Bar
Unclaimed profileThe Vesper
Campbell, CA · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
The Vesper is a craft cocktail bar and kitchen in Downtown with a speakeasy feel. The happy hour menu lists eight cocktails with named ingredients, from a Fresh Greyhound with Tito's and fresh grapefruit to a Single Barrel Manhattan with Wilderness Trail Rye. Bottle service lets guests choose a bottle and add favorites for the table. Well drinks are $8, draft beers are $7.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Single Barrel Manhattan, built on Wilderness Trail Rye Single Barrel with sweet vermouth and angostura. The Kentucky Buck combines Crown Blackberry, lemon, house bitters, and ginger beer. For something lighter, the Fresh Greyhound uses Tito's vodka and fresh grapefruit.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Guests looking for a defined craft cocktail list with named spirits and modifiers, and groups interested in bottle service for celebrations and gatherings.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Happy hour well drinks are $8, draft beers are $7, and bottle service is available for groups. The eight-cocktail happy hour menu offers a range of options.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- A craft cocktail bar with a speakeasy feel that pairs a focused eight-drink happy hour menu with bottle service, allowing guests to choose a bottle and add favorites for the table.
Beverage categories
We only score what a venue sets out to do. Categories a venue doesn't attempt are left unscored rather than penalized.
Cocktails
The happy hour menu lists eight cocktails with named ingredients, including a Fresh Greyhound, Single Barrel Manhattan, Kentucky Buck, Bee's Knees, Daiquiri, Margarita, Side Car, and Aperol Spritz. The bar describes itself as focused on artisan cocktails and fine spirits. Reviewers call the drinks delicious and refreshing.
Menu strengths
- — Eight-cocktail happy hour menu with named spirits and modifiers
- — Craft cocktail bar focused on artisan cocktails and fine spirits
- — Reviewers describe the cocktails as delicious and refreshing
Standout selections
- — Single Barrel Manhattan — Wilderness Trail Rye Single Barrel, sweet vermouth, angostura
- — Kentucky Buck — Crown Blackberry, lemon, house bitters, ginger beer
Pricing: Happy hour cocktails listed; well drinks $8
Wine
The happy hour menu lists red wine (house selection), white wine (house selection), and Prosecco (Ca' Bolani, D.O.C.). The wine selection is compact, with one named Prosecco and two house wines.
Menu strengths
- — Named Prosecco: Ca' Bolani, D.O.C.; House red and white wines available
Standout selections
- — Prosecco — Ca' Bolani, D.O.C.; listed on the happy hour wines menu.
Pricing: House red, house white, and Prosecco listed on happy hour menu
Beer
The happy hour menu lists draft beers at $7. Happy hour food items Smoke House, La Fiesta, and El Mar each include a beer. No specific breweries or styles are named.
Menu strengths
- — Draft beers listed at $7 on happy hour menu
- — Beer included with Smoke House, La Fiesta, and El Mar food items
Standout selections
- — The happy hour menu lists draft beers at $7.
Pricing: Draft beers $7
Spirits
The Vesper describes itself as focused on fine spirits. Bottle service allows guests to choose a bottle and add favorites for the table. Well drinks are $8. One reviewer received a shot of an allocated Willett.
Menu strengths
- — The Vesper describes itself as focused on fine spirits.
Standout selections
- — Willett — allocated shot received by a reviewer
Pricing: Well drinks $8; bottle service available
Community reviews
Anyone with a free Inebrious account can rate the drinks here. Community ratings are kept entirely separate from the Inebrious editorial score above.
No community reviews yet. Be the first to write one.