TimeOut Abu Dhabi – July 24, 2019

Music & Nightlife

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IT’S NOT OFTEN your first thoughts

when you enter a sports bar are:

“isn’t this place really clean?”,

but here we are in Appaloosa

marvelling at how new and

shiny it looks. Something that’s

particularly impressive after

being open for a couple of years.

The same can be said for the

whole of the Marriott Al Forsan

Hotel, which can definitely

applaud its staff for keeping the

place spick and span.

Moving on from that slightly

unusual detour, we’ll get back to

why you’re here – to find out if

the bar is worth visiting.

In short, yes it is. From the

chilled atmosphere, to the

regular deals and from the

good grub to the many screens

showing live sports, there’s much

to like about the venue.

It might not look like your

typical sports bar – think along

the lines of Blu Sky or Sports

Café rather than the more

traditional likes of Heroes,

Cooper’s or Victor’s, but it

definitely does what it says

on the tin.

As well as showing all

kinds of matches from

around the world, you can

pick up bargains on your

drinks. Happy hour offers

half-price drinks from

opening until 7pm from

Saturday to Wednesday,

Teachers get 30 percent off the

bill at all times and on Thursdays

hops are Dhs20 when you buy

three between noon and 7pm.

With a fairly standard range

of hops on draft and plenty of

grape and mixed drinks on the

menu, it’s not the most creative

of drinks offerings. But there’s

always Couture Lounge next door

for that kind of thing.

Appaloosa is great for a catch

up with mates over a drink or

two, while you watch whatever big

tournament is on at the moment,

and that suits us just fine. Give it

a try yourself.

Appaloosa

O Open daily noon-3am. Marriott Hotel Al Forsan, Khalifa city A

(02 201 4000).

WHAT IS IT...

Slick sports bar in

a swanky hotel

WHY GO...

The deals are

just brilliant

Hamilton’s Gastropub

This casual bar is minimalist and

modern and that’s why we like it.

There’s regular live music, super bar

bites and a popular ladies’ night too.

O Open daily 4pm-2am. Saadiyat Rotana Resort &

Villas, Saadiyat Island (02 697 0000).

THREE OF THE BEST

Indoor bars

Library Bar

With velvet armchairs and cool art

covering the walls, Library bar is as

stylish and hipster friendly as the rest

of The Abu Dhabi EDITION.

O Sat-Wed 5pm-1am; Thu-Fri 5pm-2am. The Abu

Dhabi EDITION, Al Bateen (02 208 0000).

The Warehouse

Decorated with grape barrels and filled

with soft leather sofas, the weekly

schedule include fondue deals, ladies’

nights, tapas spreads and more.

O Open 4pm-1am. Pearl Rotana Capital Centre,

Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street (02 307 5591).

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