Picture it – You woke up early to rope drop Animal Kingdom and you take the monorail over towards the Magic Kingdom only to find that it’s still too early to park hop. Turn that frown upside down by taking that monorail over to the Polynesian Village Resort and head upstairs to the Tambu Lounge.
Let’s be honest, Ohana steals the spotlight from any other eating or drinking establishment at the Polynesian. We get it. We’re all about the bread pudding. But sometimes you just want a nice cold island drink to unwind and remind yourself that you are on vacation!
The Tambu Lounge is located on the second floor of the Polynesian and is attached to the infamous Ohana. Be sure to ask your bartender if there are any of the Ohana dishes available to purchase a la carte at the bar. We have been lucky and have been able to purchase Ohana noodles and the famous bread pudding! Mind you, neither was on the menu. The only “official” foods available at the Tambu Lounge are some pork pot stickers, a flatbread dish, pork ribs, and the California sushi roll.
Drinks
You’re here at Disney Drink Blog, so it’s time to start dishing on the drinks!
All of the cocktails served at the Tambu lounge feature some type of tropical flair. Some specialty cocktails even come with take home trinkets, like the back scratcher that comes with a literal back scratcher! We wanted to try it, but they were out of the special back scratcher garnish that day.
On this day while we were waiting for Park Hopping to open we decided to try the Piña CoLAVA and the famous Lapu Lapu.
Piña CoLAVA
First, the Piña CoLAVA was exactly what the doctor ordered on this hot and sticky Florida day. It was cold and refreshing, and sweet, but not crazy TGI Fridays daiquiri sweet. Really, it was perfectly balanced and garnished with such a delicate flower that for a minute I forgot I was in a cartoon inspired theme park.
This drink featured Bacardi raspberry rum blended with flavors of coconut, pineapple, and raspberry puree.
Normally, I am not a fan of anything with pineapple because it’s just too sweet, the rum added a nice balance. It reminded us of a fancy grown up slushie.
Lapu Lapu
Now, this one is the real kahuna. The Lapu Lapu just says, “I am on vacation and I am having a GREAT time!”. Picture a real pineapple all hollowed out and filled with the juice from the pineapple and a lot of booze. Now top it with a bunch of fruit garnish and of course, a little umbrella on top. Yes.
This drink is ridiculous, hard to hold, insane looking… and so much fun. Seriously, how can you look at a literal pineapple filled with booze and not smile. Welcome to vacation.
The Lapu Lapu is officially filled with Plantation original dark rum, tropical fruit juices, and served with a floater of Gosling’s 151 rum. Let’s be honest here, all you really taste is rum. Bring out your inner Captain Jack Sparrow with this baby, and at the end you’ll be pathetically saying, “Why is all the rum gone?”.
You can see the full drink menu here.
Atmosphere
Despite being a drink heavy lounge, the Tambu Lounge is a quiet family friendly atmosphere. You can sit at one of a couple bar top tables, at the bar itself, or on one of the comfy couches out in the foyer area.
The menu also offers fun specialty lemonades for the younger guests who would like to feel fancy, but have not yet reached drinking age.
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This DDB Post By: Erin Schreiver Erin loves going to Walt Disney World and enjoying whiskey based drinks, though she's been known to enjoy an umbrella drink as well! Check out her bio. |
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