Post #3433 by thejab on Mon, Jul 8, 2002 12:01 PM

Polynesianpop wrote:
"I would LOVE to have it running the way an authentic tiki bar should but hey, you can't blame them for wanting to turn their investment into a profit. It is a business after all."

The management of Taboo Cove started playing "popular" music and changing the drink recipes way back in October to appeal to the masses. Yet all recent reports have indicated that the place is practically empty most of the time, so I seriously doubt that the place is turning a profit due to management's changes. And to think that only folks on Tiki Central would appreciate a tiki bar done authentically is an elitist attitude. I think once people get clued in to it and taste a few well-made drinks that more people would appreciate it. In my opinion, the problems with Taboo Cove were:

1. it was hard to find, and
2. the management started changing it before it had a chance to work.

and Polynesian pop also wrote:
"Anyways, don't mean to sound rude but this topic is like beating on a dead horse. It's been hashed and re-hashed over and over again since the days back in Yahoo. Just like BigBro said, use the SEARCH feature and and you'll see this whole discussion/debate repeated numerous times. And, such a search would have given you an idea of others' experiences which would have given you an idea on what you could have expected."

Give the guy a break! Maybe he's a new member and didn't know about the old Yahoo group. We should welcome new members and their opinions and reports, not chastise them for not knowing every thread that was discussed in the past on this forum. The reason why this thread comes back all the time is that people like me care about seeing places like Taboo Cove succeed, while I could give a rat's ass about a place like Red Robin.