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Alcatraz International Bar
The astutely named “Alkatraz* bar in Calella is a young, rough and ready wannabe bar with all the trimmings of a British bar trying to make it abroad and succeeding in pulling punters that crave football, loutish behaviour and pints of their favourite home favourites. The original pull for our party was the karaoke, which does indeed work to entice in those who have already had enough to drink to think this will improve the evening. The venue is made up of a large makeshift porch, equipped with bright lights and pool table, further inside are small tables and room for sitting at the bar. The front of the venue is laced in cheap neon lights and blackboards. The drinks are around 3euro a pint but bar woman that serves us chases me round the room for my order and will not leave us alone to enjoy the entertainment.
Overall if you are into red faced brits in a breeze of their own drunken loutish atmosphere where lads are hitting on 40 year old women and families park themselves at tiny tables, beaming smile on the parents faces while the kids (who really don’t wanna be there) look like they are about to cry - 4/10
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10 responses so far ↓
1 gerry // Dec 20, 2008 at 3:19 pm
i must not agree with this comment i have been going to calella for many years it has been going for 25 years and it has a very high standard and caters for all ages the alcatraz is by far a very good pub
2 sean edwards // Jan 6, 2009 at 8:49 pm
hi i came there with paul mander a few yrz bk and u offered me work at your bar i wondered if you have any job vacancy’s still to offer could you email me back if possible please i would love to come back to spain.thankyou.
3 dave // Jan 25, 2009 at 3:47 pm
i went to this bar in july 2008 its a great place to go cheap beer also they hve alot of games like killer pool,bingo,live football also race horses i recomend any 1 frm england to go this pub if they go calella all the staff are friendly
4 paul // Mar 12, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Going to calella for a stag night in a week were is the bar? near the white horse or were?
5 pete // Apr 30, 2009 at 11:31 am
This artical is obviously written by a toff,this bar is exatly what it is claiming to be a fun bar run by fun people Madrid and the team do a brill job for 12 months of the year,theres no better location for watching any sport you want to watch ,hes got them all,the drinks are reasonably priced and the pub grub is good too.I go every year to this bar and have never seen any trouble at all.
6 Pia // Jul 6, 2009 at 12:34 pm
I have been at the bar about 10 times - the last time was 2007, with my daughter 8-years old, and she loved being there, and she loved John, the owner at the bar - it´s a fantastic place
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7 Ray // Sep 25, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Alctraz is probably a combination of the comments above but is certainly not involved in loutish behaviour.It is a typical brits abroad requirement.I will be back next Saturday.
8 Steve griffin // Oct 28, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Hi Madrid John, this is Stevie, Martin and Colin from Greenock. We were in your pub in June and we backed loads of losers. We are still skint. We had a drink with you in the Rabbie Burns bar in Calella. Can’t remember the name of the barmaid but she was a honey. Hope to see you next year. Stevie
9 Julie S // Feb 15, 2010 at 9:12 am
It is obvious to me and my husband Dan that the author of the above article had something rather uncomfortable where the sun doesn’t shine!!
We have often gone to Calella JUST because of this pub!! The staff are friendly and fun and they remember who you are!!
Perhaps not a Michelin rating, but rather a place to let your hair down and have FUN… some people wouldn’t know how to have FUN if they had an illustrated guide on the subject, would you Greg??!!!
We love the Alcatraz and look forward to every visit!!
10 Wendy Miller // Feb 27, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Hi, I was in Callella a few years back and was wondering if Subway still worked there?
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