The Rendez Vous Bistro (614 4th St, Old Courthouse Square) is reminiscent of buying mint juleps at Disneyland or staying at the Paris hotel in Las Vegas. The decor is a little over the top, making it more of a whimsical environment instead of a serious atmosphere. Nothing wrong with that…
First of all, let me [...]
Had we been thinking about it, Monday night was probably not the best night to check out Third Street Aleworks (610 Third Street, Santa Rosa) seeing as it is football season. Located in the old Good Earth restaurant building (shows you how long ago I lived in Sonoma County), Third Street Aleworks is a spacious, [...]
Located near in the industrial park area of Santa Rosa, the Nutty Irishman (900 block of Piner Rd), is a very … interesting place. I wanted to go there because they participate in the pool league that I play on and I wanted to check out the pool table. The large, nondescript building butts up [...]
I’ve been wanting to try the happy hour at Stark’s Steakhouse (Adams and 7th, near Railroad Square) ever since I heard they had $2 martinis on Wednesday and Thursday. I finally had a chance last Thursday.
I love the lounge at Stark’s because it has all the elements that make you feel good about yourself even [...]
Atmosphere: Dive Bar
Clientele: Let’s just go with “varied”
Spirits: Full bar, limited but good selection
Staff: Mr. Moondog is awesome!
I never would have found Moondog’s Place (1924 Sebastopol Rd) if A) I hadn’t been invited to play pool there and B) someone didn’t send me detailed instructions on how to find it. It’s tucked behind a laundromat [...]
This just in… a reader submission of a mysterious and hot bartender from Sassafras Restaurant in Santa Rosa…
This is someone I could definitely watch muddle a mojito…
Hey, Mr. Hot Bartender – please leave a note in the comments with your name or email us (northbay barfly at gmail dot com) so we know who to [...]
Atmosphere: Irish Pub
Clientele: Hard to say
Spirits: Full bar with good whiskey list
Staff: Friendly and knowledgable
I’ve been waiting to write the Black Rose Pub review for a while because I really like this place but every time I go there, I’m like the only person there. I’ve gone to the Black Rose (2074 Armory, on [...]
Atmosphere: Hipster College Bar
Clientele: Eclectic
Spirits: Full bar
Staff: Hot Bartenders
You’re probably wondering why the photo above is kind of fuzzy, well, that’s because the Belvedere was the last stop on a three-bar tour and I think probably everyone who comes to the Belvedere sees that sign the same way, blurry. Gary’s at the Belvedere is located [...]
Atmosphere: Dive Bar²
Clientele: Working stiffs, rough around the edges but friendly and tweakers
Spirits: full bar, emphasis on low, low end
Staff: Dice Master Nick
A barfly (an actual barfly, not just a barfly reader) suggested that we head over to The Zoo (527 Barham Ave, just off of Petaluma Hill Rd in Santa Rosa), so we off [...]
Atmosphere: Swinging hotel pick-up lounge
Clientele: Older crowd, some locals, some hotel guests
Spirits: Full bar with awesome happy hour
Staff: Competent wait staff, friendly and professional
The Barfly girls headed to Equus to partake in their awesome $2 Tuesday promotion – that’s $2 beer and $2 appetizers during happy hour on Tuesday and Thursday (4:30-6:30, happy hour 5 [...]
