Ambiance Pros: Swimming Pool Cons: Poor Food

Ambiance Pros: Swimming Pool Cons: Poor Food
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Went on dancing dates there 50 years ago and recently returned to find it just as enjoyable. Happy hour food and drinks were very reasonable. A tropical drink with a paper umbrella and fruit is... More

Went on dancing dates there 50 years ago and recently returned to find it just as enjoyable. Happy hour food and drinks were very reasonable. A tropical drink with a paper umbrella and fruit is fun. We stayed around for dancing and were not hassled to buy more drinks. Since it was my birthday, I was even given a fancy dessert to celebrate. Although it's fun to dress up you can be comfortable in casual attire. A stroll through the elegant Fairmont lobby capped off the evening. Pros: Great atmosphere; good food
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Ate here before a concert. They treat you with an inexpensive appetizer buffet but the drinks are pretty pricey. The atmosphere is pretty fun and we would go back again.

Ate here before a concert. They treat you with an inexpensive appetizer buffet but the drinks are pretty pricey. The atmosphere is pretty fun and we would go back again.
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There aren't many original Tiki rooms that have operated continuously since granddad swam home from Bali Hai, but this is one of the ones . Light and water show with rain hits like clockwork as do... More

There aren't many original Tiki rooms that have operated continuously since granddad swam home from Bali Hai, but this is one of the ones . Light and water show with rain hits like clockwork as do the blistering Mai Tais. Yeah it's pricey, but you're with me baby.
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One of the few Tongan restaurants outside of Tonga! Worth a visit to sample the south pafic cusine for this small island. Pros: good food

One of the few Tongan restaurants outside of Tonga! Worth a visit to sample the south pafic cusine for this small island. Pros: good food
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okay, while living in the bay area, i used to come here for an occasional happy hour. the drinks were good and the free buffet - decent. a few months ago, my mom and i came up to sf for a friend's... More

okay, while living in the bay area, i used to come here for an occasional happy hour. the drinks were good and the free buffet - decent. a few months ago, my mom and i came up to sf for a friend's wedding. my friends live around the sunset and richmond district. however, we decided to stay at the orchard garden (great hotel). exhausted, i had one of my friends meet me at the hotel and decided to walk somewhere closeby. we wanted to go to a place, where you can bring mom, to drink and have fun. wise choice... the filippino band was amazing. playing everything from top 40 to class rock 'n roll. and, we could tell they enjoyed jamming. (appreciated their non-cheesy renditions). since, we never had eaten a meal at this establishment, we ordered appetizers and drinks. after tasting the fried rice and everything else we ordered, we regretted not ordering a meal. the food was good. and, would have cost as much as what we spent on appetizers. (i am definitely going back for food). another thing i enjoyed about this place - you can come dressed however you would like. it is also a place you can come dressed in the attire (which you would never wear again, otherwise) you purchased to attend the opera or that wedding in 2005. its fun to get dressed up - the kind of "dress-up" wear you would watch your mother put on when she would go out on weekends or used to don when you were first in college - going to a nice restaurant with your group of friends- and tried to be "adult." this is definitely the place where you can wear your pearl choker and cocktail dress. Pros: the food, drinks atmosphere, and diversity of crowd Cons: none
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It feels like like the perfect venue for a Goldman Sachs office party or something. We could picture a senior VP getting drunk on Mai Tais (which are quite good actually) and hitting on an intern as... More

It feels like like the perfect venue for a Goldman Sachs office party or something. We could picture a senior VP getting drunk on Mai Tais (which are quite good actually) and hitting on an intern as the faux Polynesian band belts out Journey. Nothing against Goldman Sachs really. We were just being juvenile and imaginative (drunk). I guess the festive mood does have an effect. Just remember to visit this place with low expectations and take in all the cheese. It's like an episode of Montel. You want to turn it off but your having too much fun enjoying how bad it is. And for that it get two stars instead of one.
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They just reopened Thursday after renovations, seems unchanged. 6 of us, we ordered ~10 drinks over the course of the evening. The Singapore Sling and Mai Tai were terrible, the French 100 - a... More

They just reopened Thursday after renovations, seems unchanged. 6 of us, we ordered ~10 drinks over the course of the evening. The Singapore Sling and Mai Tai were terrible, the French 100 - a champagne cocktail - was totally flat - no sparkle at all, the service was so slow that it was too difficult to send the drink back. The bus-boy cleared away my 'souvenir glass' without asking. The Planter's P*nch was pretty good, the shitake egg rolls were excellent as was the almond garlic tapenade on flatbread. The band was entertaining, some of their songs were quite good - fun to dance to. The decor is incredible, the monsoon rain is fun - if heavily chlorinated. It was $245 for 6 people - two appetizers, 10 or 11 drinks, and the $7 per person cover charge for the live entertainment. How can this place have a 5 star rating when it gets so many well deserved bad reviews? FWIW, we throw cocktail parties and really know good cocktails, we have all of Jerry Berry's recipe books, we know what they are supposed to taste like. Pros: the most amazing faux polynesian bar I've ever been in Cons: bad drinks, overpriced, poor service
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Great cheesy atmosphere complete with the band and scorpion bowl drinks. Definitely bring a large group of friends and prepare to drink a lot and dance!

Great cheesy atmosphere complete with the band and scorpion bowl drinks. Definitely bring a large group of friends and prepare to drink a lot and dance!
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You got to check this place. If you want some fancy atmosphere instead of ghetto like clubs, try this one out. This place is always packed usually on weekends. Either someone is celebrating... More

You got to check this place. If you want some fancy atmosphere instead of ghetto like clubs, try this one out. This place is always packed usually on weekends. Either someone is celebrating something or just plain parties and good time. This place is located at Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco.
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