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The Drifter
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Nearby attractions
Museum of Industry Ghent
Minnemeers 10, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Galerie St-John
Nieuwpoort 2, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Graffiti Street
Werregarenstraat, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Belfry of Ghent
Sint-Baafsplein, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Jacob van Artevelde
Vrijdagmarkt 12, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Ghent City Hall
Botermarkt 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Huis van Alijn
Kraanlei 65, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Portus Ganda
Veermanplein 2, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Stadshal / City Pavilion
Poeljemarkt, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Toreken
Vrijdagmarkt 33, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Nearby restaurants
Shazanna
Steendam 51, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Edgar kaasbar
Steendam 62, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Steendam 66 "Chez Bolle"
Steendam 66, 9000 Gent, Belgium
De Salopette
Steendam 57, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Touche
Steendam 76, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Trollekelder
Walter De Buckplein 4, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Publiek
Ham 39, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Mexcalli
Beverhoutplein 22, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Afsnis
Bij Sint-Jacobs 10, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Au Boeuf Qui Rit
Steendam 13, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Nearby local services
Parc Baudelo
Koning Willem I-kaai 8, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Lounico
Steendam 76, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Sint-Jacobskerk
Bij Sint-Jacobs, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Halab Al-Shahbae
Belfortstraat 28, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Vrijdagmarkt
9000 Ghent, Belgium
Casa Del Capriccio
Sint-Jacobsnieuwstraat 2, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Montparnasse
Bij Sint-Jacobs, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Ham 147
Ham 147, 9000 Gent, Belgium
't Koningshuis
Oudburg 39, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Van Eyck Swimming Pool
Badhuis van Eyck, Veermanplein 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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Sint-Jansdreef 20, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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Hotel Cathedral
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Ghent River Hotel
Waaistraat 5, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Hotel NH Collection Gent
Hoogpoort 63, 9000 Gent, Belgium
The House of Edward
Edward Anseeleplein 17, 9000 Gent, Belgium
B&B Baudelo - Gent
Baudelostraat 67, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Hotel Flandria - Centrum
Barrestraat 3, 9000 Gent, Belgium
B&B Snooz Inn
Ham 89, 9000 Belgium
Place2stay in Ghent
Penitentenstraat 33, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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The Drifter

Steendam 53, 9000 Gent, Belgium
4.7(294)
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attractions: Museum of Industry Ghent, Galerie St-John, Graffiti Street, Belfry of Ghent, Jacob van Artevelde, Ghent City Hall, Huis van Alijn, Portus Ganda, Stadshal / City Pavilion, Toreken, restaurants: Shazanna, Edgar kaasbar, Steendam 66 "Chez Bolle", De Salopette, Touche, Trollekelder, Publiek, Mexcalli, Afsnis, Au Boeuf Qui Rit, local businesses: Parc Baudelo, Lounico, Sint-Jacobskerk, Halab Al-Shahbae, Vrijdagmarkt, Casa Del Capriccio, Montparnasse, Ham 147, 't Koningshuis, Van Eyck Swimming Pool
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Belgian waffle-making workshop with beer tasting
Belgian waffle-making workshop with beer tasting
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Nearby attractions of The Drifter

Museum of Industry Ghent

Galerie St-John

Graffiti Street

Belfry of Ghent

Jacob van Artevelde

Ghent City Hall

Huis van Alijn

Portus Ganda

Stadshal / City Pavilion

Toreken

Museum of Industry Ghent

Museum of Industry Ghent

4.4

(763)

Closed
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Galerie St-John

Galerie St-John

4.2

(42)

Closed
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Graffiti Street

Graffiti Street

4.2

(1.6K)

Open until 12:00 AM
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Belfry of Ghent

Belfry of Ghent

4.6

(3.6K)

Closed
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Nearby restaurants of The Drifter

Shazanna

Edgar kaasbar

Steendam 66 "Chez Bolle"

De Salopette

Touche

Trollekelder

Publiek

Mexcalli

Afsnis

Au Boeuf Qui Rit

Shazanna

Shazanna

4.3

(188)

$$

Closed
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Edgar kaasbar

Edgar kaasbar

4.6

(150)

Closed
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Steendam 66 "Chez Bolle"

Steendam 66 "Chez Bolle"

4.4

(111)

Closed
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De Salopette

De Salopette

4.8

(55)

Closed
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Nearby local services of The Drifter

Parc Baudelo

Lounico

Sint-Jacobskerk

Halab Al-Shahbae

Vrijdagmarkt

Casa Del Capriccio

Montparnasse

Ham 147

't Koningshuis

Van Eyck Swimming Pool

Parc Baudelo

Parc Baudelo

4.1

(889)

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Lounico

Lounico

4.9

(101)

