Trailside Cafe & Beer Garden

Yes, the sun shines in Carmel Valley Village. Come see us! Cheers!

We will be open all weekend! Live Music tonight in the dining room with Klevr and Saturday night with Brad Wilson. Our food and tap list are always tasty. Cheers!

Music is back at Trailside Cafe & Beer Garden... Come on by tomorrow night, May 21st from 6:00-9:00pm. Best places to visit, eat & drink, listen to music, and enjoy all that is Carmel Valley, CA https://carmelvalleyroadco.com/business/trailside-cafe/

Don't worry folks! We are just closed for the day and opening at 4pm for Dinner. Lack of employees (cooks, dishwashers and servers) has made us take a little break today. If you know anyone who can help us out please send them our way ASAP. Cheers! PS it's Schnitzel night tonight!

Updated Tap List, Live Music and Mother's Day Specials. Recently tapped Discretion "Raspberry Smile" and a Guava Sour from Morgan Territory in Tracy CA for your springtime quenching beverages. The guava sour is on our Super Secret Sour Special tap so you won't see it on the chalkboard. Tom Gaia plays tonight with Kate Miller in the Beergarden and join us for Mother's Day tomorrow (no reservations needed, 1st come 1st served) Roses for all of the Moms and lots of yummy Benedict specials as well as this Monte Cristo Sandwich. Cheers!

Live Music is back at Trailside Carmel Valley. Nomad plays an acoustic set in the Beergarden tonight from 6-9pm. Here's our beer specials list. With a couple of Revision cans, including a Triple IPA. We also have an El Segundo Triple (since we are in a Triple IPA kind of drinking season) We have also just tapped Almanac's Triple. No kegs of the Younger this year so we will make do with these great representatives of the style. Cheers!

Come join us tonight for Diego's Rib Night! Ribs are ready to take away, eat in our cozy Beergarden or heated front patio. The beer is pretty good too! Cheers!

Happy Superbowl Sunday from Trailside Carmel Valley! Here's our updated tap list, beer specials and an invitation to join us in the Beergarden to watch the Superbowl on 3 HDTVs. Get your benedict on, a mimosa or maybe some craft beer and appetizers and hang in our comfortable outdoor dining spaces. Cheers!

We're back operating, almost normally, with a great beer selection with lots of new stuff on tap, including beers from Wayfinder, Urban Roots, Revision, Humble Forager, 2 Towns Currant Cider and more. We got to sample this fantastic Cantillon last night and it was as good as you think! We still have have few bottles left so come join us on the front patio or in the Beergarden for locals night tonight. Cheers!

we're happy to reopen, don't be afraid to come, we still make social distance, tonight's rib night,16 beers on draft and also special bottles of IPAs , see you folks cheers

Trailside Cafe in Carmel Valley is now in full swing of Take out ordering. That includes beer and wine. Bring your growler in to be filled (or other container you want to bring in) with our outstanding draft beer. 750ml wine bottles are all $10 off of the menu price. ITS ALSO RIB NIGHT TONIGHT! Diego is still cooking on Tuesdays. Thanks for helping us make it through this time (again!) Cheers!

It's the last day for outdoor seating at Trailside Carmel Valley! Come join us for brunch or dinner today. We have plenty of covered seating, heat sources to keep you cozy and brunch specials like the Monte Cristo Sandwich(and few benedicts). Diego is making hot spiced apple cider, egg nog lattes and pouring from our fantastic taps this morning as well. Football games can be watched in the Beergarden where Frank and Vanessa will take excellent care of you. Cheers!

Updated tap list with a very special Christmas beer on #16! Join us for our last few days and nights of outdoor dining. Cheers!

Happy Holidays from Trailside Carmel Valley! We have a new Mixed Mushroom Risotto on the menu now. Come taste it, in person, for lunch or dinner until Sunday night when the deal is Togo orders only again. We hope that you all can help out the local businesses during this stay at home order by spreading your love and dollars around our great village. We all need your help! Trailside will be doing $10 off per wine bottle every day during the shutdown. You can also take growlers of our great draft beer and special order kegs through us. Side note: we are giving the whole staff the night off tonight to be with the ones they love, so no dinner service tonight (Thursday). See you for lunch today or tomorrow and throughout the weekend, normal hours. Cheers!

