Anyone been to West Inn Cantina?

Sportmotor · October 21, 2009, 08:50:37 PM

I am meeting a friend there tonight, its right next to the casbah. I think.

Anyone been? Any good? What type of crowd am I about to walk into?

JeffreyS · October 21, 2009, 09:00:41 PM

You will leave thinking they could make a fortune if they ever hire a pro bar tender.

stephenc · October 21, 2009, 09:20:01 PM

Great food. decent staff. Good live music. My only complaint is that they stop serving food at 9pm. Great atmosphere though. My friends and I will normally start there, hit up the Casbah then end at Kickback's. Makes for a great night.

RiversideLoki · October 22, 2009, 09:16:45 AM

Have you gotten the Avondale stink off of yourself from last night yet?

Shwaz · October 22, 2009, 09:40:19 AM

Cougars...

Captain Zissou · October 22, 2009, 10:02:58 AM

Quote from: Shwaz on October 22, 2009, 09:40:19 AM
Cougars...

Ummmm.... Not quite. My experience with Monty's is wondering how all the people there knew about it, because they're clearly not from the neighborhood. It's a bunch of far westside folk and a sprinkling of every other Jax demographic thrown in. Pretty Fun I think, I frequent it a couple times a month.

JeffreyS · October 22, 2009, 10:09:10 AM

Monty's is it 1991 again?

Captain Zissou · October 22, 2009, 10:16:09 AM

Hahaha, that's just what I've always called it. Yes, I realize I was far too young to drink when it was called Monty's, but I think "West Inn Cantina" is a misrepresentation of what the place is.

Ernest Street · October 22, 2009, 10:18:03 AM

If you are alert, you will still find the barrel chairs and Naugahyde lounge furniture from Monty's spread around town...

JeffreyS · October 22, 2009, 11:32:22 AM

I admit I was too young and snuck in several times.

Omarvelous09 · October 22, 2009, 12:01:08 PM

West Inn caters to the Avondale/Riverside Bro dudes...only serves as a liquor store to me. Only been inside once. $:-\$

Lucasjj · October 22, 2009, 12:03:14 PM

I don't have much of a sample to go off, only being there once, but I thought there food was bad. I put it on level with Moss Fire on price, but no where near in quality. I do have to say their drink prices were good though.

Captain Zissou · October 22, 2009, 12:32:40 PM

Quote from: Omarvelous09 on October 22, 2009, 12:01:08 PM
West Inn caters to the Avondale/Riverside Bro dudes...only serves as a liquor store to me. Only been inside once. $:-\$

If those folks are from Riverside and Avondale, they've either really let themselves go, or they get extremely dressed down. This is the case ("bro dudes") on a few select nights a year (Night before thanskgiving, Christmas time, after Deb functions), but that is not the normal crowd.

Omarvelous09 · October 22, 2009, 12:46:53 PM

I have to admit, i dont go on a regular basis...but some of the people i've seen sitting out front are a little west side. Seems like it could be fun, if the mood was right.

Jennifer Browning · October 22, 2009, 03:03:22 PM

Quote from: Sportmotor on October 21, 2009, 08:50:37 PM
I am meeting a friend there tonight, its right next to the casbah. I think.

Anyone been? Any good? What type of crowd am I about to walk into?

I was there last Friday for a Club Crawl, and it's a mixture of people. The drink was pretty good, we didn't try the food, though. The review should be posted soon, so... I hope you'll enjoy it!