Aloha is still my all-time favourite poké place, even after trying so many of its competitors. Fish so fresh that it almost seems a shame to be dousing it in addictive house marinades; smooth and clean cuts yielding well-sized cubes of poke without jagged edges; generous assortments of toppings; nutty and chewy brown rice; and importantly, easily accessible with the number of outlets within town.

I usually prefer to customize my own bowl/wrap, but this time I opted for the xmas special - avocado salmon and garlic shrimp* atop salad and brown rice, accompanied with fresh (not canned!!!) pineapple, cranberries, pomegranate, walnuts and vegetarian caviar. You have the option to swop the shrimp for something else if you prefer, so I chose my favourite spicy salmon instead. I thought the fiery and flavourful marinade was the perfect counterpart to the avocado salmon, which was otherwise a tad bland on its own.

Service at the main outlet is prompt, friendly and obliging. Can't say the same for some of their other outlets (eg Citylink Mall), where the perpetually sour faces of the counter staff are a bit of a put-off sometimes.

This xmas bowl with two scoops of poke set me back $17 (after 7% GST), which is very slightly higher than other similar establishments. But given the quality of food and consistency of standard, I am always very happy to return

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