Poll: Favorite Bars and Pubs

[Auspicious]

Originally Posted by Cheechako

Is Davis' the old wooden tavern with the great Prawn and Onion boil basket?

If boiled means steamed smothered in onions and covered in Old Bay spice then yes.

[Cheechako]

Originally Posted by Auspicious

If boiled means steamed smothered in onions and covered in Old Bay spice then yes.

Ah yes, that's it! Spent many an afternoon there after working on the boat one summer/fall.

[Pete7]

Originally Posted by Auspicious

The pub at Swanwick Marina on the Hamble is a favorite.

The Jolly Sailor

The Jolly Sailor, Bar & Restaurant in Land's End Road, Southampton

Shout next time you are over this way. Dockhead is also a local.

Pete

[SaltyMonkey]

Heres the list so far:

• AG - Famous Maros
• AG - Shirley Heights
• AU, Airlie beach - KC's: always has great music and everybody dances, you can't help it.
• AU, Fremantle - Little creatures: Nice brewhouse and pale ales.
• AU, Fremantle - Sail and Anchor: sadly they no longer have Red Back on tap
• AU, Port Douglas - Court house
• AU, Sydney - Baxters
• AU, Sydney - James Squire: Nice brewhouse and pale ales.
• AU, Sydney - King Street Wharf: Most of the bars and restaurants are pretty good.
• AU, Sydney - Newport arms Hotel: Not to be missed. Great outdoor beer garden with massive tv for sports fans!
• AU, Sydney - Opera bar on Sydney harbour: Nice upmarket place with an excellent view.
• BM - Swizzles
• BM - White Horse
• BS, Georgetown - shack on Stocking Island
• BVI, Anegada - Cow Wreck Beach Bar: great service and food, beautiful beach, make your own drinks.
• BVI, Jost Van Dyke, Great Bay - Foxy's
• BVI, Jost Van Dyke, White Bay - Soggy Dollar
• BVI, Norman's Island , The Bight - The Willy T: is my favorite, so far- great service and food, good drinks and lots of fun people.
• BVI, Tortolla - Pussers
• BVI, Virgin Gorda - Saba Rock: great service and the best happy hour in BVI
• CA, BC, East Thurlow Island Discovery Islands - Shoal Bay Pub: cool place...free pig roast from time to time...pot luck often...music jam sessions...cheap beer...you can use the outdoor pizza oven to bake your own bread...no credit cards....Mark(owner) said to send him a check when we got back to civilization since we carried no cash or checks haha. Everyone should come here once.
• CH, Hong Kong - Scratch Bar: the best snooker/pool bar around. Expats mostly.
• FR, Toulon, Le Navigateur:Close to the docks, well within staggering distance. Music is ok if you like disco
• GR, Chania, Platia Eleftheriou Venizelou - Almost any cafe: Nice sidewalk cafes for a cold beer and people watching.
• ID, Bali, Sanur - Ibu Dewi's
• IE, Doolin - O'Conner's Pub: Lots of good Irish music, good people and lots of fun. Downside - You'll have to drop the hook in Galway and figure out how to get to Doolin. Then again Galway has a few good pubs too.
• IT, Nice - Waynes Bar
• IT, SanRemo - Sailors Tavern
• KN, Timothy Bay - The shiggity shack at Timothy Bay: They tell me I had a great time there.
• MF - Soggy Dollar
• MF - the Perch: Happy hour is pretty good in my book.
• MX, Cabo San Lucas - Happy Endings: great service, good tacos and fun people
• MX, Cabo San Lucas - Tiki Bar: good service and margaritas, breat fish tacos and sushi
• MX, Cancun - Senior Frogs
• MX, Isla Mujeres - The Soggy Peso: has the best margaritas; great service, good chips, salsa and guacamole
• Nuku Hiva, Quay - The Shack (don't know the name): the owners a lovely guy. The foods basic but great after 36days at sea and most days a few of the locals get together for a jam session of Island music and singing. If I'd been on my own boat I may never have left.
• NZ, Auckland - The Dogs Bollocks
• PT, Azores, Horta - Peter's Bar: it seems to be slipping on the staff quality/cleanliness side since the old man died., but still a hard drinking fun place with live music and a mix of locals and folk doing 'The Crossing'. Tall Tales and swinging lanterns.
• PT, Azores, Horta - Petes Cafe (may be a dupe from above)
• SG - Smokey's BBQ:great service and Texas BBQ, good wine and craft beer selection
• SP, Alicante - Penelope's: nice place for a beer and to watch people, close to the marina.
• TH, Bangkok - Morning Night Bar: snooker/pool for the middle aged crowd. Will serve you well after you fall off the bar stool but never any problems. Great table service and they rack up the balls for you quite quickly.
• UK, Southampton - The Jolly Sailor, Bar & Restaurant in Land's End Road, Southampton
• UK, the Hamble - The Pub at Swanwick Marina: is a favorite.
• US, CA, Tiburon - Sam's
• US, FL, Fort Pierce/Harbortown - Little Bar
• US, FL, Ft Lauderdale - Elbo Room
• US, FL, Ft Lauderdale - Quarter Deck
• US, FL, Key West - burnt out critters
• US, FL, Miami - Casa Panza Cafe Bar in Little Havana: weekend live Flamenco shows with the incredible Juan de Alba, Flamenco guitarist
• US, FL, Naples - The 24hr club
• US, FL, Pessacola - The Fish House
• US, FL, St. Petersburg- Lobby bar at the Don CeSar Hotel
• US, IL, Chicago - Jazz Showcase Bar: featuring live Jazz weekly
• US, LA, Dana Beach - Turks
• US, LA, New Orleans - O'Briens
• US, MA, Boston - Warren Tavern
• US, MA, Gloucester - The Mile Marker at Cape Ann Marina
• US, MA, Marblehead - Maddy's Sail Loft
• US, MD, Annapolis - Davis Pub
• US, ME, York Harbor - The Ship Cellar Pub
• US, NC, Beaufort - Queen Anne's Revenge
• US, NY, NYC - North Cove Yacht Harbour (Battery Park)
• US, PA, Philadelphia - 4021 club
• USVI, St. Johns - Duffy's Love Shack
• USVI, St. Thomas - Duffy's Love Shack
• USVI, St. Thomas - The Pour Man's Bar

