Post #119614 by Otto on Thu, Oct 14, 2004 5:09 PM

Yes! baby doe and I had a good time

We did take pictures and no one stopped us but I am not allowed to post the photos or publicly post reviews.
so all this is unofficial and may or may not be true

there were Brazilian dancers and Tahitian Dancers who performed all night from 6 - 9

free drinks delivered and passed hors d'oeuvres ALL night

unfortunately the only drinks they were serving were the current version of the Mai Tai (made with a little lime juice and mix), a rum punch, and a drink I forgot the name of but it was small and about half Champagne.

the entire Bergeron family was on hand as far as I could tell

I can say that there is some very cool decor and it is a modernized Trader Vics in the style that we all would enjoy

one wall is covered in tapa and then covered with Pap New Guinea masks which appear to be the real thing!

the bar is open and there are two or three 20 foot tall Trader Vic style Tikis of the style used in Emeryville and in Vancouver and in the bar in Beverly Hills

there is a Captain's Room which has an open layout

the main dining hall has a huge authentic looking outrigger with about 20 fish floats and fish float lamps around it done very nicely

there is a back space that has a grotto feel with a lava rock wall and tropical plants

apparently the exterior will have a very large lighted version of the classic Trader Vic's logo (the rough hewn sans serif typeface)

a couple rooms were not finished

the kitchen is Bistro style like in Palo Alto