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St. Paddy’s Day Party – Saturday March 17
Join us this St. Patrick’s Day and find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! We’ll have drink specials, basket raffles, and more fun than a leprechaun in a pot ‘o gold. The festivities start at 8 pm and how green it gets from there is anyone’s guess. Nibble on some Jello shots or slam back an Irish Car Bomb — or maybe just have an Irish Coffee and sit back and watch the fun unfold.
Blue Moon Promo – Oct. 19, 2011
Halloween Party – October 29, 2011
It’s Halloween at The Rosecliff Tavern. Dress up . . . or don’t, we don’t care! We’ll have awesome baskets to raffle off, a 50/50 raffle, a costume contest, Jell-O shots, pudding shots, drink specials. It’ll all start around 8 pm. It’ll be spooktackular. You can drink pumpkin beer and try out some tasty shots. We’ll judge you. We mean, we’ll judge your costume. You can win money! You will have fun this Halloween if you spend it with us. We promise.
All proceeds from this year’s Halloween party will benefit the All That’s Jazzy fund – for Josh’s 10 year old cousin who has cancer.
March Madness 2011
Finish your bracket and pull up a chair, March Madness starts Thursday March 17, 2011 and this is the best bar in Monroeville to watch it in. We’ll have all six HD big screens tuned into all the basketball you could ever want to see and more. Basketball just isn’t the same without beer and bar food. During the March Madness games from Thursday to Sunday we’re offering $2 16 oz domestic drafts. When the hunger pangs kick in, don’t get up – we’ll serve up a $6.99 large cheese pizza or get a 1/2 dozen whole wings for $4.50. Don’t forget about our awesome soft pretzels and nachos and other great munchie appetizers.
Bring your laptops and iPads and update your brackets online with our free wireless internet connection.
Join us at Celebrate Monroeville
Posted by Amanda in Events, Uncategorized on August 27, 2010
The Rosecliff Tavern will be participating in the annual “Celebrate Monroeville” expo. Stop by our booth to meet us and sample some of the food you can find at the Rosecliff. The expo is at the Monroeville Convention Center – September 16, 2010 – 4 pm – 8:30 pm. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students, and free for kids under five.
You can learn more at http://www.monroevillechamber.com/Chamber_News.aspx.
We hope to see you there! We’ll have a raffle and some great giveaways in addition to our select menu items so make sure you stop by our booth!
Yuengling Girls and taxes oh my!
Join us from 8 pm – 10 pm this Thursday, April 15th, to celebrate your tax return with the Yuengling girls (you did send in your taxes, right? – if not, we suggest you do so prior to attending this event!!)
We’ll have Yuengling goodies, drink specials, and of course, those very special Yuengling girls – the pride of Pottsville!
Some local news about the tavern
We got a write-up in the Tribune Review and the Times Express! Josh is very excited to see that the bar he owns and operates got a mention in the local news media. Let us know what you think of this article!
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_675136.html?feed=51
Join Our Co-Ed Softball Team!
The Rosecliff Tavern is hosting an adult co-ed softball team. There’s nothing more fun than cracking a ball out of the park! We can dominate the adult softball league! Sign-up and join the fun with the team. Your registration fee covers the cost of the team fee and your t-shirt and hat.
Important Information:
*Registration fee $25 (cash only please)
*Games are on Sundays
*First game is April 18
*Games are played at the Pitcairn Ball Fields
*Sign up at the bar or email therosecliff@gmail.com with your name, phone number, and t-shirt size
PLAY BALL!!! (we’ll probably be better than the Pirates)
Welcome to The Rosecliff Tavern
Welcome To The Rosecliff Tavern
The Rosecliff has a long history in Monroeville, and many mourned the closing of its doors back in 2005. Its reopening is part daydreaming, part chance, and lots of hard work. The new owner, Josh Parente, grew up in Monroeville and worked for years in the restaurant industry – starting as a dishwasher and ending up as a sales rep for a food purveyor. His dream was always to own his own restaurant one day – and that dream has become a reality.
Josh’s mom, Michele, used to work at The Rosecliff – you may remember her as the weekday, daylight bartender. Or maybe just as that blond behind the bar. When Josh drove past the old Rosecliff and saw the giant “for lease” sign out front – he thought – yeah, I could do that! My mom could help . . . my wife is going to kill me! Well, she didn’t kill him, or at least hasn’t yet – and they all dug in their heels and tried to figure out how to make a dream happen.
Pretty soon, the doors of the tavern will open. A lot has changed, but the U-shaped bar still holds court in the middle of the cozy room. We hope that you will enjoy the new face of The Rosecliff Tavern!
The History of The Rosecliff
The Rosecliff Tavern - By Robert Holmes
In 1958, Rose and Cliff Grubbs started a business together, a small neighborhood bar and restaurant in the heart of Monroeville and close to the Miracle Mile shopping center that had opened just four years before. Cliff invented the famous Grubburger, with its unique shape and the secret ingredient that you can’t quite pinpoint. As the years went by, the Grubbs built up a loyal following of locals – especially those who could walk down the hill from the Caruso plan, in fact, a few of the old bartenders still live back there!
The Grubbs passed the business to the Tolerico family in 1986, and Fred, and later Casey brought the famous Casey’s pizza into the mix. Over the years, matches were made across bar stools, customers met and married – and stopped by the bar after their weddings to celebrate. It was the sort of place you could go to alone and know you would find a friend – or at least a friendly face.
The Rosecliff Lounge as we all knew it closed in 2005 when the Tolericos left to open their eponymous restaurant, but the legacy of that friendly neighborhood bar lived on in the memories of many. Once the property became available, people started inquiring – could they put the work into this old building and turn it back into a much loved neighborhood watering hole? Quite a few people turned away, daunted by the task. Josh Parente thought that perhaps he could. His mother, Michele, had worked at the Rosecliff as a bartender since 1986. Josh had spent many lunches and a few happy hours there. He had stopped by after his wedding to celebrate with his wife – they all knew what a special place it was.
If you were ever in the old Rosecliff, you may be wondering what exactly is left. The bar is the same for sure – there’s something about a U-shaped bar that invites friendly conversation. Over on the wall close to the front door is a framed square of green – remember when the whole bar was that color? (did you know it was wallpaper? We didn’t!) Josh and his mom have changed a lot about the bar: the walls, the floor, the kitchen, and even the menu (although you will find the Grubburger on there) – what they hope stays the same is that great atmosphere that the customers supplied. The friendly conversation – that place to go when you wanted to meet up with old friends or make new ones. Welcome to the new Rosecliff Tavern!
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