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Sint-Jacobskerk

Sint-Jacobskerk

4.4

(852)

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Halab Al-Shahbae

Halab Al-Shahbae

4.1

(179)

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Christel Morvan (Nesisart)Christel Morvan (Nesisart)
The Drifter is a Tiki bar established in Ghent by a passionate of cocktails and the Tiki culture. The new location makes it the biggest Tiki bar in Europe! Every cocktail is meticulously thought and with a little touch that makes it very unique and different from the other cocktail bars. Plus each cocktail has its own glass. The decoration, that will reminds you of a tropical beach, is transporting you to another world, making your experience ever more memorisable. Several spaces are available, giving you the choice of the atmosphere. The cocktails never fail to impress and the atmosphere is very relaxing. For the people who are not into cocktails, they also have a nice selection of local beers, wine, and homemade lemonade. And for the amateurs of classic cocktails, the bartenders can make you the drink of your dreams. They also have their own old fashioned on the card. In conclusion, this is probably the best cocktail bar ever!
Marc BerryMarc Berry
Ive been to many cocktail bars around the world, and this place is a little gem. Not your average 'try hard', but instead, more an adventure bar. Tiki themed and they really go balls deep with it. The decor, staff, music and general atmosphere is very immersing in the Tiki genre, you even get a soundtrack and performance if you order certain drinks. Now, the drinks - we had 6, all superb in my opinion. Too many bars simply put together a menu or try to be cool or creative without actually being enough of an alcoholic to know what tastes good. These all ticked the right boxes. Well done The Drifter - boys done good. Highest recommendation
Jeff GuilletJeff Guillet
My wife and I visited The Drifter, a cool and unexpected tiki bar in Ghent, Belgium. The decor was nice and the drinks were great. 👍🏻 I asked Tom to make me a Demerara daiquiri. He chose XM Special 12-year (excellent dry rum) and my wife had a perfectly made Mai Tai. Our next round included a Missionary Basil’s Downfall, which I tasted and think was the best drink of the bunch, and I had DrifterTom’s Grog. All were excellent. We really enjoyed talking with the owner, Tom. He is passionate about rums and is very knowledgeable. Great bartender and a great time at The Drifter.
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The Drifter is a Tiki bar established in Ghent by a passionate of cocktails and the Tiki culture. The new location makes it the biggest Tiki bar in Europe! Every cocktail is meticulously thought and with a little touch that makes it very unique and different from the other cocktail bars. Plus each cocktail has its own glass. The decoration, that will reminds you of a tropical beach, is transporting you to another world, making your experience ever more memorisable. Several spaces are available, giving you the choice of the atmosphere. The cocktails never fail to impress and the atmosphere is very relaxing. For the people who are not into cocktails, they also have a nice selection of local beers, wine, and homemade lemonade. And for the amateurs of classic cocktails, the bartenders can make you the drink of your dreams. They also have their own old fashioned on the card. In conclusion, this is probably the best cocktail bar ever!
Christel Morvan (Nesisart)

Christel Morvan (Nesisart)

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Ive been to many cocktail bars around the world, and this place is a little gem. Not your average 'try hard', but instead, more an adventure bar. Tiki themed and they really go balls deep with it. The decor, staff, music and general atmosphere is very immersing in the Tiki genre, you even get a soundtrack and performance if you order certain drinks. Now, the drinks - we had 6, all superb in my opinion. Too many bars simply put together a menu or try to be cool or creative without actually being enough of an alcoholic to know what tastes good. These all ticked the right boxes. Well done The Drifter - boys done good. Highest recommendation
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My wife and I visited The Drifter, a cool and unexpected tiki bar in Ghent, Belgium. The decor was nice and the drinks were great. 👍🏻 I asked Tom to make me a Demerara daiquiri. He chose XM Special 12-year (excellent dry rum) and my wife had a perfectly made Mai Tai. Our next round included a Missionary Basil’s Downfall, which I tasted and think was the best drink of the bunch, and I had DrifterTom’s Grog. All were excellent. We really enjoyed talking with the owner, Tom. He is passionate about rums and is very knowledgeable. Great bartender and a great time at The Drifter.
Jeff Guillet

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4.7
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1.0
1y

