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THE IBIS ROOM<br />
Formerly Still Life Cocktail Bar, the Ibis Room<br />
opened in 2021, making for a newer addition to<br />
the nightlife scene in Warner Robins. They provide<br />
a welcoming and social atmosphere where guests<br />
can mingle over mixers and enjoy the evening.<br />
As you enter the bar, you’re greeted by Jeeves. Colorful<br />
mood lighting and immaculate décor surround you as you<br />
order drinks. The tables are surrounded by artwork from<br />
around the community, and the lounge draws inspiration<br />
from a vintage speakeasy.<br />
The bartenders are highly trained and will make just about<br />
anything. They’re trained to follow good recipes to the tee<br />
and use high-quality liquor, ensuring your drink is made perfectly<br />
the first time.<br />
For <strong>2023</strong>, highly recommended from their new menu is the<br />
Corpse Reviver #2: a mixed cocktail of gin, aperitif wine and<br />
a spritz of absinthe floated on top. The bar’s owner, Carmen<br />
Antonio, is also partial to their Negroni, and also recommends<br />
the Lemoncello and Meloncello.<br />
Make no mistake; the bar isn’t a run-of-the-mill place to enjoy<br />
drinks. The layout is perfectly engineered to promote socializing<br />
instead of watching screens.<br />
“<strong>In</strong>stead of small tables, we have tall tables, so you can<br />
communicate with the bar people,” Antonio explained. “<strong>In</strong>stead<br />
of having tables all over the dance area, we have couches, and I<br />
have a Sonos system, which is really nice. It goes from the front<br />
of the house all the way to the back.”<br />
The bar also features special events, bands, comedians and is<br />
pet friendly as well.<br />
You could say owning businesses runs in the family. Her son<br />
owns a couple of bars and a restaurant in Seattle. Antonio’s<br />
brother inspired her to open the bar, and her son designed<br />
the atmosphere, laying the foundation for it as it began to run.<br />
Over the year, the bar has drawn in many locals, something<br />
Antonio is proud of, and its location, while secluded from<br />
other bars in town, is seen by her as an opportunity to make<br />
Commercial Circle a downtown development of sorts.<br />
She envisions restaurants nearby and several more bars<br />
coming to the area, making the location a place where you<br />
can spend the entire evening taking in the nightlife.<br />
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