The Halifax Bar Scene

[Barrington south]

On spiring Garden Road, nest to the staircase leading up to Mexicali Rosa's, there is a staircase leading downstairs, that leads to a little basement space,

this space over the years has had many tenants,
including things like the sub Rosa after hours club a few years back,
and most recently a Latin club,
.....forget it's name....

anyways, apparently, Yuk Yuk's, is moving into this space and out of the weston...not good for the weston.......to bad, and recently they hosted the funny, Gerry-D....

[phrenic]

That spot is cursed. It's been through at least four clubs in the past five years (tickle trunk/village idiot/subrosa/club caliente). I thought there was some microbrewery there that opened after club caliente but I could be confusing that with another spot. It's also hosted several raves over the years after subrosa went out of business.

Hopefully Yuks Yuks will do well. I'm sure the Westin will survive.

[Jonovision]

I think thats a great move for Yuk Yuks. I can't see it doing poorly on Spring Garden.

The microbrewery is below the Mustache. It's called The Rockbottom Brewery and is really nice.

[Barrington south]

the micro-brewery is in the old doolies location....

below the mustache,

it has been open for a while and is fairly nice,
decor wise,
but I have heard that their food\service\beer is crap...

I found the bartenders to be quiet friendly though....

but the place is dead, even on a Thurs night, at 10:30...like 2 people....and they have even resorted to mailing out coupons...

never a good sign...
it is owned by the gent, who ownes the Moustash....
and he did invest a pretty penny in it...no doubt...oh, it's called Rock Bottom Brewery



yeah I'm sure the management at the westin aren't going to lose any sleep. It was a good use for the space though

[Barrington south]

you beat me to it JONO

[BravoZulu]

I think that will be a great venue for Yuk Yuk's. Have been to the westin location many times, but it always seemed to lack ambience. I think a basement venue will be just the thing.....maybe there is even a real red brick wall somewhere down there.

Any idea for the timeline of the move?

[someone123]

It seems to make more sense to have a comedy club in an area like SGR where there are other places to go out to eat or to go for drinks nearby. I guess South Street has some stuff by the Westin though..

[Barrington south]

^ you're right the SGR location will have nice ambiance, going down the little staircase, to the basement, with the low ceilings, and with a little stage and a nice bar........

[Barrington south]

Originally Posted by someone123

It seems to make more sense to have a comedy club in an area like SGR where there are other places to go out to eat or to go for drinks nearby. I guess South Street has some stuff by the Westin though..

yes, it's definatly a better location for a comedy club to thrive, and it also add's a little more action to SGR at night, which is always a good thing

[Barrington south]

Originally Posted by BravoZulu

Any idea for the timeline of the move?

not sure...
just saw some sign's as i was strolling by....
I will check the sign out further tonight to see if it specify's.....
i bought a condo at SGR and Dresden Road and now live there ........
so I'm on the main strip several times a day....
I'll let you know as soon as I can

[Barrington south]

Originally Posted by BravoZulu

Any idea for the timeline of the move?

The sign on the door say`s Aug. 09

[Barrington south]

The Yuk Yuk move has been delayed.....for unspecific reasons

[Barrington south]

The former Ryan Duffy's space....on Fashionable Dreden Row....Is now going to be a Bar and grill called......wait for it.........GULLABULL'S..... ..with a cartoon picture of a Bull....Beteen that and The TOOTHY MOOSE and FOGGY"S GOGGLES......Halifax is fast becoming the home of poorly named establasmants....Ohh well, at least the Thirsty Duck is no more

[worldlyhaligonian]

Argyle, Thursday nights, thats the best bar scene in Halifax. No skivs, hot girls, good atmosphere.

[Keith P.]

Originally Posted by Barrington south

The former Ryan Duffy's space....on Fashionable Dreden Row....Is now going to be a Bar and grill called......wait for it.........GULLABULL'S..... ..with a cartoon picture of a Bull....Beteen that and The TOOTHY MOOSE and FOGGY"S GOGGLES......Halifax is fast becoming the home of poorly named establasmants....Ohh well, at least the Thirsty Duck is no more

We are becoming the bar equivalent of the Australian wine industry with all their critter wines with cutesy-pie names.

