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The Lazy Pelican

Tiki Bar | Ambergris Caye

Toes in the sand · Drink in hand

Ten steps from the water

Barefoot headquarters

Every resort says it has a bar. Ours has a hand-painted sign, a bartender who remembers your drink from yesterday, and barstools where the day's biggest decision is frozen or on the rocks.

The Lazy Pelican is Ocean Tide's own tiki bar, sitting right on the sand between the pool deck and the Caribbean. Guests drift in from the beach, boats drift past on their way home from the reef, and around 5:30 the whole place turns gold. You are welcome barefoot, salty, and in whatever you swam in.

"Great vibes — the bartender Raymond is super pleasant and will do his best to accommodate whichever drink you order."Guest review · TripAdvisor · Feb 2026
The hand-painted Lazy Pelican sign at the entrance to the barA guest on the pool deck with a garnished cocktail from the Lazy Pelican

The Mixologist's Table

The two people who make the good stuff

Five house drinks, built by the two people whose names are on them.

Raymond, bartender at the Lazy Pelican, setting a bright blue cocktail on the bar top

★ Raymond's Reserve

Raymond

Three off the Mixologist’s Table, all built on rum.

  • The Reef Breaker$22aged rum, passionfruit, fresh lime, bitters & cane
  • Tamarind Tide$22aged rum, tamarind, mango & a chili-lime rim
  • Hammock Swing$20white rum, soursop, coconut cream & toasted coconut
Gabby, bartender at the Lazy Pelican, holding out a freshly blended cocktail

★ Gabby's Pours

Gabby

Two tequila pours, both fruit and citrus forward.

  • Caye Crush$20blanco tequila, watermelon, hibiscus, lime & mint
  • Island Bloom$20blanco tequila, guava, passionfruit, citrus & a prosecco float
A frozen cocktail resting on the bar rail with the sea behind itA blended cocktail held up in front of the Lazy Pelican barA tall layered cocktail with a paper umbrella on the bar topA bright layered cocktail on the bar under the evening lights

Plus about thirty more cocktails, beers and seltzers.

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After the sun clocks out

The Pelican at night

The string lights come on, the music comes up, and the day's stories get better with every retelling. This is where the reef divers, the ruin climbers, and the do-nothing-all-day crowd all end up at the same bar top.

Evening drinks at the Lazy Pelican bar under the lightsLazy Pelican cap and a rum and coke on the bar at nightGabby behind the bar at the Lazy Pelican in the eveningGuests sharing drinks at the Lazy PelicanTiburón White Tip rum from Belize on the Lazy Pelican barGuest with a cocktail under the tiki masks at the Lazy Pelican at night

We pour Belizean first: Belikin from the cooler, One Barrel and Tiburón rum from just down the coast.

See you at sunset

The Lazy Pelican lives at Ocean Tide Beach Resort · 57 Boca Del Río Dr, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye

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