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One of Alamo’s most familiar restaurants has a new name starting Monday, with an ownership change for the cafe business announced the day before its final meal service as The Peasant’s Courtyard this weekend.
The family behind the East Bay Artisan bakery business, known for selling its risen goods at farmers’ markets in the area, including in Danville every Saturday, is making its first brick-and-mortar foray into the San Ramon Valley and rebranding the space as The Courtyard Restaurant. The Worth Group has operated the restaurant along Danville Boulevard for nearly 17 years.
“With some familiar faces and a fresh new feel, we are excited to serve our Alamo community!” the new owners said in a dual statement that chef Rodney Worth posted on social media Saturday morning.
“Get excited as we will be updating our new seasonal menu on May 4th and dinner will be coming soon! We can’t wait for this opportunity to share our passion for food and service that much more with our amazing community!” added the new owners, whose East Bay Artisan business has operational ties to Walnut Creek and Livermore. They also run Cafe 1277 in the Treat Towers office building in Walnut Creek.
The transition will happen instantly, according to both ownership groups, with The Peasant’s Courtyard serving its final breakfast and lunch meals on Sunday (April 19) and The Courtyard Restaurant opening the next morning.
“It has been a true pleasure serving the community. Your support has meant the world to us! While we’re sad to say goodbye, we’re excited for what the future holds for us, and we hope to see you at our other locations,” Worth’s team said in the statement, framed as a farewell-and-hello announcement from the two groups.
“Wishing you joy, good company, and wonderful dining adventures!” Worth’s team added.
A well-known chef and restaurateur in the Tri-Valley, Worth took over the popular cafe spot at 3195 Danville Blvd. on the edge of downtown Alamo in 2009, opening The Peasant’s Courtyard that August. The restaurant had been the Courtyard Cafe for nearly 25 years before closing in March 2009.
Worth also operates The Peasant & The Pear in downtown Danville and The Bourbon Pear in downtown Livermore. His restaurant venture in downtown Walnut Creek, The Little Pear, shuttered this January after less than three years.
The Worth Group is poised to open The Golden Pear in Rossmoor, although a debut date has not been confirmed yet. Renovations in the restaurant space inside the gates of the senior community have been ongoing for most of the year so far.
