People come and people go. Bars, they come and they go, too. Some though have been the same for that long that they seem part of the furniture - if a bar can be described as furniture, which almost certainly it can't be. Take somewhere like the Smugglers in Puerto Alcúdia. Barrie's been there since 1995, so when something of an old-timer chooses to move on, it seems more significant than those bars that do just come and go.
And so an era has ended, and the Smugglers moves on, now in new and capable hands. So, as you might expect, it is an excuse for a Bar of the Week moment - The Smugglers Bar, Puerto Alcúdia.
Where: C. Torreta, Puerto Alcúdia, down the side of the Piscis Hotel.
What: Family bar with all the beers and spirits plus breakfasts (from 09:00 in the season), lunch and evening specials and snacks with good English staples like fish 'n' chips on Fridays and roasts on Sundays. Sports TV.
When: Every day, 12:00 till late at present but with that earlier start for breakfasts when the season kicks in.
Who: Philip, wife Lindsay and mum Sheila.
Why: Feels like a pub, looks like a pub, basically it is a pub. Family run for families in a good location right in the port and convenient for the marina and for hotels such as the Alcúdia and Viva Tropic in the port area, but also an attraction for those coming into the port from further afield - Bellevue and Playa de Muro.
Is there a website? Yes, needs some updating but it is www.smugglersbar.com
AND - SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT second day in a road. Little Britain Supermarket has its Easter offers available, so there's a whole load of info about this on the WHAT'S ON BLOG (link in the menu here).
QUIZ
Yesterday - well, you might have said The Rubettes, but it wasn't. Very Rubettes like, it was in fact The First Class who, let's face it, were anything but. Today's title - well, no bounty hunters as far as I know, but this was a live album by a group with a great name (Poguesish).
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