Drink up warm and rum-derful holiday cheer at Trader Vic's and Nikolai's Roof, located in the Atlanta Hilton. A wassail of mulled spiced cider and brandy ($9) thaws noses, toes and everything in between. The hot Mounds Bar straddles drink/dessert boundaries, treating hot chocolate and whipped cream to a tropical splash of Malibu coconut rum ($9).
Even 70 years after its creation, the mai tai is far from
retirement and ready to party. On Friday, September 26, Trader Vic's Atlanta is having a "Toast Around the World" with all Trader
Vic’s locations around the globe. The cocktail celebration will begin in Tokyo
and travels west through all Trader Vic’s locations until reaching California,
where it all began with the Original Mai Tai®. Sail in for the 9 p.m. toast
at Trader Vic’s Atlanta and snag a mai tai for $6.50, served in an anniversary
keepsake glass while supplies last. From 5-7 p.m., party in the Mai Tai lounge
with appetizer specials including Trader Vic’s pork spareribs basted with
house-made barbecue glaze.
Get into the groove this Thursday, September 4 from 8 p.m. –
midnight at Trader
Vic’s Atlanta. The beachy tunes of Andrew
& the Disapyramids mixed with $6 signature Mai Tai cocktails
will whisk you away from Atlanta and take you to the islands.
Don’t be alarmed when you see caped characters, super heroes
and villains wandering about the streets; it’s perfectly normal for Atlanta this
time of year. Dragon Con is finally among us! With this great occasion comes
even better food and drink specials. Nikolai’s Roof is hosting the sultry vocalist Kristin Tinsley in the
restaurant’s lounge nightly at 8 p.m. Friday, August 29 through Saturday,
August 31.
For Thursday night tunes and tall drinks, Trader Vic’s
Atlanta offers $6 mai tais. Big Mike’s Tongo Hiti will take you back to
the islands with pop exotica, Polynesian and Hawaiian sounds on August 28. Grab a Dagon Con-themed Dragon
Juice cocktail – a
blend of run and pineapple, orange and cranberry juices for $7 from Nikolai’s
Roof and Trader Vic’s. Showing up to Ray’s in the City in your Dragon Con costume
gets you a 20 percent discount from August 28 through September 1. Shazam!
Save the dates and catch the bargains. Atlanta Downtown Restaurant Week is back for its 12th year August 9-17. Savor the deals of $15, $25 and $35 three-course prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus from some of Atlanta's signature dining establishments. A $25 menu at Der Biergarten encompasses lunch and dinner. Game-X plays up one $25 lunch and dinner menu while Glenn's Kitchen serves up a $15 lunch menu and $25 dinner menu. Hot out of the oven is a $25 lunch and dinner menu for two at Max's Coal Oven Pizzeria. Ray's in the City features seafood pasta, tender culotte steak, Salmon Oscar or roasted half chicken on its $25 menu and offers choices of a one-pound live Maine lobster, Steak Oscar or horseradish crusted grouper on its $35 dinner menu. STATS dishes out a $15 lunch and $25 dinner menu. Reign in the $25 menu at Ted's Montana Grill (downtown) to savor cedar plank salmon, braised bison short ribs or Ted's bison filet at lunch or dinner. Trader Vic's Atlanta's $35 dinner menu sails tempters such as Asian summer noodle salad, steamed bean curd roll, smoked oven sirloin and wok teriyaki chicken. Take advantage of special cash-back incentives by swiping your American Express card during Downtown Restaurant Week. (All prices are per person and exclude alcohol, tax and gratuity.) Make your reservations today!
Thursdays at Trader Vic’s Atlanta signify two things:
live music and mai tais. Enjoy a mini-Polynesian escape while sipping on mai
tais for $6 each all night long. Musical entertainment provide the tunes from
7-11 p.m. Lloyd's Rocksteady Revue gets things started on Thursday,
August 7 with island music and soulful sounds of 60s and 70s Jamaica. A beach-party
blend of late 50s sock hop, 60s frat rock and English Beat/mod covers follows
on August 14 with Andrew & the Disapyramids. Tap your toes to hits from
the 60s, 70s, 80s and the latest chart toppers as Bogey & the
Viceroy take the stage on August 21. Big
Mike's Tongo Hiti ends the month with a bang on August 28. A tropical vacation at Trader Vic’s awaits!
Escape without even setting foot out of the city. Sip on
tropical cocktails and eat Polynesian cuisine at Trader Vic’s Atlanta. On Mai Tai
Thursdays, enjoy legendary mai tai cocktails for $6 all night long and listen
to live musical entertainment from 7-11 p.m. Lloyd's
Rocksteady Revue starts things off on July 10 with the soulful sounds of
60s and 70s Jamaica. On July 17, The Volcanauts take the stage
followed by Big Mike and Tongo Hiti
on July 24. End the month off with Bogey & the Viceroy Quartet
as they sing through the 60s, 70s and 80s. Music, cocktails and vintage island
décor – it’s the perfect after work getaway.
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