Came here on a rainy Sunday with my wife. We had a specific hunger for a burger. She got the Monterrey and I got the San Diego burgers. A solid burger experience. The burgers were cooked properly. Hers medium, mine medium rare. That is a test for a meat serving place..they must know how to cook meat. We had a fish dip and brisket appetizer. It was solid. It's a place I'll come back and visit. If I could give half stars I would bump up the rated.
Review Source:i was really excited to come here this weekend, had passed by several times and saw the place was kinda packed. Â So finally had the chance to come in on sunday afternoon but was quite disappointed with the service and the food. Â The music was pretty good, the guy playing sang some good tunes.
When we first got there had to find a waiter to sit me as no one was around. Â Then finally a waitress came by and asked us if we were being helped and she took our drink order. Â The waiter rolled around like 10 minutes later to make an appearance. Â He took our orders i had the mahi tacos which were okay but the rice and beans had absolutely NO FLAVOR!! my husband ordered the mexican burger and that was a little better to say the least. Â
Next time i come to jensen beach i definitely will not be coming here. Sorry.
This is one of the best restaurants anywhere and the exact reason I love visiting beach towns! Â The super laid back atmosphere is complimented with a creative menu that has multiple healthy options, all made to order. Â The staff is extremely welcoming, and had terrific recommendations. Â Can't wait to return to relax around one of the fire pits, and enjoy some live music. Â This is exactly what a restaurant experience should be!!
Review Source:I have been here twice and both times have had a spectacular experience from the service and food. I think they try to be unique because there are other beach cafe on Jensen beach that are in competition with each other so I will give them kudos for being different.
My crew and I do our best to stay away from fried, oily food and this place has helped to accommodate our eating needs. If you know how to pick the right foods from the menu, you will not feel bloated or sick after eating too much.
We got the chili beans with pita chips and grilled chicken fingers to start off with a pitcher of fruity Sangria. For our meals, we ordered fish tacos with sides of salad and all came with black beans. My crew and I were very impressed and satisfied. The waiter was very sweet and helpful. He did walk away too quickly many times and I think it would help allieviate his feet if he waited for us to say everything at once instead of one at a time.
We sat outside underneath the umbrellas and enjoyed the cool breeze in the afternoon. Dog-friendly and the people who are dog lovers are nice to each other. I say that because there were some crazy old ladies that made a big deal out of almost everything they felt they needed to complain about even when my boys smoked their cigars.
Anyways, great food, small parking lot. If your tab is over $100, your waiter will give you a $10 Kona Beach gift card to use for your next visit. We will come back regardless of the gift card.
Here's another great find in Jensen Beach. We love the Tiki Bar atmosphere. My wife's half- portion nachos was bigger than most full orders and loaded with toppings. I had the Monterrey Burger. The burger was nicely charred and the spicy avocado topping was delicious...I thought I'd stop halfway through but I couldn't stop. The sweet potato fries were the BEST I ever had!
Review Source:This was a great experience! I had a delicious burger with avocado, cheese and chipotle mayo. I chose to have it with the sweet potato fries! So good!!
(The chipotle mayo has a kick to it... I would consider it medium heat.)
My husband had a grilled chicken sandwich, he said it was good. I didn't try it because I was too busy devouring my burger... but his did look good too.
We also had the cali cheese fries. Â The cheese is a mix of shredded and nacho sauce. Our server said it was sinful. She was correct!! Sinfully delightful!!
The service was great. The owner came over and chatted with us about the neighborhood and her history. Very friendly!
The live music was great too. Perfect atmosphere.
We went as the sun was almost down and the temperature was comfortable. Â We were a bit hesitant about it being too hot, but not at all.
My wife and I recently visited Kona Beach Cafe for dinner. It was a mid week visit, and honestly expectations were not that high. We were pleasantly surprised! It is an outdoor restaurant- but that shouldn't deter anyone. They have plenty of canopy cover in case of rain. Anyway, on to the service, and the food. Â Our arrival was greeted by a young man who made us feel comfortable right off. There were other waitress's that seemed to work well together with our waiter, and our service was impeccable! I kept thinking- this is a beach bar that sells food. But when we received our dinners, then, I realized this was a beach bar with a Chef. I think I was told his name was Rob, but I might be mistaken with the name. Kudos to him! Our waiter told us the owner created all of the menu items himself. I consciously made note of the dinners on the adjacent tables to see if they were as attractive as the ones on our table. Presentation seems to be consistently top notch at this restaurant- at least it was this night. We've been to many restaurants from Palm Beach to Vero, and some supposedly 'high end' restaurants that just didn't impress us with their food. Â This place did. This chef did. FYI, we had the Mahi tacos and the Ahi Tuna tacos. And the beer is cheap which makes it even better!
Review Source:SO GOOD! started with pineapple fritters, savory little battered & fried nuggets with pineapple - think conch fritter without the conch, but with a hint of sweetness. i had the taco dinner with a grilled shrimp taco and a mahi taco, these suckers were big, and packed with perfectly grilled shrimp and fish. the dinner came with a side of salad (served on the plate) and rice & black beans. everything was fresh, seasoned nicely, perfectly cooked. finished with a sliver of key lime pie, and it was nice and tart (like key lime pie should be).
this is a great casual place to relax, enjoy the patio seating, and appreciate quality prepared fresh foods!
Awesome place to eat. All outdoor seating and live music there too! Our waitress was very friendly and quick to bring what we ordered. There were outdoor games to entertain my nieces and nephews and yuengling on tap to entertain me!
The fish tacos were amazing and very delicious!! The chips and salsa were okay, a little stale and not much flavor or spice to the salsa but the fish tacos made up for it!
