Backstage Billiards LBV

I decided to check out Backstage Billiards with a few friends on a Friday night, as a goodbye celebration for one of our closest who was leaving for the military.
The first thing I noticed when walking in was the amount of smoke in the air. You’ll walk out of here smelling like a dirty ashtray. If you’re allergic or prone to respiratory complications, do not come here. Albeit, a large pool hall with about 25 tables, darts, and flatscreens showing different games. The spot is a bit congested, right off of the Lake Buena Vista area, right in Orlando’s hotel district. What turned me off about this place were the ridiculously overpriced rates for using a pool table. I realize it was a Friday night, and there were a few of us in our group but $ 40 for two pool tables, involving less than 1.5 hrs of usage is excessive no matter which city you find yourself in. Some people in our group didn’t even play, yet we were all charged a flat rate as if we had. It turns out that there is a per person charge per table on a timed basis. Apparently the tables are free to use only on Tues. from what I was told by the bartenders. Typical O-​town, tourist trap nonsense. I honestly should have known better, given where Backstage is located.
I had high hopes for this pool hall, since it was our first time there, but was utterly disappointed in their overall setup of this establishment. The only good thing from our time there was the friendly and attentive waitress. Nothing else unless you feel spectacular paying $ 75 for three beer pitchers and two pool tables. Go somewhere else, honestly.

We visit this place about once a week. Its not classy at all… but thats o.k., because its lots of fun! Pool prices arent too bad, $ 10 for 2 people for an hour. They have decent drink prices, and as a smoker, its nice you can still smoke inside somewhere. They have free pool from 3−9pm. They also have darts, $ 0.25 a game. The bartenders are cool too. They serve some food, but they dont really care if you bring your own in with you (theres a Hooters and Dominos in the same plaza).