not a good experience at all. Sorry this was how my 1st time at your restaurant played out. I had better hopes for a good meal and company.
   

   Kona Grill - Desert RidgeResponded today

   Thanks for the feedback, Christopher. We're sorry to hear about your experience at Kona Grill - Desert Ridge. We pride ourselves on our service and it's clear we fell short during your visit. We understand your frustration about the missing items and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. We're committed to improving our service and your experience. We hope you'll give us another chance to make it right. Best regards, The Management Team
   

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   mike

   New York City

   5 reviews

   1.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Sometimes it just doesn’t work that well. To be kind I’m not sure servers are trained very well before working tables.
   

   Kona Grill - Desert RidgeResponded 1 day ago

   Hey Mike, we're really sorry to hear about your experience at Kona Grill - Desert Ridge. We always aim to deliver a great experience, and we regret that we missed the mark during your visit. We take your feedback seriously and will address this with our team to ensure we improve our service training. We hope you'll give us another chance to impress you with our service. Thanks for your feedback. The Management Team
   

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   Sebastian

   Phoenix

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Had an 8:30 reservation for Valentine's place was packed but that was expected. Seated to our table in 10 minutes no biggie again it's Valentine's. Was seated on the back patio it was warmed out there a little chilly though. A bar tender kind of greeted us he got us drinks to start from there it took us about 10-15 minutes to order after we sat down. Problem is we did not get our food until 9:35 and 9:45. We however were given free fried calamari which was nice after about 45 minutes of waiting. I got the steak with shrimp and it was okay but it was not worth the price. My girlfriend got some sort of spicy sushi it was okay again not the quality either of us expected for a tab of almost $100. Food was okay but over priced definitely inflated for Valentine's but waiting close to 2 hours for our food not what we were expecting service could have been much better.
   

   Kona Grill - Desert RidgeResponded 1 day ago

   Hi Sebastian, We're sorry to hear about your experience at Kona Grill - Desert Ridge on Valentine's Day. We understand how important special occasions are and we regret that we fell short in providing the prompt service and quality food that we strive for. Your feedback about the wait time and food quality is valuable and we'll definitely take it into consideration. We appreciate your understanding and hope that we can learn from this experience to improve our overall service.
   

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   Victoria

   Unspecified

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   We waited over an hour and a half for our food! A table next to us waited over two hours. Overall this food place wasn’t very good
   

   Kona Grill - Desert RidgeResponded 1 day ago

   Thanks for the review, Victoria. We're really sorry to hear about your experience. We understand how frustrating it can be to wait for your meal, especially when you're expecting a good one. We appreciate your feedback and will use it to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another chance to impress you in the future. Best, Kona Grill - Desert Ridge Management Team
   

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   Terrie

   San Francisco

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   We had a reservation for 730. At 8 o’clock we still had not been seated. The hostess informed me that reservations are not seated first. Why make a reservation if it’s not going to be honored? Once we were seated we learned that once we placed our order, it would be another hour to receive it. We left. We went next door where we seated quickly and were served a wonderful 3 course meal.
   

   Kona Grill - Desert RidgeResponded 2 days ago

   Hi Terrie, We're truly sorry to hear about your experience at Kona Grill - Desert Ridge. We understand how frustrating it can be to wait for a table, especially when you have a reservation. We always strive to provide the best service to our guests, and it's clear we fell short during your visit. We appreciate your patience and understanding, and we're glad to hear that you enjoyed your meal once you were seated. Your feedback is invaluable to us and we'll certainly use it to improve our service. We hope you'll give us another chance to serve you better in the future. Best regards, The Management Team
   

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   Annie

   Phoenix

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Had a reservation at 7:30. We weren’t seated til about 8:30. When we were seated we were told that it would be another 1.5-2hr wait for our food to come out once we ordered.
   

