A tropical tiki event venue in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood, this 1,000 square foot bar hosts up to 75 guests for private parties, happy hours, photo and film shoots, and intimate live performances. The whole space is available as a private event space on weekdays, both daytime and evening, and on weekend daytimes. It holds a 5.0-star guest rating across its reviews to date.
What's Included
- Exclusive use of the full 1,000 sq ft room, including the bar, the booth area, and the lounge, for the duration of your booking
- A licensed bar with its own bartending team, and customized drink menus built around your group on request
- Tables, chairs, and fixed booth seating already in place for up to 75 guests
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A tropical tiki event venue in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood, this 1,000 square foot bar hosts up to 75 guests for private parties, happy hours, photo and film shoots, and intimate live performances. The whole space is available as a private event space on weekdays, both daytime and evening, and on weekend daytimes. It holds a 5.0-star guest rating across its reviews to date.
What's Included
- Exclusive use of the full 1,000 sq ft room, including the bar, the booth area, and the lounge, for the duration of your booking
- A licensed bar with its own bartending team, and customized drink menus built around your group on request
- Tables, chairs, and fixed booth seating already in place for up to 75 guests
- Blackout blinds so daylight can be controlled independently of the time of day, which matters for photo and film work
- WiFi throughout the venue
- A white backdrop available for portrait and product shots
- Nightly janitorial service, so the room is cleaned and reset before every booking
The Space
The room is built around a rock wall set with a giant vintage 1950s tiki head. Bamboo and matting cover the walls, and thatch roofing runs above the bar and booth area, so the tropical setting is already fully built. Nothing needs to be brought in or dressed to make the room read on camera or in person, which is the practical difference between this and a neutral event hall that has to be decorated from scratch. That makes it an unusual corporate event venue for teams that want somewhere memorable rather than another conference room, and a straightforward birthday party venue for groups who would rather spend their budget on the bar than on decor.
What It Suits
The layout works for four fairly different kinds of booking. Happy hours and after-work gatherings, where the bar is the centre of the event and the booths give people somewhere to settle. Private parties and birthdays for groups up to 75, with the whole room to themselves. Photo and film shoots, helped by the blackout blinds, the white backdrop, and a set that is distinctive without being generic. And intimate live performances, where the room's scale keeps a small audience close to the performer. Because the venue is a licensed bar, it is an over-21 space, which rules out family events but simplifies everything about serving drinks.
How Booking Works
Rates are hourly with a three hour minimum booking. The listed hourly rate covers all weekday hours and weekend daytimes. Friday and Saturday evenings from 6pm onward are quoted at the venue's peak nightlife rate of 1,250 dollars per hour, because the bar is giving up its own busiest trading hours to host a private buyout, so please request a quote for those slots rather than assuming the base rate applies. Outside food catering is welcome and you are free to bring your own caterer. Outside alcohol is not permitted, since the venue is licensed and serves all drinks itself. For private cocktail events the room fee can be reduced or waived entirely against an agreed bar spend, which is worth raising when you enquire, because it can change the economics of the booking substantially.
Room Setup
Tables, chairs, and the booth seating are already in the room, so a standard booking needs no furniture hire. The booths line the seated area under the thatch roofing and suit conversation and small groups; the open floor in front of the bar takes standing guests and is where most events put their density. Because the capacity is 75 rather than several hundred, the room stays acoustically workable for speeches and live sets without a large PA. Amplified music and live performance are both permitted inside the venue's operating hours. Guests arriving for a shoot rather than a party should note that the blackout blinds and the white backdrop are the two features that most often decide whether a space works on the day, and both are already here rather than being add-ons.
Access and Logistics
The venue is in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco and is served by public transportation. Metered street parking runs directly out front, with several paid lots within one block, so guests arriving by car have options without needing a dedicated lot. The host team typically replies to booking enquiries within about six hours. All guests must be 21 or over and valid ID is required at the door.
