Firewaters

Can I give this place no stars?

Sticky, sticky floors.

Slooooooow bartenders. Like sitting on their cell phone, texting while you're drinkless. And frustrated.

"Can you play..."
"I'm the DJ. I play what I want. No requests."

Varying drink prices. Which means, you're stealing my money.

I went in against my instincts, at a friends request. It was her birthday. I'll never go back. There are plenty of other places in the tropicana to drink, dance and party.

Ahh, Firewaters. This place would be better off ON fire, but I assure you there wouldn't be enough water in the world to put it out. And what a shame considering all of the beer options they have on draft.

First of all, the location is just weird. It's kind of in the mall, but not really. It's kind of near the casino, but not really. It's like it doesn't know where it wants to be so it just kind of plopped itself in the middle hoping to get customers en route to the mall/casino to stop in.

Secondly, the place is filthy, but perhaps its biggest problem was the rudeness and slowness of the bartender. This guy either had a really bad hangover or a death in the family, because he clearly did not want to be there.

I went here with a group of 6. The girls wanted martinis. The bartender said not until the next bartender came to replace him. He didn't know how to make the martinis they wanted. Then I asked for a beer they ran out of and he offered me no alternatives. When I chose my own replacement, the bartender told me that option was $10 and asked me if I was sure I still wanted it. I didn't go here dressed in rags so I'm not sure what he was implying.

Bottom line: avoid this place, especially if that grumpy old bartender is working. The only saving grace for this bar is the number of beer options, even though they may be out of what you want to order.

Firewater stands out as the best beer selection on the boardwalk...Bartenders are friendly and attentive. The beer selection is very good for what it is, however it's very static. Every time I come here they have the same beers. I understand they have a target market of tourists that aren't here everyday, but I think they'd succeed if they kept some classics and had some rotating taps. Every great beer bar I've visited operates this way. They also don't really serve food and I know many people, myself included like to snack on something while they drink. Honestly, it's a little bit of an identity crisis, they have the menu and decor of a dive bar but seem to think they're above it. On a boardwalk of swanky overpriced bars, they should embrace it.