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Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar

Tiki Bar, Asian Restaurant, and Hotel Bar$$$$

Nob Hill, San Francisco

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Ranked #2 for Mai Tais in San Francisco
"Mai tai is definitely a must try!!"(16 Tips)
"The Lava Bowl is outstanding and the Tonga Platter is an..."(3 Tips)
"So tacky, so tremendously special."(6 Tips)
"get the pineapple royale, it's the only drink served in a giant..."(3 Tips)

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Noelis SotoJuly 17, 2016
Come for the decorations, music & kitschy vibe. RSVPs will be seated in restaurant section— walkins will be standing or can wait for a table by the bar. Food menu at the bar & restaurant are different
Elliot WehnerJanuary 3, 2015
Awesome tiki drinks in a crazy setting. All the drinks are good - try many. Authentic spot from the tiki craze. The band on the boat in the "lagoon" combined with the rain and thunder is great
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Travel ChannelDecember 9, 2011
A genuine Tiki room/Polynesian restaurant at the Fairmont Hotel. Has a swimming pool turned bar & a rain/thunder show! Seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.
Ranu RajkarnikarMay 23, 2015
Amazing underground tiki bar in the Fairmount hotel. Get a punch bowl and begin your blackout. The crowd is a little fancy but everyone is here to have a good time. Live music here is great too!
Rally by EventbriteMarch 29, 2017
Every once and a while there’s a rainstorm, complete with thunder and lightning. INSIDE. If that sounds totally amazing, imagine experiencing it while sipping on a Singapore Sling or a Tonga Mai Tai. Read more
herm pugayNovember 4, 2014
The tacky island atmosphere and the 1950's vibe with fake rain and the band on a boat in the middle of the pool. The food is American Cuisine but overpriced a little. Overall this is a unique place.
Josh FerraraMay 9, 2018
Not the best tiki drinks in the city, but definitely the best tiki vibes! Bring a group, there’s plenty of room!
Wilson Favre-DelerueMay 26, 2017
Come for the tiki vibe & decoration, the seriously good cocktails and fun music & dancing. Do not, however, expect good food.
Mike PostmaMarch 26, 2012
The bands playing, people are dancing, and your tasting one of the best damn Mai Tais in the land. Soak it in my friend and enjoy. If you don't lose yourself a little bit, you haven't done it right
J JohnJuly 28, 2023
Excellent variety of tropical drinks, fun tiki room style ambiance. The music is pure cheese but after a few drinks it’s tolerable. Solid service.
Ashley RoseJuly 10, 2017
Skip the food - but hang and dance with a rum based tropical cocktail and listen to the awesome floating band.
Sanjay SugarekSeptember 6, 2015
The grandest possible reincarnation of a Vegas tiki bar from the 70s. Delicious and dangerous fruity cocktails and punch bowls. Good happy hour pricing on drinks and their so-so buffet
Emily LOctober 15, 2016
Fantastic decor, great service; only went for Happy Hour, which was a great deal but the food wasn't the best. Worth the visit for the ambience and one drink.
Chris H.April 1, 2016
Cheesy to the nth degree, but still pretty awesome for what it is. The bar gets crowded- I regret not having dropped cover for a table.
Sandra SzilasiSeptember 23, 2013
Been here 5+ times
The drinks are fabulous (which is apparently a new thing http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/get-know-the-new-tonga-room) and the decor makes the WDW Polynesian seem understated.
Shruthi GowdaMay 7, 2017
Mai tai is definitely a must try!! The ambience is amazing. One of the best tiki bars in SF.
Jim AndersonSeptember 19, 2015
Try the Scorpion Bowl - The Scorpioin bowl (for four...because I wanted the BIG BOWL! It's a shame they won't light these on fire any more. (via @Foodspotting)
CécileJanuary 18, 2018
Come here if you want to have a good time and meet fun people on the dancefloor :) Cocktails are big, sweet and strong!!
Eduardo GodinhoJanuary 28, 2019
Returned after 6 years and surprisingly still very good! It’s busy place and don’t accept reservations... drink are good, kind of Asian food
BarChickAugust 22, 2013
