Nice staff, great beers & cocktails - definitely stop by this place next time you're in town!

Have visited this amazing place since it's opening will continue to go great food. Great service great people.

OH MY GOSH, what a hidden gem in Hilo!!! All the fishes they catch are the day of so the quality and freshness is superior! The batter on the fish was perfection! It wasn't greasy at all, but crispy, light and compliments the fish. My mouth is watering at the moment thinking about Mo's fish and chip. Lastly I'm not a pickle connoisseur by any means but I appreciate a dammmm good pickle and my god Mo's pickles were immaculateness! THE CRUNCH and the brine! Oh sweet heavens, what a dreamy pickle they served. 10/10!!! read more

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Amazing fish, craft beer and great service. Try the dill aioli sauce it won't disappoint. read more

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Literally took an hour for a self placed order at the kiosk. For a simple fish and chips. Barely any patrons at all in the restaurant so not sure why it took so long. Our friend ordered tempura vegetables and rice and that took an additional hour. Then when the friend went to ask about it, the server was super rude and told us she couldn't find us even though we were sitting out front and she had seen us several times. AND she waited for our friend to approach before asking what vegetables she wanted (35 minutes later) Food was nothing special, dips were over seasoned. The overall wait of 2 hours alone made us have to cancel some visits in our trip. Just don't go here. The best part was sitting on the patio away from this garbage place. Should've been offered refunds but we weren't. read more

I've been to Mohala's several times for fish and chips and every time I leave I swear to myself not to go back. Tonight I gave them another chance and had the worst dining experience. She waited until after I ordered to tell me they were out of chicken tenders, served my husband warm beer that was at the bottom of the tap, gave me regular fries even tho I ordered sweet potato, forgot my veggie sticks and then when they brought them out, the carrots weren't peeled and the celery was rotten. Absolute disaster! Never again. read more

Mohala’s Bayfront Fish & Chips - Rotten celery. - Fish & Chips Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

The portions are not adequate. They give you lots of fried and little fish nuggets. Here you see two scallops and one piece of cod. The scallops are bigger. If you ask for sweet potato fries be prepared pared to pay an extra 5 dollars. The service is slow because they only had one waitress. I told them I was not happy. The waitress there discounted my 27 dollars plate to 13 dollars. Unbelievable. read more

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Great food!!!!! We loved the mahi mahi and seeet potato fries! Definitely recommend for seafood

This place cannot be beat - hands down best everything we had!! Captains platter was great w/fries & coleslaw. Fish & sweet potato fries JUST HOT HOT WOW DELICIOUS!! App Shrimp lumpia SO SO GREAT! Our waitress was so nice & kind & so sorry we don't have her name to mention here. Ask her for the chili pepper water dip!! None of the items needed dip because they were fantastic all alone - just tasty & so very glad we went here our 1st time will NOT be our last! We are so lucky to live here & to find a great place like this?!!! We are thankful read more

My favorite place to get fish and chips on the east side ! The service is always great and the food mmmmmuah chefs kiss! The fish is always crisp yet tender and moist. Last time my sister and I shared a captains platter that came with a variety of seafood and chips. It definitely was enough for the 2 of us. We even had some leftovers! The place itself is open which I really love cause you get the fresh air and you can even people watch a little. If you're in Hilo and craving some fish and chips definitely give them a try! read more

If you're interested in fried seafood, this is the perfect place! I got their shrimp and chips. You get 6-8 HUGE fried shrimp, fries, mac salad, and a small pickle. You pick a sauce from a list--I got the spicy cocktail sauce, which was delicious! Very very filling meal. My boyfriend got the calamari, and he said it was some of the best he's had in his life. The food is the real highlight of this restaurant! I took off 1 star because one of the employees is SO unfriendly, and the wait at this place is ridiculous. After ordering our food at the counter, it took roughly 40 minutes for our food to come. The unfriendly employee never said a word. We would ask her politely for more water, and she would just walk away without acknowledging us. We would say thank you politely, and she wouldn't say anything back or acknowledge us. She quite literally seemed to hate her job. I hope she isn't costing the restaurant business. read more

Mohala’s Bayfront Fish & Chips - Shrimp and chips - Fish & Chips Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

I would avoid eating here due to the horrible service. I recommend going to Pineapple or Jackie Rays instead since we have always gotten great service and food. The waitress here was unbelievably rude for a number of reasons. One of our main dishes came out and a piece of fish fell onto the table. The waitress did not offer to replace it and was irritated when we asked it be replaced. One of our party had to then wait another 15 minutes for his food even though everything was ordered at the same time. Then our appetizer never showed up so I asked that we please cancel the appetizer and she gave a ton of attitude and said they just started it (after the main dish came out) Once we paid, she checked us out without giving us a break down for the cost then got annoyed when we requested a receipt. She also never refilled waters or checked on us to even replace napkins. May 26, 7pm read more

Amazing place, the only thing that kept me from giving it a 5 star was because of the parking, other than that everything was perfectly made and the service was excellent read more

Rip off slow neglectful service over charged & when we questioned $47 for one cup o soup one beer n one vodka on rocks we got a summarized receipt. Won't go back boo. Kinda cute atmosphere but smelled like greasy fish which has clung to us & now the car smells like grease fish read more

Over the years, we've tried a few seafood places on island and Mohala's has been the best!! Nice and fresh!! Great flavors! Aloha and smiles every time!! read more

Service was atrocious. The young man was disorganized, inattentive, confused about the menu, and no service skills at all. Had to be reminded to take our drink order. Sat a group of 4 in-between taking our drink order and bringing them but took care of that table for drinks and food before coming back to us. Never refreshed our ice tea, drink slowly it is the last you will get. Brought the food out in stages and totally ignored the cooks bell. Forgot the side dishes, had to be reminded, and the brought the wrong amount. Just terrible service. NO ATMOSPHERE!! Where are the inspectors. The overhead fans are grossly dirty. The tables were sticky. We had to wipe out the plastic glasses for water. One of the ice teas glasses had lip imprints on it. The restaurant itself is like a storefront, limited dirty seating and loud with street noise. The food was good. Small portions so if you are hungry not the place to go. Overpriced for the serving size. Would never recommend 3 out of 5 stars is really generous. read more

My husband and I stopped here to share a snack for lunch after walking around downtown Hilo and site seeing. I had this place booked mark after doing my research because I know my husband likes to try out different fish and chips places. It's a cute kitschy little spot in downtown. The service was great. We sat at a table in the bar area. We got an order of the Ono fish and chips and a order of the Ahi Lumpia. Our server suggested the Garlic aioli sauce for our fish and chips. As much as I wanted a beer I opted for ice tea because I didn't want to get to bloated and stuffed. Haha. Plus I like it when places brew their own ice tea. Anyways this was the perfect snack and right amount of food for two people to share. They give you five pieces of fish which were a good size and French fries. They were good but I think the batter was missing something. It needed a little something to give it a little more flavor. But the aioli sauce was good. It would have been nice to get two little dipping sauces instead of one. But the Ahi Lumpia was may favorite thing there. It was delicious. I could have ordered a few of those and been happy. So all in all I would go back here. I would just want more dipping sauces. Hopefully they would do that but not charge extra. Prices are your norm for Hawaii and going out to eat, so I would hope they give you extra sauce at no charge. But I never thought to ask. read more

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Best fish and chips in town,excellent service friendly and quick. The smoked mozzarella balls are a must and the fried zucchini is to die for. Definitely a favorite of ours!!! Go support them you will not be sorry read more

The fish was exactly what me and my boyfriend were looking for. Panko crusted NOT beer battered which is difficult to find. VERY crunchy and crisp. Totally Recommend if ur craving a fulfilling meal. 5 pieces of fish and a lot of fries .. I got the garlic dill tarter it pretty much just tasted like tarter sauce with pickle juice but satisfying read more

Mohala’s Bayfront Fish & Chips - Mahi-mahi fish and chip - Fish & Chips Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

