Kona Island Sushi Bar

This place is a mess and should be a last resort only.
We found items to order on the «To Go» menu on the wall because the seating was full. Then when we went to order we were told that the menu on the wall was a week old and we couldn’t get that item. Okay… we found something else. After we were done ordering seats became available, but we were told we couldn’t have them because we had ordered our food to go. Okay… then I asked how we would know if our food was ready. «Just come back and see,» I was told. «Is it by check number?» I asked. «We don’t do it that way,» was the answer. «Just come back in maybe twenty minutes and it will be ready.» You can bet I held onto my receipt.
When we got the food the sushi roll didn’t really work and the salad that came with the wings was wilted from the heat. And there was no place or way to mix the soy sauce and wasabi. The wings were pretty good, the rest was just not.
Not good at all. Don’t go here.

I lava the atmosphere in the polynesian and I’m addicted to the tuna poke!!! I think about it all the time & whenever I’ve found it elsewhere it hasn’t compared. It’s also great that you can normally walk up here with little to no wait.

Was just treated rudely for the first time at Disney. Sat at the bar, in the corner, waiting for our tables next door at the restaurant. When the waiter offered us menus, & we said we weren’t eating, he said «I need these seats guys»… Stood up but looked around… 1 person in one of their 19 stools. I never would have sat down if they were hurting for room. Everyone ordering at the counter was leaving, not sitting. We has actually been considering ordering a drink, too.

Outstanding sushi — probably the best in DisneyWorld or tied with the California Grill.
I really enjoy eating here as it is a walk up countertop sushi bar and I have never seen it full and is a welcome oasis from the usually packed DisneyWorld restaurants.
I tried the lava shrimp roll and the combo plate and both were fantastic. As I said, the sushi is super tasty here and very well done. I will gladly return in the future.

This place is everything you fear when you think about Disney hotel restaurants. A cheap touristy vibe that surrounds you from the walls to the people to the plates.
Sure, there are a few things that were good, like the pot stickers and the duck entrée. But apart from those, everything else fell somewhere between mediocre and pretty darn bad.
From blah to worse were the Chinese noodles, the crab cakes, the pork and the apple crumble. The dessert even being a recommendation by our server, which was so bad we literally only had three bites between three people.
On the plus side, the signature cocktail comes with a glowing cube inside that is programmable to different colors. I highly recommend for the kids. We got two and they were in heaven playing at the table as if they were light sabers.

Wow, no reviews?! This is my favorite restaurant on Disney property. I love their unique take on traditional sushi. The volcano and dragon rolls are the best. Also, make sure you order the sticky wings from Kona Café. The only negative, not even worth losing a star, is last time we were at the sushi bar (March 2013) they no longer make the sushi in front of you, but back at the café. BTW, the scenery and vibe of this restaurant cannot be beat anywhere on property.