Kona in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Used to come here every week for wing night and it used to be insane, thought we would all come back for one last hurrah and it was such a let down. Wings and prices for everything else had doubled and the flavour disappeared. Don’t get me wrong for atmosphere and drinks this place is great, but avoid the food, my friends poke bowl was dry and overcooked and the wings we got were grisly, flavourless and overall just horrible, as struggling uni students we ate our way through it but we won’t be back which is a shame as we used to love it here :(

After previously enjoying Kona’s ‘wing wednesdays’ we wanted to go back again. They raised the price per wing from 50p to £1, okay fine understandable, but the chicken wings were disgusting. The sauces were flavourless yet bitter with the honey, lemon and ginger wings tasting of nothing but sour and the bbq wings tasting like burnt. I wanted the plant based wings (as a vegetarian) and was let down when told after ordering they weren’t available. Back to my trusted poke bowl which was foul. Over cooked rice turned to mush, barely any veg, the only saving grace was the cauliflower but after paying £15 odd it hardly seems worth it. Left feeling hard done by and only ate the food because we’re struggling students with no other dinner.

Kona is amazing the staff are friendly like visiting family, the food is amazing hot and fresh 10/10 kitchen staff, the selection of drinks is very good from alcoholic drinks to non-alcoholic, amazing cocktails, big thanks to lewy are server banging job, the decor is mad clean bright and fresh and outdoor seating is plenty with blankets if you're a bit chilly. It's a bucket list place to try

Excellent good, service, great atmosphere. Enjoyed food here today and service was great. Highly recommended and will return.

The food here used to be really great, but on our most recent visit it had seriously gone down hill. We were told it is because they are pivoting to be more of a bar and the kitchen was getting refurbished. I ordered the chef’s special of chicken laksa (pictured) but what turned up looked more like spaghetti carbonara and had the taste and texture of wallpaper paste. The staff were great and took it off the bill, but I’d rather have had a decent meal.

Was with a small group, which slightly staggered arrival, 7pm, however it took service 20mins to come to us after saying we needed a short while longer as the last person just turned up. Then told it would be 35mins for food, 7:40 ordered, was more like 55 when it came. It didn’t seem like a busy night. Food was ok, chips were worth writing about over the chicken burger. The person who came last & ordered food, theirs came a good 15mins before anyone else so pretty much ate on their own. Wasn’t offered dessert, felt like they wanted us gone 9:30

Really enjoyed our time, was also happy hour 2-4-1 drinks. Food was lovely, our friends spend a lot of time in Thailand and said the chicken Pad Thai was delicious. Fabulous staff, we were looked after so well. Definitely coming back!

Food was amazing and so was staff want to leave a good review on our waiter oli really good help gave us recommendations on our food too thank you !

Excellent food and service as we've come to expect at Kona - also a great Saturday night vibe.

Kona is well worth a visit as the food is tasty and the place has a wonderful vibe. The service is excellent and the staff are extremely friendly. Go on give it a visit, you won't be disappointed.

Really nice menu that showed you the heat of the dishes. Food when it arrived was plentiful and full of flavour. Service was reasonably swift & very friendly. Not overpriced either. On holiday in Falmouth? Definitely recommend a visit!

Food was decent and the staff had a sense of humour.

Great place for some lovely rum cocktails

Great spot, food cooked with thoughtfulness and attention, staff are funny & friendly, DJ is fantastic. A great place for any occasion.

Popped in with my lady, we had a nice latte and tea, very cozy place with a nice atmosphere :)

Great lunch menu, plenty of choice. Staff very friendly and helpful. Good value for money. And the cocktails are amazing.

Went for quick cocktails and immediately was offered cocktails off menu if we liked… which we did. Menu looks great but we didn’t try… worth a drink if you are in the area

Fantastic place, greats vibes, live dj playing soul, funk and reggae. Service was amazing and the food to match.

My experience at Kona for valentine's was beyond exceptional! My Pad Thai was delicious and well seasoned. Poke bowls were amazing. Service and atmosphere was excellent, our waitress was lovely! Highly recommend.

