[rockyhyder]

Don’t know of anything in TV but it does exist at Terry’s Place in Ocala. 12 oz beers are about $2, huge burgers $10, pool tables, etc

[PJackpot]

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?

You don't want much....LOL

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by KRMACK55

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.

Wrong!

[coralway]

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?

The answer to your questions is - NO. There isn't one decent bar here.

A REAL bar has a separate dining area, a long bar area with 3 or 4 experienced bartenders (not part time college kids), a couple of TV's with one on the MLB channel and the other on the NFL channel, an occasional live band, no juke box, and closes at 4 AM.

[Gigi3000]

Originally Posted by MandoMan

40 minutes away in Mt Dora:
BIG DOG SALOON - 13 Reviews - Sports Bars - 4060 N Hwy 19A, Mount Dora, FL - Phone Number

Leesburg:
FRANK’S PLACE - 12 Photos - Pool Halls - 201 N 1st St, Leesburg, FL - Phone Number

Taveres, 35 minutes:
IPINBALL - 30 Photos - Comfort Food - 223 E Main St, Tavares, FL - Restaurant Reviews - Phone Number

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.

"I would never go to the sort of bar you mentioned". LMBO...We believe THAT!!

[valuemkt]

Hey Moderator .. Another stink thrown up by a non village resident .. Last one was complaining about texas hold em.. How about it

[Timothyimitchell]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

You left out the clean restrooms and friendly bartenders.

I went to the new Cheers in Stonecrest last week, but they didn't know my name.

This is way better than CHEAP

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by coralway

The answer to your questions is - NO. There isn't one decent bar here.

A REAL bar has a separate dining area, a long bar area with 3 or 4 experienced bartenders (not part time college kids), a couple of TV's with one on the MLB channel and the other on the NFL channel, an occasional live band, no juke box, and closes at 4 AM.

You’d need somebody to go there and there wouldn’t be many Villagers (they like to get up early) so why would it be located in TV?

[Samcat13]

I go to JR Gaters. 2.4.1 all day. no smacks on the bar.

[BillY41]

It would be nice if a Duffy’s came to TV. Two for one, credit on spending and many tv’s

[Hackercraft]

Join the Moose Lodge on 44 and almost everything you’re looking for is there for you. Joy just can’t take your golf cart.

[Villagevip]

How about a singles pick up bar ? Good times...

[New Englander]

Originally Posted by Villagevip

How about a singles pick up bar ? Good times...

Try City Fire on Saturday nights.

[coralway]

Originally Posted by Velvet

You’d need somebody to go there and there wouldn’t be many Villagers (they like to get up early) so why would it be located in TV?

Didn't mean to infer it would be located in TV - just trying to describe what a real bar is really like.

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by coralway

Didn't mean to infer it would be located in TV - just trying to describe what a real bar is really like.

Aha, that’s ok then…anything you want.