Malibu Grill
106 N Walnut St
Bloomington, IN 47404
812-332-4334
When Malibu Grill disappeared off of 86th street (to be replaced with the global franchise Bonefish Grill) I was disappointed. I loved the restaurant with its Nuvo cuisine at a moderate price.
I found out that the rent went to high for Malibu on 86th. They were planning to reopen but, as of yet, they have not. They still have the original (all good things start in Bloomington these days) and the expensive Malibu on Maryland.
The drive to Bloomington took 1hr 15 minutes from the North East Side of Indy. It was a beautiful drive as you approach southern indy. The flat Indiana landscape gives way to hills, trees, and a relatively unspoiled natural beauty.
The Restaurant itself is downtown Bloomington. A very cool downtown lined with a variety of restaurants and shops.
I ordered the long remembered Thai Style pizza. This pizza starts with a peanut glaze that is topped with spicy chicken, carrot shreds, and more. It is cooked in an actual wood fired oven.
Erica had the cheese and crab quesadilla. I can testify that it was good . . . though it was mostly cheese (kind of light on the crab).
My parents split a nice, thick, steak. It looked good, but they tore into so quickly I did have a chance to try it.
I found the pizza and the quesadilla to be as good as I remembered from the 86th street grill. The pizza itself was a little to sweet, and not as “spicy” as I would of liked. The crispy wood fired crust was deviances.
Price? My pizza was 10, as was the quesadilla (appetizer). Between Erica and I we had one slice of pizza and half a quesa to take home.
Service: Service was good . . . but standard guy making it through college service.
Chris Review
Food . . ***
price . . ***
service . . . **
over all . . * * *