Down the Rabbit Hole is meant literally. The founder grew up near the Cheshire village where Lewis Carroll was born, and he built this Village of West Greenville spot as a full Alice in Wonderland world: a preserved-moss wall, vintage chandeliers, and velvet seating that make a small room feel like a burrow under the tree roots. Even the bathroom is committed, papered in Carroll's illustrations, and it has won an award and turns up in half the reviews.
The format is craft cocktails and tapas-style small plates rather than a sit-down dinner, rounded out by a dessert menu and a charcuterie board regulars single out. The drink list changes often and leans on lesser-known spirits, and one signature move is a group cocktail served in a shared teapot with little cups for the table. There is an outdoor fire pit for cooler nights, and Sunday shifts to brunch.
The real secret sits in the back: The Library, a hidden speakeasy open only on weekend evenings, where the service turns intimate and one-on-one. It is the corner people book for an anniversary and then rave about.
Guests consistently point to meticulous, imaginative cocktails and a team that guides the room warmly and without pretense. The lineup rotates with the season and each named drink carries its own story, so what is pouring now, and how to land a seat in the Library on a busy Saturday, are worth asking them about directly.