For Two
500,000- Kaipen & Jeow Bong
- Sai Oua Skewers
- Larb Gai
- Sabaidee Swizzle
- Mekong Mai Tai
- Khao Niew Mak Muang
The first visit, in the right order.
Swizzle menu: tiki cocktails and Lao food in Vientiane
Suggestions for the Table
Whole tables, already built. Order one by its size.
For Three
700,000- Kaipen & Jeow Bong
- Nam Khao Bites
- Larb Gai
- Ping Gai
- Sabaidee Swizzle
- Tamarind Temple
- Mekong Mai Tai
- Khao Niew Mak Muang
Four plates, three drinks, no decisions.
For Four
950,000- Swizzle Pupu Platter
- Volcano Ribs
- Grilled Prawns
- Lao Tiki Punch Bowl serves four
- Khao Niew Mak Muang
- Fried Banana, Bolaven Coffee
Built around the punch bowl.
For Five
1,250,000- Lao Grill Board
- Kaipen & Dips Board
- Crispy Coconut Shrimp
- Vientiane Volcano Bowl serves four
- Sabaidee Swizzle
- Mekong Naga
- Khao Niew Mak Muang
The volcano, and enough fire to match it.
Lao Tiki Signatures
House originals, born on this street
- Lao Tiki PunchFlagship140,000
Dark Lao rum, house falernum, passion fruit, orange, caramel. The cocktail that started our island story.
- Khao Niew Colada110,000
Laodi white, toasted sticky rice orgeat, coconut-pandan cream, pineapple, lime.
- Nam Wan Old Fashioned195,000
Sun-dried banana rum, palm sugar, cacao bitters. Big clear cube.
- Mekong Mai Tai140,000
Aged Jamaican and Lao rums, orange liqueur, lime, toasted sticky rice orgeat.
- Dok Champa FizzPhoto drink140,000
Gin, jasmine syrup, egg white, soda, butterfly pea fade. Orchid on top.
- Mekong Naga110,000
Dark rum, tamarind cordial, five-spice palm syrup, cinnamon-smoked glass.
- Sabaidee Swizzle140,000
Gold rum, lemongrass falernum, pandan, mint. The welcome drink.
- Bolaven Bird140,000
Dark rum, Campari, pineapple, lime, Bolaven coffee-demerara cordial. Pair with the ribs.
- Tamarind Temple140,000
Lao gin, tamarind-makrut cordial, lemongrass, soda. The refresher.
- Lao Coffee Grog110,000
Dark rum, cold-brew Bolaven, five-spice palm sugar, coconut cream. Warm in cool season.
The Lao Five
New signatures, deep Laos
- Khaen Fire140,000
Tequila, mak khaen tincture, smoke under a cloche, lifted at your table. Mezcal upgrade +40,000.
- Tam Mak Muang140,000
Lao gin, green mango and dill cordial, lime, chili-lime salt. Carbonated in the bottle.
- Night Market140,000
Black-sesame bourbon, Lao brown rum, roselle cordial, five-spice palm sugar. Brittle shard standing in the ice.
- Mekong Shore140,000
Laodi white and ginger rums, mak kok shrub, young coconut water, lime. Kaipen to eat between sips.
- Plain of JarsInstagram195,000
Xieng Khuang plum rum, Bolaven cold-brew tea, mulberry, lime, egg white. Served in its own little clay jar.
Tiki Canon
The classics, done properly
- 1944 Mai Tai140,000
Aged Jamaican rum, orange liqueur, toasted sticky rice orgeat, lime.
- ZombieLimit two245,000
Three rums, lime, Donn’s grapefruit-cinnamon mix, falernum, grenadine, a breath of absinthe.
- Painkiller110,000
Dark rum, pineapple, orange, coconut cream, fresh nutmeg.
- Jungle Bird140,000
Dark rum, Campari, pineapple, lime.
- Navy Grog195,000
Three rums, grapefruit, lime, wild honey, soda. With the hand-carved ice cone.
- Hurricane195,000
Dark and white rums, house fassionola, orange, lime. Never the bought mix.
- Queen's Park Swizzle110,000
Dark rum, lime, mint, cane sugar, a heavy Angostura cap.
- Missionary's Downfall110,000
White rum, peach liqueur, pineapple, wild honey, a fistful of mint.
