The Reef Bar - at The Caliente Tropics
Palm Springs, California, United States
The Reef Bar is within the Caliente Tropics Resort in Palm Springs, a historic tiki hotel that opened in 1964.
The bar at the Caliente Tropics has changed names, theming, and management many times over the years. Originally, the bar was the Congo Room restaurant, a steakhouse. After the Congo Room years, the bar adopted its most-used Reef Bar name, and there was also a brief period in the late-'00s when it was Hawaiian Bill's.
After many years with the bar in flux, as of March 4th, 2017 it re-opened under the management of Rory Snyder, perhaps best known as the organizer of the annual Tiki Caliente event at the Caliente Tropics (and Circa Caliente). The bar has large windows and a patio overlooking the hotel's swimming pool, and rather than fight the light, Snyder aims to differentiate from the other tiki bars in town and create a space that blends the mid-century history of Palm Springs with the classic tiki elements on the grounds. A menu of tropical drinks and food is available. See cocktail menu below...
In addition to mugs and glassware, the bar also sports its own line of branded rum bottles with label designs by Anthony Carpenter.
Details
- Type
- Bar & Restaurant
- Phone
- +1 760-656-3839
- Address
- Palm Springs, California, United States
- Closed?
- No
- Links
Gallery
36 Tiki Mugs
3 Swizzle Sticks
14 Visits
CaptainNemo – Date: Unknown
Here for Tiki Caliente! Wonderful atmosphere, good food, great music (courtesy of The Dirty Lowdown and Par Avion), and I loved the drinks. I had a Palm Beach Punch and a Trader's Chi-Chi. Very friendly staff, too — for some reason, my drink came out 20 minutes later than my friends', and the waitress insisted on comping it!
Trader Tom – 15 May 2022
Ilene and I were here for Tiki Caliente and I had several drinks from both the pre-made selections and the menu. Very good. Bought a bottle of the Dark Arts Rum with Anthony Carpenter's art on the label. Before this, I'd been to the Reef for previous Tiki Caliente events. I usually get the Caliente Burger with pineapple ring here at some point. "That's one tasty burger!" as Jules would say.
Clay de Santa Fe – 21 July 2023
Lunch and one too many drink. Glad I was staying at Caliente Tropics and could stagger back to my room!
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