Crab at a past Mountain Winery crab feed benefit. Photo courtesy of Mountain Winery
The Mountain Winery in Saratoga is offering three Sunday crab feed benefits in January and February: January 25, Feb. 1, and Feb. 8. The cost is $75 for adults, $35 for kids 3-11, and free for kids under 3. Beverages will be sold separately, and gratuity is not included. Advance ticket purchase is required; visit mountainwinery.com for details or to buy tickets.
The event takes place at the winery’s Historic Winery Building. For the price of admission, each person receives fresh, Half Moon Bay crab plus lots of other food: there will be a chef-attended pasta stations, garlic bread, salad, and dessert.
A 2014 attendee commented on Yelp: “The buffet offered Caesar salad, coleslaw, pasta, tortellini, cold crab and seasoned hot crab…everything was outstanding…the crab was generously sized, which made it quite easy to enjoy ample amounts of meat with ease…I must have had more crab this evening than any other time in my life combined! The staff was outstanding, very attentive and…also very generous with the garlic bread that was being delivered to our table. Half dazed and in crab coma, I was faced with a lemon bar garnished with raspberry sauce dessert to finish things off. They also brought out steaming hot washcloths to wipe our hands and faces off with, a very nice touch to an already successful crab feast!”
Each crab feed begins at 4 p.m. and ends at 8 p.m. When you buy your ticket, you can choose either a 4 p.m., 5 p.m., or 6 p.m. seating. But that doesn’t mean you only have an hour to eat. For example, if you choose 4, you can stay until the end. The separate seatings and staggered arrival times are for the purpose of eliminating long lines. Parking is free during the crab feeds.
During each event, there will be live music:
- Jan. 25 — Magnolia Jazz Band
- Feb. 1 — Hootenanny (acoustic rock/pop band)
- Feb. 8 — Harmony Grits Bluegrass Band
A portion of proceeds benefits The Mountain Winery Kids’ Foundation, which provides grants to charitable programs that support a target population of disadvantaged or “at risk” children in the Santa Clara county. Past grant recipients include the Boys and Girls Club of Silicon Valley (allowed the after-school Sports, Fitness and Recreation program to serve additional children daily), National Hispanic University (hands-on mathematics and science program for at-risk middle schoolers), and the San Jose Science Workshop (providing significantly at-risk neighborhood children 8 years and older with hands-on projects in science, technology and literacy). Learn more at mountainwinery.com/about-the-mountain-winery/the-mountain-winery-kids-foundation.
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The Details
Crab Feed Benefits
Sunday Jan. 25, Feb. 1, and Feb. 8 from 4-8 p.m.
Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Rd., Saratoga
$75 for adults; $35 for kids 3-11