Post #108502 by Molokai Mike on Sun, Aug 15, 2004 8:27 PM

I LOVE the Kona Kai !!

We were in Greece last year and stayed at the Athens Marriot, which houses the Kona Kai. Needless to say, I was blown away !!

Generally speaking, Greece knows nothing about Tiki ! There are no kitsch monuments or run-down Hawaiian theme hotels. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to find a monument paying homage to anything sooner than 500 BC !! In a setting such as this, you'd expect a "Tiki Bar/Restaurant" to be miserably off-course, serving blended margaritas or something, and passing that off as exotic.

I could not believe how 'detail specific' everything was : from the Tiki salt and pepper shakers, Tiki mugs, incredible polynesian menu, awesome drinks, Tiki lamps, Exotica dinner music...the list goes on.
In fact, more Tikis abound in this '80's era (?!) Tiki bar than in classic US Tiki hotspots such as Bali Hai.

An incredible restaurant...an incredible dining experience.
If anyone is headed out there for the Games or anything else, do not miss it !!!!