   Kona Grill - Desert RidgeResponded 1 day ago

   Thanks for the review, Annie. We're sorry to hear about your wait time. We understand how frustrating it can be to wait for your food even when you have a reservation. We assure you that it was not our intention to keep you waiting. We appreciate your patience and understand that it affected your dining experience. We hope you'll give us another chance to serve you better. Your feedback is important to us and we hope to serve you again soon. Best regards, The Management Team
   

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   Janet

   Phoenix

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Terrible this place is terrible had a reservation at 7:15pm didn't get sat till 7:30 I placed an order right away since I did see there was a lot of people around 8:20 waiter came to give us drinks but no update I also noticed they kept seating people as no food was being brought out 9 o clock hits and still nothing even from the waiter it's now 9:30 and the waiter comes and tells us our food is next about 9:45 the waiter comes back to tell us are order was never submitted and that they are also out of what my partner ordered he brought us a menu expecting us to still want to order something else as he stated "he'll take care of us" as in he shouldn't have been taking care of us already im just so confused what he seen that he had just told us our food was coming out next and not even a manager coming out to apologize it's all so unbelievably.
   

   Kona Grill - Desert RidgeResponded 1 day ago

   Hello Janet, We're truly sorry for the inconvenience you and your party experienced during your visit. We understand how frustrating it can be to wait, especially when you're in a hurry. We understand your frustration and we apologize for the lack of attention you received. It's not the level of service we strive for at Kona Grill - Desert Ridge. We appreciate your feedback and will work on improving our service. We hope for another chance to provide you with the quality dining experience we're known for. Best regards, The Management Team
   

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   Nic

   Richmond

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   We understand that it was busy, but we had a reservation for 7 and we were not seated until 7:30. Then we ordered our food at 7:45, and did not receive it until 8:45. When the food came out it was cold, which was disappointing. It also felt very overpriced, and not worth the wait or the price.
   

   Kona Grill - Desert RidgeResponded 1 day ago

   Thanks for the feedback, Nic. We're sorry to hear about your experience at Kona Grill - Desert Ridge. We understand that it was busy and understand the frustration of waiting. We apologize for the delay in seating and the cold food. We strive to provide our guests with a memorable dining experience and it seems we fell short this time. Your feedback is valuable and will help us improve. We hope to have the opportunity to serve you again and provide a better experience. The Management Team
   

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   Angi

   Phoenix

   3 reviews

   1.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   We were there for Valentine’s Day and it was the most awful experience we ever encountered at a restaurant. Our table was given to a different party, we got seated half hour late to a made-up table in the back. We waited 2.5 hrs for food, after multiple people from our group walked around the restaurant looking for our waitress and eventually the manager. We were informed some dishes were no longer available but were not given choices of replacement dishes. 3 hours later we were finally brought our food which was cold and underwhelming. The entire experience was beyond anything we ever experienced anywhere else… Eventually we talked to the manager and we didn’t have to pay the bill after all the distress.
   

   Kona Grill - Desert RidgeResponded 1 day ago

   Thanks for the review, Angi. We're truly sorry to hear about your Valentine's Day experience at Kona Grill - Desert Ridge. We understand how frustrating it must have been to wait for your table and not receive the service you expected. We also apologize for the disappointment with the food. We're usually known for our exceptional food and it's disappointing to hear we missed the mark this time. We will certainly address these issues with our team to prevent such instances in the future. We hope you'll give us another chance to serve you better. The Management Team
   

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    Jessica

    Austin

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

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

    Felt very rushed and not enough servers but the receptionist was great
    

    Kona Grill - Desert RidgeResponded 1 day ago

    Thanks for visiting us, Jessica. We're sorry to hear that your experience at Kona Grill - Desert Ridge didn't meet your expectations. We strive to provide a relaxing dining experience, and it sounds like we fell short in this instance. We appreciate your feedback and will certainly use it to improve our service. We hope you'll give us another chance to serve you better in the future. Best, The Management Team
    

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