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Kokobanana Bar & Grill

Restaurant

One of the Best Places To Visits in Fagali'i


Address

Motootua Off Ifi ifi street Apia, Samoa

Website

www.facebook.com

Contact

+685 26880

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (69 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 5 to 9:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 5 to 9:30 pm
  • Thursday: 5 to 9:30 pm
  • Friday: 5 to 9:30 pm
  • Saturday: 5 to 9:30 pm
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 5 to 9:30 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: steak (23) service (20) nice (12) ordered (12) lobster (12) good (11) Great (10) staff (9) restaurant (8) amazing (8)
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  • 4/5 Michaelangelo L. 10 months ago on Google
    The customer service from waiters and waitresses were very welcoming. I loved the outside deck which was nice and clean, with fresh smelling mint planted on the partition wall. I ordered a NZ T-Bone Steak and Lobster which was $104 tala. As the waiter explained, this dish was just the steak and lobster alone and not inclusive of the potato mash, salad and even the mushroom sauce, which were all ordered separately and costs $10 tala each. Things like this should be transparently clear on the menu. I was expecting something very special about this steak as everyone talks about it, and I ordered the most expensive one, however, it was not all that. A bit overrated and overpriced in my opinion. You would get the same steak from other Fine Dining Restaurants for a much more reasonable price.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Melissa S. 5 years ago on Google
    We decided to try this restaurant as the reviews online were very good. We were sadly disappointed with our meals and experience. We ordered the steak and lobster meals... which for the price you would expect to be cooked well, the steak (which was ordered to be a medium rear) was so tough and over done that it was very difficult to cut through, all 4 of us that ordered this meal had very tough steak. It stated on the menu that it was NZ steak although I doubt that. We were seated outside and the amount of flies trying to get on our food was so bad that we couldn't just sit and eat our meal, we were constantly swatting them away.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Albert M. 10 months ago on Google
    The food was amazing - as usual. The portions were generous and the staff very attentive. It's one of our must go places every time we visit Samoa.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Elle S. 6 months ago on Google
    Really nice set up outside to enjoy your food. Didn't take long for our food and drinks to come out. Food is nice and fresh, portions are generous! Recommend you come here at least once and do book a table just to ensure you have a spot. 😊 we ordered the lobster Mornay, grilled fish, strawberry daiquiri and a margherita.. so good. 🍹👍 next time I will try the steak as the sizzling plates looked so good coming out to other tables.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Monika M. 1 year ago on Google
    Got to try Jay's cut. It's a monster of a steak!! And cooked to perfection!! Everything else is just as delish 😋
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ruby C. 5 years ago on Google
    A good restaurant that we have been visiting regularly. Their burgers are awesome, good service, sizzling steak super highly recommended!! Must try!!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Melissa T. 4 years ago on Google
    Wow wow wow had to come to Samoa to have the best steak meal ever, please do not read the negative comments , this place was amazing. Great service but the food was amazing. Hands down best steak meal I have had in ages .
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Neville F. 1 year ago on Google
    We had drinks then ordered our meals lobster and steak and vegetables.They were all delicious and service was great. Bathrooms were very clean good off street parking.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nestor C. 4 years ago on Google
    Great food, EXCELLENT service. The lobster was amazing! The staff was very nice and friendly.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Athena H. 6 years ago on Google
    Great food. Fish was fantastic, melts in your mouth.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 alan p. 4 years ago on Google
    Great ambience good friendly service earned the 2 stars. Let down by the use of seafood extender (staff said it was crab meat) in the tom yum soup. Completely ruined the taste. Disappointing for what looked like a really nice menu and restaurant.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sami S. 1 year ago on Google
    Theeee most delicious food, top quality service and great ambience! Thank you for making our dinner super special tonight. ❤️ You can feel the love that went into creating the space and taste the passion that went into crafting the (literally finger licking) meals. Would definitely recommend!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 G M. 6 months ago on Google
    Have read reviews so had to try the lobster. It was good @ $94 for 3 tails served with mash or chips and salad or steamed veg. We also ordered deep fried eggplant with aioli sauce, raw fish, fish & chips. All meals had big portion and very satisfying. We only had non alcoholic drinks so cant comment on bar selection. Food was good and atmosphere was lovely..its a converted homestead which I found surprising..but there is both indoor and outdoor spaces. I recommend dining outdoors as the ferry lights make it lovely in the evening and there was a nice breeze outside. Theres no aircon inside. Staff lovely & knowledgeable about their menu. I can see why its a popular place... a place where locals come to have a fancy meal.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Peter Y. 10 years ago on Google
    Excellent meal and a variety of choices on the menu. Great experience. Just need a more visible sign on the roadside but worth the experience of looking for it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 S U. 4 years ago on Google
    Best steak I have tasted ever. The staff were great despite us being walk-in guests. Will go back definitely
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sally R. 4 years ago on Google
    I'd like to acknowledge and recommend your restaurant for these reasons. Very welcoming, accommodating, quality food with suitable pricing, attentive staff with Credit to Christina on the wonderful service. I'm a super satisfied customer, great wishes to Koko banana on being such a blessing for Samoa. Malo lava
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Maria Chong N. 7 years ago on Google
    It's amazing love the place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alex M. 7 years ago on Google
    Fantastic clean healthy food, wide variety of vegetarian and vegan options!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dean S. 6 years ago on Google
    Steak night and cocktails 👍👍👍👍👍
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ian C. 5 years ago on Google
    Huge tender NZ steaks on sizzling hotplates. Really nice staff.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Viliamu B. 5 years ago on Google
    Awesome Restaurant with great food and friendly staff the best!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 May S. 5 years ago on Google
    Definitely the best restaurant in Samoa so far. Love the food and so as the customer service.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Patty 9 months ago on Google
    This was our first time dining here since they relocated, and we were pleasantly surprised. Despite not having a reservation, we were able to get a table for in-house dining on a Tuesday night after 8pm. The service was efficient, and my partner gave a perfect rating to their New Zealand steak. I ordered the island chicken, and it was delicious as well. The only reason I didn't give a 5-star review is because I found the restaurant to be lacking in character. The staff were professional and quick, but the service could have been more personalized. It would have been nice if they took the time to chat with customers, recommend menu items, or even engage in some friendly conversation like asking about our day. This small improvement could enhance the overall dining experience.

