Lotus Lounge — Restaurant in Baton Rouge

I travel all over the US and visit as many true Tiki Bars that I can, so I was pleased to see Lotus Lounge open in Baton Rouge as I visit here quite often. There are no signs to this bar and is located inside of an Asian restaurant.

The Pros: The place is beautiful. It's well decorated and has beautiful Tiki artwork. The drinks that I had were good. Not great, just good. The bartenders were great and spent time talking to you when they were not busy.

The Cons: The music was not Tik. I love the music and most of the songs are on my workout playlist, but again, not Tiki. One of the drinks were way off from the original recipe. Maybe it's their twist, but it did not say that.

Would I go again? Sure. I may want to try again on Tiki Tuesday.

3/25/23 Update

Went for the LA Tiki Fest, and the drinks...

Have you ever had a gang, no - a gaggle, nay I say again - a squadron of goblins descend upon your sinuses and take them hostage? Of course you have so let me tell you how to fix it: you pull up here and ask Harley to make you something with ginger in it. That cleaned my sinuses out like my ex wife did my bank account, amirite fellas?

Nah but in all seriousness, I might drink alcohol maybe 2-3 times a year, so I really don’t go to bars very often. Harley was very accommodating to me when I just showed up one day and asked for something non alc with ginger. She made about 5 different non alcoholic bangers for me and I’m sure she can make more. If she can do that, trust and believe she got you...

Great new tiki lounge in Baton Rouge! Great place to hangout with friends, or have a more upbeat date night. The drinks are strong, but delicious. Bartenders are super fun and interactive, too, if you decide to sit at the bar! Appreciate them being open to chatting, even if it’s busy. There are also PURSE hooks at the bar. Any purse carrier knows how amazing that is. Food wise, you can still order food off the Soji menu in here, which is nice if you want some light bites outside of the actual restaurant. DJ has been great any time they play! Overall, great experience and great...