Cafe Gecko

This is a solid bar!

The drinks are well made, no waffling and questioning about classic cocktails.  In other words, the bartenders don't embarrass themselves and they know their business  

The food is great and just as solid.

The service is speedy, efficient and frequent.  Your waitress will glide in on the wind, replace your ashtray, take your empty glass and take your order then leave on the same breeze she flew in on.  

The patio and the indoors are a contradiction.  Inside is a traditional bar.  Outside is a semi-caribbean patio.  Ignore the contrast and just enjoy whichever you're in the mood for.  I'm told that it gets a bit more jumping at night.  I've only been there for early evening drinks.  It would be interesting to see if the service holds up at night.  Anyway, whoever manages that place knows exactly what they're doing.

Good drinking bar.

Gecko is one of those places you take a date after dinner to have a night cap.   The inside is nice and welcoming.  The patio is nice albeit a little crowded (tables to close together).   Yes this used to be a smoking bar but seriously you cannot smell it.  If you can't walk past the smokers on the patio you need to just go live in a bubble (and I don't even smoke).   The food is great but its not someplace you will sit down and tuck into a full blown dinner.  The service is very quick, do yourself a favor have the seafood nachos they are the bomb.  If you go with your friends I highly suggest drinking then playing the "Ring" game it's too much fun.  Only down side is if someone is trying to play darts you are going to be in each others way.  Aside from that a good all-around drinking/snacking establishment.