Tiki a Roma - General Tiki

N new2tiki Member Orlando, FL Joined: Mar 28, 2003 Posts: 100	N new2tiki Posted posted on Wed, Oct 20, 2004 12:24 AM The Wahine and I recently returned from a Vacation in Italy (3 nights in Rome, a week in Sicily, and one more night back in Rome). Between checking out the ancient ruins and the Vatican, I didn't have a ton of time to look for Tiki, but I did do a little searching. Not really anything in Rome, that I could find in a limited amount of time. HOWEVER, most of the cocktail lounges we visited featured several Poly Cocktails, including Mai Tais and Singapore Slings. I had a few mai tais....not great, but not bad. The last night in Rome, in the Hotel bar, no less, I had a halfway decent one. They usually listed the ingredients, and were fairly faithful to the TV recipe. On that last night, I asked them to hold the Grenadine, and use lime instead of lemon(!)---the bartender was happy to oblige, and I got a halfway decent drink. A generally cool thing re: cocktails....whenever we went to a halfway decent lounge, the drink prices were fairly steep (7-9 euro) but it always included a "mini buffet" of snacks and canapes--gratis! Pretty cool, and sorta sophisticated. Orgeat (and lots of other syrups) EVERYWHERE!!! I ultimately brought back 3 bottles, but not before one broke in my carry-on bag on the Rome--Palermo flight. Grrrr. Still cheaper than TV's shipping!! =) I also brought a bottle of Maraschino (sp?) Liquor. Not sure what I need it for, but I vaguely remembered it being discussed on here, and it was like 3 euro. In Italy (for those who haven't been) they have these places called "Bars" all over....but they're not really like US bars....they serve coffee/espresso etc., usually some baked goods, a few sandwiches, gelato, and sell a few sundry items....but have a full bar as well. Strange. But cool. Anyway, one evening, we visited a small town on Sicily called Termini (home of a Fiat Factory...Oooooooooh!!)and as we were being driven around town by a friend of my Wahine's Dad, there was a Bar called the Rapa Nui!!! It had several Moai on the sign outside, but looked like a regular "bar" inside. I tried to snap a pic, but the Digital cam batteries were dead. Boooo. All in all, a great vacation...but a rather fruitless Tiki Quest. YMMV. Scott

The Wahine and I recently returned from a Vacation in Italy (3 nights in Rome, a week in Sicily, and one more night back in Rome).

Between checking out the ancient ruins and the Vatican, I didn't have a ton of time to look for Tiki, but I did do a little searching.

Not really anything in Rome, that I could find in a limited amount of time. HOWEVER, most of the cocktail lounges we visited featured several Poly Cocktails, including Mai Tais and Singapore Slings. I had a few mai tais....not great, but not bad. The last night in Rome, in the Hotel bar, no less, I had a halfway decent one. They usually listed the ingredients, and were fairly faithful to the TV recipe. On that last night, I asked them to hold the Grenadine, and use lime instead of lemon(!)---the bartender was happy to oblige, and I got a halfway decent drink.
A generally cool thing re: cocktails....whenever we went to a halfway decent lounge, the drink prices were fairly steep (7-9 euro) but it always included a "mini buffet" of snacks and canapes--gratis! Pretty cool, and sorta sophisticated.
Orgeat (and lots of other syrups) EVERYWHERE!!! I ultimately brought back 3 bottles, but not before one broke in my carry-on bag on the Rome--Palermo flight. Grrrr. Still cheaper than TV's shipping!! =) I also brought a bottle of Maraschino (sp?) Liquor. Not sure what I need it for, but I vaguely remembered it being discussed on here, and it was like 3 euro.
In Italy (for those who haven't been) they have these places called "Bars" all over....but they're not really like US bars....they serve coffee/espresso etc., usually some baked goods, a few sandwiches, gelato, and sell a few sundry items....but have a full bar as well. Strange. But cool.
Anyway, one evening, we visited a small town on Sicily called Termini (home of a Fiat Factory...Oooooooooh!!)and as we were being driven around town by a friend of my Wahine's Dad, there was a Bar called the Rapa Nui!!! It had several Moai on the sign outside, but looked like a regular "bar" inside. I tried to snap a pic, but the Digital cam batteries were dead. Boooo.

All in all, a great vacation...but a rather fruitless Tiki Quest.

YMMV.

Scott

Post #120523 by new2tiki on Wed, Oct 20, 2004 12:24 AM