Kava Hut

Come for the drink, leave for the drink. My thinking on the Kava Hut are varied. Why would you run a business that requires you to talk about dirty water to every single customer who has solely come in because a friend told you how horrible the stuff is and being of the sheepish kind you just have to find out for yourself. If you’ve come to lounge around and play board games you’re in luck. But if you want to throw your money away on a horrible tasting excuse for a drink far be it for me to stop you from parting with your money.
I know there is probably more to this place but whatever it is they can keep it. If I want dirty drinking water and sand in between my toes I will head to Egypt.

The Kava Hut is a great place to relax with friends, enjoy the atmosphere, and try something different.
Kava tea is what they serve, and as previously stated plenty of times, it is made from ground up root. The tea does taste a bit like dirt, but it’s just a characteristic of kava, it doesn’t actually contain dirt. And it definitely does make your mouth numb, but it is definitely a relaxant.
I went there one night before going out. A few friends and myself dropped in before heading to the pub and left after an hour of sultry sounds and mouth numbing tastiness. The bonus side-​effect that kava provides is that it makes alcohol effect you much, much more.
BUT DO NOT BE DRUNK WHEN YOU ARE AT THE HUT. You will likely be asked to leave quite quickly. But you probably have no reason not to head there at about 4:20…

Kava is a «narcotic sedative drink made in Polynesia from the crushed roots of a plant of the pepper family (Piper methysticum).»
I googled that.
Now, I remember back in my highschool days when I was hosting a party and my Dad decided to confiscate my friends Kava mix because he thought it was cocaine or something. I had to get it back of course so I simply told my dad what I am going to tell all of you, Kava is a drink made from a tree root and it tastes like dirt and makes your mouth go numb.
People frequent the Kava Hut to get this dirt fix, supposedly if you have a few drinks beforehand the Kava heightens your sense of intoxication. It’s a funny little place with sand on the floor and Bob Marley on the radio, definitely worth checking out for a new strange experience.

Definitely a different kind of venue. The first time someone told me about the Kava Hut and what kava actually is, I thought it was a joke. ‘You drink mulled root and your face goes numb?’ Yeah, sure.
But it does exist, and it’s bizarre in a completely unthreatening way. You can’t get jacked up and angry on kava like you can on alcohol, so there’s no aggression in the Hut. Just Grins.
As the other reviewers have stated, don’t walk in pissed. They hate that. But, they seem to be alright with other forms of intoxication. Last time I went in, there was a group smoking a joint up the back and the owners had little to say about it.
The Kava Hut is a place worth visiting if you’re looking for a time out on Hindley or want to try the exciting, mouth numbing phenomenon that is kava root.

A little bit different, The Kava Hut, owned and run by Vanuatu enthusiasts, the Lawson family, Is a pacific island inspired venue on Hindley Street in Adelaide City.
The sand covered floor, foux palm trees and colorful murals leave little to the imagination to take one away to a tropical island paradise, aside from the fact that paradise is contained within the four concrete walls of an inner city industrial building.
The Kava hut specializes in the sale of a beverage made from the root of the Kava plant which derives from the western pacific. The beverage itself is also known as Kava.
Kava is of ceremonial significance in many Western Pacific cultures and it is encouraged to participate in ceremonial practices whilst consuming the beverage. Effectively the procedure is as follows:
1) A coconut shell of Kava is filled and handed to the person who’s turn it is to drink
2) The recipient of the shell claps once and shouts Bula
3) The recipient drains the shell of Kava
4) The recipient claps three times and then proceeds to refill the shell for the next person.
As an alcohol free zone, the proprietors do not really appreciate intoxicated patrons and so it is not advisable to arrive evidently drunk. Kava is a relaxant and makes for very peaceably people, the Kava hut has no security and has not had any problems in the 10 or so years for which it has been running.
Although music from the stereo is often blaring, there are guitars and bongo drums available within the hut for use by patrons. Kindly ask one of the staff to lower the music and they will usually oblige. There are also various board games and the like for the use of patrons. In addition to Kava there are also other kinds of legal herbal relaxants on sale.

Up until last week I had no idea that this place existed, despite probably having passed it more times than I can count. Kava Hut is definitely somewhat of a unique find here in Adelaide.
I stepped foot inside for the first time last Saturday, and was not really sure what to think. In fact admittedly, Kava Hut shouldn’t be my cup of tea however for a much needed something different, this place was cool.
Slightly reminiscent of being in an Amsterdam «café» called The Bulldog, but with a Bob Marley influence, I was instructed to sit down and try what they called of course, kava.
For those ignorant on the subject like me, let it be known that kava is a relaxant that islanders supposedly drink from the roots of plants in the Caribbean. Or at least Kava Hut’s sandy Jamaican décor suggests as such.
The kava comes in a bowl looking like dirty water, and in all honesty I’m not entirely convinced that it’s not. You drink the kava whilst equipped with oranges and coconut shells.
Kava is also your only option as there are no alcoholic beverages served. In fact Kava Hut does not even have a liquor license.
Lastly a little bit of advice for the ladies, maybe avoid wearing heals. There is a whole lot of sand and it’s a bit like walking on the beach until you find your seat. However in all I enjoyed myself, even if I am a bit of a germaphobe.
The staff are really friendly, and I haven’t come across anything like it before. Overall I remained a happy chappy.