Post #740895 by belinda on Tue, Apr 7, 2015 7:01 PM

On 2015-04-07 12:12, TheClamsCasino wrote:
Has anybody gone to any of these to report back?
Even the new "low" price kinda keeps me from jumping in.

Yes I have , to the one last month. $170 each & to put it bluntly not worth that price.
But their new lowered price does not include tax & 20% tip right?
Ok so pros: tasty drinks & food. Their signature coconut drink is awesome ..
Cons: 5 minuscule sized drinks (room crawl size), iPod playlist playing 80s Bowie China girl, out of the 30+ attendants 3 were dressed hawaiian attire , my bf & I have attended in total 6 tiki oasis/calientes, we practically live at tiki ti, he's a drooling bastard, Weve been into tiki/vintage hawaiiana/polynesia for almost 15 yrs & that event just didn't have a tiki feel to it .. We didnot recognize one person from our tiki outings... I feel the event was more "foodie" inspired , & by the recent trend of "mixology"...
The venue itself had 1 remnant of its tiki past: peeling back tiki-esque wallpaper
We appreciate the respect the purveyors have for tiki but I felt like it wasn't deep from the soul passion they possess (like we have). It was as if someone completely oblivious to the rockabilly scene watches "swingers" for the 1st time & they're now obsessed w/rockabilly & they want to throw a viva Las Vegas type event---- they're still learning & grasping the dizzying world of their latest fascination..
Sorry for the rant; but if someone had explained this to me before attending id be $340 richer .. The funniest thing is we noticed a lot of guests were uber-ing & lyft-ing & me & my bf both didn't feel buzzed/impaired. Those 5 "drinks" are like shots of espresso sized

[ Edited by: belinda 2015-04-07 19:03 ]