Man, I have to disagree with every point in this post.
I'd love to have a decent pool hall that had a jukebox (that was loud enough to hear, but you could still converse over). Every place that I have been playing has garbage music chosen by the idiots who work there. I. CANNOT. LISTEN. TO. ANYMORE. BLACK-EYED PEAS!!!
If it takes you more than 2min to walk the balls up to the counter, that is on you and the time should keep running or double in price (if there is a waiting list).
Energy drinks offer a pretty decent profit margin, you might as well ask the hall to go out of business and nobody is making you drink them. As for alternatives, I'd rather see my opponent chugging redbull than using meth, coke or speed--which are all to present at many pool halls.
As for the OP, I have only been in Golden Fleece once. The owner, Dave, was super nice--he asked me if there was something wrong when I left after playing alone for an hour and a half. The tables were immaculate. The atmosphere was all pool hall.
The only problem I had is that in the 1.5 hrs I was there two fat regulars put their obese asses in my face multiple times when I was already down for a shot. I cannot hold that against the place, but it makes me not want to return, which is sad since it is the closest hall to my house.
dld--misses the 211 every day.
