Kamea Poke — Restaurant in Dana Point

Kamea Poke hits the spot if you’re craving fresh, flavorful poke bowls by the beach. The ingredients are super fresh, the flavors are spot on, and the portions are generous enough to leave you satisfied without feeling overstuffed. I especially appreciated how balanced everything tasted—nothing felt over-seasoned, just clean and tasty.

The staff here adds to the experience, with genuinely friendly service that makes you feel welcome right away. It’s one of those spots where you can tell they care about the food and the customers.

My only small quibble is the price point—it’s a touch high for what you’d normally expect, but considering the prime location just steps away from the ocean, it’s kind of the “you’ve got to pay to play” reality of eating this close to the beach.

Overall, great poke, great people, and a spot I’d happily come...

Places have ups and downs and kamea is going back up again.

I’ll be honest this places was fire a year or so ago and then I stopped coming because it just didn’t match the price and the quality didn’t feel good. But not having my favorite poke spot for a long time made me really miss it so I tried it again. And I’m hooked again, the portions were right, the quality of everything looked great, and the nice worker with the short dark curly hair and tattoos was super welcoming and nice. I do feel like there was a bad point but I do believe it’s getting better and I’m happy to be able to start coming back and support one of my favorite local...

Cross contamination warning Service was lacking Didn't feel welcome

Just stopped in to grab some lunch and found an unattended poke bar with spicy tuna strewn about the other fish containers. When the attendants came out from the back, they both did everything they could to push my coworker and me through the interaction with no regard for our experience. The attendant I had didn't stick around for me to complete my digital transaction. We didn't even have time to ask for soy sauce or bags for our takeout. It really felt like we were interrupting them as they scampered off to the back and left us standing in the dining room...