So my mother and I purchasd a bar and we are hosting a luau party for the grand opening, any ideas for us?

Question

We have a band playing and tons of drink specials etc... but wondering if anyone has any spectacular hawaiian inspired recipes wether they are food or drink. Keep in mind we will be serving lots of people and these recipes would need to be cost effective. Also any ideas about ways to decorate... we have found few decorations here and there at the "dollar" stores. But curious if there were any hand crafted ideas for centerpeices, etc. I have a few ideas, but more is always helpful. You can check out our webpage at www.myspace.com/motleyspub

Answer 1

inflatable palm trees, you can put like 2 at the entrance.(partycity.com)
give out a lay to every1 who comes in.(partycity.com)
you can have jamba juice come cator.(they have flyers about their catoring business and you can ask the manager)
different color margarita glasses(partycity.com)
you should totally look at partycity.com under the catagory summer and they hav really cool lights that are shaped like a margarita glass and cool hanging decorations.

good luck!

Answer 2

Mai Tai's are always a great Hawaiian drink. The recipe is
easy and you can make them up ahead of time in big jugs.
The bar I work at make them all the time
1oz bar rum
1oz dark rum (meyers rum)
1/2 oz grenadine
and fill the rest with half sweet and sour and the other half
pineapple juice and garnish with a peice of pineapple
very tasty.....
We charged $4 a drink
Good luck

Answer 3

Ocean state job plenty as lots of occasion stuff and it is cheep! Wow for my 8th birhtdya I had an Hawaiian occasion too! ok nicely mabey use actual of fake coconut cups and fill them with punch for each guy or woman. And make it actual! Have them accutally attempt the coconut milk. it is what Hawaiian's used to drink! Get some cheep grass skirts and flora for there hair and that they'd do the hula! Have them use hula hoops for prepare. Hears some steps for the reall hula: a million. arise and place one arm out to one facet. 2. then take the different arm and convey it over on suited of the different hand/arm. [so once you open it is like a crocodile mouth.] 3. then take the arm on suited and slowly convey it up and make a curved shap as your doing it. it is referred to as the rain bow. the elementary ingredient each and every physique is familiar with is the palms doing the wave action. it is referred to as the sea. yet another one is a million. take one arm and convey it infront of you [hand attaining the different facet of you] so it is up on your chest. the whole arm is. 2 take the arm the place that different hand meets and however the elbow on the hand. And with the arm that has the elbow on the hand, shake it. it is referred to as the palmtree. wish those steps helped! Take some contruction paper and decrease out frames. have the ladies folk beautify there very own frames with Tropical and Hawaiian stickers. Play pass the coconut: each and every guy or woman sit down's down making a circle and you pass the coconut around and one guy or woman [no longer finding] says provide up and whoever has the coconut in hand it out. get some cheep ornament fishing internet and hold close it as much as mabey save the delivers. Get some dark green cheep tissue paper and rip in thick strips and beautify around the abode and out doorways as sea weed. placed little toy fish eveywere. wish I helped! :) And happy Birthday! :)

Answer 4

Look at this site for drink glasses ( sell them for more than just the drinks) leis, give aways etc. See what you want. I will guarantee you won't find them cheaper.Luau stuff galore.
http://www.orientaltrading.com

Answer 5

You should get leis and hand them out at the door