Cocktail bar
Unclaimed profileTarantula Tiki Lounge
Fort Worth, TX · $$$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Tarantula Tiki Lounge on South Main focuses on tiki cocktails, with a menu divided into Classics, Originals, Daiquiris, Party Bowls, Shots, Zero Proof, and Other. The classics include Mai Tai, Zombie, and Singapore Sling, while house originals range from Floor Is Guava to Screaming Skull. Party bowls serve 2–3 or 3–4, and a rotating frozen drink and monthly staff-created experimental tiki cocktail keep the list changing. Rum infusions and a zero-proof section round out the offerings. Customers describe the cocktails as well-made and strong, with some drinks featuring spice or being set on fire at the table.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Mai Tai, made with Planteray Original Dark Rum, lime, dry curaçao, orgeat, and house-made Mai Tai syrup. For a shared round, the Scorpion Mating Ritual bowl combines rums, mezcal, gin, mango, guava, habanero, and ginger, serving 2–3. The Black Spider Grog and Cruel Summer are also listed as best sellers.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Anyone drawn to classic and original tiki cocktails, rum-forward drinks, and shareable party bowls. The zero-proof list gives non-drinkers real options beyond soda.
- When should I go?
- When you want a tiki cocktail focused outing, whether trying classics, house originals, or a party bowl with a group.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The menu's range of classic tiki cocktails and house originals, plus party bowls in 2–3 or 3–4 serves, a rotating frozen drink, and a monthly staff-created experimental tiki cocktail. Rum infusions and a dedicated zero-proof section add further distinction.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
A deep tiki cocktail list with classics like Mai Tai, Zombie, and Singapore Sling, plus house originals such as Floor Is Guava and Screaming Skull. Party bowls serve 2–3 or 3–4, and a rotating frozen drink and monthly staff-created experimental tiki cocktail keep things changing. Reviewers call the drinks well-made and strong, with some featuring spice or being set on fire at the table.
Menu strengths
- — Extensive named cocktail menu spanning classics, house originals, daiquiris, party bowls, shots, and frozen drinks.
- — Party bowls offered in serves of 2–3 or 3–4, including Scorpion Mating Ritual and Volcano Bowl.
- — Monthly staff-created experimental tiki cocktail and rotating frozen drink selection.
Standout selections
- — Mai Tai — Planteray Original Dark Rum, lime juice, dry curaçao, orgeat, house-made Mai Tai syrup.
- — Scorpion Mating Ritual — Party bowl with rums, mezcal, gin, mango, guava, habanero, and ginger; serves 2–3.
- — Black Spider Grog — Best Seller. White, spiced, and demerara rums, lime, allspice dram, and house-made blackberry syrup.
- — Floor Is Guava — Best Seller. Tequila reposado, Stoli vanilla vodka, Cointreau Noir, guava, lime, and passionfruit.
Nonalcoholic
A Non-Alcoholic section lists six named zero-proof cocktails, including Designated Diver, Revitalizer, Shirley Temple of Doom, Virgin Sting Ray, Final Girl, and Baby Aspirin. Soft drinks include cola, lemon-lime, orange, and ginger ale. The zero-proof options go beyond basic soda, with ingredients like guava, coconut water, orgeat, and non-alcoholic ginger beer.
Menu strengths
- — Menu includes a Non-Alcoholic section with six named zero-proof cocktails.
- — Soft drinks listed: cola, lemon-lime, orange, and ginger ale.
Standout selections
- — Designated Diver — Guava, lemon, lime, strawberry, Mai Tai syrup, and soda.
- — Virgin Sting Ray — Mango, lemon, orgeat, habanero, and non-alcoholic ginger beer.
- — Shirley Temple of Doom — Lime, coconut, pineapple, orgeat, and exotic tea.
Spirits
The spirits selection centers on rum, with the venue stating it has 'enough rum to make the outside world irrelevant.' It lists rum infusions made by infusing white rum with fruits, candies, spices, and other flavors. A rotating frozen drink selection is also available. This is a focused rum offering rather than a broad spirits list.
Menu strengths
- — Rum infusions (white rum infused with fruits, candies, spices, and other flavors).
Standout selections
- — The venue has 'enough rum to make the outside world irrelevant' and lists rum infusions (white rum infused with fruits, candies, spices and other flavors).
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