- Pina Colada140,000
White rum, coconut cream, fresh pineapple, lime.
Don the Beachcomber Vault
Recipes Don kept in coded bottles, decoded in Vientiane
- Zombie 1934245,000
The original coded spec: three rums, Donn’s mix, falernum, grenadine, herbstura.
- Jet Pilot195,000
Three rums, grapefruit, lime, cinnamon, falernum, absinthe.
- Pearl Diver140,000
Three rums, orange, lime, warm gardenia mix.
- Test Pilot195,000
Two rums, Cointreau, falernum, lime, absinthe.
- Cobra's Fang140,000
Aged rum, house fassionola, falernum, orange, lime, absinthe.
- 151 Swizzle140,000
Overproof rum swizzled with lime, Angostura and absinthe. Small and serious.
- Saturn110,000
London dry gin, passion fruit, falernum, sticky rice orgeat, lemon.
- Doctor Funk140,000
Aged rum, house grenadine, lime, absinthe, soda.
Sharing Bowls
Fire at the pass, gong on the way out
- Vientiane Volcano BowlServes 4495,000
Three rums, house fassionola, passion fruit, orange, lime, falernum. Lit at the table.
- Lao Tiki Punch BowlServes 4495,000
The flagship scaled for four: Lao rums, falernum, passion fruit, orange, caramel.
Zero Proof
Full theatre, no rum. Honoured on Buddhist days
- The Shadow Maker45,000
Pineapple tepache, black sesame orgeat, roselle cordial, lime, soda.
- Zero-Proof Jungle Bird45,000
Pineapple, roselle cordial, lime, soda.
- Zero-Proof Dok Champa45,000
Jasmine syrup, lime, egg white, soda, butterfly pea fade.
Bar Snacks
- Kaipen & Jeow Bong45,000
Mekong river weed crisps, Luang Prabang chili jam.
- Mak Khaen Cashews45,000
Warm, tossed in Lao pepper salt.
- Nam Khao Bites45,000
Crispy rice salad, lettuce cups.
- Beachcomber Spam Musubi45,000
The tiki bar classic, our little joke with Hawaii.
Skewers & Grill
- Sai Oua Skewers65,000
Lao herb sausage over charcoal.
- Ping Gai95,000
Lao grilled chicken, jeow som.
- Lemongrass Beef Skewers95,000
Marinated in lemongrass and soy, charred over coals.
- Grilled Prawns95,000
Finished with mak khaen salt.
Lao Classics
- Larb Gai65,000
Minced chicken, toasted rice, mint, lime, padaek heat.
- Tam Mak Hoong65,000
Green papaya, pounded to order.
- Or Lam95,000
Luang Prabang stew, sticky rice.
- Ping Pa95,000
Whole grilled river fish, herbs.
Tiki Heroes
- Volcano Ribs95,000
Sticky, smoky, made for the Bolaven Bird.
- Huli Huli Wings95,000
Pineapple-soy glaze, charred over the fire.
- Mekong Poke Bowl95,000
Raw river fish, sticky rice, soy-sesame dressing, herbs.
- Crispy Coconut Shrimp95,000
Coconut crumb, sweet chili jam.
Sharing Platters
- Swizzle Pupu Platter185,000
A little of everything, built for a bowl round.
- Lao Grill Board185,000
Sai oua, ping gai, beef skewers, three jeows.
- Kaipen & Dips Board185,000
River weed crisps, jeow bong and two more house jeows.
Sweets
- Khao Niew Mak Muang45,000
Mango sticky rice, the honest ending.
- Fried Banana, Bolaven Coffee45,000
Caramelised banana fritters, Bolaven coffee syrup.
Wine by the Glass
- House White95,000
- House Red95,000
- Rose95,000
- Prosecco110,000
Wine by the Bottle
- House White / Red550,000
- Rose580,000
- Prosecco750,000
- Premium White / Red900,000
Beerlao & Friends
- Beerlao Lager25,000
- Beerlao Gold30,000
- Beerlao Dark30,000
- Import Lager40,000
Soft & Hot
- Coca-Cola / Soda / Tonic25,000
- Ginger Ale30,000
- Sparkling Water35,000
- Bolaven Coffee30,000
From the plateau, of course.
- Bolaven Black Tea25,000