Yes, Excalibur Now Has a Tiki Bar

Las Vegas has never been shy about piling one fantasy on top of another, and now Excalibur Hotel & Casino has taken that tradition to its logical conclusion: the castle has officially gone full tiki.

The Tiki Bar, now open just off Excalibur’s casino floor, is MGM Resorts’ first tiki concept in Las Vegas, delivering a tropical escape complete with flaming drinks, lava rock walls, pirate vibes, and a mythical backstory involving a dragon named Murphy who allegedly slumbers beneath the drawbridge. Naturally.

Welcome to the Lair

Guests enter The Tiki Bar through a thatched portal lit by a glowing lantern, where Murphy’s fiery silhouette flickers overhead. Inside, the space leans hard into immersive fantasy: tiki totems, relics from “distant voyages,” lava rock textures, jungle foliage, and exotic music designed to lure you deeper into the experience—like a siren call, but with rum.

The lounge is rich with texture and color: lizard-green velvet seating, mid-century tropical patterns, leopard and peacock prints, carved wood tables with glowing tiki votives, and overhead lighting made from repurposed flotsam. Gothic iron chandeliers tangled in greenery hang above it all, because subtlety has never been part of the Excalibur brand.

At the center is a three-sided bar, accessible from both the tiki lair and the casino floor, making it dangerously easy to wander in “just for one.”

The Drinks: Fire, Pineapple, and Questionable Decisions

The menu reads like a tropical pilgrimage, built for spectacle as much as refreshment. Expect bubbling bowls, flaming garnishes, and drinks clearly designed to make your phone camera work overtime.

Highlights include:

• Whip Tai ($18) – Myers’s Dark Rum, Malibu Rum, orgeat, pineapple whip

• Tiki Time Tea ($18) – Tito’s Vodka, pineapple syrup, pineapple juice float, iced tea

• Buzzed Tiki Torch ($18) – RumChata, Fireball, coffee liqueur, banana liqueur

• Early Birdie Margarita ($18) – Rum, tequila, lime, strawberry, pineapple

• Blue Hawaiian ($45) – A shareable, island-blue spectacle

• Tiki Flight ($30) – Three mini specialty cocktails for the indecisive

There’s also Excalibur’s take on Dole’s frozen pineapple dessert, which pairs nicely with… well, everything.

Live Music, Lava Walls, and Late Nights

A stage framed by stacked lava rock and flowing magma drapery hosts live entertainment nightly, featuring island bands and steel drum rhythms that turn the space into a full-blown tropical lounge after dark. Live performances run 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., and the venue is strictly 21+ once the music starts.

And yes—there’s happy hour, because Vegas always knows what matters:

• Daily, 5–7 p.m.

• $8 tiki specialty cocktails

• $8 frozen daiquiris

• $5 domestic beers

• $6 imports

The Bottom Line

Is a tiki bar inside a medieval castle completely logical? Absolutely not.
Is it very Las Vegas? Completely.

The Tiki Bar at Excalibur leans fully into fantasy, escapism, and over-the-top theming—delivering a playful, fiery new drinking destination that feels right at home beneath the drawbridge. If you’ve ever wanted to sip a flaming cocktail while contemplating dragons, pirates, and pineapple whip… your moment has arrived.

Location: Excalibur Hotel & Casino, next to the MGM Rewards desk
Hours:

• Sun–Thu: Bar 11 a.m.–1 a.m. | Lounge 5 p.m.–1 a.m.

• Fri–Sat: Bar 11 a.m.–2 a.m. | Lounge 5 p.m.–2 a.m.

For more info, visit Excalibur online.