Twisted Tiki

It's my second time visiting this place and it's absolutely amazing! The ambiance and drinks are absolutely delicious here. We recommend asking for David. He's so great!

This place is amazing. Sabrina and Kiara are awesome - they explained the menu and made the drinks well!I really enjoyed the drinks here, and the vibes were immaculate. Will definitely keep coming back!

We have come here a handful of times, and overall had a decent experience, but the last couple of times we have tried to go here the hosts have just flat out ignored us waiting at the podium to get a seat or a reservation, or just seem aloof and annoyed we were there. We were bringing some family from out of state that love Tiki Bars, and felt very unwelcome, and ended up just walking away after watching the host acknowledge a couple that walked up after we arrived and we didn't even get a "Hello, welcome, we'll be right with you." We just got ignored.The hosts are the first people you see, and are supposed to be the face of the establishment; a welcoming sight for people coming in for a nice time. I'm a little surprised about the attitude we seemed to get for existing as customers looking for a seat and some great cocktails. This unfortunately is not the first time we felt we were treated this way.Servers and bartenders are great for the times we've been there in the past, and the drinks are wonderful. I just don't like being made to feel like I'm a nuisance just for showing up. I don't like writing bad reviews, but I just can't shake this one. I've never felt so unwanted at a business before. We heard you loud and clear, and will not being coming back after this last experience.

They just renewed the whole Tiki bar and looks gorgeous and so well detailed. The drinks are always on top and the staff is 100% committed to help every single time we come but tonight's bartender Keira made our experience the best!

I'm between a 3 and a 4 but it being the new year, erring on the kinder side.First, parking: do it in the structure! My friend and I arrived at the same time, I did street meter and she did garage; she paid 75 cents for 3.5 hours and I paid $7.75 for the street meter ($2 per hour)The structure was marked city of Santa Ana on outside and the pay structure indicates first hour is freeSo it being Orange County and it not being a beach city, I've never loved that Santa Ana has paid parking so it's a knock against twisted tiki location wise. Like if I'm gonna get charged for parking and go to a tiki bar, I might as well go to Trader Sam's. Negatives: - It's a small and intimate space so if you're a party of two you're out of luck if you wanna sit at the table areas (saw someone ask and get shut down, reserved for larger parties as it were)- the second seating area doesn't open unless it's busier or fully staffed (there were 3 staff when we left and 2nd side was not opened) which is sad cause I peeked at it from the top of the stairs and there's a wicked looking octopus decor - the main menu doesn't have any prices - there's an interesting system of paying to rent a tiki glass (first time I've seen this but may be due to the second space or it being Santa Ana and prone to theft?) - took an unusually long time to get our bill Positives- menu is fun and cheeky- walk ins pretty easy - bartender was really good about keeping water glass topped off - drinks were generally delish - you can bring food in from Public market vendors

Forever on the hunt for new tiki bars, we put on our best and headed over to Twisted Tiki in Santa Ana!Arrived at around 9 and were able to get seated right away. The set up in this place is interesting. Split into two sides, makes the place seem more intimate, which was great for date night. For food, luckily Twisted Tiki is located in the McFadden public market and we were able to snag some grub from the food court inside. I love having options so this came in clutch.Ok to drinks! We had the Sandy chi chi, The Mai Tai, the purple Polynesian sunset, the Humuhumu, and of course had to take a mug home which included one drink in it I can't remember. All were fabulous! If I had to pick a favorite it was definitely the Sandy chi chi, coconutty, creamy, and delicious.Super great start to our date night. As a pair who can appreciate all things tiki, we enjoyed the experience.

We found parking in a structure a block across from this place. It says $1.25 per hour or so but when we exited, it was free. It's inside the McFadden public market food hall,2 With a barcade conveniently located upstairs. There's two seating area- one is a room with the bar and booths, while we were seated in the other small room that felt like we were inside a ship. It's a really cool speakeasy-kinda place, with creative decor. As all tiki drinks typically are, it's very sweet. I only drank one to avoid hangovers from all the sugar. You scan the QR code for the menu. We ordered a drink similar to a Pina colada, and another one with whiskey with other fruit juices. The waiter was very attentive and checked on us every now and then. Cool small tiki bar to check out!

After 5 times I think we're regulars.....WE LOVE THIS PLACE. We love introducing new people to this place too.

Very cool place, keira, tiki Timmy, and Phil provided great service! My drinks came out amazing

This place is siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick. Kira provided us with great service! The vibe here is rad as well!