Coco beach Moorea

It takes a trip on your own kayak or a shuttle boat ride to get there. Reservations is a must. However all this is rewarded by great food served in a great atmosphere with a view of the beach. In shallow waters sharks and friendly stingrays abound.

A great place to spend the afternoon. There are some vegetarian options available on the menu, and stingrays swim around the area, which is wonderful to watch. The 3 p.m. closing time feels quite early, and guests are rushed to take the boat back to the island, which can feel a little impatient. Everything else is great - especially the vibe of the place. Advance booking is recommended.

We used our own kayak to get to the island and avoid the ferry fees. Upon arrival there is a beach just outside of the restaurant you can walk out a pretty god ways into shallow water and enjoy the view of Moorea. The music inside the place was low enough to enjoy conversation and not over power the ambiance of the beach. We were sat on the beach where plenty of sting rays come up to see what everyone is up to. Lots of families were there which was nice for everyone to enjoy a beverage, good food and some entertainment from the sting rays coming by.

Very cool place to eat if you get the chance, book in advance. Seating is along the water so you can swim while you wait for your food. Beers on tap here are Hinano which is very nice and cold. Had a lobstet burger and fish sandwich, both were delicious with a side of fries. Shuttle boats operate every half hour to take you back to mainland. You can snorkel/swim around the whole island if you wish. Great experience.

The food was great! Grilled octopus and the chicken skewers were a hit with the group. The lagoon fish was just ok. Not an issue with how it's cooked, it's just not an amazing fish to start. The coleslaw and veggie sides were delicious. We went with the hopeful intention of spending a relaxing day there and that's exactly what happened. We booked the 11 am boat ride over which at the time we thought was early and it turns out was perfect. Bring your suits, snorkel gear. We kept our table all day. We swam and saw plenty of friendly rays and were able to touch them. We ordered pictures of cocktails and it was as expensive as anything on the Island but good and worth it for our 4 hours there. If you are looking for a relaxed once in a lifetime environment with good food, this is it. If you're looking for fast this is not that. Easily the favorite thing we did as a group of 4 celebrating anniversaries the entire week on the island.

Definitely worth a visit. We had a beautiful day! Book your reservation on the website. Your reservation time is for the time of the boat pick up. The food was amazing. Snorkeling was fun but the current was really strong. If you walk right of the restaurant there is a beautiful sand bar.

Amazing restaurant on a motu with a ferry shuttle service (costs an extra $5 US return) or you can rent a boat or a paddle board or a kayak to get there. Book an early time because the last shuttle comes back at 3:00 p.m. and if you want to snorkel in the Coral gardens, there's black tip reef sharks and stingrays and thousands of beautiful fish and corals I've never seen before, you just have to walk past the restaurant along the water a couple hundred meters. We had an 11:00 a.m. shuttle booking and by the time we arrived at the back of the group, all the tables in the water were already taken, so I would recommend taking the first shuttle and being at the front of the crowd when you get to the hostess stand. Eating with my feet in the water is a dream of mine that I will one day fulfill lol. We tried to book another trip and they were full a week in advance, at least the shuttle service, which is only for restaurant patrons... Btw I had the lagoon fish of the day which was a parrot fish and it was so delicate and delicious and fresh omg! Full of bones but that's to be expected with the smaller fish. I don't know if the restaurant staff saw me throwing the fins and tail and head to the chickens that were nearby, one of the things I love about French Polynesia is they're really laid back about stuff and they just ignore it if they see something, not like the rules of everywhere else. I don't think they have electricity everything is cooked on the grill so the rice and stuff must be made in advance on land, therefore our pina coladas were kind of chunky, with bits of real coconuts or pineapple, not blended like a smoothie. Just FYI to order something else. I did have a fresh squeezed pineapple juice afterwards that was the best juice I've ever had!

We went to Coco Beach as we had read it was a must do while in Moorea. If you have a nice beach where you are staying, where you can swim and snorkel you don't need to go to Coco. Once you are greeted off the boat by staff they encourage you to order a meal and drinks immediately before enjoying the beach, etc. We didn't like the timeline and pressure right after arriving. The best part was the boat ride out and that was about it. The drinks were nothing special and food was okay.