South Seas Tiki & Golf Lounge - Louisville
29 Apr 2023
Had a fun time here having dinner and drinks. Both were pretty good, but I don't remember specifics.
I remember they had a Kentucky Tiki section on the menu with bourbon forward tropical drinks, which was a cool addition.
When I visited (2023) Decor was more mid-century modern than Tiki, but was nicely done. The mini golf wasn't added yet, but that sounds like a great post-drink activity.
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South Seas Tiki & Golf Lounge - Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Opened by Shawn Cantley in May of 2022.
This is not a traditional tiki bar in the mold of Trader Vic's or Don the Beachcomber, with a dark, intimate, and immersive space layered in Polynesian artifacts and art.
Rather, Shawn went for more of a vacation vibe pulling from Hawaiian, Jamaican, and Mexican beach and surfer culture.
South Seas is an 8,400 square foot two-story space with an additional 1,600-square-foot outdoor deck. This is huge, and aside from a traditional bar set-up flanked by booths, there is a large dining hall area, a large outdoor patio, and a miniature golf course with a cocktail theme. This course offers lots of photo opportunities with a life-size "Don" zombie, giant octopus, planet Saturn, and other fantastical props.
*NOTE: December of 2024, the location was purchased by new owners, Ruth Gao and her husband. They have expressed a desire to keep the venue as-is but add on to it with more Hawaiian-style food and tiki cocktail options moving forward.