S.F. Bay Area Kilt Night

[michael steinrok]

I will be there.What time?

[Rigged]

Well, it turns out that I'll be going to the theatre tomorrow night. Sherri scored a couple of Suite tickets to an Alvin Ailey performance at the Flint Center.

You guys will have to soldier on without me this time.

[motorman4life]

So, being that TONIGHT is the 2nd Saturday of the month... am I to assume the Southbay Kilt night in Sunnyvale is off?

I don't see any info/details/promotion and from what I heard, the last (and first) one at the Firehouse was not well attended, had expensive food & drink and it was somewhat awkward walking past a couple of good Irish Pubs to go to some preppy BBQ joint. Or, did I read it wrong?

Enquiring minds what to know.

[Rigged]

Well, the BBQ joint was kindof expensive, but good quality. I thought it would be a good starting point, but once we all got there, no one wanted to leave.

I thought the gathering was well-attended by friends and family and non-drinkers.

I've recently offered up another location, that being Bogart's Lounge. It's just a bar -- nothing fancy, but it was a fun place even on a rainy Thursday night.

I've mentioned that there are two or three Irish Pubs, a Bavarian bar/restaurant (with real German beers), a wine shop with a tasting bar and live music, and several restaurants (Sushi, Chinese, Greek, Middle-Eastern, Italian, Thai) and a French Cabaret all within a block of two of each other on Murphy street.

While certainly not as romantic and adventurous as driving down a dark street through the lonely industrial section of a town to find a brewery in the back of a parking lot, downtown Sunnyvale is... well... Yuppie.

We could go off the beaten path and try "Shooters" on Mathilda or "Blue Max" on El Camino Real (it's in a mini-mall between a fish-'n'-chips joint and a costume shop).

There's also "Black Watch" in Los Gatos. I've never been there, but here's a review:

http://siliconvalley.citysearch.com/review/1073384

I'm sure we can all agree on something. ::stifling a laugh::

Let me know.

[kiltimabar]

I've been to the Black Watch; it's kinda small and crowded in my experience. I much preferred the King's Head in Campbell:

http://www.thekingshead.com/

Good food, good music, and lots of space.

Oh, and they give a $1.00 beer discount if you're wearing tartan (not sure if that was every night or just certain ones--would need to check on that).

[michael steinrok]

I've been to the Black Watch; it's kinda small and crowded in my experience. I much preferred the King's Head in Campbell:

http://www.thekingshead.com/

Good food, good music, and lots of space.

Oh, and they give a $1.00 beer discount if you're wearing tartan (not sure if that was every night or just certain ones--would need to check on that).

I think that is on their seisun nights.

[Panache]

The Kings Head looks fun. When do you fellows normally have your kilt nights?