new tiki bar in Austin - General Tiki

T tikisnipe Member Austin Joined: Jun 03, 2003 Posts: 2	T tikisnipe Posted posted on Tue, Jun 3, 2003 1:02 PM Just an FYI for those living in Austin or traveling there that the old Ocean's 11 tiki bar has reopened as a place called Headhunters. Same location....the corner of 8th and Red River (a couple of blocks from the 6th St. strip). I believe the old "silent partner" is now the only owner, and he is working diligently to get the place up and running. Much of the tiki decor from Ocean's 11 remains, and the back porches have been significantly upgraded with little tiki nooks. To me, there's still some work to do harmonizing the theme......when the place reopened, many African artifacts were put on the walls, which is a bit of a clash with the South Sea stuff, and the music is a bit all over the place. Plus, they sometimes have a live bellydancer pop out from the back at odd moments--very good looking and talented, but again, not really matching the theme. I've been burning copies of suitable tiki music for Steve, the owner, though....and he has been very receptive (the new Ry Cooder/Hector Galban; Martin Denny; Don Tiki; Zuco 103; the Pahinui Brothers doing John Lennon's "Jealous Guy"; etc). The flaming drink menu needs to be expanded....right now, there are only about 6 to choose from: Headhunter; Witchdoctor; Big Kahuna; etc. Served in outsized coffee mugs (tiki mugs to be purchased, they say, once business picks up) and VERY strong. All in all, I thoroughly recommend Headhunters as a nice departure from the blasting dance music crap on 6th St......and I think the owner will be very receptive to positive customer feedback on going even further in the "tiki" direction. tikisnipe

Just an FYI for those living in Austin or traveling there that the old Ocean's 11 tiki bar has reopened as a place called Headhunters. Same location....the corner of 8th and Red River (a couple of blocks from the 6th St. strip).

I believe the old "silent partner" is now the only owner, and he is working diligently to get the place up and running. Much of the tiki decor from Ocean's 11 remains, and the back porches have been significantly upgraded with little tiki nooks.

To me, there's still some work to do harmonizing the theme......when the place reopened, many African artifacts were put on the walls, which is a bit of a clash with the South Sea stuff, and the music is a bit all over the place. Plus, they sometimes have a live bellydancer pop out from the back at odd moments--very good looking and talented, but again, not really matching the theme. I've been burning copies of suitable tiki music for Steve, the owner, though....and he has been very receptive (the new Ry Cooder/Hector Galban; Martin Denny; Don Tiki; Zuco 103; the Pahinui Brothers doing John Lennon's "Jealous Guy"; etc).

The flaming drink menu needs to be expanded....right now, there are only about 6 to choose from: Headhunter; Witchdoctor; Big Kahuna; etc. Served in outsized coffee mugs (tiki mugs to be purchased, they say, once business picks up) and VERY strong.

All in all, I thoroughly recommend Headhunters as a nice departure from the blasting dance music crap on 6th St......and I think the owner will be very receptive to positive customer feedback on going even further in the "tiki" direction.

tikisnipe

Post #37127 by tikisnipe on Tue, Jun 3, 2003 1:02 PM