Thatch Tiki Bar
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: (503) 281-8454
- Cross Street:
- Northeast 27th Avenue
- Hours:
- Daily 5pm-close
Message from Thatch Tiki Bar
Portland's Newest Tiki Bar w/crafted cocktails in a Polynesian setting.
- Expertly Crafted Cocktails
- Authentic Polynesian Setting
- Share the PuPu Platter
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Editorial Review for Thatch Tiki Bar – by Annamaria Pardini
In Short
Visitors enter the tiki hut via a path across a small pond and are greeted by towering tiki gods, blowfish lanterns and black velvet paintings (many of the items were salvaged from defunct bars Jasmine Tree and Kon Tiki). A crowd of trysting couples and rowdy revelers sip made-from-scratch tropical cocktails, like the house mai tai and electric Blue Hawaiian. Appetizers, including egg rolls, chicken satay and coconut shrimp, can be combined with rice and salad for a full dinner.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitReserve the VIP Hut for groups of 10 or more.
ParkingSpaces available after 5pm at the Metro Foot Clinic on the NE corner of 28th.
Save MoneyCome early to get $5 mai tais, discounted beer and cheap well drinks from 5pm to 6:30pm daily.
User Reviews for Thatch Tiki Bar
04/29/2008 Posted by d_sanchez
I was excited to hear about this place as it was being built. However, when I finally visited, I was kind of disappointed. The space itself is TINY. The "pond" you cross over as you enter, don't blink or you will completely miss it. Kudos to the owner for rescuing artifacts from historic tiki bars, but it's too bad they couldn't be presented in a little better environment. Like the space, the appetizers we ordered arrived in tiny portions. They were very good, but the portions are about half the size of any similarly priced appetizer you'd order in a restaurant (so you're paying twice as much). The drinks were good, and strong, but also on the smaller size for the price. I'd go back maybe if I happened to be in the area, but not worth venturing very far once you've already been there to experience the whole tiki thing.
Pros: Great atmosphere, authentic tiki decorations
Cons: Small space and small portions
04/28/2008 Posted by kapuanani01
I really can appreciate some forms of kitsch, but being a Hawaiian - sometimes I just get irritated with the whole TIKI thing. Okay, lesson of the day- the Hawaiian people basically had their land, culture and lifestyle stolen from them twice, once by the American government (did you kow they had their own established monarchy?), and second by Hollywood. And then things like tikis, black velvet and they word "pupu" become representative of an entire race. Irritating! But I suppose, it makes people money and this is a capitalist society. So, all that said, Thatch did a good job with this little bar. They took a theme and didn't make it too insulting. The decor is fun and very well done, and dare I say even a little classy. Service was pretty lame and the aloha spirit stopped short of the service workers shirts. The drinks and food though are not very big though. While I will not ever go back, I'm guessinf Portland hipsters and the tiki pub crawl will keep them in business. Overall, I wish them well and I hope they succeed.
Pros: Pupus
Cons: Poopoos
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