Introducing: Cabana Pool Bar, a new, massive, Miami-style adult playground from Charles Khabouth
Name: Cabana Pool Bar
Neighbourhood: Polson Pier
Contact Info: 11 Polson Street, cabanapoolbar.com , @cabanapoolbar
Owners: Charles Khabouth, Ink Entertainment (La Société, Patria, Weslodge, Union, CUBE)
Chef: Jamie Meireles (Oliver & Bonacini Events)
The Place: An outrageous, booze-and-skin-fuelled resort for all-day drinking and partying in the middle of the city. The 50,000-square-foot pool and bar can house 2500 people and includes a restaurant, octagonal pool, 790-seat patio and cabanas with low-slung white banquettes and gauzy curtains framing the Toronto skyline. An indoor soccer stadium, volleyball courts, go-cart track and driving range are next door at Polson Pier.
The Food: Burgers, wraps and sushi platters, along with summery snacks, like ice cream sandwiches.
The Drinks: There’s a full bar, plus bottle (and shisha) service at the cabanas.
The Numbers:
• 2500 people at max capacity
• 850 seats total
• 42 oversize poolside loungers
• 12 luxury cabanas
• 11 a.m. until 11 p.m.
• $10 cover ($20 on Sundays), plus an additional $20 for pool access
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219040 Owner Charles Khabouth (Image: Gizelle Lau) Introducing Cabana Pool Bar Introducing Cabana Pool Bar https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cabana-pool-bar-11-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cabana-pool-bar-11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cabana-pool-bar-11.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/cabana-pool-bar-toronto-restaurants/slide/cabana-pool-bar-11/ cabana-pool-bar-11 0 0
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anyone gonna bring up the fact that they are not paying the employees for their training? hmmmmmm….. .that’s the law.
Looks amazing! Good job Ink, you guys are a class act!
Really bad service, the staff don’t know how to use the machines, clear there was minimal training. Waited 45 mins for a drink. Food isn’t good either. For an opening this is very unimpressive.
You are a real idiot or racist for making a statement like that.
I’m Lebanese and I take great offense in this statement, I neither endorse nor encourage any of the activities you mentioned. I think you’re a double agent since last time I checked, Layla was a Lebanese name…
Thank you to the moderator for deleting the above offensive statement by the so-called Layla.
It’s about time someone stepped up to the plate with a real daytime adult playground in Toronto!! Good for you Charles.
I wonder what will become of this during winter?! I suggest a skating rink, Beaver tails, Cider and some Sa7lab…Maybe a couple of E dealers to keep it warm.
All that’s missing is an Ed Hardy boutique.
Love the new look will definitely be there in the next couple of weeks
The men provided a very good service… but paying 20$ for pool access on top of the 10$ cover and get a very poor service from the waitress didn’t impress me. Even spoke with the waitress and she said they won’t provide a good service to people around the pool to encourage people to book cabanas (which btw is 2500 f-ing dollars). So if youre only 2 people, like me and my friend, do not expect a good service, you have to hunt for a waitress. And, I agree with older posts, they didn’t get much training because i asked about shisha and waitress told me I had to go get it myself… when i did so they said i could order it from my waitress. If the service was better and the prices were adjusted, this layout and designs are great.
Watch out, this place is a total scam in terms of bottle service.
My group booked a Poolside Cabana which is $2,500 minimum, pricey but whatever. It was supposed to come with 15 to 20 free comps, into to pool area. If you don’t know its $20 admission into Cabana, another $20 to get into the pool area, so $40 total.
Sat down, ordered five bottles and the waitress comes up to us and says we are already over $2,500.. Asked to see the bill, heres the scam-
You will get charged a $600 “seating fee”, which means the comps are not free.
Then they add a 18% gratuity charge that you don’t know about till the end of night. So before even sitting down, having a drink you have already gone over $1k.
Cashing out of course the server is not going to be very forth coming about the 18% gratuity and lets be honest, everyone is pretty drunk at that point. So on top of the 18%, we tipped again so the server basically pocketed almost 40%.
5 hours later, $7,000,00 shorter in our pockets, not going back.
Cool concept, beautifully designed but this just left a really bad taste in my mouth. In all honesty the place can charge whatever they want and people will pay it. No need to hide and scam like this.
Reading all the comments I’m not too excited to attend. Im very big on good customer service, because I tip very well. And this doesn’t sound like a classy place. It sounds trendy and poorly ran. That being said I’m an optimist, and tend to look at things on the brighter side. So here’s hoping.
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