This was my first time visiting Purple Orchid, and I wanted to try a tiki bar close to home. Overall, I had a really fun time! The vibe is very classic, no-fuss tiki bar, and they have two pool tables inside, which adds to the laid-back feel. The drinks were great, and everyone there was really nice, which made the experience even better. The only thing I'd say could use some improvement is the music. Omg, I was definitely wishing the playlist had a little more energy or personality. Better music would take the vibe up a notch for sure. Other than that, the drinks were solid, the people were friendly, and I had a great Saturday night. I'd definitely come back for a casual tiki drink night. read more

Purple Orchid - Lounges Near Me - El Segundo, California

Wish I could leave zero stars.. This was the absolute worst Mai tai I have ever had. It tasted like sour/rotten juice with some sort of fermented swill floated on top. No mint on top, zero lime flavor, but a cherry on an umbrella. I literally took one sip and pushed the glass back to the edge of the bar. Not one bartender or bar back came to check on my party after sitting our drinks down. After about twenty minutes of being ignored someone came and grabbed my husbands empty glass but left my completely full glass sitting on the bar mat. Another ten minutes or so of still not being checked on and we finally decided to leave. I'm out the twelve bucks for my drink but I consider it a twelve dollar lesson in not coming back here again. Sadly, the only reason we chose to get drinks at this bar was because I insisted I wanted a drink before heading home. read more

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Tiki-themed divey bar. Casual place, no pretense. Loved the exterior purple lighting. Had a taste if their cocktails which were good. Check it out if you're in the area! read more

Purple Orchid - Tiki bar - Lounges Near Me - El Segundo, California

Great food ! Amazing cocktail!! Great service! Beautiful Ambience !! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

So glad I found this place! I was looking for somewhere to hang out and grab a drink before heading to Cinema West, and Yelp pointed me to Purple Orchid. This spot checked all my Tiki-bar boxes: moody lighting, fun kitschy décor, and seriously great drinks. I started with a Mai Tai--perfectly strong but still super tasty--then switched to a glass of Chardonnay so I wouldn't be completely blitzed for the movie. We still had time to spare, so I finished with a virgin Piña Colada and oh my gosh, it was delicious. Loved the jukebox and pool tables, too. Huge thanks to Lindsay for the excellent service. We'll definitely be back! read more

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Great place for cocktails in El Segundo. A lot of classic tiki drinks plus some twist. The purple passion and Vic's grog was my favorite. The atmosphere is a tiki bar with island vibes and music. The staff was super nice and very informative of recommendation of the drinks. There's also two billiard tables for entertainment besides the sports TVs. read more

Purple Orchid - Purple passion - Lounges Near Me - El Segundo, California

Great lunch spot with a floral ambiance and excellent food. It has a mom and pop feel so that's a perk. We came after the lunch rush, so the service was pretty quick. read more

Purple Orchid - Inside wall - Lounges Near Me - El Segundo, California

Service was decent but the cocktails were not great if you're seeking a tiki drink. If you want something else, maybe it's better. We love tiki cocktails and this was not the place. We got a typical Navy Grog and it was not edible. My husband took a sip and was done. I had a specialty tiki cocktail that was fine and nothing to write home about but did finish it for the principle of it. I told him I wanted to send the Navy Grog back but he told me not to. This didn't feel like the place to send drinks back so he left his very full drink there and closed out. Especially for $16? Unfortunately not a yes for us when Hula Hula room is comparable and so much better in South Bay. read more

Poor experience, wrong drinks, long wait time, we were overlooked while bartender was friendly with other people. Very strange, disappointing experience. Overpriced for what we received. read more

Purple Orchid - We all ordered a different drink, but got two of the same. It was not worth the visit. Bill came to 48, way over priced. - Lounges Near Me - El Segundo, California

