Barcelona 2 - General Tiki

TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Fri, Mar 14, 2003 4:21 AM Aloha Well, I found the Aloha after a bit of a trek from the Kahala, so rumours of it turning into a shoe-shopare thankfully untrue. The entranceway contains a small menangerie of birds, along with a pool that I understand used to contain turtles. Unfortunately the pool has long been drained, but perhaps they fill it back up in the summertime. Inside there's a nice long bar, behind which are the usual mouth-watering collection of mugs. It's a really nice place. Quite dark, with rows of little 'bamboo-hut' style seating areas which stretch all the way to the back of the bar. Not as Maori as the Kahala, but a real Tiki feel to the place. The Aloha actually has a little glass case full of mugs you could buy, and of course I indulged, getting a fine Cook Islands style mug, a very cool & wierd head mug, plus one of the Aloha's huge ceramic ashtrays in the shape of a Tiki head. (Pic's to follow). I was also given a neat little ceramic Tiki medallion with 'Aloha Barcelona' written on it. Once again, the bartenders were really cool. They had a copy of 'City in Space' behind the bar, and one (name slipped past me) came over and had his dinner break with me. We took a whole bunch of photos, so hopefully these will give a better idea of the place. So, I was impressed by all three bars. All of them were dimly lit with an incredible mug selection and great private seating areas as well as long bars. They could only have been built in 70's Barcelona yet remained very Tiki. And the staff of all three were very helpful, charming & friendly. My advice to anyone thinking of going to Barcelona is to see them all, taking the Kahiki first. Make sure you have them mapped out carefully before you try to find them, and even then go by cab. And if you want mugs, the Aloha is the best set-up for buying them. Friday's & Saturdays are very busy, other days much less so. These aren't tourist joints, so expect the bartenders to speak less English than those who serve you in the Gothic Quarter or the Ramblas. Drinks seem to cost about $5.50 each. A more substantial report will appear in an up-coming edition of "Eye of the Tiki", the guide to Tiki culture in Europe (plug plug.) Pictures to follow once I get the prints and CD back from the developers! Trader Woody

Aloha

Well, I found the Aloha after a bit of a trek from the Kahala, so rumours of it turning into a shoe-shopare thankfully untrue. The entranceway contains a small menangerie of birds, along with a pool that
I understand used to contain turtles. Unfortunately the pool has long been drained, but perhaps they fill it back up in the summertime.

Inside there's a nice long bar, behind which are the usual mouth-watering collection of mugs. It's a really nice place. Quite dark, with rows of little 'bamboo-hut' style seating areas which stretch all the way to the back of the bar. Not as Maori as the Kahala, but a real Tiki feel to the place.
The Aloha actually has a little glass case full of mugs you could buy, and of course I indulged, getting a fine Cook Islands style mug, a very cool & wierd head mug, plus one of the Aloha's huge ceramic ashtrays in the shape of a Tiki head. (Pic's to follow). I was also given a neat little ceramic
Tiki medallion with 'Aloha Barcelona' written on it. Once again, the bartenders were really cool. They had a copy of 'City in Space' behind the bar, and one (name slipped past me) came over and had his dinner break with me. We took a whole bunch of photos, so hopefully these will give a better idea of the place.

So, I was impressed by all three bars. All of them were dimly lit with an incredible mug selection and great private seating areas as well as long bars. They could only have been built in 70's Barcelona yet remained very Tiki. And the staff of all three were very helpful, charming & friendly.

My advice to anyone thinking of going to Barcelona is to see them all, taking the Kahiki first. Make sure you have them mapped out carefully before you try to find them, and even then go by cab. And if you want mugs, the Aloha is the best set-up for buying them. Friday's & Saturdays are
very busy, other days much less so. These aren't tourist joints, so expect the bartenders to speak less English than those who serve you in the Gothic Quarter or the Ramblas. Drinks seem to cost about $5.50 each.

A more substantial report will appear in an up-coming edition of "Eye of the Tiki", the guide to Tiki culture in Europe (plug plug.)

Pictures to follow once I get the prints and CD back from the developers!

Trader Woody

Post #26562 by Trader Woody on Fri, Mar 14, 2003 4:21 AM