Okay. We were there so we have to do
it. In Moriara, a very beautiful town on
the Costa Blanca there is an Irish themed pub called The Tower. At first, the place looks perfect in fact we
waited for half an hour until they opened because we were so interested. There are two small but comfortable tables on
the sidewalk in front of the pub and the exterior looks very, very Irish. What could be more perfect?
The interior of the pub is finished in dark polished wood,
there is a long bar filled with bottles and glasses, booths line one wall and
there are barrels serving as tables in the open areas. All of the signs, advertisements and
knick-knacks are Irish style and sporting events are shown on the several flat
screen televisions
Our excitement evaporated when we were told, in Spanish by
the Spanish bartender that they only had English ale on tap and while they did
have Guinness, it came in a bottle. For
shame! There was Irish whiskey but the
menu was more English than Irish when it wasn’t Spanish. Disappointing.
The place is really very nice and we highly recommend you
stop in if you’re looking for this type of ambiance and speak Spanish and want
to drink whiskey. Skip it if you are
thirsty for an Irish stout, cider or ale from the tap or hunkering for a bacon
sandwich.
We have to give The Tower 3 points for ambience although the
name could use a little work. The
Spanish bartender, while being helpful in a typically Spanish manner generates 0 points
as does the lack of anything Irish on tap.
The menu was primarily Spanish and because the kitchen was not open we
are unable to award any points in this area.
The entertainment consists of sporting events on the televisions and
there were several so one can watch from any seat in the house. Since they were the proper type of events we
give The Tower 2 points here for a grand total of 5 points which places it in a
tie for third with International Brewery Bringas in Madrid.
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