Sutra Lounge , Toronto, Canada (bar) - Locating Tiki

T tikifish Member Toronto,Canada Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2720	T tikifish Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 3:51 PM Here's an even scarier review! "Sitting at a bustling bar, she brings the Jealous Tiki God (she won't drink Cosmos anymore because they're "sooo five minutes ago") to her perfect lips (carefully tinted with nude matte lipstick) as she passes unerring judgment on the mural on the wall before her (a multi-hued sunset scene). "Tiki," utter the nude lips, glistening with Jealous Tiki God juice. "It's all about Tiki Lounge here. And it's very cool." We're sitting at the back patio at Sutra, College Street's sweet, little darling. And Nude Lips is right; it really is Tiki back here. The whole patio is pure Polynesian - decorated like a Hawaiian-beach-scene-meets-Tom-Ford. Think bamboo pillars, wide rattan parasols, Maui martinis - sorry, martikis - and sand. Yes, sand. Tucked at the back of this streamlined lounge is a patio ankle-deep in sand. On weeknights you can snag a table among the junior-level media-types, who come here for glasses of Veuve Clicquot. Come Friday, though, the place teems with Marc Jacobs perfume and Roberto Cavalli sling-backs. It's also a date bar. Take someone you want to impress, but don't flinch when the bill comes. Sutra, a project from Sid Dichter (Souz Dal), touts itself as a "Champagne and oyster bar," and the interior could not be more aptly described. For starters, this cozy, one-level lounge is a stylishly decorated mixture of minimalist chic and retro wood grains. Banquettes are adorned with hanging curtains of beads (a la Rhoda's apartment). The bar is roughly half the length of the floor. Along one wall are six booths which allow for viewing the bar activity and comfortably seat four or more if you don't mind a little less room. But “Champagne and oyster bar” comes to an end at the patio. Tiki Lounge - what they're calling the patio - is a more sophisticated, subtler version of its earlier generation lava lounge cousins. This Polynesian oasis has all the essential ingredients to be a camp classic for years to come: bamboo walls, loofah cocktail tables, and an ongoing parade of Tiki cocktails: Fog Cutter (Rum, Brandy Gin); Wicky Wacky Woo (Coconut rum, melon liquor, pineapple juice) and the Hula Hula (vodka, pineapple, coconut and mango juices). These high-octane Slurpees will fool you with their tropical, fruity charm, but be warned; these babies pack a powerful punch. There are glittery stools, tasty cocktails (averaging around $7.50), and such a glamorous, decadent air that you can't help feeling like people are seeing someone pretty damn fabulous when they look at you, and of course they are, baby. They really are. Upshot: Don't be surprised if, after a couple of Mojitos, you find yourself talking to Nude Lips at the bar about how those dudes got to Easter Island - that's the idea."

Here's an even scarier review!

"Sitting at a bustling bar, she brings the Jealous Tiki God (she won't drink Cosmos anymore because they're "sooo five minutes ago") to her perfect lips (carefully tinted with nude matte lipstick) as she passes unerring judgment on the mural on the wall before her (a multi-hued sunset scene).

"Tiki," utter the nude lips, glistening with Jealous Tiki God juice. "It's all about Tiki Lounge here. And it's very cool."

We're sitting at the back patio at Sutra, College Street's sweet, little darling. And Nude Lips is right; it really is Tiki back here. The whole patio is pure Polynesian - decorated like a Hawaiian-beach-scene-meets-Tom-Ford. Think bamboo pillars, wide rattan parasols, Maui martinis - sorry, martikis - and sand.

Yes, sand. Tucked at the back of this streamlined lounge is a patio ankle-deep in sand. On weeknights you can snag a table among the junior-level media-types, who come here for glasses of Veuve Clicquot. Come Friday, though, the place teems with Marc Jacobs perfume and Roberto Cavalli sling-backs. It's also a date bar. Take someone you want to impress, but don't flinch when the bill comes.

Sutra, a project from Sid Dichter (Souz Dal), touts itself as a "Champagne and oyster bar," and the interior could not be more aptly described. For starters, this cozy, one-level lounge is a stylishly decorated mixture of minimalist chic and retro wood grains. Banquettes are adorned with hanging curtains of beads (a la Rhoda's apartment). The bar is roughly half the length of the floor. Along one wall are six booths which allow for viewing the bar activity and comfortably seat four or more if you don't mind a little less room.

But “Champagne and oyster bar” comes to an end at the patio. Tiki Lounge - what they're calling the patio - is a more sophisticated, subtler version of its earlier generation lava lounge cousins. This Polynesian oasis has all the essential ingredients to be a camp classic for years to come: bamboo walls, loofah cocktail tables, and an ongoing parade of Tiki cocktails: Fog Cutter (Rum, Brandy Gin); Wicky Wacky Woo (Coconut rum, melon liquor, pineapple juice) and the Hula Hula (vodka, pineapple, coconut and mango juices). These high-octane Slurpees will fool you with their tropical, fruity charm, but be warned; these babies pack a powerful punch.

There are glittery stools, tasty cocktails (averaging around $7.50), and such a glamorous, decadent air that you can't help feeling like people are seeing someone pretty damn fabulous when they look at you, and of course they are, baby. They really are.

Upshot: Don't be surprised if, after a couple of Mojitos, you find yourself talking to Nude Lips at the bar about how those dudes got to Easter Island - that's the idea."

Post #103767 by tikifish on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 3:51 PM