Recently, there have been some posts on this board re:Phuket town, ... you just need to search a bit.
For starters, try:
http://www.phuket-info.com/forums/sh... max#post60609
Another post
http://www.phuket-info.com/forums/sh...in# post60620
And another posts
http://www.phuket-info.com/forums/sh...ip# post60659
If you search the bars you mentioned, you may find more posts