August 29, 2017

Lafayette: The Cooperage; restaurant review

Greater East Bay

The Cooperage  

32 Lafayette Circle, (925) 298-5915.  L-D daily. 

This bustling spot features an expansive open interior with several dining areas--including a large heated patio and a large bar area.  Comfort food and vintage cocktails are staples on The Cooperage's relatively small, regularly changing menu--think deviled eggs with bacon, mac’n cheese, Brown Derby salad (roasted rotisserie chicken, bacon, blue cheese, avocado, tomato, egg), and a house burger made with a custom grind of short rib, sirloin, and brisket (and served with a side of either fries in a sweet little bag or a delicious Caesar salad).  Burrata with cherry tomatoes and Petaluma brick chicken are also popular.  Well-executed drinks include a gin and tonic enhanced with floating flowers and juniper berries, a colorful and spicey blood-orange margarita, and a mix of scotch and amaretto called The Godfather.  

bar at The Cooperage in Lafayette, California
bar at The Cooperagein Lafayette, California


blood-orange margarita at The Cooperage in Lafayette, California
blood-orange margarita at The Cooperage in Lafayette, California


gin and tonic at The Cooperage in Lafayette, California
gin and tonic at The Cooperage in Lafayette, California


Brussels sprouts salad at The Cooperage in Lafayette, California
Brussels sprouts salad at The Cooperage in Lafayette, California


house burger at The Cooperage in Lafayette, California
house burger at The Cooperage in Lafayette, California

 


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images ©2017 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

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