Post #219286 by dogbytes on Tue, Mar 7, 2006 12:21 AM

Don the Beachcomber is indeed open! we stopped by for drinks and to take pictures. sad to say, the drink was aweful ~ we watched as the bartender poured something orange over ice in a tumbler and splashed some dark rum on it, tossed in a straw and gave it to the folks ahead of us. i asked for the Dreamsicle, to which the bartender said "is that a drink?" i read favorable reviews on Kevdo's site.. so i know i wasnt hallucinating. the bartender pointed to the drink menu... so i just picked a virgin pina colada. todd knowing that the "mai tai" was the drink described above.. ordered a zombie (which the bartender said he knew how to make)... same orange goo with a splash of dark rum, over ice in a hurricane glass and a straw. F- for drinks. no mugs or swag for sale. no swizzles, no napkins... and you have to order the drink before sitting down.

the decor was a mix of wonderfully old and some not so good new, but at least they were putting tikis onto the walls.. the lamps were awesome. 3 foot diameter shell lamps with tapa bottoms looked vintage, and some of the "crushed glass" 6 sided lamps too. the building has great "bones", carved support poles, many booths with tall backs. downside, the big plasma tv with ESPN on fairly loud...and the music was some alternative stuff.

so much potential.. its a HUGE building, with a full kitchen. its located right outside the Luau grounds at The Royal Hawaiian.

i took photos, which i'll post when we return to Seattle (i forgot the cord to download).

elicia