Post #217069 by thejab on Fri, Feb 24, 2006 1:11 PM

Although I agree with Ben that the Kona Club rocks!, I didn't care too much for the review. It was a bit too defensive in tone, and critisizing another local tiki bar is not cool. If the author wanted to review the Conga Lounge she should have done so in a seperate review. They are 2 totally different bars so why compare them?

Being critical or defensive is simply not necessary. There are great things about the Kona Club that they could have focused on: the incredible decor, the volcano!, the great service, the friendly staff and crowd, the cocktails (sure, they're not the Tiki Ti but they make great drinks compared to most bars in the East Bay - how many around have fresh citrus?), the low prices relative to other bars (she did mention that), the decent selection of liquor (and improving all the time).

If some grumpy old Kings X regulars or a few tiki snobs want to whine who cares what they think? I wouldn't have even mentioned it in the review.

Just my 2 bits.