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Tiki Bar

3.2 (26 reviews)
InexpensiveNew American, Tiki Bars
Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Touristy
Outdoor seating

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Dirty Monkey
Myra B.

Great Bar and great service. Bartender was kind and very attentive. I tried the Dirty Monkey and it was a great price for a BIG portion. Really good drink! It was Pina colada with banana rum, black rum, and a caramel drizzle

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Moriah D.

I love coming to this spot whenever I'm in Galveston. There's an amazing view of the ocean from the patio and the breeze is everything! For food today, I had the honey hot calamari as an appetizer, they were not good. They were not meaty at all very scarce I feel like I had more breading than anything honestly. I also got the honey hot wings and they were much much better and the fries were soooo good! I also had the frozen margarita flight, it was bomb. My server was attentive and very nice. Definitely recommend.

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Jacqueline H.

Very friendly staff, right on the beach! Love it sooo cute!! Great vibes good drinks, love the music

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Bea R.

Once you find your way to the top this place is pretty cool. Nothing spectacular besides the view of the water. I'd agree with the posts about weak drinks. My BF said this drink (made part with 151 rum) would get my drunk, but the worst it did was give me an irritable hangover the next day These are tasty, though...

Shrimp cocktail. Yum!
Charlene P.

I love this place. Yes. Drinks are weak so I always get wine or cider. Most places serve weak drinks on the island unless it's a dive bar. Our waitress was super sweet and attentive. It was my first time to order the shrimp cocktail. Yum! Today it was extra fun because we sat and watched people's reactions to getting a ticket for failing to pay parking at the Seawall. Lol

a roll of toilet paper on a table

June 13th was when we visited. Busy spot but nice to sit and see the water. Good food. I loved the coconut rice, veggies & Diablo shrimp. Two of us got our food before the other even tho we all ordered at the same time and I had to ask again for my rice and veggies after everyone's food came. Waiters were eager to solve the issue.

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4 years ago

Awesome service, would definitely recommend! The fried pickles and frozen piña colada's are bomb AF.

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6 years ago

The drinks were disgusting. Worst sangria and margaritas we have ever had. Only thing we enjoyed was the pina coloda.

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6 years ago

Not a Tiki Bar. Their drinks are made with wine, not rum, so they taste nothing like traditional tiki drinks.

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I tried the Dirty Monkey and it was a great price for a BIG portion.

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4.4(51 reviews)
1.4 mi

My friends and I were in Galveston for a girls weekend, and the friend hosting us at her beach…read morehouse came across a TikTok about Pineapple Parlor. We knew we HAD to go. The entrance is so fun and charming. I love how 50s hula music is playing while you enter the bar. The hula girl wallpaper in the bathroom also plays well into the theme. One of my friends was six months pregnant at the time and found the mocktail selection to be really good. We were quite full from dinner but didn't mind the snack offerings. I explained I'm gluten intolerant, and the bartender went through the snack pairings I could have. My drink (Speaky Tiki Old Fashioned) came with the rice, and it was so, so good. We actually plan on coming back this weekend, and I'm salivating at the thought of the crispy rice. Don't skip out on this place! It's one of the best speakeasies I've been to.

Well, well, well, Pineapple Parlor, aren't you a sight for sore eyes?…read morePineapple Parlor is a tiki speakeasy lounge offshoot off Daiquiri Time Out in historic downtown Galveston (former Red Light District, in fact). I mean what better place for a tiki bar than a beach town? The drinks menu is as extensive as DTO. They've got the tiki standards, Zombie and Painkiller as well as a slew of others. The Kumquat Tot is hands down my favorite. Kumquat, gin, mint, and a few other choice ingredients make this one of the most unique and refreshing cocktails I've ever had. Drinks are served in classic tiki glassware. I dig the vibe here real hard. It's rad. Decor is thatched walls, huts, voodoo, fire, and skulls. Mood lighting enhances the overall theme. The bartenders and servers are super cool. Visiting once just wasn't enough. In the words of The Terminator, "I'll Be Back".

