Any cool tiki suggestions for trip to Australia? - General Tiki

TD Tiki Diva Member Joined: Aug 25, 2004 Posts: 34	TD Tiki Diva Posted posted on Thu, Dec 30, 2004 7:32 AM I have some family visiting Australia in 2005 and I'm collecting some must-see info for them, but of course, I'd like my list to include some tiki sites. They are going to be in Sydney and then head off to western Australia. I'm looking for tiki-related stuff as well as any off-the-beaten-path suggestions.
T tikibars Tiki Socialite Aku Hall, Chicago Joined: Apr 11, 2002 Posts: 2034	T tikibars Posted posted on Thu, Dec 30, 2004 11:07 AM Smorgy's. Several locations in various Australian cities (sorry, I don't have TRT in front of me, but they're listed there).
TD Tiki Diva Member Joined: Aug 25, 2004 Posts: 34	TD Tiki Diva Posted posted on Thu, Dec 30, 2004 1:08 PM Thank you for the suggestion. Any and all ideas are appreciated!
B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Thu, Dec 30, 2004 1:31 PM Yes, stop at New Zealand on the way.
H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Thu, Dec 30, 2004 5:07 PM There doesn't seem to be a lot of tiki stuff (at least of the midcentury Poly Pop we like) in Australia. As James mentioned, there is a chain called Smorgy's in several locations in Victoria, but it appears to be a sort of cross between Chuck E. Cheese and Trader Vic's. Or Rainforest Cafe and, er, Rainforest Cafe. Doesn't look particularly promising. There is a place called the Outrigger on Hamilton Island in Queensland, looks like it's a sort of upscale resort restaurant, it's probably only vaguely Polynesian at best. Melbourne has the Outre Gallery, an art gallery along the lines of La Luz de Jesus (think Shag). Full details including hours & addresses & whatnot are available in Critiki: Australian tiki locations in Critiki
TD Tiki Diva Member Joined: Aug 25, 2004 Posts: 34	TD Tiki Diva Posted posted on Thu, Dec 30, 2004 6:25 PM Thank you so much for the information. I truly appreciate the ideas.

TD

Tiki Diva Posted posted on Thu, Dec 30, 2004 7:32 AM

I have some family visiting Australia in 2005 and I'm collecting some must-see info for them, but of course, I'd like my list to include some tiki sites. They are going to be in Sydney and then head off to western Australia. I'm looking for tiki-related stuff as well as any off-the-beaten-path suggestions.

T

tikibars Posted posted on Thu, Dec 30, 2004 11:07 AM

Smorgy's.

Several locations in various Australian cities (sorry, I don't have TRT in front of me, but they're listed there).

TD

Tiki Diva Posted posted on Thu, Dec 30, 2004 1:08 PM

Thank you for the suggestion. Any and all ideas are appreciated!

B

Benzart Posted posted on Thu, Dec 30, 2004 1:31 PM

Yes, stop at New Zealand on the way.

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Humuhumu Posted posted on Thu, Dec 30, 2004 5:07 PM

There doesn't seem to be a lot of tiki stuff (at least of the midcentury Poly Pop we like) in Australia. As James mentioned, there is a chain called Smorgy's in several locations in Victoria, but it appears to be a sort of cross between Chuck E. Cheese and Trader Vic's. Or Rainforest Cafe and, er, Rainforest Cafe. Doesn't look particularly promising.

There is a place called the Outrigger on Hamilton Island in Queensland, looks like it's a sort of upscale resort restaurant, it's probably only vaguely Polynesian at best.

Melbourne has the Outre Gallery, an art gallery along the lines of La Luz de Jesus (think Shag).

Full details including hours & addresses & whatnot are available in Critiki:

Australian tiki locations in Critiki

TD

Tiki Diva Posted posted on Thu, Dec 30, 2004 6:25 PM

Thank you so much for the information. I truly appreciate the ideas.