The perfect place for fish and chips downtown w plenty of parking near by. It's casual w outdoor sitting, small bar area and fun dinning area. We had a group of six and tried the fish and chips w the catch of the day and mahi-mahi, the captain's basket, and calamari. All varying degrees of deliciousness. I recommend the captain's basket (split it w two, in our case, we shared it w others at the table as the portions were fairly big). The waitress was super friendly, as was the busboy. However, they were the only staff. She was running tickets, the bar and service. That's a lot for one person, which meant our waters weren't refilled, my nephew never got his beer (but our ticket did), the check took a long minute to get to us. Others were waiting forever to place an order. If you are ready to wait, this is a must. Everyone at the table was happy w their food and we hit the right spot at 5:20pm o'clock. read more

Mohala’s Bayfront Fish & Chips - Part of the captain's basket. So good! - Fish & Chips Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

We love the fish and chips here. Delicious and good size meal. 5 pieces of fish and lots of 'chips'. The service was a tad slow, but we were sitting outside bc of our dog, AND they were slammed inside. Definitely not a deterring factor, we'll be back. Cute little venue for a meal and quality time with friends. The few tables outside are nice (just no alcohol on the lanai, have to be inside for that) read more

Food is delicious and services were great. We ordered take out. We like the captains platter.

Hands down Best fish & chips Get the sweet potato fries Friendly people working Nice atmosphere read more

Food was good enough but they like to charge extra for things like extra tartar sauce. Pineapples is better and no up charge for extra accoutrements. Plus it's not bayfront. read more

The fish and chips were very good. Huge serving for the price. Friendly service. Nice atmosphere.

We had fish (mahi) and chips, a few beers, and a veggie plate. The fish was good but didn't seem to have any seasoning in the breading. Fries were great - perfect consistency, not too crispy, and fresh. The veggie plate didn't specify what was in it, but there was zucchini, pickles, smoked mozzarella cheese bites, ube, and green beans. The mozzarella bites and ube were my favorite. Overall, kind of overpriced but the decor inside was cute, everyone was friendly, and it's downtown, within walking distance of shopping. read more

Mohala’s Bayfront Fish & Chips - Fish & chips - also came with a small serving of Mac salad. Not the best I've had, but decent. - Fish & Chips Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

If you are in Hilo and you crave some fish this is a must on our list. Was there and asked to locals working the shops where to eat and more then one mentioned fish and chips. Looked at the menu and decided to give it a shot. Well that shot turned into one of the best fish tacos and fish and chips meals I have ever had. Ono tacos and mahi mahi fish and chips with the house tarter was amazing. Give it a shot it is so worth it. read more

Captain's platter the price was right the plate fed Sonia and I got us both full friendly environment would definitely come back

MO( proprietor ) is a beautiful and giggly soul.. Liz brightens up the place as soon as you walk through the door with her amazing smile.. AND THE FOOD IS DELISH, FRESH, SEASONED BEAUTIFULLY!!! and the best and biggest damn cup of coffee I've ever had . THANK YOU GUYS! read more

Restaurant was packed, we found our own table and was greeted shortly. We ordered fish and chips, chose ono as our fish, shrimp and chips, then grilled cheese and fries for the little ones. Food came out fresh and hot, great options for dipping sauces as well. My kids like to grab a bite here time to time to check out all the old fishing gear they decorated the place with. read more

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I was waiting to meet a coworker for lunch and asked to use the restroom. I was questioned whether I was really going to eat there and was lying about it to use the restroom. I am a nurse and came from work and dressed professionally. I asked her if she thought I was lying. She then refused to serve me. Unbelievably rude. I have never been refused service. I will not give this restaurant my money no matter how the food is. read more

This little gem was amazing, we strolled right on in for a beer wow they had 2 ciders that were absolutely amazing! They gave us a sample first to ensure we liked it before which was a plus z& we loved the flavors! It smelled so good inside there I could just lusciously imagine the fish & chips deliciousness but I'm allergic to seafood huge bummer! The staff was very upbeat & very kind! read more

