Rafters Blues & Raw Bar

Apparently, Rafters is one of *the* bars to be at on St. Simons Island.  If any of you have been to Moondogs in Atlanta, I think Rafter's might be SSI's equivalent.  There's pool tables, darts, pinball and arcade machines, multiple bars, and a dance floor.  And like Moondogs, you have to climb a set of stairs to get inside.  This is a fun place to be.

We visited late on a Saturday night and the bar was packed.  The entire bar was smoky, especially the pool area.  I could tell a lot of locals and regulars came here to hang out, drink, and shoot pool.  All the pool tables were taken.  I counted about 5-6 pool tables, all pay-to-play.  The dart boards were hooked to machines with digital displays for scoring purposes.

There are two bars: one in the game room with the pool tables and another in the room with the dance floor.  The music in the dance room was incredibly loud, like almost eardrum-bursting loud.  The dance area was more club-like with dim lighting and flashing lights.  I saw bands come here to play, but there were not here during our visit.

The crowd was mostly 20 and 30-somethings.  I recall seeing one MILF (GILF?) with huge, fake knockers playing pool.  The staff and most of the patrons were cool and laid back.

I love going to rafters to listen to some of the bands that travel threw. The atmosphere is great and so are the acoustics. Drinks are reasonably priced which is always a plus.

I have got to give Rafters 5 stars. There hasn't been a time that I've been to Rafters and not had a great time.

This is the place to come party when you are on the island. They always have great drink special and the food is pretty good to. Service at Rafters is great, the staff is always friendly and lively and know how to get the party started.

In addition to the great boozing, partying, and debauchery; Rafters also has some nice eye candy to with the atmosphere.