it was difficult to get to this place, and ppl are terrible at giving directions to first timers. but i can't remember now what floor it was on, but you go through few security ppl. you get your stamp from the store right in front after you get off the escalators once you get that you enter through the security check pt to the elevators into the pool you're greeted. Asking for your room key, and if you don't have it you show them the stamp that you're there for tao beach club. Theres a lot of pool sections, but tao beach is basically located in the FAR left corner. once i got in i was laughing at how small the pool is. great music, but i had terrible serv. my friend kept getting ignored when she was trying to get a drink. All the seats were taken, and i saw ppl passing the beach balls & such. looked fun, but too crowded for me. I got my free drinks and was there for a bit to listen to the music & than i left.
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Happy hour = $6 Mojitos, Capirinhas, and select food. We ordered a few dishes for happy hour here and found some hit and miss. The wonderful ceviche with came topped with a fabulous salad. The salad dressing was heavenly: light sesame oil and just a hint of spice. The crunchiness of the salad balanced well with the slightly cooked fish. Besides the ceviche, the other dishes were not very unique. The sushi was uninspired and the squid was okay. Everything presented well. Try: Ceviche (They have several kinds) Skip: Sushi
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I took my daughter here because she was swayed by the commericals and I agreed to it because I had fond memories of going to CEC when I was a kid. However this place was horrible. I put a twenty into the token machine and when the tokens started coming out my daughter and I were suddenly mobbed by six or seven little grubby kids asking for tokens. The one girl held up a dollar and said the other machine was broken so I assumed she wanted to buy some of our tokens. I handed her four of our tokens and then she stuck her dollar back in her pocket. Then she and the other kids started thrusting their hands into catcher full of tokens like crazed animals and some of them were actually tugging on my purse, I had to bring it around to the front of my person so they'd stop pawing it. My husband who was going to order pizza stopped ordering and came over because he said it looked like we were being mobbed. When he asked what was going on I said, "these kids are looking for free handouts." They weren't really looking for handouts though, they were looking to steal all my tokens that I just bought for my daughter. Their behavior was freaky and highly inappropriate. If my kid acted that way I would implode. So my husband and I just grabbed as many of the tokens as we could out of the little catcher and walked away. They continued to buzz around the token machines probably harassing other people. The savory highlights: The machines are dirty and don't work properly. The staff is a bunch of teenagers who don't give a crap. No effective security - kids can easily be stolen. Asshole parents who didn't watch their grubby little trolls. We don't know about the food because I told my husband to not bother ordering, we got pizza later from Rocky's. So if you want to waste your money, get your purse stolen, get harassed by little scrubs, have your kid play with dirty, broken toys, this is the place for you!
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Met my dad and sister here on a Wednesday night a couple of months ago. My dad eats out a lot, but rarely complains about food or service.He said this was the worst service he had experienced in his entire life! We ordered 3 little starters: 'pizza,' and chicken. We were discussing what else to order when the server came. We asked to have a couple more minutes. We didn't see anyone for 10 minutes. We finally put our order in. We ordered some heavier foods- 5 cheese mac, and 1-2 other tapas. Different people showed up to the table to refill our water glasses, but no food. The waitress came back maybe 30 minutes later, and said she was sorry & that they were busy. (Um, there was one other table inside, and maybe 5 tops outside). She said the food would be out soon. Well, 1 hour after arriving, we still hadn't gotten more than the 2-3 tapas from the beginning. We were offered a coupon for the brunch. You think we're coming back? Maybe they just need to limit their menu to something easier to handle. A lot of the food sounded great, unique, and tasty. But, unfortunately we didn't get to try any of it. And, I doubt my dad will ever take us back. I certainly can't afford the expensive tapas plates myself.
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