"Waikiki" in Edinburgh? - General Tiki

DZ Doctor Z Tiki Socialite Jasper's Reef, Torrance, CA Joined: Aug 01, 2002 Posts: 1620	DZ Doctor Z Posted posted on Sun, Sep 14, 2003 6:40 PM Z-Girl and I were in Edinburgh a few weeks ago (tried to get tix for one of the last nights of the 'Tattoo' but no such luck...) and that certainly would have been a place to check out. With the exception of my Shecky mug (that I took everywhere and photographed in many places, much to the bemusement of our fellow travellers - pix to be coming eventually...), we didn't find anything even remotely tiki any of the Scottish towns we hit, so that definitely sounds like the first place of its kind! (Of course, for Scottish tiki I s'pose we could have dropped by your place ATT, but I didn't know you were in Edinburgh! It certainly would have been better than the bizarro hostel we stayed in...) On a good note, we found an Edinburgh bar called "Acanthus" that had 5 Carlsbergs for a pound one night and 5 Stella Artois for a pound the next! (I think that comes out to being about 33-cents a beer!) Best bargain I've ever found in all of the U.K.!! We were in Ireland too, and we did find a place in Derry called the "(something) Beach Club" that sounds almost identical to the one opening in Edinburgh. It's a 3 story place with airbrushed Hawaiiana on all the walls, a waterfall or two, thatched bars and hut/booths, hostesses in grass skirts and bikinis handing out plastic leis as you enter, even t.v.'s with surf vids and fake tiki torches. Unfortunately, both the drink menu and music were devoid of anything befitting the atmosphere, kinda like an Irish 'Taboo Cove': dance/rap being played waaaaaay toooo louuudd! The clientele seemed oblivious to the tropical theme, as the place was packed (this was on a Friday night) but I was the only one in sight wearing an aloha shirt. However, I do still give them an "A" for effort for trying it out in one of the 'less-touristy' Irish cities. I, too, have yet to find anything tiki/tropical in Dublin either, but if you're ever in Derry and need a Hawaiian fix (no tikis, I'm afraid) check it out! ATT, definitely let us know how the "Waikiki" turns out!!

Z-Girl and I were in Edinburgh a few weeks ago (tried to get tix for one of the last nights of the 'Tattoo' but no such luck...) and that certainly would have been a place to check out. With the exception of my Shecky mug (that I took everywhere and photographed in many places, much to the bemusement of our fellow travellers - pix to be coming eventually...), we didn't find anything even remotely tiki any of the Scottish towns we hit, so that definitely sounds like the first place of its kind!

(Of course, for Scottish tiki I s'pose we could have dropped by your place ATT, but I didn't know you were in Edinburgh! It certainly would have been better than the bizarro hostel we stayed in...)

On a good note, we found an Edinburgh bar called "Acanthus" that had 5 Carlsbergs for a pound one night and 5 Stella Artois for a pound the next! (I think that comes out to being about 33-cents a beer!) Best bargain I've ever found in all of the U.K.!!

We were in Ireland too, and we did find a place in Derry called the "(something) Beach Club" that sounds almost identical to the one opening in Edinburgh. It's a 3 story place with airbrushed Hawaiiana on all the walls, a waterfall or two, thatched bars and hut/booths, hostesses in grass skirts and bikinis handing out plastic leis as you enter, even t.v.'s with surf vids and fake tiki torches. Unfortunately, both the drink menu and music were devoid of anything befitting the atmosphere, kinda like an Irish 'Taboo Cove': dance/rap being played waaaaaay toooo louuudd! The clientele seemed oblivious to the tropical theme, as the place was packed (this was on a Friday night) but I was the only one in sight wearing an aloha shirt. However, I do still give them an "A" for effort for trying it out in one of the 'less-touristy' Irish cities. I, too, have yet to find anything tiki/tropical in Dublin either, but if you're ever in Derry and need a Hawaiian fix (no tikis, I'm afraid) check it out!

ATT, definitely let us know how the "Waikiki" turns out!!

Post #51273 by Doctor Z on Sun, Sep 14, 2003 6:40 PM