Hula Moon

Hula moon boasted an authentic tiki grill based on early Polynesian bars of the 1950s. Unfortunately, authentic may only apply to the food. Granted, the restaurant depicts itself as a ‘modern’ take on tiki grills, I was expecting something a little more immersive. Even though the ambience lacks the overall vibe I was looking for, the menu offered lots of options for exotic dishes. All in all if you’re looking for a ‘lightly decorated’ tiki bar with some great food, then this is the place for you.

Great atmosphere food and staff. Poke nachos Bahn mi and kids nuggets all solid we will be back soon!

Chain restaurant feel, totally. Boring and sterile inside. Food boring unoriginal. We did have a good cocktail. Basic Ceasar salad was decent. Go anywhere else.

Great atmosphere and food; Brandon was our waiter and was very attentive. Cheesy wahoo dip was delicious. I had the fish n chips and my wife had the mahi tacos, both were very good.

We stopped in last Saturday night and as luck would have it they had Hula dancers. The dancers were incredible!!! Our waiter was Brandon, he was super friendly and attentive. I started with a Mai Tai that was a perfect balance between sweet and sour and the hubs had a beer. For our main course I had the grouper special with a coconut Thai sauce that I thought was very good. My husband however had their Luau Pork plate. He swears it was the best pork he’s ever had. The pork was seasoned with Hawaiian pink sea salt and came with fried rice and grilled pineapple skewers. We will definitely be visiting again soon

Stopped in Tuesday night for a bite and drink with my dad. Taco Tuesday was the special and they were incredible! I had a blackened mahi taco, a fried mahi taco, and a grilled chicken taco. Best deal around. This sole proprietor restaurant is a great place!

I absolutely love hula moon! Their food is very unique and flavorful. The service and waiters are always wonderful. I haven’t been here during a dinner rush or busy time so I tend to get great service. I have no idea why this restaurant has three stars because I give it five always, I suggest coming at an off time like 2 pm.

Probably the worst meal I’ve had in a long time. After sending back one of our entrees because the steak had zero flavor and was tough as shoe leather the replacement fried shrimp wasn’t much better. The mongo beef only had the flavor of the sour cream and cilantro but the beef had zero flavor. Our waitress was very nice and apologetic and the manager came out and apologized. They must have seated us in the children’s section as the 3 tables around us had screaming kids running around the table the entire time. What a shame as it could be a really cute place. We won’t be back.

I had a great meal here tonight. I ate at the bar. The bartender was wonderful. She was very friendly and accommodating. I bumped into some friends at the bar and that was nice. I had their grouper special and it was excellent. I would certainly come back again. It is a nice locally owned and friendly restaurant

Bright, stylish place with good drinks (I could even get diet ginger ale with my whiskey!) and excellent food. Prices for dinner ranged from about $ 12 – 25. Really liked it; too bad it’s all the way across the causeway.

1 star not because it was that bad, but because there’s nothing good for me to say that would recommend for you to go there. The food is just not good that’s the bottom line dried up stuffing in flounder and too much stuff going on in the Mongolian beef. service is ok not personable. Wouldn’t go back.

I went to Hula Moon with a group for Taco Tuesday Happy Hour. Since I was going to have tacos, I thought I would have a Margarita. I am not a fan of sour mix so I asked the server if they had a Margarita made with just lime juice instead of mix. She responded, «Well, I guess we could make you a Margarita with ROSE’S LIME JUICE.» AAACK. Rose’s Lime Juice is the appropriate choice for making a Gimlet, not a Margarita. I told her I was referring to the juice from a fruit with a green peel not a bottle and she responded, «Oh, we don’t have that.» What?! I hope she was incorrect because I can’t imagine a restaurant with a full bar that doesn’t have fresh limes! I ended up ordering Vodka with Club Soda and I was glad there was a slice of real lemon on the side. The drink was good and at only $ 2.50 it was a great value. The server did a reasonably good job taking care of our group although I would’ve appreciated a 5 or 10 minute warning before the end of Happy Hour.
I ordered a Fish Taco and Chicken Taco which were $ 2.50 each for Happy Hour. They were pretty unremarkable, no spice or sauce with the filling wrapped in unheated, flavorless, flour tortillas. The Fish Taco was the better of the two. I asked for some salsa and the server brought a tiny plastic cup of bland Pico De Gallo which I was charged $.50 for. Although the tacos were cheap, I thought charging for a dab of chopped tomato was lame.

This place is pretty nice. The atmosphere was interesting and the server was attentive. I got the mojo pork bowl and it was very good. The portions are generous and I ended up taking over half of it home. I would not classify the food as strictly Hawaiian or Polynesian because there are some definite Caribbean influences, but still a fun menu.
This may just be a matter of personal taste, but we didn’t care for the fritters.

