The Cabaret

My friend is a total prankster. The last time I visited P-Cola (only for one night) was during Memorial Day weekend several years ago. We hit up the beach bars and there were TONS of women everywhere! (SCORE!) However, we found out pretty quickly that Memorial Day weekend was a sort of gay pride weekend in Pensacola. So, yes, all those women were lesbians and not interested. Damn.

Fast forward to 2013...

I tell my friend that I wanted to hit up some bars but do NOT take me to a lesbian beach! So what does he do? He brings me to a gay bar with mostly gay men. Well-played, friend. (Dick.)

But this place is actually one of the more chill spots in Pensacola. If you like karaoke (particularly Elton John - seriously), they have that here. The bartenders are all cool, and the prices were just fine. Personally, my friend probably thought he was going to make me a little more than uncomfortable taking me to a gay bar. Too bad for him I've grown to embrace those folks just like any other human being, so the joke's on him! :-P But seriously, great place and definitely worth a visit.

It is a gay bar but my wife and I go there all the time and are always made to feel welcome.   Great drinks and free popcorn for customers.   Relatively quiet atmosphere to just chill.

Ok... technically, it's a "gay bar".   But really, it's a "mixed bar".  And that's a Good Thing™, not a bad thing.

Wonderful outdoor seating with a wall of french doors opening out to the street.  Live piano some nights, live jazz singer other nights, and good karaoke the other nights.  A little something for everyone.

I really appreciate a nice happy hour place where you can actually sit with a friend or co-worker after work and TALK.  There's always music videos or live music playing, but it's always easy to hear and be heard... and that's important to me in a bar.

As a non-smoker, I appreciate the effort to keep the air clean... the new owner has spent thousands of dollars on ventilation and Smoke Eaters, and it really makes a difference.  Always comfortable with the doors open if the weather is right.

Happy Hour is fantastic as far as prices go, but a little "quiet" compared to other bars... which, again, is a Good Thingâ„¢ to many of us.

Go for happy hour and enjoy the ridiculously low prices.  Then stay for the evening's entertainment.

It really is Pensacola's best "neighborhood bar".  You'll always find a friend.