Tonga Room
The night I visited the Tonga Room, the manager tried to weasel a $7 cover out of me and my friends in order to hear the crappy disco band that was playing. Ridiculous! I cried and told the manager that I only came to drink and experience the Tonga Room's famed tiki splendor, but he wouldn't relent. So I straight out told him that I was going to walk around the restaurant and take pictures and that they were not going to get a dime out of me. And I did. I took about 20 shots, but none were that flattering to the vast interior.
Despite the bitter taste left by the inappropriate cover charge that I would never pay, I would give this place one more try. It's not great in its tiki tone, but next time I hope to sit and rest for a while in order to take it in.
Tonga Room
The night I visited the Tonga Room, the manager tried to weasel a $7 cover out of me and my friends in order to hear the crappy disco band that was playing. Ridiculous! I cried and told the manager that I only came to drink and experience the Tonga Room's famed tiki splendor, but he wouldn't relent. So I straight out told him that I was going to walk around the restaurant and take pictures and that they were not going to get a dime out of me. And I did. I took about 20 shots, but none were that flattering to the vast interior.
Despite the bitter taste left by the inappropriate cover charge that I would never pay, I would give this place one more try. It's not great in its tiki tone, but next time I hope to sit and rest for a while in order to take it in.