Mocktails are not always easy to find on menus in the Inland Empire. But some bars and restaurants that serve cocktails offer at least two or three nonalcholic concoctions with come-hither names and selfie potential. They’re made with fruit juices, sodas and garnishes. The Overland in Redlands and 1909 in Temecula use nonalcoholic liquors as well.
We tried mocktails in four places where people gather in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Here is what we found.
1909
28656 Old Town Front St., Temecula; 951-252-1909 or 1909temecula.com
The restaurant uses nonalcoholic spirits from Seedlip in two mocktails, I Beg Your Garden and Like a Virgin. Both cost $8.
Food menus include not only brunch and dinner but a late-night brunch on Friday and Saturday. Prices range from $7 for snacks to $42 for ribeye steak.
The Cut
7833 Monet Ave. in Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga; 909-803-0162 or thecuthcb.com/rancho
The Cut calls itself a modern American eatery and bar specializing in steaks, $42-$75, and burgers, $40-$42. It also has a location in Irvine.
Mocktails are not broken out on the menu, but there are a few $8 options, including a Pineapple Passion Fruit Mule, made with ginger beer; Blueberry Lavender Lemonade; and Guava-Nada, served with a Tajin and chamoy rim.
Other places to try in Victoria Gardens include The State, 7900 Kew Ave, and the Yard House, 12473 N. Mainstreet.
The Lobby Cocktail Lounge & Kitchen
3730 Main St., Riverside; 951-742-5020 or lobbyriverside.com
The Lobby is one of several watering holes on Riverside’s Main Street Pedestrian Mall. It does nonalcholic versions of two of its signature cocktails, Cloud 9 and Captain Planet, both $12.
Its kitchen serves burgers, salads and mains such as Short Rib Mac & Cheese in the $20 range.
The Overland
347 Orange St., Redlands; 909-253-0393 or theoverlandbar.com; 4 p.m.-midnight Tuesday through Friday; 2 p.m.-midnight Saturday and Sunday.
The Overland, in downtown Redlands opened in April 2023 at the city’s 1910 Santa Fe Depot with mocktails prominently featured on its menu. It currently serves five at $12 each, including Immortal Fix, made with nonalcoholic gin, pineapple, lemon and orange; The Paradise, made with nonalcoholic bourbon, bittersweet aperitivo, raspberry and lemon; and Queen’s Highway, made with non-alcholic tequila, beets, pineapple and orange.
The food menu ranges from snacks such as bar nuts, $8, to New York strip steak, $38.
Other nearby options include The State, 22 E State St., and Batter Rebellion, 5 E. Citrus Ave., Suite 110.
