The Country Club opens in Costa Mesa
Co-owners Andrew Gabriel, left, and Mario Marovic have opened The Country Club, a new restaurant and bar on 17th Street in Costa Mesa.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)A semi-private lounge area at The Country Club, a new restaurant and bar o 17th Street in Costa Mesa.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)The beets and berry salad is one of the starters at the new Country Club restaurant and bar in Costa Mesa.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)The Country Club’s dining room look draws inspiration from classic speakeasy style and includes a 75-foot marble bar.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)This is the white seabass dish at the new Country Club restaurant and bar on 17th street in Costa Mesa.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)The Country Club, a new restaurant and bar in Costa Mesa, is decorated with nearly 100 pieces of vintage sports memorabilia and trophies.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)A bartender shakes the ingredients for a three-hour martini at The Country Club, a new restaurant and bar in Costa Mesa.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)A bartender puts the finishing touch on a three-hour martini at The Country Club in Costa Mesa.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)The three-hour martini at The Country Club, a new restaurant and bar in Costa Mesa.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Executive chef Zachary Scherer runs the menu and kitchen at The Country Club restaurant and bar in Costa Mesa.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)The 16-ounce rib-eye steak at The Country Club, a new restaurant and bar in Costa Mesa.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)The three-hour martini at The Country Club restaurant and bar in Costa Mesa.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)