Māla Ocean Tavern is a spectacular little restaurant located right on the waterfront. We had booked a reservation for 5:45 through our hotel the Four Seasons - we did have an issue when we had arrived that when we had gone to check-in for our reservation time, they didn’t have anything for us on file (luckily we had our itinerary printed with the email confirmation from our concierge). The General Manager, Lisa, was able to get us a table inside at our allotted time, which we were very thankful. With this being said, you need to ensure you book a reservation beforehand. The restaurant does have a nice amount of outdoor seating overlooking the water but inside seating was very slim.

Onto our drinks, appetizers, and dinner: DRINKS:

1. I had 2 Socks on the Beach - it was so light and refreshing, and came beautifully presented in a fall class with dried fruit as garnish.
2. My husband had 1 Lion’s Tail and said it was incredible. It came in a smaller coupe but he said it was so smooth and refreshing as well. He also had a local beer and said that was great as well.

APPETIZER:

1. Our waitress had recommended their house speciality Ahi Bruschetta. We had ordered 2 pieces of the bruschetta as opposed to the 4 piece option and while I wouldn’t normally eat/order Ahi tuna, we ordered it and we’re glad we did. It came on a stiffer bread with an edamame spread, tomatoes and the most light, flavorful, and thinly sliced ahi tuna on top. It was absolutely incredible. It was the perfect sized appetizer for 2 adults. The balsamic on top was slightly sweet which added so much flavor, and the ahi had a crust on the outside that was very complimentary to the fish. Highly recommend this as an appetizer.

DINNER:

1. I had ordered the Seafood Brodo which was like a soup broth with couscous, prawns, clams, sausage and the best mini baguettes I’ve ever had. The broth again was light and very filling, and was a silky smooth. I’d highly recommend letting the mini baguettes soak up the broth and then eating them - they had a garlic aioli and were out of this world flavorful. Highly recommend.
2. My husband ordered the Catch of the Day - the fish was flakey and cooked to perfection. It had a squash purée I believe and that was also very complimentary to the dish. He said he would highly recommend as well.

Overall we were very impressed with Māla Ocean Tavern from the food, to the drinks, to the wait staff, it was a wonderful experience and was the perfect restaurant to watch the sunset from. We’d go back again!

*Pro Tip for Parking: there is a valet right next to the restaurant - so long as you are dining there, valet is free, you just have to provide your valet with a code from your server (don’t forget to ask at the end of the meal). It’s done off of an App, and you can request your car right after you finish.