Oahu Restaurant & Bar Best Known For Its Potent Mai Tais If you want to get buzzed on Mai Tais in Hawaii, you can certainly do that at the Royal Hawaiian bar on Waikiki Beach. They are so potent that they have broken them down into two categories, the "tourist" version or the "Old School," the latter only for Mai Tai and rum veterans. The Three Mai Tai … [Read more...]
Bali Hai On Shelter Island Has San Diego’s Strongest Mai Tai
Scenic Restaurant Serves Up Strong Drinks That Impress This Rum Drink Veteran I wanted a margarita. Instead, I found a Mai Tai. And whoa, what a Mai Tai! I learned of Bali Hai on San Diego's Shelter Island from a couple of local gents having a smoke outside a dive bar. I was looking for a place on the water – and had margaritas on the mind – and they told me of Bali … [Read more...]
Mai Tais At The Waikiki Royal Hawaiian Lacking Original Rum Punch
Scratch The Old School Drink; The New One Is Not As Good Or Strong Perhaps I was spoiled. Well, I was spoiled. And I freely admit it. But when you get used to something and then it changes – and not for the better – you get a little bit out of kilter. I am referring to a changes to the signature drink at the Mai Tai bar at the Royal Hawaiian. That's where I usually … [Read more...]