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Dec 30, 2025

Laguna Beach Restaurant With an Island Heart

Step off Pacific Coast Highway and pause for a moment. You’ll hear the hum of easy conversation, the clink of tiki mugs filled with rum, and feel the ocean breeze rolling up from Main Beach.

This is where dinner becomes an escape.

Where island fire meets coastal soul.

Where Laguna Beach feels like a vacation you didn’t have to pack for.

Welcome to Royal Hawaiian.

A Different Kind of Night in Laguna Beach

When people search for Laguna Beach restaurants, they’re often looking for ocean views, seafood, or someplace trendy. But there’s a reason locals whisper about Royal Hawaiian like it’s a secret sanctuary.

Maybe it’s the glow of the tiki torches.
Maybe it’s the Lapu Lapu arriving in a fresh pineapple, chilled and fragrant with island citrus.
Maybe it’s the way the room feels part vintage surf culture, part tropical hideaway.

Whatever it is, you feel it the moment you walk in.

A Menu That Brings the Islands to PCH

Our chefs don’t hurry the flavors here.

The Huli Huli Chicken comes glazed, caramelized and billowing with smoke from the grill.
The Ahi Poke tastes as fresh as if it came off the morning’s boats.
And the slow-cooked, soft-salty Kalua Pork Sliders may be the most popular bite on the menu.

Order any one of them with a classic Mai Tai or a creamy Painkiller and suddenly the world beyond will start moving in half time.

Why Royal Hawaiian Belongs on Every “Best of Laguna Beach” List

Of all the Laguna Beach restaurants, Royal Hawaiian offers something a little different, something you sense before you even sit down.

It’s as if you’ve entered another world, one wrapped in bamboo, touched by history, and filled with the scent of grilled pineapple and warm rum.

People come here for birthdays, date nights and celebrations but they also come here just because there’s something easy and an instant shift in mood.

That moment when you sit down, take a breath, and think,

“Okay… I’m officially on island time.”