Bali Hai Restaurant Reviews
Reviews
4.8 out of 5 rating
110 Reviews
99%
Recommended by couples
Awards
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Sandy P. Sent on 11/17/2023
Absolutely amazing
This venue is not only gorgeous but the staff is truly amazing. They made sure our day was perfect and follow up was great with their banquet planning team. our guests now want to look into Bali Hai for other events! -
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Kindra P. Sent on 11/12/2023Incredible Wedding Venue! A must see location!
Bali Hai was incredible to work. I am very particular and they were always awesome every step of the way!
The venue itself is absolutely stunning. It was everything I envisioned it would be on wedding day! They even had a drink waiting for us after the ceremony! Top notch service.
I could not ask for anything more! Enjoy a few photos from our wedding. -
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Brianna O. Sent on 11/29/2023Best venue in San Diego
Bali Hai was the best choice for venue for us in San Diego. The price was great for everything it included (set-up/take-down, ceremony and reception space, food, bar). We only had to set up table numbers and the welcome sign—they set up EVERYTHING else (aside from the floral vendor but that was so easy to get arranged).
Brittany and Ashley were very knowledgeable and helpful during the planning, and especially the day of. The ceremony and reception went by so smoothly.
We did the buffet and tray passed appetizers and everything was delicious. The location was perfect and we honestly could not be happier with how gorgeous and fun our wedding was.
A very big thank you to the waiters who worked our event as well. Lee was my (the bride) personal server during the event and she made sure I had everything I needed and more. No other venue provided as much as Bali Hai does and that alone makes it a fabulous choice for any event. -
Hazel C. Sent on 01/03/2024
10/21/23 The Chows Wedding
We are absolutely thrilled with the outstanding service provided by the Bali Hai Reception Events Team for our wedding venue. From the moment we began planning, their team displayed exceptional efficiency, professionalism, and informative guidance.
Our guests, hailing from different states and countries, are still singing praises about the seamless and enchanting experience. Brittany and Ashley’s prompt and articulate communication made every step of the wedding process incredibly smooth. They were always there to respond, ensuring our confidence in the success of our special day.
The attention to detail and dedication showcased by the team were truly commendable. We appreciated the thoughtful wedding card and delightful sweet treat, adding a personal touch to our celebration.
We look forward to visiting again soon and express our deepest gratitude for the wonderful collaboration. Wishing the Bali Hai team a Happy New Year filled with continued success.
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Meg E. Sent on 11/15/2023Amazing Value & Stress-Free Wedding Day
Bali Hai is exceptional value for pricing and the team are experts with events and weddings. The events team are knowledgable, responsive, and flexible. The food is amazing, views are spectacular, staff are very friendly and attentive. Our wedding went down without a hitch, we were able to enjoy every minute of it. -
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Erica B. Sent on 01/18/2023The San Diego Best Venue!
Bali Hai was simply the best venue to have our wedding. We got married in November 2022 and had 100 people. We were in the South Pacific Room and it was wonderful. I am so thankful for Jenny, Brittany and all of the Banquet Staff for making our wedding day the best experience ever. I cannot recommend Bali Hai enough. They made everything so easy for us. I am just so pleased with this venue. Again, it is simply the BEST! -
Lia W. Sent on 11/19/2022
Awesome experience!
We just had our wedding at the Bali Hai on 11/11/22! We rented out the Hawaiian village and it was the perfect space for our 70 guests. A big shout out to Jenny at the Bali Hai who stuck with us from signing the contract down to the final details before the wedding . Communication is so important to me when planning a wedding and Jenny made sure to answer any of my questions within the same day :) if she couldn’t answer , someone else would on her behalf which was nice . Jenny is super sweet and everything on my wedding day turned out amazing! The staff was awesome and so attentive to my husband and I and our guests. I look forward to celebrating our anniversary every year at the Bali Hai ☺️ thanks again for making my dream wedding so easy to plan! -
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Nicole J. Sent on 09/27/2022Wedding dream come true
Bali Hai was a dream come true. We are so happy with our choice. From the moment we booked, Jenny and Brittany were responsive and super helpful with all of my questions. They made the process very easy. The venue itself is beautiful and the set up was great. We got many compliments that said this was the best wedding venue they had been to and we agree! The views were stunning and I can't wait to see our pictures. Highly recommend Bali Hai and we will forever be fans of the restaurant and plan to return yearly :) -
Amanda A. Sent on 10/15/2022
Perfect Venue on the water in San Diego!!!
