The Cork and Craft

My wife and I just happened to be in the area unexpectedly due to a medical emergency and I wanted to make the best of it.
Found this restaurant and the experience was outstanding and turned my whole psychology around, it really made a positive impact on my psyche, I’m not kidding. Loved the ambiance and vibe, it’s modern and while hip and really great lighting and furniture (and great layout, too, I love the hallway that separates the dining room from the bar, and we chose to eat at the bar, whee we got great service and of course the awesome food.
But the bar area was really appealing, the kegs of beer behind the bar, the nice bar lighting (I know I already mentioned lighting but this is specifically the bar area) and cool counter. My wife had the lobster roll and tater tots.
She normally eats gluten-free but no way she was gonna pass on that delicious true to New England lobster roll.
No element disappointed.
Delicious flavorful lobster, perfect texture for the dressing, and great split top roll.
And the tater tots are perfect.
By the way, even though this is a beer place, uh, wine is great! My wife had a sparkling rose she loved, it came out of one of the spigots like the beers! I had the prime rib sandwich.
WOW.
Delicious.
How do they do it? Seems so basic but it’s the seeded bun, the horseradish aioli, greens, it all works perfectly.
And fresh hot crispy fries. We stayed a while drinking after we finished our meals, enjoyed the great service and the vibe just put us in such a great mood and turned our stay in the area positive! I won’t forget it.

Went here for a holiday party and have some mixed feelings.
The atmosphere is great! It was very festive and comfortable for a private party.
The service was also great, especially with such a large group.
The appetizers were hit or miss - the tater tots and brussels sprouts were excellent, but the macaroni and cheese was bland.
The entrees were just okay, with one of our party member's salmon being so overcooked that she ended up not eating at all.
The desserts were also pretty underwhelming. I've seen some really good reviews so I'm not sure if this just might have been part of being in a sizable private party because they had to cook so many items at once.
I'd be interested to go back sometime solo and give another try, but overall I'm not sure I'd recommend it based on the experience we had.

I went here a long time ago and remembered liking it, so I'm glad I followed my hunch and recommended meeting some friends here.
They have a nice covered outdoor patio (dog friendly of course).
On the cold winter day we were there we had the patio to ourselves, which was nice since two couples brought their babies too.
Service was quick whenever there was something to bring, but they left us alone a lot when we didn't have an order on deck, which was fine since it was probably clear we were all having a good time catching up with each other. Abnormal Beer is their in-house brewery, we all really liked the beers we had from them.
Since they have a separate listing in Google Maps for that I'll have a review there for the beers. The food definitely feels a tiny bit upscale for the venue.
The prices aren't crazy but when the menu lists the executive chef, you know they take themselves seriously.
We all definitely enjoyed the poutine as an appetizer.
I adored my short ribs, I didn't even need a knife to cut through the meat! The bread pudding creme brulee was definitely more bread pudding than creme brulee, luckily I like both so I didn't mind either way but if you prefer creme brulee over bread pudding you might be a bit let down. Ultimately I would definitely come back here.
It's very close to the freeway so it's easy for people to converge here.