Amber Ox Public House (Williamsburg, Virginia U.S.A.)

Amber Ox Public House (525 Prince George Street, Williamsburg, Virginia U.S.A.  www.theamberox.com   Established in 2017 and located in a very quaint area of the city and steppes way from William and Mary University.  They have a large stretched "U" shaped sit-up bar that seats 15 people. behind the bar is the kitchen and to the right side are all the brewing vats.  They have 12 of their own in house brewed beer on tap as well as another 6 guest beer on tap. They do not carry any big brewery beer. Wine and hard liquor are available.  On the exterior side there is a large roll up garage door that opens to the covered patio area. the patio has 4 pub high tables that each seat 8 people.  In side in the bar area there are 4 pub high split log tables that seat 8 and are beautiful. For lunch 3 of us had the Turkey, Bacon & Blue sandwich on a grilled artisan sourdough bread (style) and came with fries with vinegar and salt powder.  This was an awesome sandwich!! One person in our party had the Oyster Po'boy sandwich and that too was very good!  The restaurant part is  you enter. The service was very good, friendly and helpful.  She was very proud of this place, and spent time visiting with us and making us welcome.  2 Thumbs up for sure!!

Saltine Bar (Norfolk, Virginia U.S.A.)

May 12, 2019
Saltine Bar, 100 East Main Street, Norfolk, Virginia U.S.A.   www.slatinenorfolk.com  Located across the street from the USS Wisconsin battleship (permanently here and open for tours)  The USS Wisconsin is a must see!! and also cross the street from the Cruise Ship terminal.  A very nice upscale bar with attached restaurant. They have a beautiful rectangular sit up bar that seats 26 people.  At one end of the bar is the raw oyster bar. This is an Apothecary bar and they have a Chief Mixologist, drinks are hand crafted.  There are 8 TV's through out the bar.  There are 3 booths that seat  4 or 5, 3 tables pub high that set 4 and 2 pub high tables for 2.  On the exterior side, there are 2 roll up garage door windows to the patio area.  Out side are tables, chairs and umbrellas.  For lunch I had the Prime rib melt and fries it was very good and the prime rib was juicy and tender.  It also comes with Kale Cesar salad which is very good too!  We really enjoyed our time here, it was relaxing with excellent service.

The Kill Devil Grill (Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina U.S.A.)

The Kill Devil Grill 2008 South Virginia Dare, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina U.S.A.  www.thekilldevilgrill.com  A great little find on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.  The front part is a 1939 Coleman diner, this is soooo cool!  It came down from Virginia in 1969.  The first back part was then added and later on they expanded the back again. The present owners have had it since 2001.  When you enter you are greeted by the beautiful sit-up bar that seats 15 people and is a very popular place to sit.  The restaurant area is down a few steps and takes over the back.  The Kill Devil grill is very close to the water but you can't see the ocean. They are closed every Sunday and Monday.  There are 6 different types of beer on tap, wine is 6 or 9 oz glass.  They have a good selection of wine.   Beer special is $2 Miller High Life. For food they have 4 or 5 daily food specials.   My buddy and I had the Cheese steak spring rolls, they were absolutely amazing!!!!  Our better halves had the pan seared scallops, quinoa pilaf with saffron cream, topped off with arugula.  That too was excellent.  Be prepared to wait to get in , it is that popular.  There is an area in front where you can wait, one catch you can only drink beer and wine out there.  No hard liquor allowed out front, North Carolina law. To kill time they have a pole with string and a ring attached you pull the ring back and swing it down and try to hook it on the hook part way up the pole.  I couldn't do it.   A great place and I highly recommend it, 2 thumbs up for sure!!!

Sharkey's Oceanfront Restaurant and Bar (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina U.S.A.)

May 8 2019
Sharkey's Oceanfront Restaurant and Bar 600 North Ocean Blvd, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina U.S.A.    www.sharkeysclub.com  It has a large square 18 person sit up bar and is covered but open air, with roll down sides when needed. For eats I had the Coconut shrimp:  Fried coconut shrimp served with a delicious orange marmalade sauce ( I opted out of the orange and had another sauce).  It was good. One of us had the Fried Green Tomatoes: Local green tomatoes lightly breaded and fried to perfection and served with Cajun mayo, they were pretty good.   The Veggie Spring Rolls: Crispy, lightly fried vegetable spring-rolls with Thai chili dipping sauce,and they were pretty good.  They have 6 beer on tap and is generally a small drink menu. Glass of wine was $5, beer was $4 and premium beer was $5 so that is pretty darn good.  It over looks the beach and ocean and is just steps away!

Tavern & Table (Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina U.S.A.)

May 8 2019
Tavern & Table, 100 Church Street, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina U.S.A.  www.tavernandtable.com
Right on the Shem Creek across from Charleston.  It is a big place with a large 18 person outside bar and a 20 person indoor bar.  We were here for lunch and it is a very nice place.There is an outside patio area on the boardwalk area. A couple of us had the Grilled brisket and cheese sandwich made with Teas toast and came with Yam wedges.  This was a very good sandwich!  One of your group had the Double Double burger and fries.  Home made patties and very good!  With 16 different types of beer on tap and a large selection of bottles you should fined something you like.  They have a good whiskey selection too!  They have 9 white wines by the glass and 7 red wines by the glass.  This was a nice relaxing place to sit, watch people, and boats go buy.  The service was very good and friendly! 

Poe's Tavern (Sullivan's Island, South Carolina U.S.A.)

