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Viking mango bars, you need to know
Bang in the middle of Mango avenue, main bar street of Cebu City – next door to BGs and the imaginarily named “Viking next door” bar. Go to the left next to the vendors and children that will ask you for money. Give them 5 to 100 peso on the way out if you like, but expect to be recognised there for life – your choice. Walk down a flight of steps and into the cellar of sin (or maybe not).
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Total Layout Rating : 3/5
The layout is possibly the best thing about Vikings. It’s a big space with lots of red sofas & reasonable number of girls and OK dance floor – but usually just a single girl dancing at a time. There’s a couple of pool tables and the ladies will happily play you for a “rum coke” if they win, or something else a little stiffer if they lose! The bar itself is a bit of a disappointment and located a little too far from the majority of the girls – interesting and friendly bar maids might make up for this, but unfortunately they’re not. There’s a nice trans-global soup of Korean, Japanese, American and European Punters, although seems to be favoured by the Koreans and Japanese.
Total Layout Rating : 4/5
Cheap enough – ladies drinks around the 170+ mark and a San Miguel Light at 65. Bar fine is 1700. 700 to the bar and rest to the girl (paid in advance). Paying up front seems like a dumb idea, but apparently its policy now.
Total Management Rating: 2/5
Same owner as BGs and Viking next door (a different bar). Bar maids uninterested and boring. Mamasan…what Mamasan? Too many penalties kills may have killed the atmosphere and girl’s enthusiasm.
Girls Looks : 3/5
Mostly 4 – 6’s, nothing too spectacular, maybe turn up early and you might find something nice.
Attitude : 2/5
Girls not so friendly – possibly due to stiff fines mentioned above (girls get charged a massive 1700 peso for being absent – enough to cause them significant financial issues for a couple weeks).
Fun Factor : 2/5
Could be a great place but doesn’t quite make it. Maybe go there early and take a few drinks with a few of the friendlier girls and move on. Different approach to management might really pick this place up. It’s a little tired now, like some of the long term girl’s there, be careful if you start here with a view to doing a spell of bar hopping – you might lose the incentive and fall asleep instead.
Overall Rating: 2/5
For sure Vikings is worth a look in, but it’s the little things that really transform a venue into a buzzing bar – Vikings just doesn’t seem to have them. My advice is go there is a mission, strictly 30 mins max then out – upwards and onwards! May have changed now – so could do with a more recent review
