[Aerin]

What is your favorite Bar/Pub/Eatery....Why? and what about it keeps you going back for more?

My favorite place in my City, is called Frankies, it seats 88 people and has the best food, and the best wine and the best Beer. And Fantastic Tirimisu.

The owner, Frank(Remarkable isn't it) Knows my husband and I by name, and some how our favorite table is always available! It is truely a miracle.

In Vancouver BC, my fave bar is The Grandville room. They have Boddingtons, the real kind, not the shit version they sell in the US.

[SpaceWeavil]

When I lived in London I used to go to a place called Old Orleans in Covent Garden. Did US, Cajun, Texan or Mexican food and had a great little bar. They did some wicked cocktails there, things like a Blackjack, which was chocolate and cream and stuff with Jack Daniels in. We used to go there a lot as a group, me and the other theatre students.

Went to take my friend there this year, when we met up in London, and discovered they've turned it into an opera theme restaurant.

Here in Glasgow I did discover a nice little collection of coffee shops inside an old market building near Candleriggs, which I go to sometimes, and there is a nice cafe near me called 'Chocolate Therapy', so you can imagine what that's like.

When I'm over at my parents' place, we always have to go to the restaurant next door to their house, as my uncle is disabled and can't go very far. This place is called The Clippie's Fayre (the village they live in is called Kelty, and there was a Scots poem called the Kelty Clippie, which is a bus conductor, hence the restaurant name). Not joking, this place is the mangiest dive on planet earth. You go in one night, have dinner, then if you go back for breakfast the next morning, the same food and stuff that was ground into the carpet at dinner is still there, and the tables haven't even been wiped.

[VanatheEverYoung]

I wish I lived somewhere cool. I haven't even been anywhere cool. I'd give my left arm to visit the UK. My home state is Indiana. For those of you who don't live in the US, Indiana is one giant cornfield (not quite as bad as Iowa, but close). Our best restaurant is the Olive Garden. A lot of people like Buffalo Wild Wings, but you have to be 21 to have any fun there. Seven more months ....

[SilverMoonLady]

The Royal Mile Pub, in Wheaton, Maryland:) Excellent brew, friendly staff and the best Beef & Guiness Pie I've ever had.. don't know if it compares to the original, but this little yank does love it:)

When I'm desperately rich, I'll go eat at Chez Francois (not sure where it is, I was love-blind that night). Exquisite food and service, and these folks went so far out of their way to accomodate my hubby's food allergies! They brought out an alternate hors-d'oeuvre for him in 7 minutes when he casually responded to the waiter's inquiry.

But mom's cooking is all I really want anymore... I hate being homesick...

[inglor]

Manci's Antique Club, right up the street from my house, best hamburger I've ever had. Nice bar with lotsa cool stuff on the walls. Boiled crawfish and beer on Wednesdays (when they are in season).

Inglor

[NancyBrooke]

Hmmmmm restaurants I have loved.

The first that springs to mind is no longer open. It was called, coincidentally, Frankie's Cafe, and was in the Riverbend district of New Orleans. Went there two consecutive years when in town for Jazz Fest and it was unbelievable - if you like smoked duck and anduille sausage gumbo that is!! - small (12 tables?) and cheap, especially considering the quality of the food they were dishing out. We were so dissapointed to learn it had closed!

When dining out near home I like to go to Martick's in down town Baltimore. It's a funky little place in a scary part of town that always looks like it's closed. The wall paper is snakeskin, the silver never matches and it is freezing in the winter. However, the food is fabulous and inexpensive. The Chef and Owner was born in the house (which used to be a speakeasy - sometimes they still make you ring the doorbell) and trained in Paris.

Baltimore is like the city of hidden restaurants. Though we hardly ever go out anymore it is still cool to have lots of choices when we do.

SML - will have to try the Royal Mile Pub. I have a good friend who lives out that way and any excuse to get together is a good one.

[NancyBrooke]

[Moralanqua]

I'm another Old Orleans fan. They do the best cocktails!

Another place is called Revolution, Panneth introduced me and now I cant stay away.

In my town, there isnt a huge selection so we need to go into Glasgow for those places. If I want nice surroundings, cheap and plentiful alkomahol and tasty food - I go to Wetherspoons.

[SpaceWeavil]

[Amlee]

I am still in a dry county so no clubs close by. *roll* But in my traveling around I have found some great places.

In New Orleans for a bar I have to say one of the best places to have fun is "The Cat's Meow" on Bourbon. The bouncer is this huge I mean huge black guy and for him to get up on stage and sing "Sweet Home Alabama" and dance is well worth the crowd.
For eating in New Orleans I can't remember the name but it sets across the street from the parking lot where you board the General Jackson river boat. Great Po'boys.

In Miami there is a little outside mall downtown Miami right next to the Miami Heat basketball stadium. In there is this little cuban resturant that has a 2.00 beer (any brand) from 5:50 to 7:00. Plus the food is great also. (we ate there for 8 days) The whole crew is cuban. Down on South Beach there is a outside Italian place about half way down Lincoln Ave that has great food. But one of the best things is the people. If you like to people watch this is the place. Oh also on Keye Bayscaye(sp) there is the little run down hole in the wall that if you didn't know better you wouldn't stop, but it has great food and a great band.

In Key West hands down is Sloppy's Joe! The band is great!

In Long Beach "The Reef" is great! You can set on the patio as the sun sets behind you and just coats the city of Long Beach with an orange glow from across the habor from you.

[Elennare]