Down at Topsail all week (leave on Saturday) for family vacation. We do plenty of drinking during the day/evening but a few of us (older cousins/uncles/dads) have been wondering about any possible bars to go to for the later hours to watch some baseball or whatever.

The weather was absolutely shitty today and we wished there was a bar that had the MLB ticket but weren't aware of one. This is a quiet beach, I know... but didn't know if any of the local restuarants down here had any kind of nightlife/sports atmosphere.


THANKS Wolf WEB

8/13/2008 7:23:11 PM

There is a bar about 2 to 3 miles north of the swing bridge that should have some games on. It used to be called Sqeakys but has recently changed its name. There is an arcade on the bottom, bar on top.

8/13/2008 7:48:09 PM

there's a sand bar that's usually pretty fun.

8/13/2008 9:37:34 PM

Gilligan's on the the mainland has karoke sometimes and is we usually go.

8/13/2008 9:40:54 PM

all I know is that you gotta hit up Seaview Fishing Pier for breakfast

and they serve ice cold beer too. but best breakfast in the US of A

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as far as bars....go to the Brass Pelican or Gilligans

good luck finding a sports bar though




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8/13/2008 10:46:44 PM

I second brass pelican and gilligans but they prob wont have MLB ticket. The closest thing to a sports bar that would be showing baseball would be Rick's. It is across the high bridge on the north end of the island just before you get to Sneads Ferry. I've watched a few sporting events there in the past but you may want to call ahead if you have a specific game in mind.

8/14/2008 5:59:09 AM

I love Topsail!! Lots of memories from there.

And yes, breakfast there is unbelievable. Something about bacon and eggs on toast combined with the smell of the ocean is great.

El Borracho apparently hated topsail because it wasn't crowded enough. It must suck horribly to have somewhere all to yourself.

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8/14/2008 7:06:22 AM

man, you should just go on down to Surf City instead.

8/14/2008 8:50:45 AM

crab pot.. although i think that may be surf city and its kind of a dive with no Tvs. good food, though.

8/14/2008 9:00:11 AM

crowded beaches suck, TSI ftw

8/14/2008 9:36:48 AM

Brass Pelican, best dive bar on the island

8/14/2008 9:57:54 AM

Go to Wilmington or J-ville.

8/14/2008 11:34:48 AM

i love topsoil.
loveeeee it.

my grandparents have a place down there.
so quiet and secluded.

i ususally just go the beach and bring my own beer and liquor.


but thats just me


god did i mention how much i love that place?

8/14/2008 1:56:20 PM

and....

Quote :

"There is a bar about 2 to 3 miles north of the swing bridge that should have some games on. It used to be called Sqeakys but has recently changed its name. There is an arcade on the bottom, bar on top."

i used to go there all the itme

8/14/2008 1:58:06 PM

Quote :

"i love topsoil."

8/14/2008 3:20:09 PM

Please go to Daddy Mac's for dinner, best food EVAR (there's some kind of chicken pesto penne thats amazing)
Mainsail is pretty good too

8/14/2008 3:39:21 PM

Home Port in South Topsail has the closest thing to a decent bar that I've ever seen down there. It's across from the Beach Shop restaurant... Jeff, the owner/proprietor knows what he's doing and his wife (an amazing pastry chef) makes killer desserts.

8/15/2008 5:08:48 PM

tonights our last night and i believe we're gonna leave the grandparents at home while the rest of us go out. we're in south topsail by the way.... preciate the tips.

8/15/2008 6:40:31 PM

Homeport has good pizza too. That bar has been 5 or 6 things in the last 10 years, its funny that its named home port again.

8/15/2008 8:11:16 PM

Wow, what a coincidence... I'm leaving for Topsail Island tomorrow. Thanks for all the info, TWW.

8/16/2008 3:32:48 PM

^Let's party!

8/16/2008 4:11:41 PM

Just got home... damn nice trip. The family is a lot of fun so family vacation ain't too bad. Aunt/Uncle from Charleston are both in the Bar Business so they're a blast and my dad/uncle are both a lot of fun to drink with. Even caught grandma makin her a glass of Evan Williams.

We only ate out once and that was today leaving the island when we stopped at Sears Landing. Pretty good lunch food right on the water.

Thanks for the information anyways.

8/16/2008 6:36:36 PM

Squeaky's is fun

8/16/2008 6:41:13 PM

haha, wish I had seen this earlier, as I live on TI. You guys didn't happen to do a boat cruise did you?


FYI...sandbar is okay, but it is filled with drunk ass marines on the weekend. My local bar is called Homeport down on the south end, but if you aren't just into the sit down and drink a beer scene rather than the loud, DJ scene. They have good live music on saturdays and friday night is Kareoke.


For next year...let me know I'll come have a drink and show you around, lol.

8/16/2008 6:52:20 PM

Shawna, you're gonna be there this week? Are you gonna be stalking me?

8/16/2008 6:52:40 PM

hahaha we went out there for spring break one year it was awesome... we were the only kids there so we were our own party... Buried a keg in the sand and had camel backs full of electric lemonade everywhere we went

8/16/2008 7:23:03 PM

^^Well I live right near Topsail.

8/16/2008 11:51:49 PM

topsail is so fucking redneck it's awful

8/17/2008 9:40:53 PM

I wonder if I was there. Sears Landing is right next to my house. the blue one.

8/17/2008 10:02:25 PM

Quote :

"all I know is that you gotta hit up Seaview Fishing Pier for breakfast and they serve ice cold beer too. but best breakfast in the US of A"

Yesssssssssss!

Also, what's the name of that restaurant just beside the bridge on the mainland side? I always forget its name but they have the best softshell crab sandwiches there.

8/17/2008 10:05:07 PM

^ Sear's Landing

8/17/2008 11:04:59 PM

Yeah that's it! I always make a point of going there when I'm out in the area.

8/18/2008 1:02:28 AM