Dining

Great food to complement your favorite local wine is easy to find in Santa Barbara County. Seems like wherever there is good wine, you will find great chefs and we are lucky to have a thriving culinary environment here in Wine Country. From Pacific fusion to Italian to traditional Santa Maria Style barbecue to home-made wine country cuisine – we’ve got a chef and a restaurant to please just about anyone.

The restaurants below showcase local wines, so you can experience a memorable meal along with a bottle of fine wine from a local winery. Please click on the logo to go to their website.

The Ballard Inn Restaurant

2436 Baseline Avenue, Ballard
(805) 688-7770
Toll Free (800) 638-2466
innkeeper@ballardinn.com

Open to the public
Wednesday to Sunday, 5:30 to 9pm

An intimate and romantic dining room featuring French-Asian cuisine; the Valley’s only four diamond restaurant.

bouchon Santa Barbara

9 West Victoria Street, Santa Barbara
(805)730-1160
info@bouchonsantabarbara.com

dinner nightly from 5.30pm

Downtown Santa Barbara’s Authentic Regional Wine Country Cuisine
Featuring Exclusively Santa Barbara Wines

Brothers Restaurant at Mattei’s Tavern

2350 Railway Avenue, Los Olivos
(805) 688-4820
brothersrestaurant@matteistavern.com

Dinner daily 5 – 9 pm; bar open from 4 pm

Built in 1886, this famous stagecoach stop is new home of the finest dining experience in Santa Barbara Wine Country. Reservations recommended.

Hitching Post II

406 East Highway 246, Buellton
(805) 688-0676
HPsteaks@verizon.net

Daily tasting 4 – 6 pm, dinners 5 – 9:30 pm

Since 1986, the region’s finest oakwood grilling steakhouse featuring local wines, including their own highly regarded Hitching Post Pinot Noirs and Syrahs.

Los OlivosWine Merchant & Café

2879 Grand Avenue, Los Olivos
(805) 688-7265 Toll Free 1-888-WINES4U
loscafe@silcom.com

Daily 11:30am to 9pm

Find out why SIDEWAYS was filmed at the
Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Café.
Enjoy gourmet cuisine with a casual atmosphere.
Wine Tasting, Wine Store, Gift Items, serving Lunch and Dinner.

Meadows Restaurant & Bar
at the Royal Scandinavian Inn

420 Alisal Road, Solvang
(805)-688-8000 Toll Free: 1-800-624-5572

Enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner with a wide-ranging menu of affordable favorites prepared with distinctive flair. Our full bar features cocktails and the Valley's most reasonably-priced wine lists.


Trattoria Grappolo

3687 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez
(805) 688-6899
Leonardo@trattoriagrappolo.com

Tuesday to Sunday, 11am to 3pm
Nightly 5 to 10pm

Classic Italian regional cuisine,
served in the western wine-country
town of Santa Ynez.

 

The Willows Restaurant
at Chumash Casino Resort

3400 East Highway 246, Santa Ynez
(805) 686-3855

Sunday to Thursday, 5 to 10pm
Friday & Saturday, 5 to 11pm

Specializing in mouthwatering prime steaks and seafood, this Four Diamond-rated restaurant also features an extensive selection of local and imported wines, all served in an exquisitely appointed setting.

The Wine Cottage

285 S. Broadway Orcutt, CA 93455
(805)934-4546, FAX (805) 937-7480
Toll Free 866-322-WINE (9463)
info@ourwinecottage.com

Open for Lunch Monday-Saturday, 11am to 3pm
In between 3 to 5pm
Dinner 5 to 9pm
Closed Sunday

Wine Country Cuisine served up with local produce and seasonal menu, paired perfectly with local wines.