You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.

     -- Frank Zappa

 

Beer is a misunderstood vitamin

  -- P.G. Wodehouse

 

If you resolve to give up smoking, drinking and loving, you don’t actually live longer; it just seems longer

 -- Clement Freud

 

A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world

  -- Louis Pasteur

It is called a GASTROPUB, a British term for a public house (pub) which specializes in high-quality food, steps above the more basic "pub grub”. The name is a combination of pub and gastronomy and was coined in 1991 when David Eyre and Mike Belben opened a pub called ‘The Eagle’ in London.  Gastropubs typically have an atmosphere which is relaxed and a focus on offering cuisine prepared as well as it is in the best of restaurants.  Staying true to the format requires a menu that complements the assortment of beers and wines the gastropub offers.  Some describe gastropubs as the Anglo-equivalent of the French brasserie, Italian trattoria or the Japanese izakaya.

What defines gastropub cooking? The cuisine defies strict categorization. Some chefs update pub classics with lighter preparations and international influences. Others serve innovative dishes that are barely recognizable as "pub food." The common denominators are a streamlined approach and a focus on seasonal ingredients. And you'll always find a laid-back, neighborly atmosphere and reasonable prices.

the crow bar and kitchen staff has created a different type of pub menu that celebrates local food, honors tradition and welcomes seasonality, with special attention given to illustrate the varying ways beer and food can be paired to make both more enjoyable. These menu changes will further support the farm to table model.  the crow bar and kitchen is proud to support sustainable agriculture as well as local farms and businesses in order to serve food that simply tastes better.  Pubs with their welcoming, fun and vibrant atmospheres have a long history of anchoring and building communities.  the crow bar and kitchen is committed to establishing a new category of neighborhood restaurant that will maintain the classic attributes of comfort and affordability while delivering superior food and service to its guests.  the crow bar and kitchen is based on principles of high quality and taste and joins others in supporting a biodiverse, sustainable food supply, local producers, heritage foodways, and rediscovering the pleasures of the table.

We buy as much of our produce as possible from independent, local farms based on seasonal availability.  Our meat and poultry is all natural, free range, and raised without the use of hormones or antibiotics. We make sure that our choices of seafood are abundant and fished or farmed in sustainable ways.  It is our pledge to buy as locally and sustainably as possible.

The atmosphere for the crow bar and kitchen is an amalgamation of attentive service, the ambiance of a local pub and upscale, gourmet cuisine.  An extensive selection of international brews, 20+ on tap and many more by the bottle. A selective wine-by-the-glass program (20 – 25 available in this format) will further provide a unique experience to Orange County. 

The cuisine consists of classic pub food with a gourmet touch as well as other specialties procuring local, farm fresh ingredients, whenever possible, reducing the dependence on fossil fuels used for transportation. The recipes provide a diverse menu of comfort foods at a good value as to enhance the complete experience.  The intent is to create an exceptionally social and friendly environment with guests encouraged to share and become more involved in that experience.

the crow bar and kitchen is committed to establishing a new category of neighborhood restaurant that will maintain the classic attributes of comfort and affordability while delivering superior food and service to its guests and for those people who care about where their food comes from.

We aim to bring people closer to the production of their food, both by incorporating local, regional and sustainably-grown ingredients, and by introducing folks to the people who make their meal possible. Additionally, our beer and wine is handcrafted by the finest artisans in the world.