Suffering Bastard
28 Mar 2026
The best tiki bar experience in the Orlando area serving great drinks and a short menu of small bites. Reservations are almost universally needed as previously described, but you can find a seat at the bar if it's a slower night, usually without issue. Dark, quiet, intimate, and full of thoroughly themed charm, this is the most true-to-tradition on several metrics.
Tiki Bar
Suffering Bastard
Sanford, Florida, United States (Closed)
Opened in Spring 2019.
They described themselves on their Facebook page as "An intimate Tiki experience located inside Tuffy's Bottle Shop & Lounge."
Typhoon Tommy crafted pieces throughout the space. Handmade or hand-painted weapons hung on the walls, which were covered in different textiles and woods.
It had a max capacity of about 30 people and required a reservation unless you were extremely lucky with party sizes of 6 or less. If you had larger parties they did accommodate but required you to rent out the entire bar.
The bar closed on April 30th, 2026. They stated that they would be moving to an undisclosed location in Orlando sometime to be decided in 2027.