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Sirena
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Live Music Returns to Tailhunter
Rodk and Roll is back! Kick off your shoes and come dance under the Palapa with us..
Live at
Jonathan Roldan's
TAILHUNTER
(on the malecon/La Paz, BCS)
LAURA
and
The Baja South Band
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Jilly
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Bajahowodd
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Is it just me, or does Tailhunter represent the worst of the "Cabo experience"?
Seems to me that any proliferation of such venues would only help to expedite the demise of La Paz, as we know it.
Have to admit, as a long time traveler, I still enjoy sharing a ceviche and a couple of margaritas at a sidewalk-front table at La Perla, watching the
passing parade.
Guess it's generational. 
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Is it just me, or does Tailhunter represent the worst of the "Cabo experience"?
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What's up with the place?
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Bajahowodd
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It's Cabo Wabo, Squid Roe and Giggling Marlin, rolled into one, and on a beautiful malecon.
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Sirena
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Seems like we have a bit of a bad rap around here and not sure why. We have been running pangas around both islands since the mid 90's. Four years
ago we took over a derelict old vacant building that had been painted purple, brought the electrical up to code, painted it and threw some fish on the
wall. Two years ago we opened the Restaurant/Cantina and we have some of the best local cooks and waiters in town. Jonathan has been writing about
the Baja for years and we try and share our passion for the Baja with our clients. I have been fishing the Baja since the 60's and was lucky enough
to have learned from one of the best, Neil Kelly (I actually use a his beer batter base for our fish) . Anyway, we are definitely not Cabo... stop
by and the first cold one and taco is on me. I love breakfast at La Perla too...
Jilly
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Bajahowodd
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Geez. As best I can remember, Sirena, you weren't anywhere near La Paz four years ago.
That said, I made no mention of the fishing business. I just have a bit of a problem with the motif and advertising of the Tailhunter restaurant, as
it reminds me way too much of what happened in Cabo.
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Sirena
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Geez. As best I can remember, Sirena, you weren't anywhere near La Paz four years ago.
That said, I made no mention of the fishing business. I just have a bit of a problem with the motif and advertising of the Tailhunter restaurant, as
it reminds me way too much of what happened in Cabo. |
I have been here in La Paz full time since 2006 (after our youngest got into college) and sorry I have missed you. Sorry you do not like the motif...
we didn't have alot of money to change the building or layout, mainly just added fish, plants and some tv's so we can get our sports fix... We hardly
do any advertising so not sure what you are referring to and I apologize if I offended you. I you can, please stop in and say hello so I can meet
you.
Jilly
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Sirena
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| Quote: | Originally posted by JESSE
I better stay out of this one |
you are beyond welcome to come visit any time too... all good. 50's and 60's rock for us old timers on Sunday...
Jillene Roldan..... aka Jilly/Sirena/Tailhuntress...
anything but late for supper 
Jilly
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oxxo
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Can someone explain to me what the word "tailhunter" means.
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gnukid
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I'm a fisherman and someone who loves the malecon, I expected Tailhunter to be a great place for me to bring visitors and hang with friends. But the
food and services are a 3 on a scale 1-10, the sound of course has been horrific for live music, I understand there are issues, but it is possible to
create ambient sound.
Considering the venue, the location, the backing it's hard to imagine such a lackluster performance. I wonder why? Most operations are top down,
meaning if the boss is cool the people are cool, so I wonder what is wrong with Tailhunter because the panga operation seems to function well.
Of course if you ask a paceno the answer is no comment, if you ask a gringo they say yeah it's fine, but if you ask me, I would say something is
really wrong here and has been since day 1. Oh well, apparently restaurant business is hard. But as local it is embarrassing to bring people to
tailhunter.
Can I make a suggestion? How about thinking fresh food, fresh supplies and produce for salads, fresh fish, fresh ceviche, fresh sonoran beef, fresh
tortilla's, pleasant staff who are interested in La Paz, who speak spanish, invite local bands who understand how to play lightly and use the space-I
imagine Laura will be great since the baja south band are great musicians they probably play for free and are trying to help!! Maybe staff should be
reminded to be nice to the band!
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mtgoat666
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"tailhunter" is a bad name. Made me immediately think "tailhook" and a number of other sexist themes.
and your website says "fubar" cantina. wtf?
I don't usually go to La Paz, but if I did, the names would turn me off. your names do sound like crappy cabo bars.
get rid of the ticky-tacky junk decoration, present a classy facade, and pick a name that doesn't sound like b-school frat boy hang out.
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bajajazz
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No one has pointed out that besides being on the Malecon, the abominably-named "Tailhunter" (a tasteless double-entendre if ever there was one) is
also in the midst of a residential neighborhood whose homeowners did not appreciate the over-amplified, peace-disturbing crap spewed onto the night
air by the last so-called "Blues" group that played there.
"Tailhunter." Really? That kind of "action" belongs in Cabo or better yet, Mazatlan, some worn-out tourist trap where human heads are bowled across
the dance floor. La Paz neither needs nor deserves a low-class joint on the Malecon. Although, speaking personally, I'd rather associate with
gangsters than electric-band musicians, the former, in my experience, usually having more class than the latter who, because they can't play good,
play loud.
