6am Girls - Javea Entertainment Guide

With it being St Paddy’s day on Monday, the 6am girls went all Irish this weekend, and sampled a bit of the Emerald Isle’s hospitality at the Ann Shebeen Irish Bar in Javea.

Now due to the Irish Bar being one of our local haunts, and the fact that whenever we go there we always experience a great night out, we felt it was our duty to take a very unbiased, fresh look at our favorite hot spot, and see how it rated when we introduced our 6 mission mantra.

We arrived at 11.30, and found the bar to be in full swing party mode with the wonderful Adam King singing his way through a fantastic mix of both old and new tunes that everyone knows and loves. For such an early hour the dance floor was packed, and everyone was singing along at full pelt having a thoroughly great time. So hats off to Adam, he really knows how to whip up his audience and put on a great performance that both young and old will enjoy listening and dancing to.

After a short intermission Adam returned to the stage and was joined by 12 year old Sam Cox. Sam performed a rendition of Obvious by McFly and had the crowd in the palm of his hand with a truly amazing performance. Apparently this is something quite new for Sam; and mum Sue had absolutely no idea of Sam’s talent, until he took a 3 day performing arts course at the Stage School in Javea.

With encouragement from the fantastic teachers Lucy Glister and Emma Devine he is now on his voyage to stardom too. He has performed in many recent productions, including the lead role in the Stage Schools version of Grease playing Danny Zuco. Sam is also set to star in the new Bugsy Malone production as Fat Sam on the 6th June at the Parador Hotel, and in the upcoming Santa Semana fiesta in Javea, where he will be greasing his hair back again and gyrating his hips in another Grease performance.

Sam’s mom would like to say a very special thank you to both Lucy and Emma from the Stage School in Javea, and the Valarie Jean Performing Arts School, as without their encouragement they would never have realized Sam’s talents, or his certain future earning potential!! So watch out Robbie you have some competition coming your way the 6am girls think.

So as you can see the Irish Bar certainly appeals to all age groups, and their friendly staff coupled with a real family atmosphere still gets a real thumbs up from the 6am girls. We love their live music nights, and the variety of bands they bring in for your entertainment is great. If it all gets a bit too much, the bar is split into two levels and the downstairs area gives you the opportunity to take a quiet break if you need to. So is it value for money? The 6am girls think so.

It’s not the cheapest bar in the area, around €3.50 per pint, €4.80 a Gin & Tonic, €1.80 a coke and €4.20 for that all important Irish favorite a pint of Guinness, but we think you’re getting a lot for you Euro and it’s definitely worth it.

So one to some of our other missions. Unfortunately we didn’t eat there on this occasion, but have done on many others. The food caters for just about everyone’s taste buds, with a good selection of great English favorites like “bangers & mash” “steak pie” and “fish ‘n’ chips” all at reasonable prices.

Our only negative comment would be that vegetarians are not really catered for on the menu. We do have a vegetarian in the 6am girls, and probably wouldn’t have noticed the lack of vegetarian options otherwise, but to be fair the Irish Bar have always been very accommodating when we have dinned there, putting together a plate of salad and chips for her, and we have since found out that if you book a table/party and advise the Irish Bar in advance they will prepare a vegetarian meal if one is required, but it would be great in the future to see a couple of alternative vegetarian options introduced on their menu, just for a bit more variety and choice.

We also looked at some of the more general points that influence a good time out.

We noted that there is good disabled access to all the lower levels of the bar, and a disabled toilet is also situated on this level. They also have a cigarette machine and smoking is permitted in most areas. They do have a non smoking area and this is situated between the bars on the mid terrace level. There is a very good ventilation system but non smokers need to be aware that it can get smoky in the upstairs area. Toilets were kept clean throughout the night, service was prompt and tables cleared away of empties quickly.

The 6am girls still think this is a great venue for a really good night out, and has an all round fun, friendly, relaxed atmosphere ideal for a couple or a crowd wanting a good meal with some free live entertainment.

We spoke to Sam the owner to find out what their entertainment diary holds for the upcoming month and it’s packed full of some of the best known bands in the area.