Bars of Barretto: Adam’s

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One of the newer drinking establishments in town, Adam’s identifies as a sports bar. Who am I to argue?

I visited Adam’s several times when it had first opened. It always seemed blah to me somehow–nothing wrong but also no real reason to put it into my rotation. Last night was the first time I’d been back in several months and it really did have a whole new vibe going on. I actually enjoyed myself. Granted, I had been drinking all afternoon at dart league, but that doesn’t really matter since that kind of thing is what bars are for.

Adam’s is one of the several “upstairs” bars in town, and the first one I’ve reviewed. I don’t have any issue with climbing a flight of stairs to get to my beer so it won’t impact their ranking.
Since my last visit, the actual bar has been moved from the back to a side wall. I hadn’t noticed that when I first arrived…
...so I wound up sitting where the old bar used to be. I’m told they are in the process of putting a kitchen in here.

There were a dozen or so mostly attractive waitresses. Not pushy for drinks at all, which I always appreciate. One of the waitresses knew me from when she used to work at Queen Victoria, an event I had no recollection of. I bought her a drink anyway.

Adams participates in the dart league and their match was still going on when I arrived. This dartboard setup is also new since my last visit. It appears very well done.
I’m not sure about this seating arrangement, however. I think it would just be a matter of time (and a number of beers) before I tripped coming down off that stage.

My waitress friend asked me if I played pool and I was just inebriated enough to claim that I did. And for some reason I let myself get sucked into playing doubles against two other bar girls. They just happened to be excellent pool players and promptly kicked our ass. After that shellacking, I felt obligated to buy the winners a drink.

It’s a nice setup for pool though, although it is unlikely I’ll be humiliating myself by playing again any time soon.

So, I have to admit Adam’s turned out to be a pleasant surprise. I actually knew several expats in the bar and it was a pretty good time hanging out there. I’ll definitely be visiting more often in the future. Adam’s places higher in the rankings than I anticipated it would.

  1. It Doesn’t Matter
  2. Alley Cats
  3. Adam’s
  4. Blue Butterfly
  5. Out Back Billabong
  6. Dynamite Dick’s
  7. Hideaway
  8. Rosies
  9. Queen Victoria
  10. MacArthur’s
  11. Redz Pub
  12. Whiskey Girl

7 thoughts on “Bars of Barretto: Adam’s”

  4. I am enjoying the bar reviews.

    It would be interesting to see if the rankings changed if you did a review of the bars later at night?

    You are seeing the early evening crowd I assume? Wondering if any of the bars take on a different vibe the later it gets. May move some up and some down I guess.

  5. Hey Brian, good points on how bar vibes vary depending on time of day. My reviews are also very subjective, based on things I like in a bar. Someone else might view it entirely differently. I’m definitely an early bird, but I’ve heard things get much wilder in some bars later in the night.

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