  • 5/5 Tasele S. 8 months ago on Google
    The local t bone for only WST 55 is SEKI. A huge cut of meat, cooked how you like. The lobster is so fresh and the sauce that they provide with the steak paired perfectly. Kids loved the volcano dessert and the banana split. The only place we had dinner more than once during our trip. Oh before I forget, try the Iced Tea. It was the best we had in Samoa.

  • 3/5 Samoa F. 1 year ago on Google
    The location is nice, the food was delicious, and the service was satisfactory. Although the only issue was the steak and shrimp…. for that price i didnt expect a small glass cup filled with sauce and REALLY tiny shrimps… for that i expected something totally different. but overall it was satisfactory.

  • 5/5 Leaupepefritz 1 year ago on Google
    Still one of the best places to eat in Samoa!

  • 5/5 Andrew F. 11 months ago on Google
    Fantastic place to eat and mingle. Great food and lovely service. Lobster was awesome!!! Can't wait to go back!!

  • 5/5 Jeffrey T. 5 years ago on Google
    Wonderful food and wonderful service. Definitely the place to eat.

  • 4/5 Karen P. 9 months ago on Google
    We had a meal there on Monday night, our last night in Samoa. The service was friendly but slow. Waited at least an hour for our main meals. Meals were decent size, hubby had NZ steak which he enjoyed. The taxi driver our resort booked for us didn't know the restaurant or how to get there

  • 5/5 Pana & Jo T. 10 months ago on Google
    Restaurant service was great and bar lady was on top form with her service and recommendations for drinks.. We had lobster 🦞 😋 very nice.. and my wife had chicken with was very good too. We'll be going back for sure 👍🏽

  • 5/5 Frederick M. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent stuff...great food, amazing atmosphere at an awesome location. We'll definitely be back. 💗

  • 5/5 Muhammad Y. 3 years ago on Google
    This impressive French restaurant came as a pleasant surprise. Slightly traditional but well executed dishes. Totally did not expect this quality of French cuisine here (way better than the ones we've had in Vietnam). A must try in Phnom Penh!

