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Originally Posted by DaddyD
The title says it all.
To me a good bar...
Offers reasonably priced drinks, and likely has 2-4-1 or half off Happy Hour drink specials.
Has a half dozen beers on tap and a decent selection of bottled craft beers.
Offers patrons drinking at the bar something to nosh on while they drink....pretzels, peanuts, popcorn, something salty to keep me drinking. Chips and salsa for a couple of bucks??
Several large TV screens with pro/college football & basketball, MMA fights, extreme sports videos, TV poker games, funny/crazy youtube videos.
A couple billiard tables, dart boards, a ping pong table, some old school video games or pinball machines in the back.
Decent appetizers and bar food, a basic burger and fries for a tenner.
Friendly bartenders.
Outdoor seating with ideally H2O misting fans
Decent background music and/or a digital jukebox with a gazillion song choices.
Clean bathrooms.
Is the above so hard or asking too much??
Why is it / how is it that in an area with a such a large population of affluent active retirees, there isn't one decent bar in The Villages?
Besides your home or on The Squares listening to free music, where do you go to enjoy a few drinks, be social and meet people?
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40 minutes away in Mt Dora:
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Taveres, 35 minutes:
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I would never go to the sort of bar you mention, but you are right about there not being one nearby here, so far as I know. You would think that some place around here could do well being the only place open after 9 for people like you. There must be lots more like you.
Where I come from, VFW clubs offer all this at very low prices to vets and their others. Also, some volunteer fire companies paid for their equipment by having bars like this in the basement. You bought a yearly membership to get in, and there was no sign. You just have to know where the entrance is.