Hands up who knew there was a tiki bar in Kennington (caution, site constructed entirely using flash)? And one that puts indie bands on, at that. It is a truly mental place, big coconut-related cocktails on cheap (on a Thursday at least), bartenders in Hawaiian shirts gamely attempting Tom Cruise in Cocktail impressions, a pinball machine older than me and loads of HUGE TIKI MASKS and BAMBOO and EVERYTHING. I spent most of the evening having flashbacks of the Butlin’s Beachcomber Bar in Skegness (or possibly Filey), particularly wondering if there was about to be a tropical storm (no seriously, they used to have this son et lumiere jobby where they would re-create a tropical storm, it had a particular name, but I can’t remember (no, not tsunami) I’ll have to ask me mam). I’d love to know more about the history of the place, it feels like it’s been there donkeys years, but brief interweb research seems to suggest this probably isn’t the case…
Anyway, if you happen to find yourself in this bit of London at a loose end, it’s certainly worth popping in (although opening hours seems a bit restricted).
Pumpkin Pielog would like to apologise for the lack of pie in this entry, normal service will be resumed shortly