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Our friendly server was efficient and quick to bring us the huge shareable platter of deep fried shrimp, calamari and ono, with fries. It made two meals for two of us! Absolutely the best value in an expensive town in which to eat out. The bar/restaurant looked like it would be a big night spot, but actually does its biggest business at noon, according to the server, so it closes at 7:30 - be advised! read more

Their fries are probably the best I've ever had on island. Unfortunately it is very expensive, and their website prices are not updated, so it is misleading. Had their ono fried fish, and it was delicious for my meal as well as for my meal days after. read more

Mohala’s Bayfront Fish & Chips - Fish & Chips Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Hands down the most consistently delicious food. My family and I have been to MBFC numerous times and I leave with a happy belly and lots of left overs. Pricing is very reasonable for the amount of food. Local rotating taps always fresh. Friendly staff. Clean restaurants. Cute little seaside vibe. read more

Best fish & chips ever. All homemade. Good service too. Other foods on the menu looked yummy and I'll definitely go back.

Fast service and very tasty fish and chips and taro fries. Need to watch my intake of fried foods, but this was very good and ate too much.

First visit to Mohala's. Came in around lunch time. Only one person in front of me at the order line. Ordered: Captain Platter with tarter, spicy cocktail, and honey mustard sauces. Macaroni salad as a side. Everything is fried. So even with two people that's a lot of fried food. Mahi Mahi was the fish. It was fried well, but too fishy for my taste. Next time, I'm going for the cod. The calamari are strips. Long and chewy. I only ate one. Left the rest on the plate. Shrimp were big and fried well. Scallops- I took the breading off and just ate the flesh. Fries- tasted the like the grease was old. Left them on the table also. Beers/Ciders on tap- got the 20oz. Service: Everyone was very nice, friendly, efficient. Food came out quickly. Restaurant was clean. Will definitely give it another go. It was a good value for the money. read more

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This place was amazing! Staff was friendly and informative and everything was great. I had fried Mahi Mahi and French fries with Cole slaw and my boyfriend had the fresh Ahi grilled with fries. We also had the onion rings which were amazing. A very quaint location in the area. Will definitely like to go again!! Highly recommend! read more

Mohala’s Bayfront Fish & Chips - Fried Mahi Mahi and French fries with Cole slaw - Fish & Chips Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Growing up eating more Asian cuisine, I'm a late bloomer when it comes to fish and chips. Tried it a few times to see what the hype was but didn't really get into it or crave it. I saw this place on yelp and was just one of those I want to try it out decisions (why I love yelp!). You yelp reviewers, you all don't disappoint in your consensus of what's good or not!!! This place was good!!! Food: 5 stars especially for their home made sauces! I got to choose up to 3 fishes and 3 sauces (that's also why the wait is a little longer since it's all fresh made to order but they have beer too so the wait wasn't a big deal). I chose ahi, ono, and cod. They were all good. The ahi has a little more fish flavor, the ono was a more form white meat which tasted delicious with the house tartar (even though I'm usually not a big tartar fan) and the cod was moist and flaky and tasted well with the garlic dill sauce. The fries were a good size cut to get that softer middle and crispier edges. Ambiance: Pretty neat and be sure to look UP at the rods, reels, lures, shark bitten surfboard, and all that other quaint stuff! Service: Came at lunch hour rush so the guy was super busy but made an effort to keep reassuring everyone their beer or food was on the way and he didn't forget about them. Very friendly guy. So why one star is missing?? This was a hard choice and it's really not a full star issue. I didn't realize until I got the food that it was the wrong order. I should have realized when he rung up the price because I ordered a captain platter but was charged and received a normal fish and chips instead. Man, otherwise it was a perfect place and lunch!!! GO here but check your order beforehand... totally worth it!!!! I wish I was back on Hilo for another round :) read more

Mohala’s Bayfront Fish & Chips - Fish (ahi, cod, ono) and chips with homemade dipping sauces (tartar and the garlic dill sauces I tried were yummy) - midway through eating - Fish & Chips Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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