Whee do I start, I’m currently sat in McDonald’s car park trying to remove the taste and memory from what I have just experienced at Kina. I’m not writing this review to make the place look bad, the place is very relaxed and the waitress was lovely, very friendly and welcoming: I usually only do trip advisor reviews for holidays but I had to re-download the app to spare anyone else the taste trauma I’m currently experiencing, I am not exaggerating when I say this place has scared my pallet, I fear nothing will taste the same again. I’m a foodie and I’ve had my fair share of bad meals but I’ve just ordered the Poke Bowl and Pad Thai… all I can say is this tastes is. It going to leave me for a while, imagine eating a cardboard air freshener mixed with a urinal soap, currently drinking a banana milkshake and I’m getting hints of CIF bathroom cleaner and my dead grandmothers perfume… By far the worst thing I have ever eaten, if you like food a please don’t eat these 2 meals… can’t comment of the rest of the menu but the 2 meals I tried have given me PRSD. I’m literally in shock to how bad that tasted. One thing I will take from the £35 I spent was to experience the worst food I’ve had in my 39 years and it’s now made anything I will eat in the future taste like a Michelin star meal, once the tater has left my moth of course, going to be repeating in me for a few weeks that meal, wish me luck all.

Food was very good, although not entirely sure about the pineapple on the poke bowl (and I say that as pineapple on pizza enjoyer). The cocktails were really good as well! However would say that the service was quite slow and had to try and catch their attention or go up to the counter for issues / more drinks. This wasn't server laziness as they were very friendly and constantly busy - I think they just needed more than 2 staff on that night. I would say it might be better to get an extra server rather than a DJ. Would deffo recommend for the food though but hope they get more servers on shift next time I go.

Disappointing. Good food options poorly executed. Areogant barman very rude and vulgar comments/"jokes"/"bants". Long wait for a not very busy restaurant.

Can’t say we tried the food or drink. Sat in a dark corner next to a group of guys drinking despite plenty of tables being free. 25 minutes later left, as no one had further approached us after being seated to take an order. It wasn’t even busy either. First and last time. Need some customer service training quickly.

Fantastic food.. Steak was perfectly done and Pad Thai was fresh and delicious! The atmosphere and decor is top notch. Thanks you to Joe for your friendly and efficient service. I highly recommend this venue!

Best food in Falmouth. Pricey but they do student discount!

The restaurant is gorgeous, staff super friendly and attentive and the food exceptional with incredible presentation. The Chicken Karaage and Kona Colada are highly re commended. Definitely a must if you are visiting Falmouth. The inhouse DJ plays some awesome tunes too.

Fabulous food! First visit to Kona. Had good reviews from family and friends so thought we would try it ourselves and we were not disappointed! Great ambiance and decor. Loved the music and the Elvis Presley film playing. Attentive staff and delicious food. We will be back!

Sorry to say that these were objectively the worst poke bowls I’ve ever had. The rice was criminallyyyyy overcooked oh my goddd!!!!!! I can’t recommend the mushroom poke bowl at all ( but there wasn’t any choice because they had no chicken and no tuna), as the flavours of pineapple, coleslaw and shiitake mushrooms do notttt go. They said food was slow at the beginning of the night but it really wasn’t that busy- not busy enough at all for the quality of that rice😔😔😔. £17 for a no- meat poke with inedible rice and bad flavour. All I ate was the melon and edamame. Can’t recommend at all.

Not a date place. Rough and ready - a colourful Wetherspoons with nicer food. The table was wobbly and very high up so it was difficult to get comfortable. They offered us a different table about 30cm away from a large and loud group so we had to stay put. The service was ok but the atmosphere was a bit dull. The food itself tasted and looked very nice. Unfortunately, my partner and I had a very bad experience the next day (yes we shared our food) so I would not recommend going here.

Great place for food we always come here when we are in falmouth

What a delicious meal. Lovely friendly staff . Will definitely come again . Thank you

Lunch here was delicious, with a menu different from many other places to eat in Falmouth, and some interesting mocktails. The poke bowl was the best I've ever tasted. I wish we lived nearer!

Lovely food next to the harbour

We must have been in on an extremely busy night as service was very slow and forgot some of our order .sadly no one apologised for this ,waitress said oh I’ll make sure I knock it off the bill .like I said very busy and poke bowls 17.00 (ouch)!!

