Nine Flags

Visited Wed. Aug 15th 7:30pm

I ask the bartender beverage server at Posados where I might get the type of bar service I was looking for.  You know, a Full Service bar.  She assured me there were several in town and suggested I go to The Hotel Fredonia's bar called Nine Flags.  Fred's, as the locals call it, holds itself out as the premier hotel in Nacogdoches and it probable is.  I've had mixed result in my numerous visits there.  However, with this new blog I'll start all my reviews afresh.  So on to the bar.

I ask for my usual "Straight Daiquiri on the rocks" and am promptly told they do not serve any frozen drinks.  Obvious demerits for not lessening.  I proceed to explain myself and realize very quickly the bartender doesn't know how to make a Daiquiri.  I tell her the ingredients and she is stumped by simple syrup.  She's not sure what it is, but she knows she doesn't have any.  I end up leaving without purchasing anything.

Wednesday night with the college kids still on summer break is not a busy night at Nine Flags.  There were a half dozen people in the joint and one bartender.  The server was cordial and responsive and apologetic about not being able to prepare my beverage of choice.  There are bar stool and small tables in this modest size space.  The lighting was pleasantly low and the air temperature comfortable.  The back bar area is cluttered and I question how well it gets cleaned, but no noticeable smell was present.

Nine Flags has the potential of becoming a premier night life scene with a little help.

Service ***
Food N/A
Beverage *
Atmosphere ***

Five * is the very best.