Very beautiful location, tucked away inside of little bear, coffee, and downstairs.
I can see that they are trying to capture a tiki drink vibe for cocktails here, but they fell a little short in my estimation.
First off, the menus were terribly hard to read. The dim lighting, coupled with the light print on the newspaper like menus was a terrible combination. Several people in my party were pulling out their cell phones to shine the flashlight on the menu to try to read it.
Next, when you're trying to capture a tiki bar type experience, that includes this expectation of fun over the top, cocktails comprised of ingredients you can't easily acquire to make it home or order anywhere else. The cocktail menu that the waiter said was "balanced" when he referred to all of their drinks, didn't really hit the spot. The flavors were pretty limited, and we're all very middle of the road. Nothing too exciting or potentially gripping. And honestly, when I come to a tiki bar I want a sugary fruit filled flavor bomb. And they had nothing like that on the menu.
My husband is more of a hard cocktail drinker, and he even commented that their offerings felt stilted and not exciting.
I would come back at a future date, but I would check the menu first to see if any changes had been made. Very cool location, though! read more