  • 5/5 Gus C. 5 years ago on Google
    Best Steaks on Island. They make a nice Lobster mornay too

  • 5/5 Celeste R. 5 years ago on Google
    Yummy and different experience. Will go back

  • 5/5 Ueli H. 5 years ago on Google
    Best steaks in Samoa. Nice place with good service and as said if you don't like steak than you are wrong here :)

  • 2/5 Steven F. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Our waitress was very rude. She said they did not have coconuts and ranch with an oddly quick response time and clearly had coconuts after bringing them out to the table that came AFTER our table. My wife and I had enough of the bad service after almost an hour went by without the waitress coming to check on us or ask us how we were doing! 👎🏼 The only reason I am giving 2 stars is because the Kokobanana Burger I ordered was very delicious! Let me first thank you for the opportunity to share our story of coming home. The longest girlfriend came from a psychic and disrespectful attitude. It was like he was angry for a reason I did not know before he and my family came. Please have the owner of this house, correct the girl and correct her. We do not want to come Now we do not have the experience. Thank you, sir. (Original) Our waitress was very rude. She said they didn’t have coconuts and ranch with an oddly quick response time and clearly had coconuts after bringing them out to the table that came AFTER our table. My wife and I had enough of the bad service after almost an hour went by without the waitress coming to check on us or ask us how we were doing! 👎🏼 The only reason I am giving 2 stars is because the Kokobanana Burger I ordered was very delicious! Ia ou te fia muamua ona faafetai mo le avanoa e faasoa le matou tala o le matou o mai I le fale aiga nei. O le teine kau umi toe mimiki na momoli mai le agaga le mafaufau ma le le faaaloalo. Pei a ua ita o ia mo se mafuaga ou te le iloa iai ae le’i o mai matou ma lo’u aiga. Faamolemole le pule o le fale aiga nei, faasa’o I le teine ma faasa’o ia te ia. Matou te le fia o mai I nei ona le ma experience. Faafetai lava lau susuga.

  • 5/5 john L. 4 years ago on Google
    Great place

  • 4/5 Melissa L. 4 years ago on Google
    Awesome lobster and NZ sirloin. Great special deal too! Would go again!

  • 3/5 Warren C. 4 years ago on Google
    Staff are amazing, however food a little overrated on previous reviews in my opinion. No lobster, steak cooked as asked but for thw high price they charge was tough and small. Vegies seemed to be frozen packet jobs. Garlic cheese bread is horrible save money dont order.

  • 5/5 John M. 5 years ago on Google
    Friendly staff, relaxing atmosphere, best steak and lobster on island. Well, when on island you only come to Kokobanana for the steak. By day, its called Mama Jane and they serve breakfast and lunch.

  • 5/5 Kim Jong u. 4 years ago on Google
    Great place to eat the steak n lobsters were awsome. 👍👍

  • 3/5 Sharon E. 4 years ago on Google
    Disappointing. Had expectations (based on other reviews) of something a bit special and unique (Samoan fare with a flash of westernism). The first realisation came with the menu.. heavily western-palate oriented. Steak. Steak. Steak. I had the pan fried fish (swordfish) which, while tasty, was dry and tough. Sadly, served with a side of mayonnaise. The vegetables were less than spectacular.. steamed carrot, a watery curcubit and a leaf of bok choy, not enhanced by the addition of some (packet frozen) carrot, pea & sweetcorn. I chose to have coconut rice instead of fries or mashed potato. At least that added a tropical flavour. At WST48 they could do better.

  • 5/5 Chris s. 4 years ago on Google
    Steak and lobster. Eat like Royalty

  • 5/5 Kevin G. 4 years ago on Google
    Great food, nice place to have dinner, the cocktails were amazing

  • 4/5 richnik 4 years ago on Google
    Food was lovely for that price tag.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Cheques
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Salad bar
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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