"Musicians" who think their instruments need to be amplified to the level of a D-Day barrage are patently unclear on the concept of what music is all
about.
My criticism also extends to classical musicians who have gone electric. A recent concert by a guitar duo was ruined because the performers were too
cheap (or simply too careless) to hire a producer to run a mixing board. One of the "artists" ghosted so many notes he resembled a poltergeist and
perhaps that was a blessing -- at least there was no feedback from the notes he missed.
I anticipate that in the near future two hot growth industries will be hearing aid manufacturers and tatoo removal parlors.
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
"tailhunter" is a bad nameand your website says "fubar" cantina. wtf?
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I'm sure that FUBAR refers to some of the customers shown in the Utube video on their website :
tailhunter-international.com/tailhunter-bar-and-fubar-cantina.htm
Bob Durrell
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durrelllrobert
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Lot's of folks on TripAdvisor give it 5 stars including this one that has a travel/cooking show on TV:
“You can not visit La Paz without experience the best restaurant in Mexico, Tailhunter!”
Reviewed June 4, 2011
I coshost a t.v. show with my husband on a major network that goes into over 45 million households so we travel often which means we eat out alot.
Oh,did I mention that I have a cooking segment on our show. I know it is not good to judge, but I find myself doing that at restaurants. I always want
to eat more than one thing on the menu. So when eating at Tailhunter for the first time we had 6 at our table, and we all ordered somthing differant.
Yes, you guessed it so I could sample everyone's plate. Usually I find you could add a little of this, or take away a little of that to improve the
entrees. This was not the case. Every bite was cooked to perfection. This was an outstanding dinning experience! Oh, and I also am a "thrify" eater
outer if there is such a name. The price and value of our meal was as great as the quality of the food. The staff was friendly and the atmosphere was
so relaxing and made you feel right at home. That is very important to me to making a great dinning experience. Our family will return to La Paz if
not for anything else but to eat again at Tailhunter! Our favorite by far!!
Visited May 2011
[Edited on 6-10-2011 by durrelllrobert]
Bob Durrell
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajazz
"Musicians" who think their instruments need to be amplified to the level of a D-Day barrage are patently unclear on the concept of what music is all
about.
My criticism also extends to classical musicians who have gone electric. |
Crikey! You are a real fuddy duddy.
some electronica and rock and roll is best experienced at highest volume!
but i do agree that loud bars in residential neighborhoods are not a good combo.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by durrelllrobert
Lot's of folks on TripAdvisor give it 5 stars including this one that has a travel/cooking show on TV:
“You can not visit La Paz without experience the best restaurant in Mexico, Tailhunter!”
Reviewed June 4, 2011
I coshost a t.v. show with my husband on a major network that goes into over 45 million households so we travel often which means we eat out alot.
Oh,did I mention that I have a cooking segment on our show. |
gots to be careful about trusting tripadvisor reviews. that reviewer has reviewed only one business on tripadvisor, so is obviously the owner or
friend/family of owner.
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Sirena
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Thank you all for the feedback. It is appreciated. In our defense I would like to clarify a few misconceptions....
Tailhunter as in fish tail and has been the name of the fleet for years. FUBAR is a pull from the war and both have double meanings our fishermen
have always gotten a kick out of it. It is who we are so that became the name of the restaurant.
All our staff our local pacenos but one. From our first hire , Gabi from the old Las Arenas hotel, we have tried to fill out place with friendly
folks that represent the what we think is La Paz's best assets, her people.
We have a dedicated staff member that shops daily to ensure that we have the freshest ingredients and flavors.. from our chips and salsas to our
ceviche, poke and seafood. Home made daily or made to order.
Laura is not performing a "sympathy gig" for us. We hire only local bands and pay them fairly. To a person they have all remarked that they love
playing for and with us. Great sound, great vibe, great folks. We are a multi level building and you don't have to be in the bands back pocket if
you do not want to be.
We are commercially zoned and have always monitored our noise levels to make sure that we are within legal ranges. Still some neighbors have been
impacted. We voluntarily stopped the live music, made some structural changes that were recommended by the city engineer. We have asked all
neighbors to come meet with us as we try and plan a limited live music schedule.
Our decor is mainly plants and fish mounts. The mounts are pieces done by Rocky Markham at World Wide fish mounts (he has pieces in the Smithsonian,
Scripps etc).
Trip Advisor, as with message boards etc, is what it is. We have been rated number one for customer satisfaction in La Paz for almost two years. It
is not a five star rating scale. Ultimately it is just a tool to gather information and ultimately make the call yourself.
For those of you we have shamed and offended, I apologize. I hope we get the opportunity to change your impression/opinion. If not I understand.
Open invitation to all here to stop by and ask for us. Mention you are a Nomad and I look forward to meeting you and treating you to some of our
food and drink and hospitality...
Jilly
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Stop calling it 'the baja' and I'll definitely stop by!!
Re Gnukid: he's a special case. Trust me.
Wish you success in the future.
ps as a 30yr long guitarist ... I can assure you that music critics as evidenced in this thread, are true frustrated wannabe musicians.
paz
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by drarroyo
long guitarist ... |
Never heard of one of those. Are they hard to play?
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sirena
For those of you we have shamed |
That's a little heavy, I believe. These are Nomads....not seminarians.
Turn up the volume.
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