Rae’s rBar & grill
Wife, Mother & Working Restaurant Owner
By Judith Shabram
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s an adjective the word destination describes a special place that people visit with a specific purpose in mind. Rae’s RBar & Grill on Main Street in Marble Falls aka RBar is definitely the place to immerse yourself in local color and enjoy unique dishes, many with a backstory, and appreciate the distinctives of Historic Main Street. The owner of Rae’s, Rachel Lorance, is as distinctive as the establishment itself. Known to everyone as Rae, she is the life force behind a restaurant that was once only one of two eating establishments on Main Street. Rae grew up in Houston and started tending bar when she was only eighteen. “I love bartending because it is so high energy.” After meeting Rae, you can believe that the was probably the local therapist behind the bar in Houston, but her husband had other plans and purchased a pool company in Marble Falls so the family relocated. Rae fell in love with the area considering it a great Page 58
place to raise kids and decided she never wanted to leave. Because she loved being behind the bar Rae took a part time job at RBar, already a local landmark, 2-3 nights a week. When the owner decided to sell he instantly thought of Rae. In a mad moment she took everything she had and invested it into the restaurant.
“The first day as the owner I saw myself bartending and having fun, I know how to do this job”, but soon discovered that it was also hard work to learn the entire business. “After nine years I still learn something new every day and nothing surprises me; it all makes sense now.” Rae made a lot of improvements to her restaurant one of which was to move the enormous horseshoe shaped bar out of the middle of the room and put the bar along the wall opening up space for more tables. She also painted the building a softer color and expanded the kitchen. Rae bought all of the recipes from the original owner but then expanded the menu adding her
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