Fabulous restaurant at the marina. Amazing food, fantastic service and wonderful atmosphere!

Absolutely incredible poke bowls, great service and atmosphere and the non alcoholic cocktails were fantastic. I would 100% visit again. I can't believe this is the only one. We need more Kona.

Brilliant evening for a birthday celebration. Food was amazing. Staff very attentive and friendly. Will definitely be back 😊

2nd time here what lovely food. The wild mushroom Poke bowl was gorgeous. Smash burgers nice aswell. Friendly service.

Last night we ended up having an impromptu family reunion and 25 or so of us descended onto Kona. They received us with great patience and grace. The cocktails were fab and the food delicious- importantly really good value for money too. The staff were all super friendly and helpful and patient and we’d like to thank them for a superb evening. Definitely will be coming back again (in smaller numbers!). Thank you so much.

Pleasant relaxing atmosphere. Very friendly, helpful staff.

Had one of our regular trips to Falmouth to visit family and booked into Kona as we have had a good experience our past few visits, Saturday evening 22/06/24 6 pm . One member of our group is a seasfood lover and had checked the menu on the way down with promise of scallops, fish and specials. Upon arrival after seating we were told no sea food and no specials which basically meant,a squid starter and a trout dish, which was billed as a sample menu online which turned out to be the full menu. So it was burgers or bowls ! Food was reasonable ( probably still in shock from no seafood) shame as the atmosphere was good. On that particular night we got the impression the emphasis was on younger customers having cocktails and light bites.

Popped in for a quick burger this afternoon, with my friend who uses a wheelchair. We sat outside so we wouldn't be in the way. A mob of gulls swiped my burger as I was attending to the needs of my pal 😮‍💨 straight away a fresh meal was delivered to my table! The staff were great, and my burger was fabulous, I'm so glad I got to taste it! Thanks guys 👍🏼

Brilliant food well worth a visit

We've been here several times, and it never disappoints. Food and service excellent! Would love to send a big shout out to our excellent waitress Bella, who recommended the 2 for £14 cocktails!! Will definitely be back soon!!

really lovely food, i had a tofu poke bowl and it was really delicious. amazing service from louis who made me a yummy korean margarita ! fun atmosphere too, really enjoyed my time here and will return asap:) thank u louis and team

Great atmosphere, friendly staff and amazing food. You have to try the poke bowls! Good value for money, they don't rip you off. Lovely views of the harbour. Thanks to Tianna for looking after us and making us feel welcome.

Fantastic evening! Drinks are great, with a great selection of world beers and good mix of cocktails. The Hawaii surf vibe is cool, relaxed and puts you in a good mood. The food quality is really great too. Service is fab, everyone is so friendly and efficient :) Recommend for drinks, food and a relaxed beach vibe.

We came here quite a few times last year and the food was amazing! Not anymore the food is bland, tasteless. Stay away from the Thia Green curry unless you like chicken thigh and the crab sandwich if you don’t like brown crab meat… not what it was at all! Gutted because it was always bang on.

A Hawaiian-based themed bar. Very comfortable and the staff is very friendly and polite. Highly recommended!

A real shame my Wife and I have been coming here since it opened. Unfortunately the menu has shrunk and is no longer exciting, more of a Burger place now. The food was OK but not of the usual standard and the bar staff were more intent on socialising than serving, after 25mins of waiting I cancelled the drinks. You can't afford to have an ok restaurant in Falmouth far too many to choose from.

been here quite a few times and it’s my favorite spot in falmouth!! gorgeous food, yummy drinks and such a vibey atmosphere. good service too!! worked my way through most the menu and just love it😁

THEY RUINED WING WEDNESDAY 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 I used to go to wing Wednesday every week with a group of friends but they have since changed the system and ruined it. I will change my review to 5 stars when they restore wing Wednesday back to its former glory #MakeWingWednesdayGreatAgain

Great atmosphere for an evening meal. Went for the Poke bowl and was not disappointed. Good menu selection and plenty of drinks available. Great atmosphere on a Friday night.

