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

BB Bongo Bungalow Member Indiana Joined: Aug 20, 2007 Posts: 1295	BB Bongo Bungalow Posted posted on Sat, Mar 5, 2011 3:32 PM Many of us love to make the highest quality drinks at home. Should we expect that... will we pay for that when we go out? Such drinks are WAY cheaper to make at home. So... how a bout a tiki bar with great decor and just good drinks at a reasonable retail. Is that a recipe for success? I've said it here before somewhere, but my bars do a great volume with frozen margaritas and they are reasonably priced and very profitable for me. (Mexican themed restaurants) This allows me to offer a great Mai Tai that doesn't sell all that well and at a retail that is considered kinda high in my markets. That's OK, I don't need to sell many of these but for discriminating guests, I've got it available. So... you've got a tiki themed bar. If high quality, high retail drinks don't create the volume you need to keep your place open, what drink is going to?

Many of us love to make the highest quality drinks at home. Should we expect that... will we pay for that when we go out? Such drinks are WAY cheaper to make at home.

So... how a bout a tiki bar with great decor and just good drinks at a reasonable retail. Is that a recipe for success?

I've said it here before somewhere, but my bars do a great volume with frozen margaritas and they are reasonably priced and very profitable for me. (Mexican themed restaurants) This allows me to offer a great Mai Tai that doesn't sell all that well and at a retail that is considered kinda high in my markets. That's OK, I don't need to sell many of these but for discriminating guests, I've got it available.

So... you've got a tiki themed bar. If high quality, high retail drinks don't create the volume you need to keep your place open, what drink is going to?

Post #578988 by Bongo Bungalow on Sat, Mar 5, 2011 3:32 PM