My wife and I are visiting from San Francisco. We are wearing matching tiki shirt and dress. There is one guest seated in the middle of the bar. The bartender has set up 2 large cauldrons at the far end of the bar and appears to be milk clarifying something. Strange that he is doing this in the front of guests during a shift, but OK. So we start to sit at the near end of the bar, when we notice that our custom designed home bar swizzle stick is encased in resin in the bar top! How amazing is that?!?! How in the world they got their hands on our swizzle is a mystery for the ages!! It's "Krollando's Hideaway" if you want to remove it after this review. We excitedly bring this to the bartenders attention. And all he says is that he was going to work in that area of the bar top, implying we shouldn't sit there. Really? You've got your science experiment taking up space at the far end and you are planning to do some other bit of maintenance at this end? Fine, we slide over toward the other guest in the middle. But hello! You completely failed to acknowledge the crazy circumstance that you made something I designed for our home bar a permanent part of your bar, and all you can say is don't sit there? Everyone is entitled to a bad day, but if you work in the service industry as I do (yea, no surprise I tend bar), you should just give your shift to someone else who can manage to power through and give half an ounce of service and connection to your guests. I'm speaking to fellow tiki-phile travelers here when I say drinks were OK, their custom mug is on the cheesy side, decor is meh, and service was obviously terrible. As always, your mileage may vary....

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1.0
1y

Local muy bonito, con un ambiente muy tranquilo. Demasiado. Hemos ido para fin de año y la fiesta brilla por su ausencia. Luego se aprecia mucha diferencia de trato entre los belgas y los extranjeros... los últimos para ser atendidos, etc ... No puedo decir que el sitio esté muy mal o sea un desastre, pero no volveré. He visto que respondéis a mi reseña diciendo que soy arrogante, que puse el teléfono a todo volumen, que pedía las copas individualmente y no agrupadas, etc... siento decirte que son EXCUSAS de alguien que NO sabe encajar las críticas. Deberías tomártelas en modo constructivo, y no atacar a quien las escribe. Cada uno tenemos nuestra propia percepción de las experiencias que vivimos, y estoy seguro de que preparasteis la velada con mucho cariño y con la mejor intención de satisfacer a vuestros clientes, pero sinceramente, NO estáis preparados para ofrecer cenas. Y obviamente menos aún la de Fin de Año.

Escogimos vuestra oferta no porque fuese barata, sino porque esperábamos vivir una cena de fin de año "diferente", en un ambiente "hawiano". Y lo fue, fue una experiencia diferente, concretamente, DECEPCIONANTE.

Insisto, a modo constructivo: El coctel de bienvenida, muy bien. La actitud de la camarera delgada (la mayor), muy bien, pero la joven y el barman, actitud incorrecta, muy secos y nada empáticos. Ambiente MUY MAL. Seria la correcta para estar leyéndose un libro mientras se toma un coctel relajadamente cualquier otro día del año, pero en fin de año, por favor, aquello parecía un velatorio. La fiesta brilló por su ausencia. Ah, y estaría bien no hacer publicidad engañosa y avisar de que a la 1h de la noche, se cierra el local. Los cocteles, mal también. Muy similares y sin posibilidad de escoger (casi daba igual pedir uno u otro). Supongo que tenéis un menú mas amplio, pero los incluidos en la cena, hermanos gemelos.... La organización a nivel de la cena, FATAL. Hay varias cosas que no llegamos ni a probar porque cada vez que íbamos al buffet, ya no habían. Se reponía la comida muy de tarde en tarde y como era escasa, habían cosas que "volaban", asi que como digo, hubieron cosas que ni probamos. De ahí que también se pidieran las copas continuamente, porque los tiempos entre reposiciones eran excesivos. Entre el coctel de bienvenida y la comida pasaron 2 horas... Y el champan, por favor invertid un poco de dinero en poner algo decente. Ese que pusisteis era imbebible, así que ya lo veríais al recoger porque dejamos las copas tal cual las servisteis quitando el sorbo inicial con el que comprobamos su NULA calidad...

Como digo al principio, el local está bien, y seguramente como cockteleria puede mejorar mucho lo que vimos en esta cena, pero lo que es COMIDA, dejadlo, NO es lo vuestro, de verdad. Mejor dedicaos a servir cockteles, mejorar la actitud con los clientes, y si por error, pensáis volver a organizar una cena de Fin de Año, aclarad que cerráis a la 1, y pensad en hacer algo más animado y alegre como corresponde a ese día, que no un día...

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5.0
2y

The Drifter is a Tiki bar established in Ghent by a passionate of cocktails and the Tiki culture. The new location makes it the biggest Tiki bar in Europe! Every cocktail is meticulously thought and with a little touch that makes it very unique and different from the other cocktail bars. Plus each cocktail has its own glass. The decoration, that will reminds you of a tropical beach, is transporting you to another world, making your experience ever more memorisable. Several spaces are available, giving you the choice of the atmosphere. The cocktails never fail to impress and the atmosphere is very relaxing. For the people who are not into cocktails, they also have a nice selection of local beers, wine, and homemade lemonade. And for the amateurs of classic cocktails, the bartenders can make you the drink of your dreams. They also have their own old fashioned on the card. In conclusion, this is probably the best...

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