Duarte's Tavern

Today, Duarte's is considered a landmark. We serve an average of 13,000 people a month. We have grown from two employees in the fifties to the sixty-five we have now. Our menu back in the thirties was sandwiches and ice cream. Now we have an extensive menu focusing on artichoke dishes, fresh fish, and a wine list of over two hundred different labels. Through all the years and the changes that...

Private banquet room facilities seating 40 available Monday through Thursday

The homemade Olalliberry pie is a house specialty.

Though it periodically catches the attention of the national press, this 19th-century roadhouse—say DOO-arts—continues to serve simple American fare with a modest, hometown attitude. The restaurant's bar, for instance, is a great place to sip a whiskey, but it's also the town's liquor store, which means some locals take their orders to go. The no-frills dining room offers a solid menu based on...

When you see this restaurant, housed in an Old West-style wood-and-stucco building near Pescadero Country Store, you'll probably feel as though you've traveled back in time. Duarte's (pronounced doo-arts) is still owned and operated by the family that built it in 1894. The fourth generation serves dishes for which Bay Area natives travel down the coast. Artichokes from the nearby fields are...

In Short
One of Northern California's oldest family-run restaurants, this small Pescadero diner hasn't changed much since its 1894 founding by Frank Duarte. The small wood bar is original...

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