[Pelagic]

Great work Monkey.....
When will you be launching the App?
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[SaltyMonkey]

no, not I ol' bean. Wish I could make a sticky something so it goes to the top and we could edit it to summarize as people add stuff

[RTB]

Chat-n-Chill on Stocking Island, Exuma, Bahamas. A big hang out for cruisers in Georgetown. Besides the Pig Roast on Sundays, and cold Kaliks, you can hand feed rays and play volleyball.




Nipper's on Great Guana Cay, Abaco, Bahamas. Good food and cold beer. A pool! Awesome view of the Atlantic with a nice beach. We just happened to make it for the Barefoot Man Concert this year!






Ralph
Enjoying Texas | sailing away with R & B

[Tingum]

Sundowners on GTC, Abaco

[captain58sailin]

Saltydawg saloon, Homer, Alaska. Wintertimes, tourists fill the place in the summer.

[model 10]

Banana Bay Marina, Golfito, Costa Rica. Great margaritas, french fries. and banana splits.

[Gadagirl]

Originally Posted by sailpower

Davis Pub is a pretty eclectic place and where you will find locals.

Were you around for the Marmaduke days? What a great bar!

Marmadukes!!! I would've been found upstairs in the piano bar with Mom & Dad. They were regulars and they ended up becoming friends with that piano man. His name slips my memory. What great bar!

[Nicholson58]

Pincher Peter's Pub in Little Harbor, Abaco

Lake Superior Brewing Co. Grand Marais, Michigan. Every day looks like a special episode of Duck Dynasty.

Any other Great Lakes, Michigan micro-brew pub.

[SaltyMonkey]

Originally Posted by Gadagirl

Marmadukes!!! I would've been found upstairs in the piano bar with Mom & Dad. They were regulars and they ended up becoming friends with that piano man. His name slips my memory. What great bar!

I duuno, it was always filled with racer types if me memory still serves.

[Wotname]

Any bar where some of the CF regulars hang out .

I won't name names in case someone is missed (and takes offence) but I will make one exception ;
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Boatie

But there are many others who must remain "unnamed"

[Wotname]

Nice list Salty M; but really, you should get out more