Cultivate Craft Kitchen

What Cultivate Craft Kitchen does

Cultivate Craft Kitchen is a single-location refined casual dining restaurant located in Draper, Utah, within the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. Founded in 2021 by two families — Wendy and Jason Lewis and Matt and Nikki MacKay — the restaurant is the successor concept to the founders' prior operation, The Cliff Dining Pub (2018-2021). The restaurant operates dine-in only and is positioned around locally sourced, seasonally inspired cuisine, with menu price points reportedly reaching into the premium range (entrées up to $125, cocktails up to $175). The guest base is local, drawn from Draper and the broader Salt Lake City market, with reservations managed through OpenTable.

The operating team is led by Executive Chef Lindy Whitley and General Manager Bryon Bowker. The technology footprint is intentionally minimal and consists entirely of commodity restaurant operations software: OpenTable handles reservations and guest-experience visibility, while Heartland HRPOS supports point-of-sale transactions and gift card processing. There is no proprietary technology platform, no custom software, and no adjacent product or service being developed or sold. Revenue mechanics are straightforward — in-restaurant menu sales plus gift card sales — with no catering, delivery, packaged goods, or wholesale channels described.

The restaurant has earned the OpenTable Diners' Choice Award in 2022, 2023, and 2024, indicating sustained guest satisfaction on the platform. As a single-location, dine-in-only concept, all revenue is generated at the Draper site, and the business has no disclosed expansion plans, additional units, or new concepts announced in the available data.

Name

Cultivate Craft Kitchen

Legal name

Cultivate Craft Kitchen

Website

https://cultivatecraftkitchen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cultivate Craft Kitchen is a single-location, dine-in-only refined casual dining restaurant in Draper, Utah, founded in 2021 by two families. It serves locally sourced, seasonally inspired cuisine to the Salt Lake City metropolitan market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm-to-Table & Contemporary American Restaurants (THAFACAF)

Keywords

• Casual dining restaurant
• Private dining events
• Craft cocktail bar
• Seasonal american cuisine
• Locally sourced restaurant

Headquarters

HQ city

Draper

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Sales: Revenue generated from serving food and beverages to dine-in customers. The restaurant operates on a traditional dine-in only model with no takeout or curbside options. Menu items range from $9 for sides to $125 for premium steaks. Private dining events contribute additional revenue with food and beverage minimums.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cultivate Craft Kitchen operates a dine-in-only refined casual restaurant in Draper, Utah, serving locally sourced, seasonally inspired American cuisine via lunch and dinner menus, a craft cocktail and rare spirits bar program, private dining events for up to 26 guests, and digital gift cards. The restaurant does not offer takeout, curbside, or delivery services and targets local families, individuals celebrating life events, and corporate groups seeking intimate elevated dining experiences.

Product overview

Cultivate Craft Kitchen is a refined casual dining restaurant located in Draper, Utah. The restaurant operates as a single unified dining establishment offering seasonally inspired American cuisine with locally sourced ingredients. Core offerings include lunch and dinner dining services, a craft cocktail and spirits program, and private event hosting for up to 26 guests. The restaurant also offers gift cards through an online portal. The dining experience emphasizes shared plates, locally sourced ingredients, and a blend of rustic and industrial design aesthetics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lunch Menu
• Dinner Menu
• Craft Cocktails & Bar Program
• Private Dining
• Gift Cards

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OpenTablecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOpenTable powers the restaurant's online reservation system, allowing diners to book tables through the OpenTable platform. The restaurant appears on OpenTable's directory and receives the Diners' Choice badge recognition through this channel.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• The Cliff Dining Pub: The sister restaurant operated by the same founding families in Draper, UT before they opened Cultivate. It is the most directly comparable peer given shared ownership, location, and refined-casual positioning, and represents the founders' prior concept.
• Pago: Salt Lake City seasonal, locally sourced farm-to-table restaurant with a curated beverage program. Highly comparable on cuisine philosophy, craft cocktails, and refined-casual positioning serving the same Utah diner demographic.
• Forage: Salt Lake City farm-to-table, seasonal contemporary American restaurant. Directly comparable on cuisine philosophy (locally sourced, seasonal menu), price point, and upscale-casual positioning within the same Utah market.
• Tin Angel: Long-established Salt Lake City contemporary American restaurant with a craft cocktail focus. Comparable on upscale-casual positioning, cocktail program depth, and farm-fresh menu philosophy within the same Utah metro.
• The Copper Onion: Salt Lake City contemporary American restaurant serving farm-fresh, seasonal cuisine with craft cocktails. Comparable on menu approach, check size, and farm-to-table narrative within the broader SLC market that Cultivate's guests also patronize.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cultivate-craft-kitchen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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