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The Great Kanakas Atomic Tiki Bar

4.1(17 reviews)
25.9 miClear Lake

Intro: After checking out two bars in Clear Lake, we were looking to complete the trifecta. A quick…read moreYelp search revealed that there was a tiki bar 10 minutes away. I'm all about tropical vibes so we made our way over for a nightcap. Located in a shopping center, parking won't be a problem. We were there pretty late on a Thursday night. Ambiance (4/5): Tiki bars are all about ambiance. Hawaii vibes. What's cool about The Great Kanakas Atomic Tiki Bar, outside of their excellent name, is that they're indoors but the bar makes you feel like you're actually outside. I liked the concept. Relaxed with the vibes you would expect at a tiki bar. Service (4.5/5): We sat at the bar and our bartender was attentive and friendly. She even recommended an off-the-menu drink that other folks like which was a nice touch. Food (N/A): I was on a liquid diet so I'm not even sure if they have food. Drinks (4/5): When you're at a tiki bar, you're looking for a creative mix of flavors with a nice presentation. I went with a cocktail with such a cool name that I couldn't say no. You'll know it when you see the menu. It's a long name, sounds very Hawaiian, and you'll have difficulty pronouncing it. You'll get a kick out of it. While the drink were solid, I've seen more elaborate tiki drinks elsewhere. I'm talking the type where fire is evolved or fancy garnishes. Overall: Clear Lake surprisingly has quite a few cool bars. This is one of them.

We popped in briefly early on a Saturday evening, and were unimpressed. There was very little…read more"tiki" about the place other than the drink menu and the "hut" over the bar -- certainly not the music, which was pretty typical modern, and overall I just had the impression of a dingy bar. We tried a couple of drinks, and they were fine, and the bartender was patient and helpful. Perhaps it gets more interesting when it gets busier later at night, and sitting on the patio might be nice when the weather is cooler. This is just not what we're looking for in a cocktail bar, but YMMV..

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4.7(169 reviews)
1.4 mi
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Let me talk to you about Daiquiri Time Out. I've only been…read morethere once & it was one of those places that left me wishing I lived nearby. They're located in downtown Galveston in a part of town that was once a red light district. Their menu is "beach drinks". That's the vibe. You can get anything from a Negroni or Old Fashioned to a Highball, French 75 and everything in between. I live for that frozen strawberry daiquiri though. The cocktail menu is extensive! Did you know they have a speakeasy tiki bar too? Funky, beachy, tiki vibe decor. Great employees. It's The Pineapple Parlor and primo! See my review on it.

Love going to DTO when we visit the Island. Located of The Strand, more so in the Harborside area…read more(locals, LMK if I'm wrong!). It's one of the best craft cocktail destinations on the island - and with a tiki flare. It's great to see it open after almost a decade. (We went there in 2016 when it first opened for a Yelp meetup; got to meet the owner, try some cocktails, and everyone had a great time.) Happy hour is Mon all day and Tue-Fri 4-7pm with $6 cocktails. Such a deal. They now have a "speakeasy" called the Pineapple Parlor. Barkeep told us there'd be a $6 admission per person; and since the space is small, there's limited seating. We opted to stay inside the DTO area for old fashioneds and Southside ($8 gin, lemon, mint).

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Daiquiri Time Out Happy Hour: Bees Knees on the left with honeycomb and lemon peel, and a Hemingway Daiquiri on the right. Great drinks!

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3.3(15 reviews)
0.0 mi
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Super hot day, super busy place and only two employees who busted their hineys to keep customers…read morehappy! Good service, tasty fresh food! I had Blackened tacos - fish was soft and flaky and the food was sooo yummy I ate too much! My lunch date had fish n chips he said was very favorable, not too breast snd not greasy. Would certainly come back here again !

I love me some Margaritas, so I am slightly biased when it comes to writing this review. I consider…read moremyself quite the connoisseur of this magical concoction and I recently added video "Rita Reviews" of most places we visit on my blog. If you try hard you will find me... Google is magic. I will say that no matter how fantastic the bar or options look, you will certainly have to bring it when it comes to making my favorite bevvie of choice. A group of Texas Realtors recently descended upon Galveston island for the annual TAR convention Sept 13th, 14th, & 15th. We were all wondering where to go one evening and luckily I was able to recommend this place --- thanks to "Yelp's A Beach" August 18th hot tip. Good- The location is fantastic!! Right next to "the Spot" and it's a stone's throw away from the beach. So the breeze coming off the Gulf in the evening is amazing!! It's the perfect blend of indoor/outdoor, you can choose to sit downstairs at the Margarita bar or upstairs overlooking the water. The multi-colored lighting creates a festive ambience and you can't help but be in a great mood. The decor is not too fancy or shabby either you could come straight from the beach or dress up for a night on the town. Now for the drinks ---- When I walked up to the bar and realized there was a wide selection of delightfully yummy sounding Margaritas to choose from I faced a major dilemma. Not only were there tons of options but also sizes. Unbelievably, you can choose 20oz up to an amazing 100oz-- I am assuming the jumbo size is for sharing with friends or at least one hopes. I finally settled upon the 20oz Margarita Sunrise, but the Mojito RIta was a close second in our group. They both were well made, on the rocks, and a solid 4 out of 5 limes in my book. Bad- You can't order Ritas upstairs, but you can take the ones you buy with you. Ugly- Nothing to report. I absolutely Loved it!!!!! Hope they franchise! I want one of these up on Lake Conroe.

