People have told me they love the Red Door Saloon. I think they're liars. I think they might get free drinks. I think they have a lower, more base understanding of what love is. One cannot love a bar that has potentially the worst service in the CST. I'm not Kidding.
From the outside Red Door looks like a creative upgrade for an older house, that at some point in the not too distant past was falling apart. The patio looks inviting, and on occasion it can offer some fantastic sunsets (try early April). Inside it has an over the top style decoration theme going, you can almost imagine the decorator thinking 'I need more old-timey beer ads to hang up.' The bar top itself is the laminated penny variety, very cool and somewhat trendy. But after all that you run into the major problem with this bar. You must be THIS COOL to order a beer.
I've never been a fan of businesses that act like I should kiss their ass to get moderately decent service, and I baulk at the idea of puckering for someone who is going to ignore me for 5 minutes no matter how much money I'm waving in their face. Such is the case at the Red Door Saloon. It is in the end, a bar for the bartenders friends, a who's who of the East Elite, and overall a poor place to get beer. If it's hot dogs you want, there is a better option right around the corner.
Worth the Call-In: Not an Option
Worth the Walk: On Buy 1 Get 1 Night (but plan on waiting)
Worth the Drive: Not unless you are on a Harley.
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