So you wanna open your own commercial Tiki Bar huh? - General Tiki

C cheekytiki Member The Haole Hut, London, UK Joined: Mar 09, 2004 Posts: 1096	C cheekytiki Posted posted on 03/01/2011 Here in the UK, Tiki bars are popular because they cater to young people and those with money to spend on a night out. This may mean it does not fit with the purist/ romantic vision of days gone by, but, it makes a LOT of money (eg Mahiki), although good PR and positioning helped a lot. Most bars try to work on a 72-75% GP which means you probably won't be serving Zombies at $5 a go whilst keeeping to Dons original recipe. But the ingredients are Premium and fresh and the drinks mostly well made. Then again, a small local bar can work well but it is harder to change peoples drinking habits for a quick after work drink, when a cold beer is what they want not a Mai Tai.

Here in the UK, Tiki bars are popular because they cater to young people and those with money to spend on a night out. This may mean it does not fit with the purist/ romantic vision of days gone by, but, it makes a LOT of money (eg Mahiki), although good PR and positioning helped a lot.
Most bars try to work on a 72-75% GP which means you probably won't be serving Zombies at $5 a go whilst keeeping to Dons original recipe. But the ingredients are Premium and fresh and the drinks mostly well made.

Then again, a small local bar can work well but it is harder to change peoples drinking habits for a quick after work drink, when a cold beer is what they want not a Mai Tai.

Post #578224 by cheekytiki on 03/01/2011