The Indian Queen

Love the atmosphere of this place.  According to my Augusta-local tour guide, this building used to be a gun store, so the Indian Queen kind of feels like a bar inside of an old-timey cabin, if that cabin was clean, smelled good, and had a full bar, but you get the idea.

I initially stuck with a classic G&T, but after tasting my tour guide's mojito, I knew that's what I was getting next.  It's not your average bar where a drink that involves muddling and fresh herbs is a must order, but here it definitely is.  They actually had a pretty impressive stock of mint and other garnishes (fresh cherries, strawberries, etc) for a place where the most expensive drink off the cocktail menu tops out at about $8.  I will say that the female bartender's mojito making skills were not *quite* as good as the other guy manning the bar, but it was still a surprisingly good drink.

Though it was still pretty dead around 9:30pm on a Friday night, business began to pick up when we left about an hour later, and my tour guide told me it's usually packed out come 11pm or so.  But before the crowds arrived, it was a good spot to get a night cap and chat.

This is a good bar with really nice and carefully thought out mixed drinks and a really nice space.  The only thing keeping it from begin five stars is the lack of draft beer.  That would really make it the go-to bar in augusta.  They did a great job of making booze-free versions of their signature drinks for my pregnant wife.  Being smoke free is great as well.  This place has a lot of potential and will definitely be back.

A good bar conveniently located within walking distance from my house. I like the relaxed atmosphere that is much different than bars downtown. Its located in the old gun cabinet and gives a great log cabin feel. You can rent out a cabinet and save your own liquor for a monthly fee which is pretty neat. I like : its not smoky inside, good parking and a crums truck outside on the weekends. I dont like that they dont have anything on tap and some of the bartenders have been pretty rude a few times. But I will still be going back here!