Coral Reef Lounge

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  What are you looking for?  Is it me you're looking for?  Hello?  They have the song and you can sing it, or chant it, or bark it, or mumble it.  IF you're not into cock roaches crawling up out of the bar top and circling your drink, you might wanna pass on this dive bar.  It attracts college kids, cougars, out-of-towners, locals, and bugs.

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  Posted on 04.13.13 Ken K.

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  for a great time and cheap drinks and some good and even BAD singing hit coral reef... ive been there twice and i love it... its not the prettiest place but heck you going to have a blast.!!!!!

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  Posted on 08.03.12 Kat M.

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  Ever been to the beach, drank too many drinks with an umbrella and felt a sudden urge to flex the golden pipes and sing "Bad Medicine" by Bon Jovi?  Well, if you ever find yourself in South Padre Island and feel like drinking some cheap Miller High-Life and Jameson shots, look no further than the Coral Reef Lounge.  This little smoke filled nest of kareoke goodness is nestled north of most touristy spots.  But like most spots on the island, it's only a $3 cab ride away.  
  
  This ain't yo' mamma's tiki bar, so don't come expecting an exotic bar.  Don't let the exterior or interior keep you away!  Get your singing self in there and have some fun... it's Bad Medicine!

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  Posted on 01.12.11 Rolando R.

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  Solid place for a late night drink. It is a smokey karaoke bar that will occasionally have some talented singers. The karaoke list is horribly outdated though. However the place will have a decent crowd

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  Posted on 01.02.11 David A.

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  This place is a total hole. And thats why we love it. You're going to have to burn your clothes, the bearaoke guy never gets the song order right, and he has "favorites" who are actually probably ladies he thinks are attractive through the fog, but its better than louies and its got karaoke dammit!
  
  Also an extra star for finding my ENTIRE wallet and keeping it for me and then offering to buy me a drink b/c I went to Notre Dame.

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  Posted on 12.22.09 Kelly S.

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  Ick.  
  
  I understand the expectations for a karaoke bar have to be lowered, but everyone gets to sing twice, back to back, for some odd reason.  And a few folks just dominated the mic, "singing" every few rotations at ear-splitting volumes.  
  
  The drinks were strong and there were a bunch of pictures of topless women in the mens room, so that's nice.  But everything else was just rank.  Seriously, the ventilation in there is terrible, there's a wall of cigarette smoke when you walk in.

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  Posted on 11.30.09 Cameron K.

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  This was an interesting experience. My first trip out on the island and this place can be described as a dive karaoke bar with some beach decor. I visited during the week in August and it was pretty empty most of the time. The crowd however was pretty rowdy for a monday night. A group of girls from a 21st birthday party featuring lots of karaoke with profanity sprinkled in provided decent entertainment. Normally there's at least one talented person to make up for all the horridness, but not so here.
  
  Drinks were good depending on the bartender - the girl was great, the guy was absolutely horrible. My rum runner was straight sugar and I tossed it after two sips.
  
  Overall this was your average dive bar, plenty of creepy older local guys, drunken middle-aged ladies, neon lighting, and cheap drinks.

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  Posted on 08.11.09 Renee D.

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