Tiki Lounge and Bar is a very popular venue for parties and other functions.  In the last few months we have helped to host dozens of parties in our recently redressed Bachelor Pad section.   The Bachelor Pad section of the bar is hidden away in the corner of the venue and is dominated by The Most Comfortable Couch in Melbourne™ and the original 50’s style freestanding bar from which we served our first cocktail many many moons ago.

To put cherry on the cake (so to speak) we recently took delivery of a set of back-issues of Bachelor Pad Magazine to help complete the Bachelor Pad experience.

For Functions, the whole  Bachelor Pad (including the dance floor) is able to be curtained off for privacy and can hold around 50 people quite comfortably.  Whilst we don’t yet offer a full bar service from the lovely Bachelor Pad bar, we can offer you your very own bartender serving a selection of beer, wine and soft drink or even a batch of one of our premium cocktails served as a “punch” from either an oversized clam shell or a pirate’s treasure chest.

For food we offer a selection of gourmet pizzas, nibble platters or fruit platters.  For something more extravagant try one of our seafood platters or flambe fruit selections served with delicious flaming Inner Circle rum!  Give us a call so we can help you plan your classy and civilised cocktail party in a unique tropical atmosphere.

Below is a gallery of images from the Bachelor Pad.  Click through to view!

Ice is back with a brand new invention!

Ok, now that we’ve got that out of our system, lets talk about ice (ice, baby – alright I’m done now).

Tiki Lounge and Bar has recently been experimenting with mankind’s greatest creation (after fire, wind and rain), ICE! We were of course inspired by the tireless research of the man without whom I believe this world would never have rediscovered the joy of a well crafted Tiki Cocktail – Jeff “Beachbum” Berry. Beachbum Berry wrote The Book on Tiki Cocktails (and then for good measure wrote another two, his latest masterwork being the thoroughly entertaining and informative Sippin’ Safari).

In Berry’s books he delves into old cocktail books and the hand-written records of past Tiki mixologists and emerges with wonderfully complex recipes containing secret ingredients and techniques that have been lost in the mists of time. One skill that has been forgotten since the fall of the great Tiki Temples is the manipulation of ice in creating impressive new ways to present drinks. Beachbum Berry’s work has encouraged us to work on recreating some of these effects – one of which is seen in our new Get Smart inspired Cocktail the “Cone of Silence” (pictured). Beachbum Berry has written some kind words about our humble ice sculpting effort over at his “Grog Blog” .

We salute you, Mr Berry! Your work has reinvigorated an entire genre of drinks and is continuing to show us that fun drinks can still be serious (or is it that serious drinks can still be fun?).

Cheers,

Kev