Bali Hai is the perfect San Diego wedding venue, and we had a perfect wedding there! It was by far the best value we found of anywhere on the water in San Diego. It was very convenient having the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, dancing, and photos all onsite and all of our out of town guests appreciated that it was less than 10 minutes from the airport and walkable to nearby hotels. The food and drinks were delicious and heavily complimented, and the scenery was beautiful. The event team were efficient and professional with no issues or hiccups at all - Jenny and Brittany were super responsive, friendly, and wonderful to work with. The serving and bartending staff were excellent and made us and our guests feel well taken care of. Zero complaints, great experience, would do it again in a heartbeat!!Bali Hai Restaurant's reply:
Thank you for taking the time to write a review and for your kind words! We're grateful to have been a part of your special day and are so happy to hear that everything was perfect! We look forward to seeing the two of you again in the future. Congratulations! -
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Mya M. Sent on 09/04/2021Perfect Wedding venue
If I could give Bali Hai 10 stars I would. This was the perfect venue for our wedding. Jenny, the event planner was amazing to work with. Everything was fabulous from the food, service, the views! Thank you Bali Hai for helping to make our wedding day so amazing! -
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Allison Sent on 07/14/2021Amazing Venue for a Wedding
We booked the Bali Hai for our wedding reception. The main coordinator Jenny made the planning portions so simple. She was extremely responsive over email. We loved that the Bali Hai provided the linens, tables / chairs, and food / drinks for the event all together. We ended up in the Hawaiian Village area outside & it was a simply gorgeous experience. Everything was prepared for our arrival at 3pm - tables, place settings, bar. Jenny stopped by several times to ensure we had everything that we needed. The wait staff were SO kind - they made sure our sweetheart table (for the bride/groom) was fully stocked with water, food, drinks & checked in on us multiple times. The bartender Mia was excellent and accommodated our guests various custom drink orders throughout the night. Our guest said the reception was a 12 on a scale of 0-10 (10 being amazing). If we ever have an important event to celebrate again as a family, we'd definitely return to the Bali Hai! -
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Michelle H. Sent on 03/03/2023Beautiful and affordable
We booked the Bali Hai for our wedding in 2020, then the pandemic hit and we were so grateful that the Bali Hai allowed us to reschedule for a year later.
When we first visited the Bali Hai, we were blown away by the gorgeous outdoor spaces and we knew that we wanted to celebrate our special day there immediately. We found the Bali Hai at a wedding expo, pre-COVID, and we felt that it was one of the more affordable options and it included the ceremony site, food, basic drinks, cake cutting, tables and chairs, etc. This simplified the planning process while still allowing us to have some flexibility to choose our own vendors. The event planning team at the Bali Hai was awesome and accommodating through every step of the planning process.
Our wedding at the Bali Hai was a dream and everyone had a great time. Everyone raved about the food and the cocktails are amazing as well. I couldn’t recommend the Bali Hai more. -
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Jodi T. Sent on 06/10/2019Best Value for Wedding Venue!
From the event coordinators (Jenny & Kendyll) to the wait staff, my now-husband and I could not have asked for a more accomodating and organized group of people to help us execute our big day beyond our expectations. Having a group that is detail-oriented, organized, and fast responders was a huge priority for us in making the wedding as stress-free as possible. The tasting for the food was included with our package which isn't common. The food was great and was a highlight of our wedding day, as were the mai tai's and champagne punch bowl. You definitely get a great waterfront view at Bali Hai, but what you will get that you will not get elsewhere is by far the biggest bang for your buck. Choosing this place was most gratifying decision we made for our wedding. -
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Florence Y. Sent on 07/05/2021Beautiful and convenient venue with experienced staff
Bali Hai was the perfect venue for our micro wedding (thanks, COVID) of 20 people, which mixed Chinese and Western wedding traditions. Having the ceremony, reception, food, and alcohol all bundled with one vendor made planning so much easier, and of all the venues we looked at for the type of wedding we wanted, Bali Hai definitely got us the best value. We had all the space and privacy we needed, the beautiful San Diego skyline in the background made all of our photos better, the food was delicious and accommodated dietary restrictions, and the plentiful free parking for our guests was a huge plus. Jenny, the event manager for Bali Hai, was wonderful in helping us make sure no detail was missed. She was flexible in accommodating our small group and patiently answered all of our many questions. All of the service staff were gracious and professional; the bartender in particular was a hit with our guests! We had no regrets working with Bali Hai and absolutely recommend it for weddings large and small. -
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Daniel A. Sent on 05/28/2019Amazing and picturesque venue for a wedding ceremony and reception!
