Post #44352 by Sabu The Coconut Boy on Thu, Jul 24, 2003 11:45 AM

Name:The Polynesian Village in Boston, MA
Type:restaurant
Street:Somerset Hotel - 400 Commonwealth Ave.
City:Boston
State:MA
Zip:
country:USA
Phone:
Status:defunct

Description:
The Polynesian Village was evidently at one time, Boston's main competition for Trader Vic's. It was located off the foyer in the Hotel Somerset. Opened in 1948, it closed in 1968 when it was bought by Bobby Seto, who moved it's furnishings to Cambridge's Fresh Pond area, where it was reincarnated as the Aku Aku. The large entrance-tiki, which resided in both locations was bought by a private party in 1999.

Here is a postcard view of the interior of The Polynesian Village:

And some closeups:


Mmmm. Cigarettes and Rum Drinks in Pineapples.

The back of the postcard reads:
The Polynesian Village. Somerset Hotel. The most unusual restaurant in New England specializing in exotic Canonese food and tropical drinks. The decor of the village is completely authentic constructed of materials imported from the Pacific and other far off lands.

Here's a nice ashtray from the restaurant as well:

I believe Puamanu will be adding photos of her menus next.

Sabu

[edited by hanford to fix the subject formatting]

[ Edited by: hanford_lemoore on 2003-07-25 03:50 ]