Jocelyn L.
Yelp
Friends and I had planned to go out for the holidays to see the Christmas Takeover Miracle at PCH which was still closed, and Kona Street Market was also closed on a Sunday night. Super sad. My friend found this Christmas-themed bar instead, which did have promising photos on Yelp, so we did give it a try.
The address was strange - we were directed to a bar on Broadway, and when we arrived, it felt like were at a strip club bar. But, it was the right place, the Deck the Halls Bar. Perhaps this is a strip club year round? Lol. Who knows. The decorations did not match the pictures, unfortunately. There were definitely some Christmas themed things, such as the living room area with the chimney, carpet, Mr Grinch, puppets, wallpaper. But it was nothing like the pictures. It seemed like they half-assed everything this holiday season...such a bummer.
The menu didn't look too exciting honestly. I got the Snow Globe, which seemed like a typical vodka with spritzer. It was just boring drink that was quite strong. It did come in a very cute snow globe glass though, with a Santa on the inside, although it wasn't sealed correctly, and kept leaking. My friend got the same drink, but hers came out with BLUE liquid for her drink, and was way stronger than mine. Their drinks are not consistent, which was weird. My husband got a Hot Toddy, which is a very basic drink that you can't mess up. I did like the Hot Toddy, for what it's worth.
I was definitely impressed with their bathroom though, which looked like it was just remodeled or something. It was super clean, which really surprised me, being that the bar looked so gross. The staff didn't bother to check our covid vax cards, and weren't even wearing masks. So weird. Needless to say, we all left after one round.
After coming here, it made me miss the Miracle at PCH even MORE than I already did. Our friends and I are planning to go to Kona Street Market to make up for it sometime later this week. Just a sad time.