Purple Lotus Kava Bar

Hey there!
Yes it’s me I’m still alive. I have no way to reach my favorite people in the world. This place is my life!!! I miss every single person there…
I’m having some crazy family issues that are rendering me from coming back.
Im kinda held against my well in my country and all my means of communication have been taken away from me even my old Gmail account got hacked and deleted by close family members that I have trusted. In an attempt to cut off any of my ties with my people in Miami.
Heather, Ben, and John you guys are the best kava tenders ever!!! And the purple lotus is the bomb. Com!
Please please please send my regards to everybody! On the top of my head Diany, Arkaidy, javier, jared, cynthia, Dennis, Gus, oillie, yanuiq, sfitlana, John, Kiki, and ted ahhh there’s soo many more! I’m just being dumb and slow!
I swear you guys made me feel like family actually in my case even more than family. You guys are good epic people and I’m glad I was part of that. I hope everybody’s new year is awesome and great.
If they ever wanna try to reach me I have what’s app and a new phone number. I dunno how to share that but I guess you shoot me an email blah!
The situation is super shitty. But I guess shot needs to hit the fan in order for it to settle. I love you guys have a wonderful day. And I know in my heart that I will see you guys very soon. I need as much prayer and positive energy as anybody could possibly want and need.
Stay healthy !
Best regards
YARA

I thought one star would be too harsh, they get two stars only for the ambiance. My friend and I shared two drinks of kava, one that was supposedly «stronger» and another that’s a mix. Well I ended up just feeling sleepy and my friend ended up sick. Literally all the color drained from her face and lips. She felt nausea for about 4 hours and vomited at least 3 times. It took ginger ale, spearmint gum, pepto and Dramamine to give her «some relief». I’m a nurse and even I have never seen someone’s color leave their face that fast like that. I’m happy yet unhappy I’ve tried it.

This place is amazing. Awesome staff, great atmosphere. Great place to get away from the hectic Miami scene.

I love this place. Alone for Christmas but stopped by and lots of people. People always friendly and awesome service. Every time I come by it feels like a gathering of friends.

This is our favorite place in town. Heather is the best!!! We love coming over when you are working!!! Ksenia, Constancia, Yulia, Luba

This is a must try in South Beach. Ben is the best! He’s so attentive and friendly! Explains all the Kava’s very well.

Well my phone died by the time we got here, so I couldn’t check in :(We came here after a beautiful beach day, with my bf and his mom, my bf said hey let’s check this place out and so we did. We saw people on the beach drinking out of wooden cups with metal straws and we googled and saw that it was some kind of tea… Hmm so we came into Purple Lotus and Lo and behold there were the cups !!! So we asked the tea tender about Kava and the effects and looked at the menu and decided upon our drink.
I ordered the Savu Savu it was said to be a little stronger than the regular Kava. I took a sip and I went … bleh!!! But I kept on drinking and chasing it with water. To me it reminded me of my energy pull that got stuck in my throat and opened up and tasted quite peppery… Eeeeh… But I kept drinking and as I drank the TV which displayed many colors made me kinda woozy, so I had to stop looking at it. My tongue was kinda numb and I wasn’t feeling relaxed, but more alert. After drinking the rest we went outside and sat then decided to take a walk onto the beach. The lights and sky were very vivid and I couldn’t stop smiling and laughing and talking, I think at one point I said, «follow the yellow brick road»… Anyhow… So I felt very smiley, bright, and shiny! We continued walking and everyone wearing bright colors like orange just popped and the sky was like whoa!!! And my tanned skin looked sooo nice. We were all laughing, smiling, and giggling and I felt very alert and smiley. Any lights that we came in contact were very entertaining. After a while my tummy felt woozy and I think I needed to eat. Sooo to sum it up… Pretty cool experience, I would try again before going on the beach on a sunny day or just to feel bright and happy :) Perhaps eat something intermittently so you don’t feel woozy.

Having never tried Kava before coming to Purple Lotus take my review with a grain of salt but I had an amazing experience. The kava put me in such a chill state of mind, the ambiance in here is spectacular, and the service was equally well executed.
I will absolutely be back here before I leave Miami and will likely become a regular once I move here in a couple of months.

