After my adventures at the Lake County Court
house, it was past 5 o’clock…what does that
mean to me? Traffic. No sense in fighting
with it and ending up pissed off, so I stopped
by historic Tavares to check out the rowing
facilities.Want to know more?
Click here–>Central Florida Rowing
My husband from Denmark is always looking for a good
area close to the water, that he can party at. In Miami
and in Copenhagen we go to Nikki Beach. Here in Central Florida,
we have Wooten Park…if you’ve ever been here you know
what that means! CLICK–>Nikki Beach
Enter Nora Jones. While clicking pics of some of Florida’s most beautiful natural lakes and piers, Nora Jones’ voice drifted across the water, “Come away with me and we’ll kiss on a mountain top…” I turned to discover the quaintest waterfront tavern this side of Killarney Ireland, O’Keefe’s Irish Pub and Grill. Nestled on the edge of Lake Dora, O’Keefe’s offer’s an open dining area. Perfect for those glorious sun shiny days, sunning and dreaming of summer days.
An ornate doorway opens to reveal a lush tavern that makes you feel like you’ve been transported into an old fashioned speak easy. The atmosphere is so thick you can cut it. This is a family bar, there have been birthday parties and Irish wakes here. This is America. Like Cheers….everyone knows your name.
Stepping inside, I bump into Terence O’Keefe. Terrence
is the brother of Andrew O’Keefe, this bar’s proprietor.
Terrence welcomes me and offers a seat at the bar so I
can plug in my laptop. “We have WiFi if it helps you.” I
swear there was an Irish glint to his voice if not a wink
in his eye. I settle down and let him make me a sweet
but sour drink to warm up my bones…”Holiday cheer!”
He chimes as Roxanne and I ask him the name.
We giggle as we decide that yes, this drink can make
any day a holiday.
O’Keefe’s
115 S. Rockingham Ave.
Taveres Fl 32778
352-343-2157
terenceokeefe@yahoo.com
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