Disneyland Hotel Remodel / Restaurant Reminiscent of the original Tahitian Terrace - General Tiki

M markmywords Member Sacramento Joined: Jan 11, 2011 Posts: 60	M markmywords Posted posted on Tue, Jun 21, 2011 2:53 PM We went to Trader Sam's three times during our travels in SoCal last week. Atmosphere - absolutely incredible. Dark moody lighting - check. Clutter from floor to ceiling - check. Exotica and surf music on rotation - double check! Cool, interactive tiki elements that come alive when you order different drinks - awesome! Drink-wise, I'm afraid I'm going to have to say hit or miss. We had a total of eight drinks during our different visits - Shipwreck, Shrunken Zombie Head, Uh-Oa, Krakatoa Punch and the Rosita's Margarita for good measure. The kids (yes kids are allowed, until 8pm when they get booted out) sampled all three non-alcoholic drinks (Schweitzer Falls, Skipper Sipper, Jungle River Sunset). Out of the bunch, the Shipwreck and the Uh-Oa were the best. The Shipwreck tasted almost exactly like the Eastern Sour I make at home. The Uh-Oa was also very good, served in a Squid "Fourtune Fire" bowl, with nutmeg in the tiki resevoirs to sprinkle on the flame "To appease the gods". It's funny, they sink the flame for you to make sure you don't set yourself on fire. The other drinks - too damn sweet! They didn't seem shook well, either. I got the distinct impression that consistency is not yet their thing and that your drinking experience is going to vary a lot based on which bartender is working. That being said, overall I love it. Yeah, the interactive stuff seems a little forced, but I think that it will get better as staff integrates naturally with it. Hopefully drink consistency gets better. I think they're still trying to iron out the kinks (as any new place has to...) but the ingredients are all there.

We went to Trader Sam's three times during our travels in SoCal last week.

Atmosphere - absolutely incredible. Dark moody lighting - check. Clutter from floor to ceiling - check. Exotica and surf music on rotation - double check! Cool, interactive tiki elements that come alive when you order different drinks - awesome!

Drink-wise, I'm afraid I'm going to have to say hit or miss. We had a total of eight drinks during our different visits - Shipwreck, Shrunken Zombie Head, Uh-Oa, Krakatoa Punch and the Rosita's Margarita for good measure. The kids (yes kids are allowed, until 8pm when they get booted out) sampled all three non-alcoholic drinks (Schweitzer Falls, Skipper Sipper, Jungle River Sunset).

Out of the bunch, the Shipwreck and the Uh-Oa were the best. The Shipwreck tasted almost exactly like the Eastern Sour I make at home. The Uh-Oa was also very good, served in a Squid "Fourtune Fire" bowl, with nutmeg in the tiki resevoirs to sprinkle on the flame "To appease the gods". It's funny, they sink the flame for you to make sure you don't set yourself on fire.

The other drinks - too damn sweet! They didn't seem shook well, either. I got the distinct impression that consistency is not yet their thing and that your drinking experience is going to vary a lot based on which bartender is working.

That being said, overall I love it. Yeah, the interactive stuff seems a little forced, but I think that it will get better as staff integrates naturally with it. Hopefully drink consistency gets better. I think they're still trying to iron out the kinks (as any new place has to...) but the ingredients are all there.

Post #594495 by markmywords on Tue, Jun 21, 2011 2:53 PM