Comments on: Kon-Tiki in Kuwait City http://blog.humuhumu.com/2006/09/07/kon-tiki-in-kuwait-city Reports from your intrepid tiki explorer, Humuhumu Mon, 13 May 2013 02:05:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Humu Kon Tiki » Blog Archive » Trader Vic’s Kuwait? http://blog.humuhumu.com/2006/09/07/kon-tiki-in-kuwait-city/comment-page-1#comment-47294 Humu Kon Tiki » Blog Archive » Trader Vic’s Kuwait? Sun, 28 Jan 2007 07:02:57 +0000 http://blog.humuhumu.com/2006/09/07/kon-tiki-in-kuwait-city#comment-47294 [...] Humu Kon Tiki reader Misbas recently made a comment on a post about the Kon Tiki in Kuwait: The Kon Tiki is a Polynesian-style restaurant in the Trader Vic’s mode, and the food is actually very good, if somewhat pricey. Speaking of Trader Vic’s, a company here has announced plans to open one in Kuwait. Imagine that, A TV’s sans alcohol — the spectre is both comical and depressing at the same time! The other Trader Vic’s locations in the Gulf (Bahrain, Dubai, Abu-Dhabi, Al-Ain and Oman) do a bang-up business, but all serve the big “A”. [...]

]]> By: Humuhumu http://blog.humuhumu.com/2006/09/07/kon-tiki-in-kuwait-city/comment-page-1#comment-47293 Humuhumu Sun, 28 Jan 2007 07:01:24 +0000 http://blog.humuhumu.com/2006/09/07/kon-tiki-in-kuwait-city#comment-47293 Very interesting… thanks for the heads-up, Misbas!

]]> By: Misbas http://blog.humuhumu.com/2006/09/07/kon-tiki-in-kuwait-city/comment-page-1#comment-47109 Misbas Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:06:44 +0000 http://blog.humuhumu.com/2006/09/07/kon-tiki-in-kuwait-city#comment-47109 Hey Mr. BaliHai,
Sorry to disappoint, but Humuhumu gotl it right, public sale and consumption of alcohol in Kuwait is forbidden. Lots has happened here since the 1960′s, and banning alcohol was something that happened a long time ago here. Not to say its not here and available different ways, but there are no bars, clubs or hotels here that sell it. Walk into any of the variety of American chain restaurants here (Chilis, Applebee’s, Ruby Tuesdays, TGIFs, etc), and the one thing that’ll strike you is the huge bars, selling nothing but fruit “cocktails”!

The Kon Tiki is a Polynesian-style restaurant in the Trader Vic’s mode, and the food is actually very good, if somewhat pricey. Speaking of Trader Vic’s, a company here has announced plans to open one in Kuwait. Imagine that, A TV’s sans alcohol — the spectre is both comical and depressing at the same time! The other Trader Vic’s locations in the Gulf (Bahrain, Dubai, Abu-Dhabi, Al-Ain and Oman) do a bang-up business, but all serve the big “A”.
Cheers From Kuwait.
Misbas

]]> By: MrBaliHai http://blog.humuhumu.com/2006/09/07/kon-tiki-in-kuwait-city/comment-page-1#comment-16682 MrBaliHai Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:22:50 +0000 http://blog.humuhumu.com/2006/09/07/kon-tiki-in-kuwait-city#comment-16682 Alcohol isn’t totally forbidden inside Kuwait. I lived there with my parents for a few months in the 60s (we got chased out during the 6 Day War with Israel), and there were a number of “American clubs” that had bars. They were usually attached to private beaches surrounded by fences so foreign women could go swimming without having to wear a burka.

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