Here is our updated tap list as of December 7, 2020...and Yes! We are still open for business! Here's our rundown of the daily specials. It's happy hour from 4-6pm everyday, Locals night on Mondays(10% off of your bill from 6 til close), Rib Night on Tuesdays, Breakfast for Dinner on Wednesdays and our Schnitzel Special in on Thursdays. But everything is special at Trailside! See you soon. Cheers!

If you missed our Carmel Valley Oktoberfest, you are in luck. We will be serving Schnitzel every Thursday night as a special (served with our Ementaler cheese sauce, fries and veggies). There are still a few German beers on tap. Come join us on this beautiful day/evening in our Beergarden or in the sunny front patio. Cheers!

Getting creative with benedicts. Steak Slider bene on Hawaiian rolls with caramelized onions. Holy awesomeness! We will run this special on the weekends along with a Crab bene and Monte Cristo Sandwich. Sadly, the Carmel Valley Oktoberfest ends today, so come join us for Schnitzel, The Wurst and giant Bavarian style pretzels. You can also join us at 4pm today to take down a German Liter with Sean, Frank and Diego. Prost!

Locals night at Trailside Carmel Valley starts at 6pm after happy hour (4-6pm). Come watch one or both Monday Night Football games on our Beergarden HDTV's with discounts on food and beer all night. and Yes, the Oktoberfest menu is still rolling all week. Prost!

Oktoberfest continues in Carmel Valley through next weekend. Come try some great German and German style local beers along with the Chicken Schnitzel, a brat with kraut or "The Wurst" plate. Order Togo, sit on our front patio or in the Beergarden. Prost!

More cool and cozy photos from Trailside Carmel Valley. Yes! those are TV's in the Beergarden bar! Join us for outdoor sports watching. Prost!

Keeping cool in the Beergarden at Trailside Camel Valley with our new mist system. It's cooler and shady back there. Prost!

Oktoberfest is in full swing at Trailside Carmel Valley. Lots of great German beers and food, like "The Wurst" plate. Come join us tonight for the festival and it's also Rib Night! Prost!

Happy Friday! Come see us tonight for great craft beer and food and listen to Kiki and friends in the Beergarden (6-8pm) or sit on our sunny front patio and have a more peaceful meal. Cheers!

Come to Carmel Valley for lunch or dinner today as the sun is shining, the air is finally clear and the skies are blue. The Beergarden and front patio await you for Craft beer and home cooked meals. Tom Faia and Kate Miller sing for you in the Beergarden tonight starting at 6pm. Cheers!

Sunday Brunch in Carmel Valley with Crab Benedict on special and Pliny for President (Double Dry Hopped version) just tapped. The sun is coming out and a breeze is supposed to blow this afternoon. Join us for brunch, lunch or afternoon apps and drinks! After happy hour it's $10 off all large format bottles of beer and wine. Cheers!

Carmel Valley has cleared up a bit. Just a little hazy and no smoke today. Here's our updated tap list and Live music flyer for tonight. Just tapped Drake's "1500" Pale Ale, Duvel Golden Strong and Old Rasputin RIS is on the nitro tap. We also have 2 special member taps flowing. Join us in the Beergarden tonight for live music with our friends from PG. Cheers!

Tonight is Diego's Rib night! Come get yours before we sell out. It's also Hop harvest time for brewing and decorating the cafe. We are ordering all of our beers for Oktoberfest which starts (in Carmel Valley) on Sunday September 27th and runs through Oktober 11th, 2020. We will have our traditional German Food and Bier menu everyday during that time. Prost!

Updated tap list and "Breakfast for Dinner" tonight. Just tapped 2 Citra hopped beers from Beachwood in Orange County and Mikkeller San Diego. Super tasty and thirst quenching. See you soon. Cheers!