Although being very busy the staff were helpful and soon got us seated. The food was very good and the bill reasonable. More

Had a great dinner here at the bar by myself, met some fun people and the wait staff super friendly and food delicious! More

My wife's brother was in from Toronto, and we decided to head to Makai along with a few friends. My wife and I had never been there before, but heard good things, and we were all in the mood for sushi. First impressions count... We pulled up to the restaurant for a 7:30pm reservation, and waited over 10 minutes for... More

Stopped in not knowing what to expect and we loved the food. I ordered the kobe steak with vegetables, my sisters really enjoyed their dishes too. They were short staffed, only one waitress for a big place, but since we weren't in a rush, it was fine, the waitress we did have was great and apologetic. We got great service.... More

Came here with a friend for Sunday lunch. The waitress offered us an outside table which was nice! there were a few stains on the furniture but nothing too major. The food was excellent and presented great! the service was also excellent, staff are very friendly, not to sure what the negative reviews about the service are about. I will... More

Decent margarita's, great snacks, screens for those who want to follow sports... and near the beach. More

Like some other of the reviews i've read I felt this place really didn't want me there at all. Going into Ma'kai's my girl and I had been fighting all day this place was so bad it really made our entire day better. Our waitress was so flighty she didn't seem to care about anything but the table behind us.... More

popped here quite late on a Weds night, our last night in Santa Monica. We'd passed it a few times and it always looked lively. Requested a table outside on the patio and were shown to a table albeit agree with other reviewers it wasn't the friendliest of greetings. We ordered drinks and the waitress gave us the menu. Both... More

I enjoyed my meal at this wonderful restaurant could not fault it food great location great but i felt like the staff had something against tourists, the waitress was more interested in the dresses of other customers and host that greeted us upon arrival had no more interest but the food that we came for was amazing you wont be... More