Bar
Unclaimed profilePony Club Bar & Lounge
Paso Robles, CA · $$
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Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Pony Club Bar & Lounge runs an eight-drink signature cocktail list built on vodka, whiskey, rum, bourbon, and gin, with house-made syrups and Distillery Cheval Lemongrass Bitters doing heavy lifting across the menu. The wine side is equally deliberate: fifteen by-the-glass options spanning California, Italy, France, and New Zealand, with Central California producers well represented. A $25 corkage fee applies to wine only, one bottle. The spirits selection is thinner, though a recent customer specifically pointed to the vodka.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Honey Badger, a rosemary-infused Bulleit Bourbon drink with Liquore Strega, house-made ginger-honey syrup, and two bitters, including Distillery Cheval Lemongrass Bitters. For a lighter build, the Bearcat '91 pairs Tito's Vodka with house-made ginger-hibiscus syrup, lemon, and lime.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Drinkers who want a named cocktail list with house-made syrups and bitters, and wine drinkers who value by-the-glass range across California, Italy, France, and New Zealand.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The overlap of an eight-cocktail signature list with house-made syrups and a fifteen-wine by-the-glass program that reaches and Santa Barbara to Italy, France, and New Zealand. The $25 corkage fee, wine only and limited to one bottle, is a defined policy rather than an open invitation.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
Eight signature cocktails span vodka, whiskey, rum, bourbon, and gin bases. House-made syrups appear in several drinks, and Distillery Cheval Lemongrass Bitters is used across multiple recipes. The list is broad enough to offer real choice without becoming a catalog.
Menu strengths
- — Eight named signature cocktails with distinct base spirits including Tito's Vodka, Redwood Whiskey, Herradura Silver, Gosling's Rum, Bulleit Bourbon, Botanist Gin, and Tin City Vodka.
- — Several drinks use house-made syrups, including ginger-hibiscus, ginger-honey, nutmeg, and cranberry agave.
- — Distillery Cheval Lemongrass Bitters appears in multiple cocktails, including the Spice Island Old Fashioned and Honey Badger.
Standout selections
- — Honey Badger: rosemary-infused Bulleit Bourbon, Liquore Strega, house-made ginger-honey syrup, Distillery Cheval Lemongrass Bitters, lemon.
- — Bearcat '91: Tito's Vodka, house-made ginger-hibiscus syrup, lemon, lime.
- — Spice Island Old Fashioned: Gosling's Rum, house-made nutmeg syrup, Elemakule bitters, Distillery Cheval Lemongrass Bitters, lemon.
Wine
Fifteen wines by the glass cover sparkling, white, rosé, and red from California, Italy, France, and New Zealand. Central California producers are emphasized alongside European selections. A $25 corkage fee applies to wine only, with a one-bottle limit.
Menu strengths
- — Fifteen wines by the glass with sparkling, white, rosé, and red options from California, Italy, France, and New Zealand.
- — Central California producers are emphasized, including and Santa Barbara selections.
- — The $25 corkage fee is wine-only and limited to one bottle.
Standout selections
- — 2023 Saxum, G2 Vineyard, California.; 2023 Tablas Creek, Espirit de Tablas, California.
- — NV Laetitia, Brut Rosé, Arroyo Grande Valley, California.
Spirits
Distilled spirits are served, and a recent customer account encouraged trying the vodka.; The venue serves distilled spirits.; A recent customer account encouraged visitors to try the vodka.
Menu strengths
- — The venue serves distilled spirits.; A recent customer account encouraged visitors to try the vodka.
Standout selections
- — Vodka, as mentioned in a recent customer account.
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