Post #750216 by jertiki on Wed, Sep 2, 2015 9:12 PM

First post ever in this forum. I wanted to start a discussion about Tiki bars near / around San Francisco. I'm very new to Tiki in general (So take that with a grain of salt). I felt that I had to post this. Having gone to Smugglers Cove in San Francisco many times, and Forbidden Island in Alameda about two times, I felt anxiety visiting Trader Vics - Emeryville for the first time. I was very underwhelmed by the quality of the drinks served ad Vics compared to the other Tiki bars I had visited. The quality of the rum put into the drinks was sub par. The Original 1944 Mai Tai was pretty decent, but did not hold a candle to the quality served at Smugglers Cove. The Navy Grog was OK, and packed a punch. But given the choice -- I would visit Smugglers Cove in a heartbeat compared to Vics. So I was a little disappointed and disenchanted with my visit. Wondering if I just ordered the wrong things, or it was an off night?