Absolutely! We have actually already told many friends and associates about our wedding and the wonderful venue and services of Bali Hai! It was the perfect setting with a very romantic backdrop of the City of San Diego on the other side of the San Diego Harbor. The city lights were very picturesque. Lots of our guests were from out of town. It was very convenient for them to get to the ceremony and reception at the same location. They were very impressed to have a view of San Diego lit up across the waters. The pricing options for the ceremony and reception were well within our budget. For those considering a location for a wedding and reception or any other event, we highly recommend the Bali Hai! -
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Annabelle S. Sent on 08/01/2021Professional & responsive
Jenny in events is a true professional and a pleasure to work with. The food was delicious and our guests were very pleased with the food and you cannot beat the views. -
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Tim W. Sent on 04/07/2020Perfect Island Vibe Venue on the Bay of San Diego!
Wow, Wow, Wow, Bali Hai's wedding coordinators Jenny and Kendall are as professional, accommodating, very responsive, easy to work with and stress free as we could have asked for. After calling around, interviewing and visiting 10 different venues, Bali Hai stood out above the rest for both affordability and for the unbelievable venue site right on the water over looking San Diego bay. After deciding on Bali Hai and locking in a early 2020 wedding date we have had nothing short of a perfect experience with both Jenny and Kendall. They are easy to talk to and very attentive to our request, not to mention the food is amazing. We feel very fortunate to have been able to work with them and highly recommend Bai Hai as a dream island wedding venue in San Diego. Thank you Jenny and Kendall for what you do!
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Jessica Sent on 01/21/2019Love, love, love
Not only is the property beautiful, the Sales and Catering team are excellent. We came in just for a possible venue sight and we signed that contract the same day. We can't wait to celebrate our wedding here. -
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Katie Sent on 11/19/2019Everything we dreamed of
The best decision we could have made for our wedding was hiring the Bali Hai as our reception venue. From the staff, to the food, to the beautiful views, everything about the Bali Hai was perfect. Jenny and Kendyll were so prompt to respond to any and all questions I had regarding the venue, and were very flexible with some rescheduling due to my husband's deployment, and a death in the family. I come from a large Italian family, so we've been to our share of weddings, and everyone in my family is saying this is by far the best wedding they'd ever been to. The food was fantastic, and you just can't beat those views. Do yourself a favor, and book the Bali Hai for your wedding! -
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Carl R. Sent on 12/27/2019Absolutely Amazing!
Highly recommend!!
My wife and I couldn't have asked for a better venue for our ceremony and reception! Our guests loved the views, being outside and excellent food! The tri-tip was Da Bomb! Amazing! The Mai Tai bowls were a hit! The staff exceeded our expectations and did a fantastic job. Jenny and Kendyll were a pleasure to work with! The only thing we would do differently is order more appetizers. One per person is too little. -
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Jamilah Sent on 09/20/2019
Stress free and simple
Jenny and her team made sure that my (now) husband and I didn’t worry about a thing. With her help, our wedding was perfect; no additional wedding coordinator needed.
We will see y’all in 10 years for our vow renewal!!!! -
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Annie G. Sent on 09/17/2019Tropical Retreat with Unbeatable Views & Service
Finding the venue is one of the hardest parts of wedding planning. After having a Mai Tai a few months back we talked about how beautiful it would be to get married here! When we toured the Bali Hai it was hands down the place not just because of the good drinks and views but the service too. Jenny, our day-of and wedding go-to made everything about this stressful selection such a breeze! A lot of other venues only provide the space, and you have to coordinate everything else which can turn into a lot of $$ and a lot more stress. To have everything included– tables, linens, food, bar service etc., with options of an indoor or outdoor reception (we went with indoor) and the option of adding the ceremony on the back patio ALL under 1 roof with just 1 contact, made our planning process and budgeting so much more digestible. Jenny constantly kept us up-to-date on changes, what details she needed from us and just stellar communication overall. We were so lucky to have Jenny through this process and the outstanding team that helped provide such a magical day. I cannot recommend the Bali Hai and Jenny enough, our friends and family have and still are talking about how perfect everything was and how we had the perfect space to celebrate! Thanks again!!! -
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Corina Sent on 08/20/2019Hawaiian Wedding
When planning a Hawaiian wedding, it was a no brainer to go with Bali Hai. After I received their initial quote, I was discouraged and thanked them for the information. But they quickly responded with their willingness to accommodate our modest budget. I couldn't believe such a beautiful venue would be so accommodating. The wedding coordinators are very caring and professional. They always responded to my inquiries in a timely fashion. The food was AMAZING! All of my guests were impressed and I am still getting compliments a month later. We were in the Hawaiian village, the outside gazebo, which was perfect for a July wedding. I highly recommend this venue for San Diego weddings!
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