Excalibur has officially gone tropical. The Tiki Bar opened Monday right on the casino floor, trading medieval vibes for a palm-thatched counter, lava-like walls and a late-night performance stage. The new lounge seats roughly 150 guests and leans into rum-forward cocktails and shareable drinks built for groups.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, this is "the first-ever tiki bar in the MGM Resorts International portfolio in Las Vegas." The outlet reports that the space seats about 150 across the front bar and lounge, and Excalibur vice president of food and beverage James McBride said the team spent "5½ to six months" dialing in the cocktail list after planning the concept for roughly a year.
Design and atmosphere
Excalibur's website highlights a central three-sided bar capped with a thatched roof, a surrounding lounge and a performance stage. Guests enter under a lantern that throws a dragon-shaped shadow, a wink to the property’s mascot. Inside, the look goes full fantasy: tropical-patterned seating, lizard-green velvets, carved-wood tables topped with tiki votives, iron chandeliers snared in faux greenery and flowing, magma-inspired drapery framing the stage.
Cocktails and happy hour
The drink list sticks close to tiki tradition with plenty of theatrics. The menu features a Whip Tai, Tiki Time made with Tito’s vodka, an Early Birdie Margarita, a Buzzed Tiki Torch and a Blue Hawaiian that is "designed to be shared," plus a Tiki Flight of miniature samplers. Happy hour runs daily from 5 to 7 p.m., offering $8 tiki cocktails and frozen daiquiris, $5 domestic beers and $6 imports, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Hours and live entertainment
The bar’s listing shows central bar hours of 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The lounge opens at 5 p.m. nightly, with live entertainment generally slotted from about 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on performance nights. Excalibur also notes that the venue will sell signature tiki mugs and merch, and that the entrance is tucked off the casino floor near the MGM Rewards desk.
Where tiki fits on the Strip
The debut at Excalibur taps into a broader tiki resurgence in Las Vegas, as both the Strip and downtown continue to add Polynesian-inspired concepts chasing nostalgia and social media–friendly spectacle. For more context on the city’s tiki wave and earlier attempts on the Strip, see Eater Vegas.
This spot is not aiming for subtle. Expect bright colors, over-the-top glassware and late-night music to be the main attractions. If you find yourself on the Strip this week, you can track it down on Excalibur’s casino floor near the MGM Rewards desk and check out the new tiki playground up close.