Perhaps I'm spoiled from regularly traveling to places with great tiki bars, particularly San Diego, other parts of LA, and even Orlando. However, I also put great effort into making legit tiki drinks at home, so I both appreciate the effort when it's there, and will criticize when it isn't there. I'm not opposed to paying for proper tiki, but I also understand it's a difficult business model; doesn't mean you can't have the fake tiki for the cost conscious consumer, and good ones at a different price point. If you're used to high end tiki drinks, that are faithful to the originals, this is not that. Purple Orchid seems to be a dive bar that serves drinks that loosely resemble tiki drinks, and share the name. It has random tiki decorations, and bamboo, along with a stage (plus tv tuned to ESPN....), pool tables, etc. So, my experience was a sticky counter, served a drink in a sticky glass, bartenders exchanging stories about guests who got belligerent and required eviction, and certainly nothing resembling tiki escapism. If you want legit tiki, just take the longer ride share and hit up Bamboo Club or Tiki Ti. I gave two starts because the staff were nice, prices include tax so your bill is easy to calculate and a nice round number, and the cool tiki memorabilia on the mens bathroom wall. Learned there used to be a tiki theme motel in my home town a few decades ago. read more

Purple Orchid - Lounges Near Me - El Segundo, California

The Purple Orchid is a beautiful neighborhood, tiki bar with pool tables. The custom wood bar is very long and decorated with Hawaiian memorabilia. The bartender was very friendly and outgoing. We came during happy hour and my Mai Tai was only $10. read more

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Stopped by before flight back to Vegas. Very nice vibes and awesome bartender. Drinks were very good. Was able to get a couple rounds of pool in. Def recommend. read more

Purple Orchid - Purple passion - Lounges Near Me - El Segundo, California

If you are looking for a Genuine Tiki Bar with a totally sassified Bartender and the best Mai Tai that I've ever had, you got to check this place out. We love the vibe, the music & the staff. The interior never left the early 60's and I hope that it never does. It's a great reminder to times gone by, and what goes around comes around! Go, enjoy and travel back to what truly were the good ole days. read more

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Didn't even get inside by the door man alone was rude to begin with. Must hate his job

Obsessed! Loved the bartender & playing pool on a Random Sunday. Drinks were great too! Also the bathroom is super clean lol read more

Purple Orchid - Inside pool - Lounges Near Me - El Segundo, California

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I like the Purple Orchid. It's a great spot to hang with friends and have a few drinks. I haven't tried any tiki drinks, but the beer is cold (and good!) Service is fine, can't think of anything either remarkable or objectionable - it's fine. I'll be back... 4 stars read more

What a find! Went there on a double date. My friend suggested stopping in for a drink before seeing Bride of Frankenstein at the nearby Old Town Music Hall for our Halloween themed outing. It was a great idea. I must say that Purple Orchid is the tiki-est bar I've ever been to. Yes, it was divey but it had a cool decor, interesting mood lighting, and I liked my Mai Tai. It was fun seeing the other couple sharing their giant volcano bowl drink with the flame in the center. Luckily, no eyebrows were singed in the process! I look forward to going back again when I'm in town. read more

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Fun place! Great tiki atmosphere! And the best cocktail I've had in a long time! Try the Vic's Grog - it's delicious!

Great vibe, decor and drinks. Friendly staff. I love a good tiki bar! We had a great time, the drinks were tasty. It's got a lot of neat little hidden decorations. read more

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Very strong drinks. Cute little tiki bar. I went before I work dinner and had 1 drink that got me very buzzed. It was pretty tasty too.

This review is for last Saturday, it was extremely busy and both bartenders were moving very fast. The one who took care of me was wearing glasses and had tattoos, I didn't get her name. She made me her favorite drink off the menu, which I really liked! I think it was a rum and pineapple grog thingy and then for my second I had originally wanted a pina colada but she recommended something called a painkiller that was AMAZING and it's my new favorite! This was my first time here and I'll definitely be back! The drinks are sooo good and they play fun music. It's a nice vibe to meet people read more

Super fun place! One of the cutest tiki bars & their drinks are cheap & good. But they are very strong lol, beware of that. read more

Purple Orchid - Lounges Near Me - El Segundo, California

Mai Thai special? TWO Pool table? Great drinks? All that and an amazingly attentive and hospitable bartender Christine. My favorite piece of the tiki decor is the puffer fish with a bra lol! Always fun after a day at the beach. Their beach bum is so delicious and my favorite. read more

