The Tonga Hut Restaurant and Tiki Bar - (Near Palm Springs, CA)

5 /5 Tom S: Tonga Hut is a great Tiki bar in the downtown Palm Springs area, featuring great drinks, really good food, great service, and a good tiki atmosphere. I had the Kraken the Dole Whip and a Painkiller. Both were big, boozy drinks that were well executed and tasty. I loved the Kraken the Dole Whip! Food included Egg Rolls and Pineapple Rice w/Chicken and Spam. All of the food was really good and was served piping hot. Our server took really good care of us during our whole stay. There are several seating areas with differing decor and seating options. We were in a back room that might hold 15 or so people so it wasn’t that noisy. We really enjoyed Tonga Hut and will definitely hit there again the next time we are in Palm Springs. Highly recommended!

5 /5 Bill Bauer: This is THE best all and end all of tiki bars! Drinks are A++ and , by Palm Springs standards, a good value. Bar tenders are fantastic and real tiki devotees!

5 /5 Gabriela Cadena: loved our first visit -- great food and even better drinks (Kraken was FYRE)! Will have to return.

2 /5 M: I visited this nicely tucked 2nd-story venue in May of 25 after a very high-temperature afternoon. I arrived at 16:47 on a Friday and chose to dine in the restaurant section. I was looking forward to an early dinner and a couple of tiki-themed concoctions, but was first exceedingly thirsty from outdoor activities. I asked for a menu and a glass of ice water while reviewing the menu. The server refused the water request and advised water would be served only after I completed my order. This is the first time in memory ever having been refused water at an establishment before placing the order. This certainly inhibited a full review of the complete menu in my need to expeditiously secure that glass of water. I ordered something I thought would be swift prep for the kitchen staff and an as-yet uncraved Mai Tai in order to hurry receipt of that water; and fortunately was served at 17:04. I had to hydrate a few more minutes before even feeling up to tasting the Mai Tai, unattended thirst delaying my intended cocktail kick-off time by at least 15 minutes. Ideally, Id have been slaked and receiving the first cocktail before the meal. So, behind schedule, and due to water refill concerns on a black-flag afternoon, I felt it prudent to cap it at the one Mai Tai; although, I really would have preferred to make this a sampling event. The atmosphere was good... not as in-depth as some other tiki venues such as Frankies or Hugmans. The food was fine, nothing pretentious, very appropriately priced; and I ordered a dessert as well, but only after thirst was slaked. I tipped the server 20% as a minimum social convention only; I would like to believe they were dealing with outside private stresses. I have read other Tonga Hut reviews both pro and con, and perhaps will try this venue one more time if convenient to see if my next experience differs.

5 /5 Jon Gosling: Great first experience... We went on a Sunday in the late afternoon and things were quiet in between rushes which made for a great time. The hostess, who perhaps was one of the owners gave us a quick tour before seating us out on the front balcony. We had just popped in on outer way home to check it out so only jad one drink each and all were excellent. Service was good all around and we are looking forward to returning for sure.