Tokemoana's
4000 S El Camino Real Unit B, San Mateo
(650) 449-6500
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Hands down the best food! Amazing staff and the love you feel from everyone! Everytime we come to Cali the first place we come and the last place before we go back home! We have tried everything on the menu and everything is superb! Highly recommended!!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Macadamia Nut Pancakes, Mac Salad, Sausage, Feke Curry Chicken
I had the cornbeef. Lovely rice covered with cheese and cornbeef. Then a egg is draped over with a sauce. So much food. I got 3 meals out of it. I sat at the bar. Service was fine. Prices are very fair. No problem parking. I will be back today to try more of the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of my favorite spots to come to on a date with my husband or with the whole family! The vibes are always good & welcoming! The food is bomb & the customer service is on point! I drive past other Polynesian spots just to get here because it tastes better, I’m treated better & the prices are better. ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Macadamia Nut Pancakes, Mac Salad, Sausage, Feke Curry Chicken
Great food, great service and good vibes. We had the loco moco, banana macnut pancakes and panipopo pancakes and everything was amazing. Love the Polynesian menu. Highly recommend!
Music was too loud, service was good, food was heavy (should expect) but wasn’t crazy about bone in lamb curry which made it a tedious experience to eat. Overall, tasted authentic as far as I could tell, but not my taste. More traditional dishes seemed good too.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Corned Beef Special, Curry Chicken and Root Vegetable
Horrible service. It’s like you’re at the relatives house that doesn’t want you there. Ordered the macadamia banana pancakes - wasn’t good, dry pancakes and they don’t give enough syrup few bananas and a sprinkle of chopped macadamia. Don’t order that. The corned beef is good. The macaroni salad is meh. We arrived before two other parties and were sat LAST. It took 15 mins for the waiter to get our drink order, 10 more mins to actually get our drinks, we wait 35 mins to be able to order. It took 30 mins for our food to arrive after ordering. When we arrived they weren’t as busy more people came in and they were seated sooner, ordered sooner got their food paid and left before we started eating. Our order was wrong and it took them 10 mins to bring the side of macaroni salad, something that simple shouldn’t take that long. The waiting staff avoided us, never checked in, when they did check in with other tables. Not the kind of service expected from this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Corned Beef Special
Been wanting to try this place, finally got a chance to. I ordered loco moco, my friend got the abc omlet, the kid got the cheeseburger, my sister also got loco moco, we also got an order of Tuk fries to share. The staff is friendly and helpful. It took a bit for our orders to come out but they were busy. Our food arrived, and healthy portions they are. The Tuk fries were amazing with yes real steak and it had great char flavor, this thing is a monster and I wouldn't consider this an appetizer (maybe for 6 people, but 3 of us we still had half left). By the looks of it they chopped up an entire steak for it. The loco moco was flavorful and very filling. The ABC omlet had a ton of bacon in it, and we asked for the hash browns to be crunchy and they cooked it to perfection. I definitely will be back to try some other stuff.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
You will not be disappointed! It’s a must for my family when we visit California to hit up Tokemoana. Food is delicious and service is amazing. I ordered another plate to go for later. LOL Our server Lolo was on point and he is so charming!! I can’t wait to come back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hawaiian BBQ Plate, Loco Moco, Fries, Corned Beef Special
Had the honor of trying this place at the Pacific Feats Festivals and there food was super delicious and there otai was even better! I wish it was closer to me, so I can try the food they serve in their restaurant as well!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries
Comfort food but without the islander twist i was hoping for. HUGE portions and satisfying. Maybe i should give it 4 stars but it felt just a little too much like diner food with a rice option. Where's the spam?
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Brings back Hawaii memories. The macsalad was delicious, not to heavy on the mayo. Locomoco will make you crazy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Loco Moco
We found this place on yelp, and both had the LocoMoco , it was great, good beef and gravy and good coffee. My wife asked about a dish at another table and another waiter brought over a sample bowl . My wife loved it and even the Gm came over and asked how everything was going! We’re going back for sure.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We came here for brunch on a somewhat busy Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, the restaurant seems to run out of food pretty quick as the first three things we tried to order were sold out (would’ve been nice to know when we arrived). The server was also a teenager who didn’t offer any recommendations on menu items. The food it’s self was decent but we didn’t care too much for the fries as the beef is pretty tough to chew. The pancakes I got were decent but didn’t remind me of anything I’d get in Hawaii or the Polynesian islands. Probably won’t be back :(
The food is good, but I’m not quite sure about the service. We managed to make a reservation, but the table was not ready when we arrived. It was another 10 minutes wait even though there were some empty tables. We asked if it is possible to switch to a booth seat, and they refused. They left that booth empty for the next 20 minutes and then gave it to a walk in. We had to ask for water and our waiter also forgot the straw. Other than that, the food is great.
It's a yes for us. We can always expect to sit down in a nice clean polynesian diner and enjoy a good meal.Favorite:*Kale moa*Sapasui*Feke--mom's favoriteWith 'Ufi, or talo..*'Ota(raw fish entre)*'Otai (Tongan mango "smoothie")This is how good is supposed to be. Thick with plenty of fruits. Sometimes a little too sweet but most of the time, just right.*Loco-Moco*Cornbeef special*Sinaloa fries*And when they have it: Pani-popo?
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