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Purple Orchid advertises itself as a tiki bar and there were certainly opportunities for some island fever-esque drinks to be had. My friend and I went ahead and ordered their Scorpion Bowl ($30) which you'd think we be done with as grown adults in our 30s. But of course, Bruins go hard so we had to enjoy one during happy hour times. Our drink was stiff, had the tiki umbrellas to boot, and was fun all around. The one drink that didn't really meet our expectations was the Singapore Sling. It wasn't red nor had much sweetness, so they either forgot the grenadine for ours or they chose to not use it for their version. So a hit for the bowl, a miss for the other drinks, but still a good spot to come to if you're in Downtown El Segundo and want to chill out with friends over a drink or two. read more

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If you're looking for a divey, semi-tiki themed bar with strong cocktails in the town of El Segundo, this is your place! I tried the Vic's Grog ($14) because it was noted as winning best cocktail in the Tiki Oasis contest. It was described as having fruitier notes of passion fruit and pineapple, but all I could really taste was rum hahaha. I like the unique cocktails though and got to try one of my friends', which was even banana flavored. Overall, seems like a fun place to go to, especially if you wanna split some tiki bowls! read more

Purple Orchid - Vic's Grog ($14) - Lounges Near Me - El Segundo, California

It's a Wednesday. Great spot! I almost chaulked this place up as disappointing after that Mai Tai. I usually gauge a Tiki Bar off the Mai Tai... Forget that, get the Vic's Grog. Boozy deliciousness. I'd come back for this all day. Service is solid. Good vibes and safe seeming scene. No sketch on this night, good vibes. Solid Tiki with a hipper juke box anything goes play pool vibe. read more

Purple Orchid - Vic's Grog - Lounges Near Me - El Segundo, California

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Came here with four friends after a Clipper game. All of us are Asian. It was a friend's birthday. All I did was ask the bartender if I could charge my phone and she said not on this wall but over there next to the stage. To get to the plug, I stood on the edge of the small stage (easiest way to get to the plug) and the bartender FLIPPED OUT on me and started yelling and said my entire group needed to leave and she got the bouncer to kick us all out. We ordered $100 in drinks. We kept asking what did we do??? AND THEN THE REGULARS AT THE BAR (white) STARTED YELLING AT US TO GET OUT! They just kept yelling at us to "GET OUT!!!" AND THEN THE BARTENDER CALLED THE COPS ON US. WTF. We left before the cops came. We saw the cops pull up as we left. The craziest thing about this was for 30 min. I was talking to the bartender and the people at the bar and was nice to them and they were being nice back. I still don't understand why the bartender flipped out on me and us like that. I tipped her well for every drink. read more

Stopped by for a great mai tai! This is a nice dive bar with great decorations to fit the Mai tai theme and drinks. It's cozy and lively. The service was great and the drinks even better. They also have some TVs and a couple of pool tables to pass the time. Great place to meet up with some friends for drinks! read more

Purple Orchid - Mai tai is delicious! - Lounges Near Me - El Segundo, California

I had the best day of my life, Lindsey is the best bartender I've ever had in her shirt took me to the next level of happiness!!!! read more

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Guy we 4 girls were with asked female bartender if he can charge his dead phone. She told him where. He went to go do it. But he couldn't get to it due to tight space. He went past this rope to do it then that bartender yelled @ him telling him not to go over the rope it's there for a reason we r supposed to follow the rules. Honestly it just looked like decor & we didn't know. He asked her y her tone was rude when he was tipping her well & they were having good conversations throughout the night. She immediately asked the security to kick us all out. His girl asked y she suddenly caught attitude & trying to kick us out we didn't do anything wrong. Security told us to all leave. We all got up to ask y do we have to leave & does he even know the situation. I told him we will leave but can i explain to manager what happened cause it's a lil unfair. Everybody @ bar ganged up on us & started yelling & cursing for us to leave. We were yelling too by then. They even asked if we understand english. We were mixed ethnicities group. The bartender called police. As we were leaving the security & 1 customer who's been cursing @ us for no reason got in to a scuffle who was asked to leave but nobody else who was cursing & screaming were asked to leave. This is y i say racist. & i overheard bartender tell security to get license plate cause our guy is driving drunk. He never drank cause he was our dd. This probably wouldn't have happened if we weren't a mix ethnicity group & bartender didn't overreact. What a horrid bday experience. Bartender knew it was my bday too. We have some footage on tape by the way. read more

