Bali Hai, Eastside Santiago, Chile (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

T tikifish Member Toronto,Canada Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2720	T tikifish Posted posted on Wed, Mar 16, 2005 10:05 PM I just got back from an evening at the Bali Hai - it was fabulous! The outside is spectacular, the pictures I have seen before do not do this place justice, 4 tall stone moai and a 'bridge over toublrd water' type entrance. We were a bit late for the show (work went late) but that was ok, because we managed to be there in time for the Easter Island and Hawaiian dancing. I managed to get pulled up on stage to dance with a sweaty half nude native dancer, and have the pics to show for it! The food is shite, and the place is full of German tourists, but thats OK. Our Chilean interpreter kept telling me that I didnt want to go there because it was just for tourists, but then I reminded her that i was in fact a tourist, so she put up with it. I did take a tiki washroom shot, as requested. The only real dissappointment was the mug situation, I pleaded with them to serve me the drink in a special mug if they had it - no one else had one on any tables I passed walking in so I figured it wasn't to be. Also when my interprteer asked about the 'special glass' the waiter said there was no such thing. but lo and behold, my drink arived in a white shrunken skull mug! But not for sale. So my producer chucked it in her purse. The tropical drinks were shite so I didnt order more, plus if we kept stealing mugs all night we might have got caught, so I only have the one. I saw a gift shop display window on the way in that I hoped would have mugs, but it was only Moai carvings, fabric, and bath salts???!!! Anyway, pics to come later, I will upload when I get back to Toronto on the 24th. OLA! MI AMO SANTIAGO!!!!!

I just got back from an evening at the Bali Hai - it was fabulous! The outside is spectacular, the pictures I have seen before do not do this place justice, 4 tall stone moai and a 'bridge over toublrd water' type entrance. We were a bit late for the show (work went late) but that was ok, because we managed to be there in time for the Easter Island and Hawaiian dancing. I managed to get pulled up on stage to dance with a sweaty half nude native dancer, and have the pics to show for it!

The food is shite, and the place is full of German tourists, but thats OK. Our Chilean interpreter kept telling me that I didnt want to go there because it was just for tourists, but then I reminded her that i was in fact a tourist, so she put up with it.

I did take a tiki washroom shot, as requested.

The only real dissappointment was the mug situation, I pleaded with them to serve me the drink in a special mug if they had it - no one else had one on any tables I passed walking in so I figured it wasn't to be. Also when my interprteer asked about the 'special glass' the waiter said there was no such thing. but lo and behold, my drink arived in a white shrunken skull mug! But not for sale. So my producer chucked it in her purse. The tropical drinks were shite so I didnt order more, plus if we kept stealing mugs all night we might have got caught, so I only have the one. I saw a gift shop display window on the way in that I hoped would have mugs, but it was only Moai carvings, fabric, and bath salts???!!!

Anyway, pics to come later, I will upload when I get back to Toronto on the 24th.

OLA!

MI AMO SANTIAGO!!!!!

Post #147365 by tikifish on Wed, Mar 16, 2005 10:05 PM