Post #788291 by Pelorus on Tue, Jul 3, 2018 7:57 PM

While antiquing in Point Pleasant, NJ today, I had the opportunity to see some truly horrible tiki merch, and the equally horrible Martell's Tiki Bar (owners of tikibar DOT com).

Let's start with Martell's Tiki Bar, located on the Martell's Boardwark:

A doorway to a sobering experience:

We couldn't bring ourselves to order the Mai Tai, so we got the Captain Teddy and the Pina Colada. One-note and generic, not particularly flavorful. It was a very hot day, so these actually cooled us down a bit. Ridiculously overpriced.

Nary a tiki to be found in this "tiki bar". We knew this going in. It's a Jimmy Buffet-style vaguely tropical area with lots of tables (some with thatch umbrellas), and lots of bars. The bartenders were all friendly. The place wouldn't irritate so much if they didn't call themselves a tiki bar and operate "tikibar DOT com". It just perpetuates incorrect ideas and conceptions of tiki.

Which brings me to one of the gift shops at Martell's Boardwalk:

Magnets that look like a cross between tiki and the Electric Light Parade:

This was labelled as "Coconut Tiki Head", but I think they meant "Coconut Luchador":

I will admit this lamp was kinda neat: