When bar owner Pete Zachman dreamed of opening a bar, his only requirement was that it had to have Natural Light on tap.
Unfortunately, Pete had to pass up on that requirement to have Guinness, because according to Zachman, there is no way you can call it a pub if you don’t have Guinness on tap.
Knight’s Pub is the newest bar to come to the turbulent UCF bar scene. Located cozily on the corner of Alafaya and University, its close proximity to campus and laid back atmosphere will hope to reinvigorate night life at UCF.
“Going for more of a Devaney’s type of feel, I worked at Devaney’s, my manager worked at Devaney’s. It’s a lot of the old, five years ago UCF bar feel we’re trying to go with.” Owner Pete Zachman told KnightNews.com.
Knight’s Pub will be filling a hole that Pete says has formed in the UCF bar area since the closing of the popular Devaney’s Too. He insisted that shorts and a shirt is perfect attire for the pub.
“It’s not the kind of place you come to in high heels and a dress.” Zachman said.
Although the bar is far from being finished aesthetically, Zachman has the plans laid out. After multiple messages to famous alumni and athletes, Zachman has been in contact with Daniel Tosh and Brandon Marshall to have their signatures and pictures on the wall honoring great Knights that have came through UCF.
He envisions the inside to be very UCF-fan centered, including black and gold colors dominating the bar. As a self-proclaimed UCF fanatic, Zachman feels that it is a necessity to represent the school that the bar is located in.
As for specials the bar will have “competitive” specials compared to the rest of the nightlife in the UCF area. An open hiring session will be held at Knight’s Pub on Wednesday, April 10th and Thursday, April 11th.
