Royal Hawaiian Room, Kowloon, Hong Kong (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

MAM mike and marie Tiki Socialite Sunken Studios \| The Current Year Joined: Jun 24, 2008 Posts: 442	MAM mike and marie Posted posted on Sat, Sep 29, 2012 7:58 PM On 2010-01-04 06:35, Swanky wrote: Anyone have an idea of age based on the prices? Based on the typefaces and menu design, late 50s / early 60s for sure, but have no idea about the currency ... and this thread is currently the only hit on the net for the place, although the Empress Hotel itself is still around. Found both the bar and the restaurant mentioned in trade journals and travel directories between 1965 & 1981. Here's another view of the dining room from a postcard we found today: (We knew that thing in the back had to be a tiki among the volcanic rock in the back, but couldn't make it out in this card. It looked like someone had made a smiley face in red. Your closeup Sabu shows that the red smile is a lei and that yes, it is a tiki...) [ Edited by: mike and marie 2012-09-29 20:02 ]

On 2010-01-04 06:35, Swanky wrote:
Anyone have an idea of age based on the prices?

Based on the typefaces and menu design, late 50s / early 60s for sure, but have no idea about the currency ... and this thread is currently the only hit on the net for the place, although the Empress Hotel itself is still around.

Found both the bar and the restaurant mentioned in trade journals and travel directories between 1965 & 1981. Here's another view of the dining room from a postcard we found today:

(We knew that thing in the back had to be a tiki among the volcanic rock in the back, but couldn't make it out in this card. It looked like someone had made a smiley face in red. Your closeup Sabu shows that the red smile is a lei and that yes, it is a tiki...)

[ Edited by: mike and marie 2012-09-29 20:02 ]

Post #653823 by mike and marie on Sat, Sep 29, 2012 7:58 PM