Tonga Hut

Tonga Hut is located on the second floor of its building. The restaurant has booth seating, and a dramatic tiki bas relief wall. Tucked at the back is a phone booth with a false back, leading into a small private room with a rich, dense, golden-era approach to tiki style. Behind that room is a small private lanai with a Witco bar and stools. Opposite the restaurant side of the space, there is a good-sized bar with a tiki-tinged mid-century modern look, and a lanai overlooking Palm Springs' main drag. The interior was created by Tiki Diablo.

The Palm Springs Tonga Hut location has a full food menu, including a flaming pu-pu platter. The drink menu is a mix of classic tiki drinks and their own modern creations, and includes a flaming coconut drink and shared volcano bowls. Tonga Hut hosts special music events, with particular emphasis on Exotica acts.

Comments

Tikisteffie

Tikisteffie has visited Tonga Hut.

May 20, 2022, 4:10 AM

Pleas get menus again. It is no fun to look at a phone when jou are at a tiki bar
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deathwhistle

deathwhistle has visited Tonga Hut.

January 15, 2020, 3:59 PM

The drinks here were very strong and a couple were very well made. The problem here is the ambiance is greatly lacking. There is a room with seating and board games which seems more like a college coffee shop or a micro brewery hangout then a tikibar. It does not transfer you anywhere. To be honest the lighting seemed more Palm Springs mid century than Tiki Bar as it was too well lite. The only impressive decor in this location is the secret room and its entrance phone booth which is really cool, otherwise the decor is off point for the rest of the 60 percent of the restaurant. It does get points for having food that is accurate with tiki bars with skewers of meat that resemble Polynesian ideas.