Lindsay was an amazing tender of the bar. We had both beautiful and delicious Tiki drinks. Priced right and ready to crush!!!!! Us Texans were so stoked Cali!!! read more

Purple Orchid - Funky Monkey!!! - Lounges Near Me - El Segundo, California

Had another great experience I think whoever was the bartender just had an off day and just wanted to go home. Still recommend 10/10 read more

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Service and cocktails were on point. I think I remember pool table and juke box. Juke box did not work for last 2-3days and they were playing 90'd crap Bring on the Denny Martin, Les Baxter, Herb Alpert please even Elvis The "King Kahuna " ? read more

im writing this review because the customer service was horrible. my friends and i were waiting to get drinks at the bar, waited about a whole 10 minutes just for someone to notice us. it felt like we were being ignored. actually TWO bartenders said "we will be right with you" but never came. it was a saturday night but NOT a busy one for them. finally we were able to get a women bartenders attention, the one with back hair, glasses and gauges in her ears (also with attitude), took our order. we ordered like normal. she took super long making the drinks, talking with other customers and getting distracted, which is whatever but we already waited long enough for the drinks. anyways once it was time to pay, we did but it got to the tipping section and we decided we were NOT going to tip because like i said service wasn't good. this women bartender decides to announce to the whole bar "JUST SO YOU KNOW HE DOESNT TIP" and kept going..... like girl we tip if we think service was good/ if you were nice.... CLEARLY you are not. very rude. drinks were mid and the whole place seems so unwelcoming. never again... read more

Such a cool low key tiki bar. There's plenty of seating and two billiard tables in the back for $1/game. The service here is great as well. read more

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Fun spot for tiki drinks and hanging out with friends. The Scorpion Bowl was strong and great to share, and happy hour Mai Tais were a solid deal. Service was friendly and the atmosphere laid-back, though not every cocktail hit the mark. Still, a good place to unwind in El Segundo. read more

My friends and I went to this place after some time at the beach. Service- That's why this review is being written. All of the bartenders seemed to have an attitude. When I simply asked for waters with umbrellas, yes quirky but oh well, bartender smirked and tossed them in the cup. At the end of the night, my phone was about to die and I had an hour drive home. I saw a charger behind the bar and asked the bartender if I could charge my phone at least a bit to get me home; she said no and I "better figure it out" because they are closing however she was still making drinks and people were still at the bar. In Customer Service customers are going to ask for things even if they're unusual. It's part of the job. A requirement should be when this happens to be approachable, nice and help out the customer, which these bartenders were and did not, especially if the customer bought drinks and tipped all night. Ambiance- tiki look and They play music on the juke box which is cute vibe Food- didn't have but saw people bring food in read more

Came here for drinks on a Friday night with a couple friends. It was quite crowded, and it took us a minute to get the bartender's attention to order drinks at the bar. The bartender was quite busy and didn't seem particularly engaged in answering our questions about the drinks. We wanted a drink that had an umbrella in it and the bartender told us, "any of the drinks can come with a tiki umbrella". So we realized that we needed to just order a drink quickly and go. I ended up getting a Singapore Sling. It was decent -- decently strong, decently sweet, decently good. Got decentluy buzzed after that. I do wish that it was slightly less crowded and loud, and a bit more lowkey, but it's a Friday night, so I'm glad for them that it's hopping on a Friday night, but maybe just keep that in mind based on the ambiance that you're seeking. read more

Lindsey was the shit ! So nice and really was on her A game ! Definitely will go back. She made such good drinks

As a tiki enthusiast, I'm stunned! I finally tried Purple Orchid, and wow--this place has been on my list forever, but I never made it out until now. We started the night with some tiki drinks before a concert at the Kia Forum, also while catching the Dodgers World Series Game one. The atmosphere was awesome, and the drinks were on point. Happy hour until 7 PM meant we scored Mai Tais for just $10 each--totally solid! Purple Orchid is definitely a new go-to for a fun pregame or even pre-flight spot. read more

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