![]() Graze on Sydney Royal medal winning fine food prepared by Sydney Showground. Extra tokens can be pre-purchased online (additional tokens are not available to be purchased on the day of the event). Access to the The Trophy Room where you can taste up to five Trophy awarded wines. One Riedel Ouverture wine glass for you to take home. ![]() It's a gem on the Peninsula.Your ticket to Grape, Grain & Graze includes: Unlimited tastings of the 2022 KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show entries (up to 1,800 different products). You get a good mix of the rowdy yet humble earthiness of beer drinkers with the class and coolness of young wine lovers. I think it is because it is a wine bar too. The vibe at Grape and Grain is different than other beer bars. Lighting is nice and mellow with candles at the tables and the bar. Vintage beer cans are 'littered' in the front window and across some of the shelves and 21st-Century artwork is hung about the dark painted walls. Also, they frequently play movies by the Coen Brothers. If your beverages and conversation aren't fun enough, there's a set of board games. Tables and booths are set up for couples or groups. The atmosphere is pretty lively, but it's never so loud that you can't hold a conversation. I almost forgot to mention that they offer "small bites" - things like roasted nuts, salami and cheese, etc. Speaking of Adam, he'll be sure to welcome you back with a handshake or a hug and he's happy to carry on beer talk between greeting folks and pouring libations. Adam, the owner and bartender, has the care to take personal trips to certain breweries. Some popular local beers on the menu are kinda pricey, but that's only because they aren't distributed in this county. Speaking of sampling, they recently started offering 4-oz sample glasses for people who want to do beer flights. For some of the wines, there is a self-service sampling machine. They have 8 rotating taps and usually around 50 bottles. It is a wine and beer bar (hence grape and grain). It opened several months ago and I actually found it using DFH's "Fish Finder". Until Grape and Grain came along, there wasn't a decent beer place in the entire mid to northern part of San Mateo County. The evidence is in the empty bottles lining the shelves. Oh, and Adam hosts some of the most epic BA bottle shares ever. The planned bar redesign will hopefully fix their space issues. The biggest drawback about this place is the single bathroom which can get busy at times. They also have a big selection of board games which are awesome to play at one of the high tables. The interior of the bar is modern, clean, and there are a few TVs for watching the game or late-night cult movies. ![]() They have a limited food menu (salame, olives, cheeses, other charcuterie items) that pair really well with beer and wine tasting, but keep in mind it's not a full-service food establishment. Usually Matt and/or Adam (the owner) are behind the bar making suggestions and serving up drinks and just generally doing it live. But there's always excellent beer on tap and in bottles. ![]() ![]() The crowd fluctuates depending on the day/time - they get pretty busy Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Grape and Grain is my favorite spot to grab a beer. ![]()
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