Post #578668 by TabooDan on Thu, Mar 3, 2011 11:28 AM

TropicDrinkBoy wrote:[/i]
Taboo Dan, Trad'r Bill and others, thanks for the great posts of Tonga Room memorabilia! After seeing your posts I'm making plans to return in the next day or two.
I've lived in the bay area over 16 years now but only visited the Tonga Room once, a few months ago.

Hey TropicDrinkBoy! Thanks!
Glad your on here checking things out and glad you like the Tonga Room!
16 years!! Get over there and enjoy it while you can!

Living up here in BC, we don't get to come down that often but the last time I was there we loved it! It was a bit before the remodel they had and we thought the place was amazing! The thunder and lightening with the downpour along with the drums is great!

They even had the wandering around photographer who takes pictures of patrons while on their visit and will make you pictures before you leave! I thought that was great! We ended up getting a Fairmont Hotel photo holder with a picture of my fiance and I at a table drinking from mugs and also a couple matchbooks with our picture on it.

It was quite an experience and we loved it. I remember staying there all through Happy Hour and then till after dinner. Great place!!

Since we are on the topic, here's a few more collectibles from the Tonga Room I've got.

Here's one of the Tonga's glasses that Trad'r Bill showed in his awesome menu:

This served the "Hurricane" and so obviously is called a Hurricane Glass.

Here's the menu again:

Here's a close up of the image:

Not sure of the age of these glasses but I would say late 1970's or 1980's like Trad'r Bill said about the menu.

This is a different version of one of their glasses:

I don't know what drink this served or if it served the Hurricane as well.

A little closer with a cloth so you can see graphic:

This glass is a little bit shorter than the one before.

Next we have the 3-Face Bucket Mug that served their "Mai Tai":

This is the tall and skinny version as opposed to the easier to find shorter and wider mug. There is also another version that is all glazed with the same color scheme as above.

Here is a neat and small bowl that probably served their "Wharfside Daiquiris":

It is very small and I don't see too much alcohol going in this by the time you have the ice! These do come in larger sizes from the Tonga Room. Has their marking along one side:

Next up with the mug that served their "Rangoon Ruby":

Marked on the bottom.

And here's picture of the two above mugs together to show the size difference:

The Ruby mug is not a big mug itself so you can sure see the difference.

And last up, I'll show the tall Drum mug again just because you can't see enough of these beautiful mugs:

I'm not sure what drink came in this mug. I always liked the bottom of this one because it says "Tonga at the Fairmont". Sounds like a dance or something!!

Anyone got one of these Drum mugs from the Tonga with the handle they can post here? That's another great mug from an iconic location!

That's it!
Mahalo, TabooDan