North Shore Lagoon in Bothell, WA

North Shore Lagoon is part of McMenamins Anderson School complex, and opened on October 15, 2015. The Anderson School is no longer a school. It opened in 1931 as Bothell Junior High School, and now lives on as a collection of attractions: a hotel, a brewery, a movie theater, restaurants, bars, and with the North Shore Lagoon, a swimming pool and tiki bar.

The tiki bar is decorated in traditional style, with lots of bamboo, distressed wood and driftwood, and pufferfish, bamboo and tapa cloth lamps. The soundtrack includes Exotica classics. The tiki bar overlooks the swimming pool. There is an extensive spirits list, including over 80 rums. The tropical cocktails are made with the classic recipes, including a Mai Tai, Zombie and Suffering Bastard.

If you'd like to swim in the pool, it is open to non-hotel guests for 2-hour open swims during the day; at the very beginning and end of the day swimming in the pool is for hotel guests only.

Kapu Hut in Eugene, Oregon

is also a McMenamins property.

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wahinimama

wahinimama has visited North Shore Lagoon.

July 11, 2021, 8:00 PM

First off, I loved that our kids could come in with us and sit in the tiki themed area. I also loved the world market vibe with tiki and mask carvings that spilled over from tiki to more African and Congo. There were some classic cocktails to choose from, but the bartender and waiter didn't exactly inspire confidence. When our drinks were delivered, in identical mugs, the waiter was unsure which was the Zombie and which was the Jungle Bird and suggested we try them to figure out which was which. lol. When we asked if they had any tiki mugs available for sale we were told no by the waiter, and then later informed by the bartender that we could buy them at the gift shop. No one seemed to know what was going on lol. But the kids had fun and the food was AMAZING. This is the closest tiki location to our home so we will most likely be back in the future. The biggest draw is the kid friendly element for us.

ericaugustus

ericaugustus has visited North Shore Lagoon.

September 15, 2019, 10:57 PM

The decor was nice, and helped set the tiki tone. I found the food good, generally up to the McMenamins standard. We got the dragon ball appetizer, which had 6 servings, which was $27, and while it tasted great, was not worth the price.
Drink quality was all over the map. The Mai Tai was fantastic, as was the Ango Bango, a play on the daiquiri. There was another tropical drink was was forgettable, but the Zombie was horrible. It seemed that there was way too much falernum in the drink.
I think I would go back, but I�d have to sit at the bar & observe...
The waitress was very friendly & attentive.

Monster A GoGo

Monster A GoGo has visited North Shore Lagoon.

February 1, 2019, 12:37 AM

This place was a pleasant surprise--really! I had heard the place was a combination swimming pool and tiki bar. It sounded lame to me and I was expecting one of those bars that you can swim up to. Boy was my wrong.

Yes, there is a large pool...but it is downstairs. Upstairs, overlooking the pool, is the bar and restaurant. The interior is well done. I traversed one side of the place to the other, checking it out. I was impressed.

The bar though was the focal point in the center of the long, narrow restaurant. The drinks were a tad disappointing, but it could have been an off day (or maybe it was just a substitute bartender?). For photos of the place (and a look at other Seattle-area tiki spots), feel free to visit my blog. The link is here:

https://monsterago-go.blogspot.com/2018/03/im-freaky-for-tiki-13-super-seattle.html

CHEERS

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