The Wreck Bar
Bar · Fort Lauderdale ·
Maritime-themed bar with underwater mermaid shows & cocktails
Maritime-themed bar with underwater mermaid shows & cocktails
"Wreck Bar is not home to the best drinks and food in town—far from it. But we're telling you about it because it is home to one of our favorite things to do in Fort Lauderdale: mermaid burlesque. It's exactly what it sounds like: an underwater ticketed mermaid burlesque show viewed via the little portholes behind the bar, which look into the hotel's pool. You want to come here for the adults-only show on Friday and Saturday, when you can have a good time hooting and hollering with some really talented performers, who manage to not only look cool underwater—but do so while wearing mermaid tails and doing very effective prop comedy. " - Ryan Pfeffer
"At the B Ocean Resort on Fort Lauderdale Beach, you can watch underwater mermaid shows throughout the week at its Wreck Bar. Its Mermaids & Mimosa Brunch on weekends is family-friendly, and bottomless mimosas are available for adults. Just make sure to buy a ticket ahead of time."
"At the smaller second location focused on sandwiches and fried fish I initially thought $18 for a basket of cod was steep, but the quality of the seafood was immediately apparent and the takeout came with a pile of fries and a few generous slabs of fried fish — more than enough to share." - Eater Staff
"Editor's note: The mermaid burlesque show we experienced here has ended amid a splash of mermaid controversy. The hotel has moved towards a more family-friendly version of this show, which sounds a lot less fun. The Wreck Bar is a historic bar located in the lobby of B Ocean, a hotel on A1A. It is not home to the best drinks and food in town—far from it. But we're telling you about it because it is home to one of our favorite things to do in Fort Lauderdale: mermaid burlesque. It's exactly what it sounds like: an underwater mermaid burlesque dinner show viewed via the little portholes behind the bar, which look into the hotel's pool. You want to come here for the adults-only show on Friday and Saturday, when you can have a drunken good time hooting and hollering with some really talented performers, who manage to not only look cool underwater—but do so while wearing mermaid tails and doing very effect prop comedy. It's a bit of a tourist trap, and a tad expensive. Tickets cost $65 ($35 of that is applied as a credit for food and drinks) and we recommend eating before you come and sticking to beer, wine, or straight liquor for drinks." - Ryan Pfeffer
"An adults-only bar built around an underwater mermaid burlesque show staged in a swimming-pool theater, viewable through portholes for a unique, theatrical cocktail-hour experience." - Paul Rubio