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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?

There is no free anything here. The music on the squares is not free it’s paid for by the residents in the catch all of amenity fees or the year end maintenance fee. Everything that exists here was paid for by the residents in one form or another.