I loved it here!
I’m a plain eater
So I got chicken tacos with just cheese
Amazing season chicken!!! Rice and beans were good
Good choices in drinks and cool glass mugs you can take with you for 5 bucks
Wifey got a fish stuffed with more fish and she loved every bite of it

Four of us in the group had very different things. Great service, ambiance and parking. Shrimp coconut and chicken bowl were outstanding. Vegetables were outstanding. Stuffed flounder was acceptable, but nobody loved the rice plain. Excellent; would go back for sure.

Took family there for dinner, we had been there for lunch a lot, but never dinner. The waitress was polite and prompt. We had two soups (chowder and tortilla chicken) both were good. We had three orders of the Voodoo Grouper and a kids quesadilla. The quesadilla was good. The Voodoo Grouper was not grouper. It was the wrong shape, color, texture and taste. Grouper has a unique taste and is never a dark meat fish. It was ok tasting and the sides (cheezy grits and veggies) were good. But we were very disappointed at being charged a premium $ 22.99 per person for something that clearly was not the grouper that was advertised.
They lost us as customers. We won’t be back.
I question what else they are changing from their menu and not telling the customer.

Stoppped in for some apps and a cocktail or two. Had a crown and coke. It was made very well and tasty. We ordered a pu pu platter to share. It was delicious and the small grill allowed you to finish your chicken to your liking which was very nice. I will have to stop by again to give dinner a try.

Ooh so anything that deals or sounds with Hawaii grabs my attention, the name hula moon sounded cool. I looked at the reviews and I saw the place hadn’t been open too long so I do love checking out new places.
We went on a Saturday night, & there were a few tables of diners but mostly people flocked around the bar?
To try or not to try? The manager or whom seemed to be was quite welcoming. They were dog friendly in their back patio, it was getting late, food prices were not bad. Okay we can give it a try.
Sat outside and it was our own private patio. Our waitress was nice and explained the menu. I drank a torched tiki drink w some tropical juices and rum. So yummy. I loved it. It would have been perfect if it was all dramatic even lighting up the mini tiki on the table would have made it extraordinary, but I did really like it.
I ordered my entrée of stuffed flounder w shrimp and lobster and it came w white rice and green beans. My hubby ordered a MOJO pork bowl w rice, corn, pork, & won ton chips which made it really good.
All in all it was pretty good. I love sauces so I thought my fish was kind of dry at first but it grew for me.
What annoyed me the most was it appeared to be a group of people that came outside twice that maybe worked there and they were smoking. I can’t control cigarette smokers outside but it kind of killed my meal for a while. Oh well.
I really liked the décor inside including the lamps and artwork. I would maybe try it again if I was in the area. I do like the modern Hawaiian style vibe.

Friendly, quick, attentive staff.
Nice pleasant environment with good music.
Large selection of drinks and beers on draught.
Not too pleased with the quality/​taste of the food although the presentation is nice.
Overall, would recommend; but don’t get your hopes up on having the best food of your life.

Word of mouth travels quickly, and I was anxious to try this place especially since Melbourne is lacking in it’s happy hour/​discounted food offerings. I mean who doesn’t love $ 2 tacos? My mom and I went on a Friday during happy hour (4 – 7 which includes drink specials) and $ 2 taco hour (5 – 6). I ordered a cocktail on special that was very good while she ordered a beer. Our drink orders were quickly followed by taco orders. I tried the chicken and pork tacos. Both were good and what you would expect for a $ 2 taco. The pork was my favorite, and I ended up getting another. My mom tried the pork, south seas (grilled), and lobster tacos and claims the south seas taco was the best.
We wanted to try some food from the regular menu as well and were about to order the pepper jack cheese planks when our waitress recommended the fried artichoke hearts. They were okay, nothing great. I ended up trying another drink, some type of flavored Mojito on special, and it was nothing like my first drink. It tasted artificial and medicinal.
My boyfriend decided to join us last minute but wasn’t going to make it by 6, and our waitress was very accommodating in letting us put in his taco order minutes before the $ 2 taco hour ended. He later got to enjoy the chicken, pork, and south seas tacos. His favorite was also the south seas taco like my mom. The waitress talked us into dessert and recommended the fried apple pie. It was not great and had a funky bitter taste to the after bite and wasn’t what we expected.
Although we weren’t particularly fond of the items we ordered that were recommended by our waitress, she was still a pleasant server, and everyone has different palettes. There were several servers working that night and traffic was about average, so the restaurant must still be weeding them out like any typical new restaurant. I have to admit I was anxious to inspect the original, cheap silverware other Unilocalers complained about, but it is no longer and has been replaced by new silverware.
Overall, I would recommend this place for happy hour and the $ 2 taco hour and will be back for just that. Had we paid more than $ 2 for those tacos with the regular menu price, I would have been disappointed. I would not order anything from the regular menu again, overpriced and average food.