May 6, 2019
Poe's Tavern 2211 Middle Street, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina U.S.A.   www.poestavern.com Great place and as the name says a strong emphasis to Edgar Allan POE. Lots of pictures of Poe on the walls.  Only 2 blocksfrom the beach.   E.A. POE at the age of 18 joined the army and called Sullivan's Island home, as he was stationed at Fort MOULTRIE starting in November 18 1827.  There is a nice 12 person sit-up bar in the front.  Right across from the bare are 3- 6 person pub high tables for 6.  Out front is a nice patio area and packed during the nice weather.  the food here is awesome!  For lunch I had the Hop Frog burger: Mig's BBQ sauce, Applewood bacon and Monterey Jack cheese with fries.  2 of my party had the Grilled Chicken Salad: Mixed greens with grilled chicken, Applewood bacon, Avocado, grape tomatoes, hard boiled egg, blue cheese crumbles with a Pimiento cheese crouton and tomato vinaigrette dressing.  The 4th person had the Pit and Pendulum burger:  Applewood bacon and Cheddar cheese.  They were all very good.   They have 20 different types of beer and many are rotating taps.  Wine is $5 to $6.50 per glass.  They had lots of staff ad they were very friendly and helpful.  Always checking up on you to ensure you are looked after.  I wanted to get q T Shirt but they were out of most styles and sizes, so I left empty handed.  We really enjoyed our visit and give it 2 thumbs up for sure.

Wind Rose Cafe (Tybee Island, Georgia U.S.A.)

May 4, 2019
Wind Rose Cafe, 19 Tybrisa Street, Tybee Island, Georgia U.S.A. not to far from Savannah and 1/2 block from the beautiful beach.  it was about 88F out when we went there.  They don't have air conditioning but it was out of the sun.    They have a Long "L" shaped sit-up bar that seats 16 people.  The bar top is made out of re-purposed bowling alley lanes.  Pretty durable to say the least!  The Wind Rose Cafe has been here since 1994 and the new owners take over in July 2019.  You have to be 18 years old to come in here as smoking is allowed inside and that is also the smoking age. There are 5 tables of 4 and one table for 6.  For lunch 3 of us had the daily special which were $5 Flounder fish tacos and they were pretty darn good! the 4th person had the Patty melt with big crinkle cut fires and that too was very good! They have daily specials and after 6 pm it gets packed.  6 different types of beer on tap.  They have wine and hard liquor.  Cool area here and nice little bar!

A Very Taki Tiki Bar and Grill (Edmonds, Washington U.S.A.)

April 27, 2019:
A Very Taki Tiki Bar and Grill 518 Main Street, Edmonds, Washington U.S.A.  What a great find!  located in a great area in downtown Edmonds!  The bar is Hawaiian Tiki Bar style, with palm trees down one wall, they even have a female mannequin in a in a life guard chair. It is a long narrow building with the washrooms in the back. The staff was very friendly and took good care of us.  there are 17 different types of beer on tap.  As for wine, there are 8 whites and 8 reds, as well has hard liquor.  Kids are not allowed in the bar area and in the bar after 9 pm.  the sit-up bar seats 10.  there are 12 TV's through out the bar so you wont miss the game!  For an appy we had the deep fried dill pickles and they were soooo good!! The owners met in the bar and liked it so much they bought the place.  It has been opened since 2007.  The back ground music was awesome and was all 1970's!   We had a great time and we will be back for sure real soon!!!

May 5, 2022

Made it back here for Cinco De Mayo. Still a fun place to go. Happy Hour runs 4-530 PM. Happy Hour food from  $6-$9. Draft beer $4, wine $4. We started of with deep fried pickles with a good chipotle sauce. They were fantastic! Then we had the Taco Salad, regular price $14 Happy Hour $9, one ground beef one bbq pork. Very good and very large. We could not finish them. They also had specials for Cinco De Mayo too.  Great price and great value! Waitress/ bartender was awesome, friendly and efficient!

Can't wait to come back!

Bayou Cafe and Blues Bar (Savannah, Georgia U.S.A.)

Bayou Cafe and Blues Bar, 14 North Abercorn Ramp, Savannah, Georgia U.S.A..   www.bayousavannah.com.  The main floor has a V shaped bar that seats 14 and is quite cozy.  They have live southern blues bands and it was awesome!!  It is in a old brick building and cool brick walls.  Drinks come in plastic cups and you can take them with you when you walk around and pub hop. The 2 female bartenders worked their backsides off and were very good! There is a seafood menu but we didn't eat here this evening.  Beer is $3.75 to $5.   The second part of the bar is upstairs and has another 14 person sit up bar.  They have a cigarette machine, Pacman video arcade game and 2 pool tables. There were 2 pool tables.  40 different types of beer are available.  Wine was $5 a glass. Everyone was very friendly and having a good time. We really enjoyed our time here.

Top Deck (Savannah, Georgia U.S.A.)

Top Deck (Roof top of the Cotton Sail Hotel) 125 West River Street, Savannah, Georgia U.S.A.  www.topdeckbar.com   Right above and over looking the Savannah River.  Great open air view. The bar is a log U shape bar seating 18 people..  Out side seats at least 50 people facing the edge all with great view of the river. There re 3 garage door style roll up windows.  8 different beer on tap and a large selection of wine.  They also have signature cocktails.  I had the chicken wings and they were huge!  The wings were pretty good!   We were there at 6 pm and it was very busy.  The staff had a hard time keeping up.  Seemed to be a lot of people there after work. Next time I will try and get a seat outside facing the river.  the ships come buy and are very close.