Belle Isle Yacht Pub Address/phone/web: 7521 S. Orange Ave., 407-850-3491
After work or after hours? Both
Beer/wine or liquor too? Beer
Check all that apply: ☐ fancy cocktails
☐ make ’em strong and keep ’em coming
☐ wine list (5 choices or more)
☒ craft beer
☒ beer: the usual suspects
☒ wide selection of bottles (more than 15)
☐ wide selection on tap (more than 15)
Food? ☐ Y ☒ N
Smoking allowed inside? ☐ Y ☒ N
Outside drinking? ☒ Y ☐ N
Dog-friendly? ☒ Y ☐ N
Bathrooms: nightmare or not bad? Not bad.
TVs? ☒ Y ☐ N
What’s on? Sports
DJs? ☐ Y ☒ N
Loud music or background music?
There’s live music sometimes, but otherwise it’s nondescript to nonexistent.
Games? Check all that apply: ☐ pinball
☒ video
☐ pool
☒ darts
☒ other: air hockey
Essay question: Why should I drink here? You hear this a lot, but the Yacht Pub really is like drinking at a friend’s house (well, the big covered porch is, anyway, with its dartboard, air hockey table and random assortment of battered couches). Inside it’s a compact, cozy spot to get a decent beer or three, watch the game, or maybe take in a band on the tiny stage.
This article appears in Apr 22-28, 2015.
