Makai Poké (Guoco Tower)

Decent poke bowl
Gets crowded during lunchtime tho.

I think they used to be on beyond, which would make it more worth it…

A quick fix for Poke bowl in CBD. Watermelon was refreshing and the sushi rice was not dry. Value for money with Beyond at 1 for 1.

The order and preparation was quick. The PokeBall was very good and decent price. It may be hard to get seating, but they pack the food to go (and it doesn't get cold ;))

Honest tots:
Service is good
Ambience is good (lol thanks Guoco)
But the poke bowl (if it can even be called that) is horrible

First off, the portion is quite 😐. Maybe because I'm used to getting the bigger bowls from poke doke or poke theory hence this was like no. Okay fine, maybe cause 1 for 1 so they skimp on the portion but the quality can make up for it... Or so I thought.

Cucumber and carrots are raw (fine, I don't usually order these toppings so okay), pineapple is normal, watermelon is spiced (not suited to my tastebuds), the sashimi (we chose sesame tuna and spicy salmon) is not the freshest. It's a tad slimey and doesn't have that oomf factor. But probably the most disappointing of all is the rice (???). It is limp and soggy and (imo) naming it sushi rice on the menu is a joke. The rice is just bland and mushy and stale (????) Omg this is such a horrible dinner and I can't stop complaining about it (we had it for a Friday dinner too!!! 😭 SO DISAPPOINTED)

The Burpple deal didn't even salvage it a bit. Absolute waste of money. Probably if I could choose the sides, it might be a bit better because I really dislike raw carrots in my meals but then again how does one mess up sushi rice??? Definitely avoid at all cost. 🙄

Lol so annoyed with this meal (totally spoilt Friday vibes) that I had to write a (unfortunately) negative review just to let off some steam 😤😤😤

Topped up $1 for two coconut drinks- so $14.90 for two sets. Super worth it and its hassle free. The two ladies serving me was super friendly and nice to explain how to order. Definitely recommend you to support them.

used the burpple beyond deal to get the set and added on poke (+$3), which came up to approx $10 for each set! they're really generous with the ingredients and poke and there's nothing to gripe about, a pretty decent bowl. heard the pickled watermelon was kinda sus but it actually tasted quite interesting (in a good way to me). slight downside is you don't really get much choice as to what goes in your bowl unlike places like say poke theory but overall cant complain because the price point is really good! would advice to avoid the salsa because it doesn't really fit the poke bowl vibes (but maybe i just am not a huge tomato fan).