The Myna Bird

Hawaiian Mai Tai 4: Myna Bird Tiki Bar

This is a bar located inside an upscale food court in the International Marketplace. There are tiki elements and a large spirits collection as well. I saw many excellent rums.

The Mai Tai is made with their house rum blend (Appleton, Smith & Cross, Rhum JM, and KoHana Kea) with Creole Shrubb, lime, Orgeat, and Sugar Cane Syrup. It leaned a little too far in the Agricole direction for my taste but it definitely was a high quality Mai Tai.

Mrs Mai Tai liked her Royal Jawaiian, made with the same rum blend along with Banane du Bresil and Jerk seasoning. Very tasty and we loved the mug.

The decor of Myna Bird is reminiscent of Navy Strength in Seattle, with the tiki mugs and other stuff up in the shelves above the bar. We even saw a menu from @halepele.

This was tiki bar number 34 for me this year.

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In a food court. I don�t care how hard you try, it�s still in a food court. Give them credit for a few unique drinks, but that�s about it.

Loud, jarring music, lots of hustle and bustle from the adjoining food court (note that there aren�t even any walls separating this place from the rest of the food court), baseball games playing on TV�s around the bar, and a curt, overworked bartender who took about 10 minutes to get my drinks. The drinks were pretty good (certainly better than the parade of sweet mai tais from up and down Waikiki beach), but nothing else about this place felt very tiki. Pretty disappointing.

The drinks were really tasty and they came in drink-specific ceramic vessels. Unfortunately they were very small and not boozy at all. I finished mine in 3 minutes flat... and I tried to savor it. Our bartender didn�t have any recommendations/ didn�t seem to know the menu and got our two-drink order wrong- we drank them anyways. You can tell that a lot of thought went into menu creation and decor but it was let down by the service, location in a food court, and weak drinks. In short- bad service, weak but delicious drinks, pricey.

It�s a boon and a curse to be only a mini bar in a food court. But more of a curse when you have to listen to top 100s and the food tends to close down far too early to pace your drink choices.
And they�re incredible drinks, they�re menu is varied and equally delicious. But your mileage my vary depending how Tiki you are. Will return as a quick stop off before heading to another location.

its a small bar in on the edge of a food court - the drinks were surprisingly good and they had a nice rum selection. People were certainly having a great time.

Seth made us great drinks. Best rum selection on the island. Best drinks on the island as far as I�m concerned. I had a couple smith and cross painkillers, El Dorado 15 on the rocks, and a great daiquiri with plantation pineapple. Went twice on our quick stay. it was great to have quality drinks on Oahu.

Andrew made us some incredible drinks, and I highly recommend stopping in when you're in the area.

While Myna Bird doesn't control the music (expect a wide range from modern rock, hip hop and classic rock), what they do control is how great the drinks are and presentation.

We had a great time. The food in the "court" is outstanding, so you can definitely make an evening out of it.

Planning on hitting Myna Bird up one more time before we leave!

Went both nights we were in Honolulu and had a great time on both visits...it is in a high end food court but the owner and bartenders work hard to make it as tiki as possible. Started with a Navy Grog which was excellent and all the drinks we had after that were just as good. The rum selection isn't real broad, but the ones they have are a nice, quality cross section that will please most tiki visitors. Let the owner know that you're a tiki person...he is too and knows his stuff.

We just visited the Myna Bird on July 21, 2017 and I
would highly recommend this establishment. Yes, it is located in the food court at the International Market Place, so it is not your traditional "tiki bar" but it is a very fun bar with outstanding drinks and exceptional service.
After sampling too many sugary drinks on Waikiki, The
Myna Bird is a welcome relief. We ordered the Commodore and the Splintered Paddle and both drinks
were well done and the presentation was tremendous.
There is a fair selection of drinks and from what we could
tell all are made with fresh ingredients served in a variety
of vintage and creative mugs. There is a limited menu of
food items, what we sampled was good. If you are in
Honolulu, I would make time to visit the Myna Bird,
be prepared for a fun experience!

Woot! Woot! Hawaii's got a new Tiki Bar! The Tiki tribute is alive here, but don't expect an outrigger canoe to be hanging from the ceiling or Martin Denny's Exotica to be playing in the background. This bar has to compete with a whole slew of other establishments in a food court like setting and thus, the playlist is mostly pop and electronic music and the decor quite modern with a dash of Polynesian Pop (if you're looking for an immersive Tiki Bar experience check out La Mariana Sailing Club). The good thing is The Myna Bird does stand out amidst the others restaurants and bars in the International Marketplace - in drink quality as well as service! Plenty Aloha here for all to enjoy.

Waikiki is our vacation destination once a year. It's a place where we can decompress from the grind and just relax. We were so excited to read that Myna Bird was opening right before we took our next vacation!

Knowing that matchymatchy isn't really a thing here (people look at you like you're part of a show), we said screw it! We're going to a tiki bar representing and boy, am I glad we did! Walking into the Myna Bird, we were greated by head bartender Andrew Woodley and Johnny. Both complemented our outfits and and replied, "you're the first REAL tiki people to try it out!" We were honored!

They slid us the drink menu and by looking at this thing, we realized that these guys weren't joking around! I started with a classic Mai Tai (Trader Vic's recipe) and Nicole ordered the Safe At Home.
Both very tasty and very well made. After that first drink, we knew that this wasn't some random tiki bar thrown into a food court at a brand new mall. There was some real careful thought put into this.

For our second round, Nicole ordered a Yamoto and I ordered a Low Tai'd (always in search of the perfect Mai Tai). After sucking those down, we felt like we needed to eat. Without hesitation, Andrew offered to grab us some menus from the surrounding food stations. We decided on the poke bowls from Kai (stellar, by the way).

When we came back with our food, Andrew had some sample Tranquilizers for us served in mini tiki mugs from Muntiki, garnished to the nines! The Tranquilizer was a Mezcal based drink. Not being fans of Mezcal, this drink was very refreshing, smokey and with a hint of mint on the back end. Nicole then made the joke, "We're gonna finish the whole Caribbean side of the menu!" After hearing that, Andrew then brought us samples of The Southern Belle and The Sunrise In Bombay. Both made with egg whites. I really enjoyed The Southern Belle and Nicole LOVED The Sunrise In Bombay which had a hint of curry.

To our shock and surprise, we were then brought a sample platter from Internationl Smoke! Potato salad, Cole Slaw and short ribs filled the tray! At this point Andrew replied, "Not too worry. We'll get through this together!"

Full and tipsy, we decided to try one more cocktail. We decided to share a This Ship Is Bananas. This was the one that put us over the edge! Made with 2 different types of rum, Calvados, bananas, brown sugar and spiced bitters. Wow! What a punch!

We were sad to close out our tab as we didn't want to leave. The staff was took care of us over and above the call of duty! They made us feel so welcomed and special. We will return at least one more time this week!

Bare in mind, The Myna Bird is part of a glorified food court (an AWESOME food court but, none the less). There's a dj spinning house and dance music and the food court is more of a touresty crowd but if you are in Honolulu or Waikiki, this a wonderful addition and I can't stress enough how welcoming, delightful and helpful the staff was! Kudos!!