It might be winter, but it’s totes tropical vacation mode inside Golden Monkey Tiki Lounge, which takes the classic tiki bar experience and elevates it.
The lounge is tucked away off the casino floor and down a few hallways, so it seems as if you’ve stumbled upon a secret retreat filled with killer cocktails and island vibes.
The lush, plush décor includes oversized bamboo-like club chairs, high-top tables, bar-top seating and cozy nooks for larger parties, and the music is a mix of island-style tunes, throwback songs and today’s biggest hits. The low lighting is accented by candlelight throughout the whole space, and the back-lit bar is beautiful to look at. “It’s a tropical escape, if you will, from the rest of the casino,” said Will Cahow, director of beverage for Resorts World Las Vegas. “It’s similar to other tiki bars around the country but a more luxurious tiki environment. A tropical oasis dynamic. Vacation mode.”
And what goes better with vacation than cocktails, right? At Golden Monkey you can spend all day sipping through the menu—the choices seem endless and all are tempting. If you’re with a bigger group, try The Hurricane punch bowl, pictured (often called scorpion bowls at tiki bars). The large delight is a mix of Bacardi Superior rum, Myers’s dark rum, pineapple, orange and lime juices and grenadine.
The menu has seven classic tiki cocktails for fans of tradition, but Cahow and his team have created 10 unique, specialty tiki cocktails as well, all served in photo-worthy vessels like the One Way Ticket, a blend of Appleton Estate 8 Year Old Reserve, Hamilton 86 Demerara rum, Chinola passion fruit liqueur, Heirloom pineapple amaro liqueur, lime, pineapple and orgeat. The cocktail is then dusted with cinnamon over an open flame, making the flame flare.
For something to nosh on while imbibing, Cahow highly suggests ordering Golden Monkey’s house-made snacks: Crunchy and delicious Maui onion potato chips; and Hurricane popcorn, a salty snack made with ingredients like togarashi and furikake.
Resorts World Las Vegas. 702.676.7000
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