The Grove Restaurant & Bar

There is a full bar, coffee service, and a menu that runs through breakfast, lunch, and dinner, so the crowd shifts from laptop campers in the afternoon to after-work groups and pre-event meetups later on.

For shows like Rhonda Sauce’s jazz set, Sami Stevens’ songwriter night, or Austin Wazz’s indie-psychedelic solo gig, the music happens in the Grove Bar area from early evening into the dinner hour. Expect close-up, small-venue energy rather than a dedicated listening room. People are usually still eating and talking, but the sound is clear enough to follow a set while working through a burger or a drink. Seating is a mix of booths and tables in the main dining room, an upstairs mezzanine that looks down over the space, and a covered, heated patio that faces the sidewalk.

The place is independently owned and leans into a “living room” feel, with lots of wood, planted trees that rise up through the dining room, and an upstairs level decorated with black-and-white photos and a vintage 1960s Gretsch Corvette guitar on the wall. The mezzanine and patio are often reserved for private events, so it is common to find one section roped for a group while the rest stays open to walk-ins. For anyone coming to a specific performance, it is worth arriving a little early to claim a table with a decent sightline to the bar area and settle in before the music starts.

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