http://blog.humuhumu.com/2006/02/11/my-travels-royal-hawaiian-in-laguna-beach Reports from your intrepid tiki explorer, Humuhumu Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:12:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://blog.humuhumu.com/2006/02/11/my-travels-royal-hawaiian-in-laguna-beach#comment-51374 Mike Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:03:45 +0000 http://blog.humuhumu.com/2006/02/11/my-travels-royal-hawaiian-in-laguna-beach#comment-51374 Update on the Royal Hawaiian in Laguna Beach: My wife and I have been there two times since the new owners took over. Both our families have been regular visitors to the RH for fifty years. JR and his sister (the old owners whose parents started the restaurant) are sorely missed. Only one half of the restaurant is now open (the side with the bar), the other side is closed for renovations. The atmosphere is ruined; from the street it looks like heck, but since we are old friends we had to go check it out. On Sunday, April 22 (our anniversary) we went and were much disappointed. The price of the signature ribs dinner is so high now that our two meals, with a bread basket but no appetizers or alcohol, topped out at fifty dollars. Service was lousy, I couldn't find anyone when it was time to pay the bill. No Hawaiian music, no island-style interior, and it looks like they have made zero progress on the remodel since last summer. We won't be going back. ~sigh~ Now I know why JR sold the place. Update on the Royal Hawaiian in Laguna Beach:
My wife and I have been there two times since the new owners took over. Both our families have been regular visitors to the RH for fifty years. JR and his sister (the old owners whose parents started the restaurant) are sorely missed.
Only one half of the restaurant is now open (the side with the bar), the other side is closed for renovations. The atmosphere is ruined; from the street it looks like heck, but since we are old friends we had to go check it out. On Sunday, April 22 (our anniversary) we went and were much disappointed. The price of the signature ribs dinner is so high now that our two meals, with a bread basket but no appetizers or alcohol, topped out at fifty dollars. Service was lousy, I couldn’t find anyone when it was time to pay the bill. No Hawaiian music, no island-style interior, and it looks like they have made zero progress on the remodel since last summer. We won’t be going back. ~sigh~ Now I know why JR sold the place.

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