The Saturn Room - Tulsa, Tulsa, OK (bar) - Locating Tiki

R rbeyer68 Member Plano, TX Joined: Sep 17, 2015 Posts: 66	R rbeyer68 Posted posted on Tue, Feb 6, 2018 1:23 PM I took a recent trip to the Saturn Room and thought I would add my trip views. The last review was over a year ago so hopefully it has improved. The Brady Art’s District in Tulsa is a very cool, up and coming part of Tulsa with excellent restaurants and plenty of bars. A great location for a tiki bar. We arrived at 7:00pm and there were maybe 4-5 other people in the bar. We enjoy sitting at the bar and talking to the bartenders so arriving early always helps. The two Gavin's were our bartenders. One of the Gavin's is also the manager. Two great guys who knew there way behind the bar and were very hospitable. Before I get into the drinks, let’s talk décor. The Saturn Room has a great location with one side of the building having an unobstructed view of downtown Tulsa. There are two large windows that open up to the outdoor patio and also give beautiful view of the city. If at all possible, get the seats at the bar opposite the windows. A lot of thought was put into the décor. There are numerous tiki’s, thatchs, floats and paintings (including a beautiful black velvet painting). The back bar has a great array of tiki mugs and a wonderful selection of rum. I get teased by my significant other about my rum review of each bar / restaurant we go to. If you don’t have the proper rum selection, you can’t make proper drinks. Cough cough – I am looking at you Malibu! The Saturn Room rum selection is everything you expect from a top class tiki bar. On to the drinks. We started with a Mandalorian and a Port Light. The Mandalorian is one of the house drinks and is a good starter with Bourbon, Pisco and Apricot Brandy (among other things). Since the Mandalorian was so good, we decided to get the signature drink of the Saturn Room – Chairman Mao’s Revival. I was a bit disappointed that they were out of their mugs (turns out they are stuck in customs at a Chinese port) but the drink is excellent. Ingredients include Szechuan Peppercorn, Gin, Blackstrap Rum and Ginger Liqueur. If you like spicy (not hot but with kick) this is the drink for you. As the night progressed, we ventured into a Zombie (which is another of my favorites), a 151 swizzle, Smoke on the Water (no longer on the menu but can be made by request – Mezcal is the smoke) and a Three Dots and a Dash. This may very well become our tiki bar test. Can they make a Three Dots and a Dash? Also, can they nail the garnish? Yes and yes for the Saturn Room. The final drink of the night was a Cradle of Life. It is a shared drink normally but we got the single version in a great little bowl. Side note: we actually ordered two of the bowls off of Ebay while sitting at the bar. Mug wise, beside the impulsive order of the bowls (which are not Saturn Room specific) we took home two branded old fashioned glasses, a Fu Man Ku (Tiki Farm) and a blue parrot. Not a bad haul if I say so myself. We left he bar around 11:00 and it was packed. The young people of Tulsa love them some Saturn Room. They also love a Macadamia Nut Chi Chi. It is by far the most popular drink for the locals. While at a tiki bar, I also like to keep track of the "other" drinks that patrons order. These are drink orders that we over heard that made us chuckle. I am fine with you ordering whatever you want at a tiki bar but that doesn’t mean I think it is right. Take a chance and try something different. Anyway, here you go: Vodka and Soda. What are you – 50? Wait, I am almost 50. However, I will NEVER order a Vodka and Soda at a bar. Or at a friend’s house. Or at home. Rum and Coke. OK, it is technically a Cuba Libre and is on the menu. Bud Light. Yes, there are people who only drink beer and that is fine. In this case, that is not what made me laugh. Bud Light was not available and he was offered a Miller Lite. What? A Miller Lite? Yuck! The customer didn’t like that option. He ended up with another beer but at that point I had to walk away. I didn’t realize there was a difference between Bud Light and Miller Lite. Oh wait, I get it now. One is a lite beer while the other is a light beer. My bad. Overall, the Saturn Room is well worth the stop if you are anywhere near Tulsa. Our experience is that it is a nice little gem in the state of Oklahoma. It sure is better than any tiki bar we have in Dallas. Of course, we also don’t have any tiki bars in Dallas. At least none that bears mentioning. It all comes down to personal preference but I give the Saturn Room a thumbs up. For what it's worth, they will be having a Luau in early April, roast pig (or two) and all. Hopefully I will be able to make it to that event. Rick

I took a recent trip to the Saturn Room and thought I would add my trip views. The last review was over a year ago so hopefully it has improved.