Man, BS, your place got ripped over the weekend in Jeff Pinhey's blog:

http://maritimedrinker.blogspot.com/...bout-town.html

He's getting to be almost as sour as his brother.

[Barrington south]

Originally Posted by Keith P.

We are becoming the bar equivalent of the Australian wine industry with all their critter wines with cutesy-pie names.

Man, BS, your place got ripped over the weekend in Jeff Pinhey's blog:

http://maritimedrinker.blogspot.com/...bout-town.html

He's getting to be almost as sour as his brother.

Yeah he tore the HH a new one fur sure.....

Here's my responce.....

I can see his point, the this policy may not seem just,
and to be honest,
I didn't make the policy myself...and I not the biggest fan of it...however....
if someone is going to attempt to bring homemade food into an establishment....and consume it.
...best to call ahead to see if it is even allowed on the premasis....
in a way, it is comparable to try and bring home brew into a nightclub....now that wouldn't fly now would it?.....
now mind you there are regions of the world that have a flourishing...
Bring your own wine....
resturant industry......
and they have a fee known as a

corking fee...

this is exactly the same......and let me tell you that anyone who brings there own cake in, will then ask for plates and cutlery, all of which need to be washed afterwords,,,,and lots of napkins......
none of this is free.....also he Say's the cake was small?....and it was going to serve 18 people?.....
.couple last points...
we bake and sell our own cakes..and sell them...along with food and Booze.....that's why we are a business....
also....many, many restaurants have the exact same policy....
so I resent the ASS label a bit....those are my counter arguments...
.but I do see how it can be annoying....so like I said, call ahead to the of restaurant of choise next time.....I am going to review the policy though....

[terrynorthend]

Originally Posted by Barrington south

Yeah he tore the HH a new one fur sure.....

Here's my responce.....

I can see his point, the this policy may not seem just,
and to be honest,
I didn't make the policy myself...and I not the biggest fan of it...however....
if someone is going to attempt to bring homemade food into an establishment....and consume it.
...best to call ahead to see if it is even allowed on the premasis....
in a way, it is comparable to try and bring home brew into a nightclub....now that wouldn't fly now would it?.....
now mind you there are regions of the world that have a flourishing...
Bring your own wine....
resturant industry......
and they have a fee known as a

corking fee...

this is exactly the same......and let me tell you that anyone who brings there own cake in, will then ask for plates and cutlery, all of which need to be washed afterwords,,,,and lots of napkins......
none of this is free.....also he Say's the cake was small?....and it was going to serve 18 people?.....
.couple last points...
we bake and sell our own cakes..and sell them...along with food and Booze.....that's why we are a business....
also....many, many restaurants have the exact same policy....
so I resent the ASS label a bit....those are my counter arguments...
.but I do see how it can be annoying....so like I said, call ahead to the of restaurant of choise next time.....I am going to review the policy though....

I ran into the same thing at The Old Triangle at a friend's b-day a few months ago. It caught us a bit off guard, but its a fair policy IMO. And upon consideration I think most would agree. The problem generally arises when you tell a large group of people who are intoxicated to varying degrees that they cant' do x or have y or must follow rule z.. they tend to be more belligerent than they would under other circumstances. I admit we weren't the best sports about it at the time.. we knew the policy going in and even tired to sneak our little cake in.. we ended up causing more trouble for the poor server than anyone else.
Maybe you could try a "caking" fee, Barrington South!

[Barrington south]

Originally Posted by Keith P.

I still have a very bad feeling about this place.

source's in the industry have told me that this venture is in hot water

one might ask how the Mercury Lounge stayed in bus. all those years with next to nil bus.

the word is, it was a venture to help someone right off money with legality questions

and I find it HI-larious to note that MR EGO, aka, Kyle Drake, the co-owner of Nelly's is MIA ever since he realised this industry requires hard work and dedication, not just flirting with hot chicks, unless you have a really big operation that is

[worldlyhaligonian]

The worst part about Durty Nelly's (or any bar) is the poor space/layout. It feels like you are in this long hallway with tables... really a bottleneck when you are at one end and want to get a beer.

Real Irish Pubs have larger interiors.

[Barrington south]

pretty old news, but yuk yuk's is staying put at the Weston, for the time being. And the former partner of the mooted SGR move is going to open an independent comedy club in downstairs space the Yuk Yuk's was considering