The Rose & Crown
Palo Alto's oldest bar by its own account, and the first in town to pour craft, on Emerson Street. Jeff gave it five stars in 2017 for exactly that combination.
Why go
The pub makes two claims about itself and both are worth knowing as claims: We are Palo Alto's oldest bar, as well as the first to bring craft beer to the area.
1 Neither has been checked against anything independent. What has been checked is Jeff's own five stars from May 2017: Great classic pub with craft beer.
The staff pitch on the same page is the useful practical bit, which is that they will pick for you: Come let our friendly and educated bar staff help find the right pint for you.
Order this / avoid
- Order: ask the bar. That is the house's own instruction and it is the only order guidance anyone has published.
What locals & experts say
- Jeff (first-hand), 5 stars, May 2017: "Great classic pub with craft beer."
- The Rose & Crown (its own words):
We focus on showcasing the best of what's happening in the craft beer scene while maintaining an environment that is comfortable and unpretentious.
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Good to know
- Timing: the pub does not publish hours on its home page. Call before a trip.
- Booking: walk in.
- Getting there: Emerson Street, downtown Palo Alto, a few blocks from the Caltrain station. The old roseandcrownpa.com address is dead; therosepa.com is theirs.
Jeff's take (his words)
- His review (Jeff, first-hand, 5 stars, 21 May 2017): "Great classic pub with craft beer."
Verdict
could-visit — Jeff gave it five stars in May 2017 for being a classic pub with craft beer, and the pub's own claim is that it brought craft to Palo Alto first. Two short accounts agreeing on the same thing, one of them first-hand. No writer has been read on it and no tap list was published, so the rung sits at could-visit.