Vikings Bar Review: Mango Avenue, Cebu – by Foreigner & The Chinese
Name :Vikings
Location : Bang in the middle of mango avenue, main bar avenue 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. Walk down a flight of steps and into the cellar of sin (or maybe not).
Layout : 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.
Price : 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.
Management : 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 : 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
What a great pklace to relax. Everyone is so nice make sure you take care of momason she will Take care of you. Hi girls Rovie,Elizza,loranine,Finne,Sandy,Joy, RoseMarie,Mitch,Little Emiley, Rhoda, And all the rest of my girls!!!!!!!!!!!!! se Ya soooon!!
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I had a lot of fun here, the girls were very friendly and playful. They called the “Koreans” cockroaches and some would hide when a group came in.
Very receptive to US and AUS costumers.
But in the end money talks. Did not barfine here, rather got a number from one of the girls and met up with her the next day.
Very nice, much more shy outside of bar.
one ladies drink and dinner at casa verde was much cheaper than the barfine.
looks like u check things out maybe you can help me i have small bar in bogo i need help finding entertainers or gro or numberto someone who can help my email is navaho5560@yahoo.com if you can help thank you
How much should i expect to pay for a girl for the night>…..
1700 – 700 to the bar, 1000 girl. Better to give it to her next day, than suffer some lame excuse as to why she has to go home at 4.30 am (if you’ve paid her already). Come on man USE SOME SENSE did you have a BOANG?!!
was in viking bar last year had great time mumasan very help full hope shes still then on my next visit ?
Not as much fun as in the past. Girls were prettier in the past. Mamasan to pushy.
madam regards nalang ko ni fiona//
hi i work here as bartender… it’s nice the best..
This bar is our favorite its reminds me of my husband, coz we always go there everytime he will come home from States coz he is from there and he is working in Afgha. now. We just go there just to play billiard and eat our favorite(pancit guisado)hehe. We’ve been there a million times and we really like there.Ohhhh I will miss the pancit there when I go to States soon..Thanks for the mamasan who always take care of us everytime we go there oiii I forgot her name sorry….
Had a great time here with one of the best dancers. She was a little older but worth the time. This bar did not push too much for ladies drinks but sometimes would deliver one without asking.
Very nice bar!!!! From my point very good service, good prices, some good girls and very iportant they have pool table!!!! ENJOY GAYS.
Interesting bar. For me personally not one of my favorite bars but all my friends swear by the place and generally stay the longest being entertained by the numerous girls. Interesting comment about the Koreans because I believe they always get the best attention in this place. I have never had much luck in finding the right girl for me here which is strange because there are plenty of attractive girls; I think their attitude is not always the greatest and that’s why I don’t bar fine. Anyway, my mates love the place and that’s what makes this world of ours rock; we are allowed to have different opinions.
musta na viking? regards nalang ko ni mamasang hapit naku oli…
i just want to say that some girl there have beutiful faces, very sexy and seductive…. but they are dangerous….take care guys…
Sorry to hear that this bar has gone downhill since 2003 when I use to hang out here and at the upstairs bar. Back then both places, particularly upstairs, were really going strong and had many lookers.
Hey Girls, and Mama
Its Big Daddy I cant wait to see you all. I will Be there in August as u know from Rovie. I Love Love all of you cant wait to see u.
My Love to all My friends There
BIG Daddy
to john, when u gonna be back to phil and visit the viking???for sure she’s still there….all mamsung are all good…they treat girls well…
your saying good things then why u have to say tha bad things???not all worker in vikings are dengerous…
we are thesame…u are dangerous alsooooooooo
regards nalang koni fionaifnaapasya dinha…okey
be ther n da phil in aug…same w/ big daddy…
regards nalang koni fiona if naa pa sya dinha…okey???be ther n da phil in aug…same w/ big daddy…
nice bar
No hygiene girls no duty.
beware of the AIDS
beware of No hygiene girls.
hindi na oso ang AIDS,,,h1n1 na ang kinatatakotan ngayun,pati aids takot magka swine flu…
Previous I after your bar am called young lady is infected venereal diseases, the condyloma
maybe No hygiene…
maybe???
its jeff text me!!!(australia -lyn)
to all the girls there!!!
Jeff and Lyn say hello from aussie,missing you all,keep smiling eve…………..
Went the other night and had a fun time. I got mobbed as soon as I walked in but after picking two or three ladies to drink with the rest went away. All of them gave me their numbers to call them instead of me barfining them. I know they want to get more money for themselves, but I went home alone. I’m going to try another place instead next time.
i’m curious…i’ve been to angeles, but i’m curious about cebu…do you still give the girl a “tip” after all is done??
hi,a lot of customer saying that,the viking,bgs and erick the red bars is greet place.yes, they have a greet place,but did u think that they are nice to thier worker also? some time,its hard to understand thier policy,its unfair.but its greet place and i like that place.enjoy guys
No good memories from this bar, everybody is friend with you until you leave the money there. Before you go to vikings be aware of the prices. If you look dumb, drunk and horny they will fool you for a lot of money!
Hi To all i miss This bar its very memorable moment i enjoy the company of some of my friends.. I enjoy very much that bar. many friendly ladies and its very relaxing. i can quaranty to all that this bars is very wonderful.
yea I pulled one last night from here…had to haggle to pay everything later but they gave in.
1700 plus 500 tip ST or 1000 LT seemed to be the norm….I just chatted near the entrance with a few to avoid all the stupid drinks and stuff…mamasan
demand some drinks before we went… I told Apple to go change and lets spend that money watching a live band at Sunflower instead…we had a good time and even after telling here ST for 500 she was still here when the sun came up…another adventure tonight!
Hi i am going to the Phils in February and for the first time visiting Cebu on Business i am in the UK
Llove to visit a few bars but not to sure what ones to go in and i dont want to visit lots have a drink get to pissed before i find a coold bar with nice girls who are not pushy and with good music.
Regard’s Ray ray180756@aol.com
viking the best,,, i always visited that bar when i had my vacation in the phils.every after 6 months…come n’visit too, you gonna enjoy there…