The Rose & Crown

Palo Alto's oldest bar, the first in the area to serve craft beer, with award-winning fish and chips, darts, and a welcoming unpretentious pub atmosphere since 1982.

The Rose & Crown calls itself Palo Alto's oldest bar and the first in the area to bring in craft beer. The pub menu centers on what it bills as its famous fish and chips, along with cottage pie, an Angus pub burger, a fried chicken sando, and baskets of tater tots and tikka masala fries. Taps rotate through local and imported beer, including a kolsch from Palo Alto Brewing. The staff are described as knowledgeable, and the room stays comfortable and unpretentious.