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17 7th St S
Great Falls, MT
Opened in 1962
Mon 11:30am-midnight
Tue-Sat 11:30am-2am
Sun 11:30am-midnight
All ages until 9pm,
21+ after
1 (800) 332-9819
Critiki ratings
Sip-N-Dip Tiki Lounge
6.9
Overall
by 23 people
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Decor
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8.3
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Drink Quality
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4.8
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Drink Selection
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4
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Mood
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7.3
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Music
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6.3
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Service
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8.2
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Tikiness
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7.5
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Tilt
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8.3
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Vibe
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7.4
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Regulars & Visitors
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Humuhumu’s description
The Sip-N-Dip Tiki Lounge has been part of the O'Haire Motor Inn since 1962. The main attraction is the mermaid show -- there are windows in the bar that look into the hotel's pool, and mermaids put on a show on weekends. Another attraction is "Piano Pat" Sponheim, who has been playing piano five nights a week—Tuesday through Saturday—since 1962.
When actress Daryl Hannah, who famously played a mermaid in the movie Splash, was filming in the area, she made a special visit to the bar, even donning a mermaid suit and jumping in the pool to give a show.
In 2003, the bar was featured on a list of the top 10 bars in the world in GQ Magazine. In 2004, a crack in one of the glass pool walls threatened the bar; the glass walls have been replaced with new triple-pane glass.
The bar's ceiling is lined with bamboo, and there are beachcomber-inspired fish trap lamps.
The bar does especially well on weekends during the mermaid show, when patrons line up to get into the small 72-person capacity bar.
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The Mai Tai was a 5, but everything else was a 2- tasted more like gasoline than alcohol. It's a local bar and they cater to their crowd by a big assortment of craft beers rather than tiki drinks. Still, I think tiki mugs and especially a collectable mug would go a long way.
Can't be the mermaids though, and the classic kitch. The table tops with seahorses are great. All in all, you need to take a visit here.