The Sorrow Drowner

The Sorrow Drowner reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Jeffreyc

   Wilmington6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 31, 2023

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A wonderful visit. An immersive experience. Will be back soon with friends and family.
   

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Orange County1 review

   5.0

   Dined on December 31, 2022

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The best tiki bar that we have been into!
   

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3. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Wilmington1 review

   5.0

   Dined on December 30, 2022

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This place is AMAZING! We can’t stop talking about how awesome the environment, service, and drinks were, and can’t wait to visit again! Gabby was an excellent server and the rest of the staff was very welcoming. Highly recommend visiting the Sorrow Drowner for your next adventure.
   

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   MichelleN VIP

   Los Angeles6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on November 13, 2022

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I felt like I was walking into the Pirates of Caribbean. What a fun night and the drinks are an experience themselves. I can’t wait to see this place so well with their future plans
   

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5. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Raleigh2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on November 6, 2022

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We were a group of 9 and had an amazing time at The Sorrow Drowner. We ordered multiple rounds of drinks and food. All were delicious and arrived in quickly. The ambiance of The Sorrow Drowner is amazing. So much thought has been put into the decoration and every spot has something interesting to look at. The cocktails and the glasses they came in also added to to whole experience! Go here!
   

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   LindseyC

   Wilmington1 review

   5.0

   Dined on November 5, 2022

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful interior decor. Make sure to take a tour (guided or self guided!) around the place to see all the hidden artifacts! If you need a small escape from the everyday this is the place. The food was all delicious and the drinks were gorgeous and went down easy. Bring your spirit of adventure and some good company, put your cell phone down, and enjoy the experience! Our waitress was super sweet. We even asked to move to a booth because it seemed a bit more private and we could view the amazing room better and she happily obliged.
   

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   ChristineJ

   Wilmington1 review

   5.0

   Dined on October 15, 2022

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   As a tiki aficionado, I can't stress enough how impressed I was with The Sorrow Drowner. This place takes authentic tiki adventure club to the next level. It was almost more a museum than a bar. The cocktails were delicious and true to craft cocktail tiki style (and though the prices were spot on with what I've experienced at quality tiki bars around the country). The owner, Alfred, took some time to chat about his inspiration and backstory of The Sorrow Drowner's creation. You can tell how passionate they are about what they have created. Our server made some excellent recommendations for both drinks and food. The ambience was incredible. Ten out of ten, could not recommend more.
   

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8. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Portland4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on October 14, 2022

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wow! I mean… wow! Just an unbelievable space. This is the kind of bar you might expect in a place like New York or Vegas (and even there it would be something special!) but for it to be tucked away in this unassuming yellow building in Wilmington, words cannot… Fantastic (and strong!) tiki drinks, they juice fresh and make their own syrups. Pupu platter was fun, if not the healthiest food in the world but damn was it tasty! This is on par with any of the world class tiki bars out in California, it’s definitely worth a visit or five. I found my new watering hole!!
   

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   RichardW

   Charlotte1 review

   1.0

   Dined on October 9, 2022

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Set up a reservation through their web page for 7 pm. Drove over an hour to get there an the place was closed. 😡
   

   The Sorrow DrownerResponded on October 13, 2022

   Hello, I'm sorry to hear about your experience! You should not have been able to make a reservation on Sunday as we had disabled the reservation system a week prior as we plan on discontinuing our use of the platform due to instances such as this. While we did also announce on all social media that we would be closed, the fact is that you were able to make a reservation and you shouldn't have to do homework to visit. Please call, your next visit in on us!
   

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    NewBerner

    Wilmington20 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on October 7, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5

    Places like this are so rare. As soon as we heard they were open, we made the 2.5 hour trip down to Wilmington to check it out. Cool place! Not just a tiki and grass skirt to call it a Tiki Bar. It is a full fledged adventure. Great drinks. The menu is limited but what we ordered was really good. We talked with the owner a while. Everyone there was friendly. Great night out. I'm sure we'll be back. We've been to Tiki restaurants in CA and throughout the South Pacific. Glad to see one here in NC!
    

    The Sorrow DrownerResponded on October 13, 2022

    Thank you so much for visiting, we truly do appreciate the review. We hope that as time goes by that people from this area will come to love what we have built as much as we have! Being huge Tiki Bar fanatics ourselves, we really did try to incorporate what makes all of the bars on the West Coast so special and bring that magic here! Can't wait to have you visit again!
    

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