Atomic Tonic

Enhance your poolside relaxation with a beverage (adult or otherwise) from this venue. Friendly service in a Googie-themed 50s-rific outdoor bar. Thumbs up.

Great relaxation at this Cabana Bay Bar. Kim and Cody made our stay very special. Professional hardworking enjoyable employees. You are lucky to have such great workers!!!!!Denise Bonadeo

The Atomic Tonic is one of the pool area quick service restaurants. We grabbed some quick eats and really enjoyed it. Everything is made to order so it's very fresh. We grabbed a chicken quesadilla and a philly cheese steak. Both were delicious for being a pool bar and grill area. The quesadillas had a nice crunch to them and the quesadillas had a nice flavor with the addition of the peppers and onions. They and the rest of the resort are doing an amazing job at keeping things clean for everyone especially during this pandemic. I would suggest giving this place a try if you are hanging out in the pool at Cabana Bay.

Great service. Greeted with a smile. Three bartenders available for drinks. Small area where you can walk up and order, otherwise plenty of bar seating. Menu includes beer, spirits and fancy cocktails. The cocktails come in their green cabana bay tumbler. Keeps the drinks cold. It's not a fancy tumbler; maybe a one day use kinda cup. Might hold up for a week if you're staying there. Refills are cheaper, so keep your cup. Lots of options. I went with the strawberry margarita. It was good. Tasted like tequila. The Thunderbird was good too, but more juice than alcohol in my opinion. We came back for more drinks throughout the day and were taken care of quickly. You can't have a tab unless you sit at the bar. You can charge to your room if you aren't checking out that day. Too bad they don't have waiter service for the cabanas.

Of the two poolside bars this one is not my favorite, but they still offer some really great food! I really love their doner chicken gyros, so fresh, garlicy and delicious. They cheese fries are also so great, I love the crinkle cut fries at this resort. The bar has some unique mixes drinks. Both sides are a bit different, so check out both menus before ordering. There is ample room to sit, and many umbrella topped tables. I believe they also have shorter hours than the other pool, so check the times as well. This one closes earlier than the lazy river pool. I really appreciate the variety offered at this hotel when it comes to food. Don't get me wrong, I love their burgers a lot, and the pizza is not bad, but look into their assortment, like the gyros, very, very tasty for a "theme park" hotel!

Located at one of two pools at Cabana Bay (the one with the water slide), Atomic Tonic serves a double purpose as a bar and a quick service pool restaurant. For the purposes of this review, I'm speaking about the restaurant. One thing that continually blows my mind is how Universal hotels tend to crush Disney hotels in the quality of poolside food. In the case of Atomic Tonic, this is proven true once again. My continue go-to item here is the Philly Style Hoagie Roll. This thing comes on a nicely buttered and toasted soft roll, loaded with well-seasoned meat and cheese. The only downside for me is I do not like peppers in my food (they take over the flavor), and the only way to get onions is to get them mixed with peppers. It comes with a heaping portion of crinkle cut fries. Quite honestly, the sandwich is so filling, you could potentially split this thing with your partner there. Also served up here are kids meals, and as you can guess....these again come loaded with fries. Unless you have a teenager with you, these kids meals can totally be split between two kids. They also come with a soda that has a chip on it, basically set to start a clock of how long you can get refills (I believe it is either 1.5 or 2 hours). Quick tip here, that timer doesn't start until you get that first drink. If you want to save that cup for later, by all means, do so.

Decent poolside food. We got a few different things. I enjoyed my avocado chicken wrap, tasty and came with fries. Wanted to try the gyro too but no regrets. Pizza was average but good of course.

While checking in, the front desk rep mentioned this restaurant was new. Since I remembered at least a poolside bar on my previous visits to Cabana Bay, I wondered if the name &/or menu are new. Regardless, Atomic Tonic is strategically situated on the pool deck, so we had the opportunity to dine & drink here on two separate occasions this past week while at the pool. The full-bar area offers stools at the bar as well as covered table seating. The quick-service food side features window ordering & made-to-order food. Between the two is a beverage station for refilling resort cups. Food can also be ordered from the bar, but table service is not available. On Tuesday, I enjoyed an Atomic Salad with shredded beef for $7.99 from the quick-service window. This salad was HUGE, with mixed lettuces, shredded carrots, diced cucumbers & tomatoes, plus pickles, green olives & pepperoncinos that I didn't eat. The amount of tasty beef piled on top was amazing, and I actually ran out of lettuce! All of the salad ingredients were fresh & delicious, including the feta cubes I added for $1 extra. On Thursday, I started with a Frozé at the bar ($13, includes souvenir cup). I hadn't tried this frozen delight before, but now I'm in love! We also ordered cheese fries with beef ($7.99) to share. The serving was huge & yummy; plenty for two hungry ladies to split, with enough extra for a couple of nibblers. Then I ordered the Drink of the Day as a refill for $7.99 (all other refills from the menu are $10). This was a mango orange concoction and not really my taste... But the price was definitely right. Because of Atomic Tonic's ultra convenient poolside location, I'm glad the reasonably priced food & drinks are great here. Plus, the service I experienced on both sides was incredibly friendly and efficient... very well-staffed. The food service team members were smiling & helpful, while the bartenders were cheerful & quick.

Food is surprisingly amazing for poolside resort fair. I highly recommend the chicken avocado wrap, chicken pita, and the chicken quesadilla is addicting! I'm getting another quesadilla before I leave tomorrow because I can't stop thinking about it!

Kim and Cody were the best part of our experience they are fantastic. They are professional, enjoyable provide great customer service. They always had a smile and you are lucky to have them as employees.