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4.4(550 reviews)
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I was in Houston last month on business and had the opportunity to hit Lei Low on my way to the…read moreairport and I'm very glad I did. I'm a Tiki Geek so any chance I have to hit a new (for me) tiki bar and down a delicious tropical cocktail, I jump on it. The bar is located in a very unassuming location within a tiny little strip of businesses in the suburbs of northern Houston. Signage outside isn't obvious but once you step inside, you're transported to a little slice of paradise. Service was fantastic...the bartender (Jonathan) was very helpful guiding me towards what to try and gave me some Lei Low swag, too. The fellow seated at the bar next to me turned out to be the owner, Russell Thoede, who was very nice and we engaged in a nice chat about California tiki bars many of which he has visited. The drinks I had were fantastic; Donn's Original Zombie ($18) and Ground Control ($17) and stack right up there with the best we have here in California. Love the different tiki mugs for the different drinks. Thank you, Russell and Jonathan, for such a great experience! HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

We got the cheeseburger ($15), chili aoili fries ($11), and mussels ($21)…read more I walked in expecting to be let down as the fries and drinks were pretty expensive and we were just getting food at a tiki bar but I was pleasantly surprised. Everything was really good and the price seemed a bit high but totally justified! I enjoyed how they put in the effort to do a bit of a refined twist on normal dishes. The inside looks like a slightly tiki-themed restaurant and I was a little let down by the lack of the typical tiki themed booths, decorations and bamboo/wood trim. The outside however had great ambiance, and the server was very accommodating with us moving to the sandy beach chairs. The service was great, the food came out fast and overall it was a great experience!

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3.8(24 reviews)
47.3 miMuseum District, Montrose

WOW! What a wonderfully unique and fun experience! The…read morestaff were warm and personable, and very helpful regarding the venue and the drink menu. Its "Dark Tiki" ambience is a chill, weird vibe (in a good way), with intriguing artwork everywhere you look, and the fresh ingredients put the cocktail program up there with Lei Low and Pineapple Parlor. We first had the Saturn (with non-alcoholic gin) and the Puka Punch, and then the Kobra's Fang and the Bay Breeze (made with non-alcholic vodka). Both were just SO delicious! If you're a tikiphile, make this a regular location for your nights out. The only recommendation I could make to management is that our table needed a wipe down (there was a light dusting of something grainy on the surface), and the menus were a bit sticky, but the experience was so wonderful I consider that a small inconvenience and nothing worth missing out on this fun venue for! FYI: The only entrance is now through Betelgeuse Betelgeuse; stop at the hostess stand and ask the lovely employee there to be seated. The doorbell is no longer mounted at the bar's entrance.

Endless Bummer is a hidden bar located right next to Betelgeuse Betelgeuse. You can enter through…read morean unmarked door outside to the right of the BB entrance or you can also enter from inside BB since they share bathrooms. There's a decent parking lot in the back. We went here for a friend's birthday on a Thursday. We had reservations for a large group but I don't think it's necessary if you are going solo or as a couple. The staff is really nice and the decor is extravagantly kitschy reminding me of the waiting room in the Beetlejuice movie. Which makes sense given the headshrinker in that movie. Being a tiki bar, there's a vast selection of drinks ranging from $18-42 depending on the size. They gave us a complimentary entry drink and I think there was a two drink minimum. I had a Bay Breeze and a Bitter Bird. Tasted the Silver Surfer. All were okay, but I haven't been impressed by too many sweet cocktails.

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