I’m upgrading my review from 2 STARS to 3 STARS as an employee reached to me and I am now returning to Purple Lotus Kava bar, but only on certain days.
When Purple Lotus Kava bar opened about 10 months ago about 100 paces away from the beach in South Beach, I was ecstatic that I finally found a refuge away from the Miami Beach bar scene of smokers, depressed wierdo’s and drunkards.
But at least that is what I thought I found, but as time went on I realized that Purple Lotus was not what it appeared to be.
What’s Kava & whats a Kava bar ?
– Kava is a dirt tasting Melanesian root originally used exclusively in male only ceremony’s, which has now become a common drink in Fiji and Vanuatu.
– Kava bar’s typically only sell kava and no alcohol
– The bar design is typically tiki inspired with Polynesian mask’s & sculptures
– Kava bar’s are suppose to be relaxing and tranquil
So whats the problem with Purple Kava Bar?
1) They have a few very comfortable outdoor sofa’s and chairs. The problem is I can never sit outside and relax, why? Because the Smokers hijacked the outdoor area. Even if you want to sit outside when they might not be there, all of the sofas and chairs smell like smoke.
So I and the other non-​smokers are basically segregated inside of the bar.
2)They used to hire these weirdo’s to play really loud live annoying «noise», I can’t tell you how many times I kept driving instead of stopping when I heard the loud noise. But they eventually stopped hiring the people playing live «noise».
3) They became inconsistent with streaming fantasy movies or National geographic like nature documentary’s on the large flat screen TV’s
But the next incident was the last straw, because of these incidences I don’t think I’m ever returning to this place.
There’s some aspects of Southern culture that I enjoy like BBQ, Blue’s & Cajun food. What I abhor about Southern culture is social conservatism (rooted in ethnicity, race & gender), Jim crow-​esque voting laws & killing animal’s for joy.
I decided to visit the Kava bar last week on the same day of the first GOP debate. When I walked in I didn’t hear any music, I didn’t see any fantasy film’s, I didn’t even see a nature film playing on one of the two big screen TV’s.
What I did see was
was playing on the main flat screen TV behind the bar !
I’ve walked out of diners and other places the minute I’ve seen the racist gender-​ist intolerant filth of Fox news.
So I thought I was coming in here to relax and uncoil? But instead my senses are being bombarded on all fronts by GOP Psycho babble…
Seriously I really don’t want to hear about Mr. Walker and his idiocy about «I don’t know if Obama is a Christian», and I definitely don’t want to hear The Donald bemoaning «all Mexicans are rapist’s and murderers».
I spent 10 minute’s in that hell hole and I walked out.
Foxnews was the limit of my tolerance, I don’t think I’m ever coming back to this place. I’ll just have to find a new place to hang out and relax.

Very cool place… great music & chill vibe! Found it accidentally while looking to get some coffee… my husband & I each had a Komodo– not very tasty but Komodo’s effects were just what we needed today!

Very cool experience. Found out about this place through word of mouth and decided to check it out before hitting the beach. The atmosphere is laid back and the workers are very welcoming and just make you feel at home.
My friend and i tried the Komodo, although it taste awful i just suggest for you to down it and enjoy the effects. This is place where you could go to relax and read a book or enjoy a night out with live music and some friends.

This place is great! I wish they had one in Mexico. It’s so refreshing to see unique and passionate businesses in Miami. Aren’t people tired of following trends and eating at chains? We have enough Sushi & Thai food, enough Peruvian places and enough Italian and other European food places. Stepping into this Kava store is like stepping into a new world. The workers are super chil and relaxed and they serve you Kava in a coconut shell.
This place is a definite must do in SoBe and in Miami as a whole. It’s right next to Nikki beach.
Btw kava is supposed to calm you, so if stressed go here. :)

First kava bar in Miami? They got it right on the first try – owner has had kava bars for 11 years. If you haven’t had kava before this place is a great intro. We had a couple Komodo’s and Kratom teas along with a great convo with Mike, the manager. Kava’s effect is very relaxing, almost numbing, but not inebriating. It’s like being stoned yet very lucid. It’s only a matter of time before this place catches on.
The décor is on point and the service is awesome. Come get a taste of the islands and see what you’ve been missing!