Interference

Great place to hang out. Very friendly staff. Great prices on beer. You must try the wings!

Interference is a Mandeville dive bar.

I am on a quest to go to new bars. Normally this quest takes place in New Orleans, but last night it brought me to Interference.

I pass this bar nearly every day and have always wondered how it was, but never stopped in. I was a tad overdressed since I was coming from La Provence, but I didn't care.

The bar is pretty well lit for a dive. They could probably have turned out 3/4 of the lights to make it more divey. There was a pool table and a very long shuffleboard table. Shuffleboard in bars is an excellent concept. I never had been to a bar in Nola with shuffleboard, but this is the second Northshore bar with a table that I know of.

The bar is very long and lined with bar stools. Above the bar there were four TVs all tuned to sports.  The area next to the shuffleboard table has around 10 or so tables and chairs which was a nice place to sit and drink. There is also an area for a band, but there wasn't a show last night.

The crowd was mixed. I was the best dressed, but it ran the gamut from young tattooed service industry folks to old dudes wearing LSU gear.

The bartender was young, attractive and friendly. I ordered poorly (Fancy Lawnmower-nasty), but they did have a decent selection of other drafts (maybe 4-5). There was a Guinness draft sign, but I did not confirm that they had an actual draft.

In summary, interference is a sports themed dive. It was too bright, but I'll be back.