Fab food, excellent service from Kobie, highly recommended, well done 5*

This is a perfect place after a long journey from Oxfordshire, Fab food, excellent service from Kobie, highly recommended, well done all 5*

We normally start a night out here, lovely place. Staff are enthusiastic and clearly enjoy their jobs. Nicely decorated. Foods excellent

Lovely vibes, great staff, food cooked deliciously well. Poke bowl and steak fab. Only slight complaint the scallops weren't up to the standard of all the other meals. Definitely will return once again.

Lovely atmosphere with friendly service. Good selection of dishes and drinks. Food was quick to come out and tasty. Drinks were good too.

Had a fantastic night here. The food is absolutely outstanding & so was the service. Definitely coming back! I had wings in sweet miso sauce & then the pork poke bowl. Both were really really good 😊

Down with the bright young things of Falmouth last evening. Bouncing atmosphere. Good marketing, i.e. wings 50p each on a Wednesday saw this place packed with young people (and us, the oldest in the place!) A Hawaian surf dude themed joint, very well presented. Staff so very accommodating. Not sure about the need for a DJ positioned in the corner becoming increasingly weary during the evening through maintaining his one man party moves. He was leaning up against the wall as we left, still girating. Quite amusing. Oh, and there was food. The wings were surprisingly good. Flavoursome sticky sauce. Finger licking good (mmm, is that someone else's line?). The cualiflower and coconut curry was tasty. The Huli huli Chicken Poke Bowl was very substantial but the meat was very dry. Half way through, as I was increasingly clogging up, I asked what sauces only to be told it should have come with soy sauce. Its appearance allowed me to finsh the bowl, nearly. Choose wisely and this will be a great evening.

We had an amazing lunch, the food was fabulous, great service and the restaurant is a lovely place to hang out with a great views of the harbour. We will be back.

First time visit and it was a mixed bag! The chicken karage was amazing, the poke bowl good and the special pork Tonkatsu was a highlight. However the crab roll was really poor. The place looks great and the staff amazing, so we will be back

Tasty food. Varied menu. Excellent selection of drinks. Brought our group a few wrong dishes, but were apologetic and prompt to fix.

We went for wife's birthday, third time. All went well service great until whilst relaxing before leav ing a Lady went by dragging a dog which was deficating all the way past us with her two daughters picking up the droppings with bare hands. No action was observed from staff. Clearly allowing dogs except guide dogs should be rethought. Off of my wife's list after being her favourite.

Food unfortunately was not up to a standard for what it cost, looked lovely but no flavour, or taste, and some over cooked chewy chicken Staff were told and did nothing Not going here again

Nice place with a good atmosphere. Drinks were tasty and the food was equally as good. Service was friendly. Definitely recommend stopping by.

Surfers place ,for a meal and a drink . Its ok 👌

This place has amazing food!! Superb service! Outstanding friendly throughout ! Amazing flavour and delicious! Perfect place to go just for a bite to eat or a romantic meal for 2 for a date / valentines or as a family ! Absolutely outstanding!

Went fairly early on a Saturday night, bustling lively vibe, fairly well spaced tables, service was great and food plentiful and tasty, presented really beautifully. The music was a bit too loud for me but I am in my fifties 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣 Would definitely recommend.

Overall a very good experience, food was nice and the atmosphere was great. There was a small hiccup with our order/wait time time but seemed like it was a one day thing.

First time visit staff was very friendly food was lovely

Had a great evening as part of a big group. The team couldn't have been more accommodating and the food was delicious and served swiftly. Would definitely recommend to all. Thank you Katie and team.

We stopped here purely by chance whilst out shopping in Falmouth. The restaurant had some £10 lunch dishes which were really good value when compared to the rest of Falmouth. We had a burger and a crab sandwich which were delicious and the food came quickly. I will definitely be back to try the poke bowls.

Hawaiian themed surfer cafe-bar. Chilled atmosphere, friendly staff, really tasty food. Recommend poke bowl with tuna and the crab burger.

Amazing food and great value for money. Katie and the team really looked after us and there was a lovely relaxed vibe.

Made it to Cornwall last week for the first time in a while and spent some time revisiting old ‘haunts’. We found and ate twice at Kona in Falmouth. Excellent experience: …great food; …front of house were engaging with an eye on what's what, but never to the point of intrusion; …general feel / management approach at Kona made for a relaxed, enjoyable experience.

Helpful, friendly staff. Food arrived promptly and was all very good and at reasonable prices. Nice atmosphere too.