when you come to a place like this, skip the food and go for the Pineapple Royal – rum, brandy and pineapple juice served in a pineapple! http://barchick.com/find-a-bar/san-francisco/the-tonga-room
Tyler McPheetersOctober 24, 2014
The band on the boat is fun (loud) but the amazing Mai Tai drinks are worth every penny!
Rach BApril 24, 2014
Pineapple Royale is totally worth the $18!
Staff PicksJuly 2, 2014
What's a summer without a Luau? Grab your friends and experience the Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar at the Fairmont today for a special Summer Luau program. Read more
Denise JohnsonAugust 13, 2014
It wasn't easy dragging friends who were locals here, but they wound up having a fantastic time indulging in the pure kitsch with me. Great fun for tourists.
Damola AbiolaAugust 24, 2013
Wow. This is the tackiest place ever. A band emerges from a raft in the middle of the room. There's a fake rainforest. And this weekend it's hosting puppetconf. Awesome.
SFGate ManagerJuly 16, 2012
This inverted version of the Enchanted Tiki Room for adults puts the simulated rain in the center of the room rather than outside, and replaces the mechanical birds with a live band.
Bryan CottonOctober 6, 2012
Atmosphere is great! Drinks are awesome and the food is good. Desserts are the only disappointment we had.
Abbey KeckApril 27, 2023
Get the Adult Swim cocktail, the soy lime edamame, and the ahi tuna poke tostada appetizers.
erinsauceAugust 24, 2018
Been here 5+ times
Just outside the bar there are photos of the Tonga Room space before it was a tiki bar (and the lagoon was a plain old swimming pool).
Sravanti TekumallaJanuary 16, 2018
Honestly, a bit of a weird vibe with the pool in the middle, but still fun and the drinks are good. Good date spot.
Daniel StansellApril 24, 2017
It rains here, inside, around a band paying an elevated platform in an old pool. Also, strong drinks. Make reservations!
Angie HaeringMay 4, 2014
So legit. Get the appetizer sample platter and some drinks. Enjoy!
Roxanne HamelOctober 29, 2016
The live band + the strong cocktails are awesome. Beware, the service is really slow.
Joey CombsMarch 24, 2016
It's basically the adult version of The Rainforest Cafe. Get a Mai Tai or Zombie before heading out. Also don't order a drink from the bar if you've been seated. They hate that.
Mikael ThomasApril 24, 2017
This place is a must if you're on vacation in SF. Loved it.. drinks are strong!
Jon ManningJune 17, 2015
Tasty mai tais, and the band that plays on the "lake" is wonderful and ridiculous.
BillyNovember 29, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Great for strong beverages and good laughs. A must if you're visiting San Francisco.
The Daily MealJune 17, 2011
There's more than mai-tais on the offer here — for instance, the sounds of tropical rainstorms and a Hawaiian band floating on a barge in a pool in the middle of the room. Read more
Drunken HistoryAugust 25, 2012
The Lava Bowl is outstanding and the Tonga Platter is an excellent way to try a multitude of their excellent food.
Danielle EbsteinNovember 13, 2016
Unique bar with live band and tiki decor. Tables and dance floor. Semi touristy.
TristanJune 24, 2012
Even though the food sucks Big Time, USA the live cover band is pretty f'ing amazing. Well worth a visit. Just don't eat.
Tara MedeirosJanuary 8, 2017
Pool and tiki drinks in SF!
Jim WyattJanuary 17, 2014
Bartender Christine really knows her stuff, ask for a brief rundown on the history of tiki cocktails'
Celine HOctober 9, 2018
It’s a cool spot, but not great for larger groups. I came on a Saturday and was told it would be $15/person for a table, and the money wouldn’t even go towards drinks... not cool!
Ben CoffeeJanuary 3, 2015
I think what we got was a Hurricane Bowl. It was a tub of rum + juice with several straws. It definitely did the trick 🎉
Haley DasarpAugust 26, 2017
Came during a live band, which made it upbeat. Mai tais were great.
Mike PracharDecember 5, 2021
Great fun (perfectly cheesy) night out!
Nate FolkertFebruary 27, 2022
mango panna cotta with fresh fruit and topped with a little meringue
Nate FolkertFebruary 27, 2022
kids chicken teriyaki meal with steamed rice and broccoli
Nate FolkertFebruary 27, 2022
band seemed to target a demographic two or three decades older than anybody in the bar.

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