Post #560709 by leisure master on Wed, Oct 20, 2010 7:46 AM

Hurricane Club cocktails are....good. I don't think they rise to level of great or even really good, but you probably won't complain about them. Interesting presentations too - some served in hollowed out watermelons and green peppers, etc. Some may find them on the sweeter side (they were designed by the pastry chef), but I did not think they were undrinkably sweet.

The cocktails have numbers for names, and I think they change the drinks so that could make things confusing. I asked if they did a mai tai (by tradition I try to make that the first drink I ever have at any "tropical" bar) and they said yes and made me a pineapple juice drink. Not a bad drink, but not a mai tai and yes, a bit sweet.

One really nice feature - downstairs by the restrooms there is a shoeshine station and a rum fountain. They have empty nip bottles that they fill from the fountain and you can drink your rum while you get a shoe shine or take it back to your table. I was told they will change the rum being poured from the fountain too. Very fun.

The food is excellent - I thought it was fantastic really (pu pu's and more).

As for the decor - the place is huge, but decorated beautifully. There is no tiki at all - the place reminded me of a grand old supper club like the Copa or the Cocoanut Grove where you would go out to see a big band play back in the day. Very nice.

Overall I do recommend visiting HC to check it out.

EDIT - here's a couple of reviews posted today...the NYP HATES Hurricane Club, and Metromix accurately says "it's not tiki" and gives it a "meh".

I guess everyone's milage will vary.

I'm not an alcoholic, I'm an enthusiast.

[ Edited by: leisure master 2010-10-20 09:43 ]