ConTiki Cabana — Restaurant in Vancouver

Funky little shaq they got here. it’s hard to do pacific Island americana fusion right, but when it’s right, boy oh boy is it right. Kitchen staff were very professional and accomodating. They were able to make the halibut for my wife without sesame glaze (she is allergic) and grilled it to her liking no questions aksed, even though halibut is not actually on the menu. My wife can be a real rag sometimes

The cocktail menu is a little over whelming so you can find your self with “decision paralysis” but the bar tender is always happy to make a recommendation which I love. Word to the wise- the “Hurricane” will knock you off your feet no joke. Legally I should not have been driving home afterward but when the valet brought my car around I forgot all about these laws and regulations that keep us apart and thought about what brings us all together in times like these: Good friends, good times, and good tunes. Fortunately this place has all 3 and they will even let you keep playing Super Freak on repeat as many times as you want if you keep putting quarters in, unlike some other places I could name such as Helen’s Grill on King Edwards Road where they will charge you a arm and a leg for a meat ball sub and then enpose a limit on the number of times you can play Super Freak at your own personal table using your own quarters that you brought from home. I said “So my moneys no good here? Quarter is still legal tender where I come from.” then i spit on the ground and told her to keep the change. This was at Helens grille, not the Con Tiki. At Contiki’s...

Having to enter the bar through the sewers was exciting and different (shout out to any TMNT fans, def that vibe.) Valet was good but never done valet before so not sure to expect but i think prob 5 stars quality. All drinks were tiki bar themed (which i guess makes sense cuz of the bar name-- tiki is literally in the name.) i would def go again especially if i had a ruck sack or duffle with a change of clothes for after the sewer. Appies were good but couldnt tell if they were just left by the previous patron. Would recommend tho, to friends, coworkers, and family, in that order.

*update I went again last night but this time through a psychic medium (I think its called "astro-travelling") It was still good. I'd say almost as good as going in person. It was weird though cause the bathrooms can hold two people and I was in there already with one other person and then a third came in. And I get that they couldn't see me and that they didn't know there were already two people in there but it just felt a little bit weird because the sign says max 2 people. It actually says "max 2 pax" which I think is British English. But I won't take any stars off cause its not really the fault of the establishment itself. I'd say if you can, go in person. If not, you can do what I did. And then the last option is...

I was feeling a bit home sick so I searched for a place for a sunless tan and saw that Contiki Cabana had one in their back room for a reasonable price. I arrived in a taxi and the valet parked the yellow cab. The sunless tan felt more like a heating lamp for hot dogs in a 7/11 but the drinks were bottomless and I took advantage of the two Long Island Iced Coffees per customer per visit rule for the price of one. It was a bit hard to relax as I think the tanning salon is next to the bathroom. The dj was amazing and it didn’t bother me that was he talking over his prime selection of yacht rock classics, practically yelling at the cab driver that dropped me off three hours ago about his new morning cold plunge routine. 10/10...