The Brady Art’s District in Tulsa is a very cool, up and coming part of Tulsa with excellent restaurants and plenty of bars. A great location for a tiki bar.

We arrived at 7:00pm and there were maybe 4-5 other people in the bar. We enjoy sitting at the bar and talking to the bartenders so arriving early always helps. The two Gavin's were our bartenders. One of the Gavin's is also the manager. Two great guys who knew there way behind the bar and were very hospitable.

Before I get into the drinks, let’s talk décor. The Saturn Room has a great location with one side of the building having an unobstructed view of downtown Tulsa. There are two large windows that open up to the outdoor patio and also give beautiful view of the city. If at all possible, get the seats at the bar opposite the windows. A lot of thought was put into the décor. There are numerous tiki’s, thatchs, floats and paintings (including a beautiful black velvet painting). The back bar has a great array of tiki mugs and a wonderful selection of rum. I get teased by my significant other about my rum review of each bar / restaurant we go to. If you don’t have the proper rum selection, you can’t make proper drinks. Cough cough – I am looking at you Malibu! The Saturn Room rum selection is everything you expect from a top class tiki bar.

On to the drinks. We started with a Mandalorian and a Port Light. The Mandalorian is one of the house drinks and is a good starter with Bourbon, Pisco and Apricot Brandy (among other things). Since the Mandalorian was so good, we decided to get the signature drink of the Saturn Room – Chairman Mao’s Revival. I was a bit disappointed that they were out of their mugs (turns out they are stuck in customs at a Chinese port) but the drink is excellent. Ingredients include Szechuan Peppercorn, Gin, Blackstrap Rum and Ginger Liqueur. If you like spicy (not hot but with kick) this is the drink for you.

As the night progressed, we ventured into a Zombie (which is another of my favorites), a 151 swizzle, Smoke on the Water (no longer on the menu but can be made by request – Mezcal is the smoke) and a Three Dots and a Dash. This may very well become our tiki bar test. Can they make a Three Dots and a Dash? Also, can they nail the garnish? Yes and yes for the Saturn Room.

The final drink of the night was a Cradle of Life. It is a shared drink normally but we got the single version in a great little bowl. Side note: we actually ordered two of the bowls off of Ebay while sitting at the bar.

Mug wise, beside the impulsive order of the bowls (which are not Saturn Room specific) we took home two branded old fashioned glasses, a Fu Man Ku (Tiki Farm) and a blue parrot. Not a bad haul if I say so myself.

We left he bar around 11:00 and it was packed. The young people of Tulsa love them some Saturn Room. They also love a Macadamia Nut Chi Chi. It is by far the most popular drink for the locals.

While at a tiki bar, I also like to keep track of the "other" drinks that patrons order. These are drink orders that we over heard that made us chuckle. I am fine with you ordering whatever you want at a tiki bar but that doesn’t mean I think it is right. Take a chance and try something different. Anyway, here you go:

Vodka and Soda. What are you – 50? Wait, I am almost 50. However, I will NEVER order a Vodka and Soda at a bar. Or at a friend’s house. Or at home.
Rum and Coke. OK, it is technically a Cuba Libre and is on the menu.
Bud Light. Yes, there are people who only drink beer and that is fine. In this case, that is not what made me laugh. Bud Light was not available and he was offered a Miller Lite. What? A Miller Lite? Yuck! The customer didn’t like that option. He ended up with another beer but at that point I had to walk away. I didn’t realize there was a difference between Bud Light and Miller Lite. Oh wait, I get it now. One is a lite beer while the other is a light beer. My bad.

Overall, the Saturn Room is well worth the stop if you are anywhere near Tulsa. Our experience is that it is a nice little gem in the state of Oklahoma. It sure is better than any tiki bar we have in Dallas. Of course, we also don’t have any tiki bars in Dallas. At least none that bears mentioning. It all comes down to personal preference but I give the Saturn Room a thumbs up.

For what it's worth, they will be having a Luau in early April, roast pig (or two) and all. Hopefully I will be able to make it to that event.

Rick

Post #783686 by rbeyer68 on Tue, Feb 6, 2018 1:23 PM