Islands Restaurant Santa Clarita

Great service and great food!

Awesome service and food was delicious...

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great atmosphere, really good service and good food. I wish the fries were made to order and fresh

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Update:

I’m saddened to have to give this location one star (honestly zero if I could). Just when I was starting to enjoy this place, they completely disappointed me with their odd and uncomfortable service.

When I asked for the check and mentioned I’d be paying in cash, the server stood right at the table and waited, watching me dig through my money pouch—even after I asked her to give me a minute. Literally HER EYES WERE INSIDE OF MY PURSE!!! It felt very intrusive and made me extremely uncomfortable. A little privacy would have been appreciated, along with a printed receipt first.

On top of that, I can’t stand when restaurants clear dishes while we’re still eating. Please don’t reach over guests to grab plates—it’s rushed and makes the whole experience unpleasant.

Unfortunately, this was enough for us to decide we won’t be coming back.

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I used to frequent Islands a lot back in 2008–2010, but over the years I stopped going as much. The last time I visited in 2023, I wasn’t impressed with the food and didn’t feel the need to come back. Recently, though, I gave them another try—and I think they’re winning me over again with their burgers. This time, everything came out hot and fresh, with buns grilled to perfection. The Hula Burger especially hits different—amazing! The only downside was that the fries were a bit hard and overcooked. Hopefully next time I can request them to be cooked a little less crispy.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 1

Friendly atmosphere from the host to the waiter. Isaac was extremely attentive, courteous and we never had to ask for a refill. Food as always was delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I must not eat for at list few days in order to eat their food again. That taste was so cheap and it was so obvious the oil it was prepared with was used from probably 1942BC.

This place is ridiculous. They won’t allow babies food in the restaurant so my baby didn’t get to eat while all of us were eating.. servers also had an attitude. They looked at us like we didn’t have money to pay for the food that we ordered.. never going here again.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Love the Burger's, brings me good memories, Definitely try it again ☺️

Great salads and burgers. Fries are a miss. Don't get the tuna, it's gooey and tasteless.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

I used to come to Islands almost weekly years ago and always loved their fish tacos, burgers, and cheese fries. It had been a long time since my last visit, so I was looking forward to coming back.

When we arrived, the greeting at the host stand was a bit disorganized. The restaurant was fairly empty, but there was some confusion among the hosts about who was seating us, and we were eventually taken to a table in the far corner by the bathrooms. It took a while for our server to arrive, so we were ready to order everything at once.

We started with the cheese fries, which were excellent, served on a hot plate so the cheese stayed melted and the fries stayed warm. For mains, we ordered sliders, a cheeseburger, and the classic fish tacos. The fish tacos were unfortunately dry and lacking flavor, the sliders were just okay, and the cheeseburger was solid. Service throughout the meal was on the slower side, and even the water had an off taste, which led me to switch to a Diet Coke.

While seated, I happened to look down at the side of our booth and noticed dried splash marks from old food and drinks. It was not a good look for a restaurant and made the space feel less cared for. At the end of the meal, we asked our waitress for a to-go box twice, but it never arrived. We eventually had to ask the host, who finally brought it to us.

Overall, while it was not the worst meal I have had, it did not live up to the fond memories I had from years past, and I do not see myself returning anytime soon.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 2

Loved the decor and the playlist.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Their service is great with everyone attentive to customer’s need. The burger is pretty good, they just too big in the portion, especially the fries. Not only the portion of fries is big but the cut are too big, made it too blend

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Food and service are always good at Islands. Too bad the ones around Sacramento are gone.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Great food! Good environment. Pleasant to sit and relax in!

Lunch specials are great deals in this overly expensive country, noon till 2pm.
The double cheeseburger with well-done fries was sooo delicious...like a double double on steroids. 12 bucks