Tahiti Nui

hey, we missed this place last time and would like to go this time for a night of entertainment. Does anyone have suggestions on which night to go or which performers they like that play there?

What about the food? would you eat there or go there after you eat dinner?

We leave tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!! big smile :)

Thanks!

Tahiti Nui

Others may have more recent info than I, as it%26#39;s been 2 years since I was there. But I%26#39;ll chime in because you don%26#39;t have much time before departure.

I%26#39;ve never heard anything good about their food, so I%26#39;ve never tried it. They used to own the restaurant next door (same building), I don%26#39;t now if they still do or not. Their Mai Tai is good, though. You%26#39;d be safe eating the pineapple slice that come with it ;-)

Friday nights they had entertainment. I remember they had a band that was called ';the Happy Hawaiians'; that was a lot of fun. Don%26#39;t know if they still play there, it was a bunch of guys in their 60%26#39;s.

Auntie Louise (the owner) has passed, but Sherman (her son)still works there. He dances a mean hula, it%26#39;s a lot of fun, he%26#39;s a very big guy.

Bottom line, I stop there every time I go to Kauai, it%26#39;s a blast. Very local flavor. If you go in the afternoon, you should have the place mostly to yourselves.

Dave

Tahiti Nui

Ha - DH and I went there one afternoon and we DID have the place to ourselves- the waitress couldn%26#39;t be bothered to come take our order, so we left after a few minutes. I guess I%26#39;ll have to go back in the evening some time to really understand what%26#39;s so great about this place..

we were there on a friday night mid-march this year. we had a blast. the ';old'; guys are still there, i think they play from 6:30 until 8:30. they are so much fun,i mean really cute and just fun! my husband and I are fairly young and we felt like we were the youngest there but we had the best time. totally unexpected. everyone seemed like they all knew eachother, smiling at one another, giving the aloha look to everyone entering. we had dinner across the street @ hanalei gourmet and walked into tahiti nui for one drink but ended up staying till well after 11. we were disappointed to see the guys breaking down after 8:30, we only saw the last 30 minutes or so and we really wanted more. as luck would have it, another, much younger, reggae band set up and played from 10 on. when we left, they were in full swing. both bands were excellent! next time i want to get there earlier to see the old guys! their mia tais and margaritas were very good. i don%26#39;t think i%26#39;d recommend dining there though. we didn%26#39;t eat there but what we saw, we were glad we had already eaten.

Was ';old guys'; the name of the band ? (or were they just old-j/k)

they were just old, feisty, and fun. i forget what they%26#39;re called but they play every friday night.

Aloha from Kaua%26#39;i!

';The Happy Hawaiians'; - from the real ';old Hawai%26#39;i'; days.

Malama Pono,

Janet