Note: Billy Winters is closed on a Monday and Tuesday. They don’t even have the sign out front on those days, so it’s easy to drive past and miss it. When they are open though … Well, what can I say — I’ve toured a lot of towns and cities in the USA and I’m a huge fan of the dive bar. This place is the closest thing to a beach /dive bar I’ve found in the UK, just sadly missing a bit of the dive as it was well lit, clean and my shoes didn’t stick to the floor. You can bring your own dive by visiting on a wet and windy day and trying to eat outside if you’re desperate though :) The range of food on the menu isn’t massive, but what they do do, they do do well. Everything that the three of us in my party had there(on both visits) was great. The staff were friendly and helpful, and the beers were cold. The cocktails were excellent — visiting from London, I wasn’t sure what to make of the ‘liquid to ice’ ratio — I’m used to a cocktail being mostly ice with a dash of £10 spirit over the top, but these … these were cocktails that you could actually drink instead of sucking on! The view is spectacular too. Depending on the time of day, you’ll get to watch stand up paddlers fall down, kite surfers touring the harbour or just watch the sailboats and navy tubs. Between the Pizza and the slow cooked things, I’l have a hard time making a choice when we go back. But no matter what I have, I’m having a side of the sweet potato fries! It was very hard to believe that this is owned by the same person who owns and runs the Crab House Café just down the road. But that’s a topic for a different review, and I’m hungry now …
