Headquarters Bar & Grill & Banquet Hall

Great new chef!!  Awesome lunch specials.  Must try!

Banquet Hall? Really? Okaaay. I really think Headquarters should have just stuck with the Bar & Grill, but that is my opinion.

Headquarters is a pretty standard Western Mass bar with less meatheads causing fights. (Score!) The times that I have been here the bartenders have been quick to pour a drink; plop a cherry bomb (or six) in front of me and/or crack open a bottle. The crowd seems to be mostly 20 and 30-somethings. Very laid-back. There is a pool table, soft-tip darts and PLENTY of tables and chairs. Like too many. (I guess this is where the banquet hall comes into play.)

The only problem I have encountered here is eardrum-shattering music. And patrons with an overwhelming affinity for The Eagles. Barf. I hate having to yell to my friends in order to have a conversation. I especially hate having to yell over Don Henley crooning lame metaphors about materialism in Hotel California. Turn. The. Music. Down.

Tip: If you are dating someone who is truly stupid, this would be a great place to hang out since conversation can be out of the question due to the volume!