Lovely establishment, nice to see something a bit different. Good food, interesting menu, good service and friendly staff.

Very good food and drinks Every time i visit Falmouth i go to this restaurant and i love it 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

Put simply my favourite place on the planet... Great food, great drinks and atmosphere.. the staff are fabulous and I spend every night when in Falmouth in this wonderful place. Thanks to all the staff, George, Jordan and Daisy to name but a few. Utterly wonderful 😊 Food: 5/5 | Service: 5/5 | Atmosphere: 5/5

Put simply my favourite place on the planet... Great food, great drinks and atmosphere.. the staff are fabulous and I spend every night when in Falmouth in this wonderful place. Thanks to all the staff, George, Jordan and Daisy to name but a few. Utterly wonderful 😊

Our 2nd visit to Kona and on both occasions the food has been amazing, the staff are friendly and the atmosphere really good. It is one of our 'go to' places to eat in Falmouth.

Great place, staff very cheerful and helpful, food and drink were fab and dog friendly inside too!

I had an awful experience at Kona last weekend. I was in Cornwall visiting friends and came here for dinner. I ordered the cauliflower and coconut curry, I had one bite and realised it was meat. I told the waiter and he said it was the beef curry that he had given me. I felt so sick and wanted to cry, I haven’t eaten meat in 8 years. I was calm and polite as I understand mistakes happen but when I was in the toilet being sick, my friend went up to the staff and told them what had happened. They proceeded to gaslight her/me and tell her that I had ordered the beef.…. I felt extremely sick and just so disappointed with the lack of responsibility and professionalism. They made a bad situation worse by the way that they handled it. I will never go back here and wish that I could turn back in time so that this never happened.

Served the wrong food and wouldn’t admit it, wouldn’t be such an issue but they served something literally deadly, an honest mistake? Probably so.. but admit it and do better.

Great selection of food and drink. Mussels were superb. Salad bowl excellent. Hugely friendly staff. Cannot fault. Really enjoyed our visit.

There are several restaurants in the square ouside the Maritime Museum and we just happened to choose Kona. Talk about fusion both in decor and in food offering! The staff couldn't have been more helpful and the wide selection of dishes was a delight. A...

Eine der schönsten Restaurant\Bar die ich je gesehen habe. Zudem sind die Getränke und das Essen sehr zu empfehlen.

Very pleased we took a good look at this place as i thought it was an Italian resturant. What a fabulous evening we all had young and old , the food was great pok bowl with cornish lobster and steak frites the staff were very...

Treated to a meal here by my Cuz and her partner Kath. Brilliant service from Lewis, fantastic food, both our dogs made VERY welcome and got fussed over! Excellent place with great food and great atmosphere. We'll be back!

We arrived late afternoon & to be told the restaurant for lunch closes in 5 mins so without delay we ordered Steak & chips & Mussels in a sauce. The restaurant looks great with a beach bar theme. Food arrived very quickly, my steak should...

Lovely food very flavoursome and lovely staff could not do enough for us . Sadly we did not realise it was a sports bar with a television screening rugby , with loads of shouting lads . Swearing and loud talking while we were trying to...

Popped in for lunch. Staff were extremely welcoming and helpful with recommendations and advice. Food amazing! And such a lovely atmosphere.

Arrived at 7pm and we were quickly seated. A lovely young lady took our order. The food was delicious. We had a starter and a main course, I had baby squid and dressed crab. Throughly enjoyed the evening. There were young and older folks all...

Had the satay chicken poke. Bloody awesome! If only there was a Kone near me!

Walked in at 4 30 There was a lumited menu till 5 so we ordered drinks and waited. Had Salmon Poke, Smash Burger, Wings and Fries. Big wave beer and Passionfruit Lemonade were both good as was the service. Would definitely go back

Nice food, the poke bowls are the best item to go for.

A great place serving really different and delicious food. The service is efficient and the ambience great. Ideally located at Events Square.

Fantastic poke bowl in a wonderful location. Really tasty food and pleasant staff.

We popped into here for the second time in a few weeks. Parents had raved about the poke bowls so took me to try. We had two chicken satay poke bowls and a lobster roll. The poke bowls are amazing value and so tasty! Full...