Tiki Iniki

The wife and I got a chance to come to Kauai for a week and of course Tiki Iniki was on the list! It definitely has potential to be a great tiki bar but the lack of music, football on big screen TVs, bros in t shirts and very unpersonable staff earned it low marks from me.

I give this place high marks. My wedding dinner was here after my spouse and I got married on a nearby beach at sunset..............

I've been here quite a lot since my family lives nearby. Ben's decor is fabulous (and Woody's lamps), but the laser lights added afterwards are really off-putting. The food and service are what you would expect ("island" food - generally good fish, spam in the burger, etc. - good and consistent servers are hard to come by on the north shore, so it's hit or miss). The saddest standout, however, is the utter disappointment in the cocktails. The "Trader Vic's Mai Tai" tastes nothing like it should (both in comparison to the original and in terms of not making a concerned face after one sip) and the other drinks are consistently too sour and/or just poorly made. On guest bartender nights (with a series of "specials"), the drinks were outstanding, but on a normal day, I stick with cider or the Lovely Lini. :( Come for the decor, or stop by for lunch, but my hopes of having a backup for those night when the Nui is too full or loud were dashed.