The owner even stopped by and talked with us and shared a story of how he had just gotten bit by a shark two weeks earlier in the ocean. What's even crazier is that it's happened to him twice!! Very nice guy! Great place to relax and enjoy a meal and drinks.
So disappointed after the great reviews! Brought the hubby and the kiddos for some casual finger food after a full day of fun in the sun and surf, and thought we had hit a winner here...
Not exactly.
It was crowded, which is normally a good sign. Â We were seated right away, but at a table in the corner under a tree where two of our four chairs were covered in bird poop. Yuck. No offer to do anything about that, and it was VERY obvious.
Kona Beach Cafe is dog friendly, which didn't bother us in and of itself, but sometimes can be a pain when you didn't have the most well behaved dog over at the next table (like we did.) If you are afraid of dogs, fair warning that you may be seated next to one here. Â There were several on our visit.
Food came out verrrrrrrry slow. Like 40 minutes just for the appetizers. No warning from the server either. Pineapple fritters rocked, but EVERYTHING else we had was just ok. My youngest pee wee ordered a hamburger, medium. When it finally came about an hour after the appetizer, it was charred, almost beyond recognition. Read my other reviews. Â I RARELY complain about the food. This was awful. Â He ended up eating off our plates instead. Fish tacos were just OK. Nachos were average.The deep fried hot dog wasn't even fried. When we asked about it (thinking we might have someone else's food) the server said, yeah, we thought we would just get your food out since the kitchen was so backed up. Uh, ok. My hubby ordered the deep fried hot dog because he was intrigued, and didn't want a regular hotdog dressed the same way because the kitchen was backed up. Okaaay. He ate it anyway, and told me that we do better at home.
We never complained, since they seemed to be so stressed and busy, although most folks were just eating nibbles and drinking.
It was a weekday night, there was a band and they did have the firepits going. The ambiance was nice without seeming like a place that we shouldn't have our kids. All the seating is outdoors, and there were quite a variety of people there.
You can imagine our confusion when our waiter said that he was taking off for the evening after our appetizers, and that he was handing us off to another server. Two hours later, he was still there, fraternizing with other customers and working. Â Considering that we had poopy chairs, slow service, some bad and wrong food and had never complained, we felt a little put off.
Not the experience that everyone else seems to have had here. Â So disappointing.
The best part of the bar was the owner. Â We came in for a beer and they have a sweet bar in the back that is outdoors, but it started pouring on us. Â The owner invited us into the actual kitchen area(since its an open bar) and let us sit inside and hang out so that we didn't get wet. Â The waitress/bartender was SUPER nice and everyone seemed like a lot of fun. Â There was live music which was nice and the atmosphere was great. Â We would definitely come here again.
Review Source:I am an adventurer. Â I like to try new places all of the time. Â Consequently, when my time is limited, I usually will not go to the same place twice. Â I went here twice, and would go again, given the opportunity.
Laid back and fun atmosphere.
Pineapple Fritters are GOOD.
Fire Pit = double win.
Fish tacos, Asian style.
Intense, complex flavors for a bar.
Sweet Potato fries are win.
Do it. Â Just go. Â Embrace the hang loose vibe.
When you first see the menu, you might think that this is just bar food, with burgers and fish tacos. But, once you've tasted the incredible fish tacos, you will realize it is far beyond bar food.
I had the Hawaiian tacos, with Mahi, cabbage, carrots, scallions and a special sauce. It was awesome. I wish that we had discovered Kona earlier in the week of vacation so I could try the other well-thought-out varieties.
The black beans and rice was a big hit with our crowd. We kept ordering more side orders because they were so good.
The one downside...everything at Kona is open air. Many of the tables have a roof above them, but on rainy days, they need to squeeze the tables together under the roof.
Great spot for locals and travelers alike in Jensen Beach. Order both Janny Elles fish tacos and the Ahi tuna fish tacos...my family simply cannot choose a favorite. Another must are the pineapple fritters. Now that Frank and Jan have opened "the Outback" family friendly games fill the yard, making dinner a fun event.
Review Source:Great atmosphere, interesting location...you can't actually see any water from this Beach Cafe. Â
Apart from that, the folks were very friendly. Â My wife had a couple of very good fish tacos and my daughter had a great hamburger. Â She said she couldn't eat her french fries because they were burnt...I loved them, they were crunchy!!
I asked the waiter if the turkey was fresh and to quote him, "it's fresh, ground turkey." Â I ordered it along with some black beans and rice. Â The turkey burger was NOT a turkey burger...it has corn, black beans and onions mixed into the turkey...it was turkey meatloaf! Â Flavor was very wierd. Â The black beans and rice was exactly that...with no juice and limited dressings. Â Sodas tasted wierd too...the local water is the problem.
I would give them a 2nd chance when we come back.
Nice, relaxing vibe with good food and great service. The owners are really friendly. The place is clean, which is always a plus. Â Being there makes me feel like I'm on the beach! Â Food is simple and good - great hot dogs and amazing fish tacos. Â Good beer options too. Â Try the pineapple fritters.
Review Source:This is the perfect beach life cafe. The owner and staff are both friendly and attentive. The local cat "ginger" sat atop our fire pit table in the sun.
With Kona beer on tap we ordered the Ahi fish tacos with cucumber, rice, avocado, and wasabi sauce.
There is also a live band in the evening which I have yet to experience.
All in all the food was amazing and the atmosphere will keep us coming back every time we are in town.
This is the quintessential beach bar in Jensen Beach. The owners raise the bar on several local dishes, and have a great selection of Kona Brewery Beer on tap in in bottles.
The restaurant is completely outside, so this is a great place to stop on your way out and way back from the beach.
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