Our Winery Our Wines Tasting Room Vintage Wine Clubs News & Events Wine Country Press & Trade Contact Us

DINING IN SANTA BARBARA WINE COUNTRY

There are few places better to enjoy a picnic lunch than on the beautiful grounds of the Brander Vineyard. Pack a picnic or pick up sandwiches, salads, cheeses and gourmet items at the deli’s in Los Olivos – or right up the street at the Los Olivos Grocery on Highway 154. Relax in the shady picnic area and feel your troubles melt away.

And Santa Barbara County is not just a great place to grow grapes - it's also a great place for all kinds of fruits and vegetables, for raising livestock and then there's the ocean right there for fantastically fresh seafood. All this gives our local restaurant chefs perfect seasonal ingredients throughout the year that they can use to create some amazingly good dishes.

Here's a list of some of our favorite local fine dining establishments:

Santa Ynez Valley

The Ballard Inn Restaurant
2436 Baseline Avenue, Ballard
(805) 688-7770
Dinner from 5.30pm, Wednesday to Sunday.
Reservations recommended for Friday and Saturday

The Brothers' Restaurant at Mattei's Tavern
Railway Avenue, Los Olivos
(805) 688-4676.
Dinner nightly from 5pm

The Hitching Post II
406 East Highway 246, Buellton
(805) 688-0676
Dinner nightly from 5pm

Los Olivos Café
2879 Grand Avenue, Los Olivos
(805) 688-7265
Lunch and dinner every day.
Reservations suggested

Mirabelle Inn & Restaurant
409 1st Street Solvang
(805) 688-1703
Dinner from 5pm, Thursday to Sunday

Trattoria Grappolo
3867 Sagunto Avenue, Santa Ynez
(805) 688-6899
Lunch: Tuesday - Sunday, 11.30 to 2.30
Dinner: nightly 5 to 10
Reservations required for Friday and Saturday

Santa Barbara

Chuck's of Hawaii
3888 State Street, Santa Barbara
(805) 687-4417
Dinner nightly from 5:30pm

Downey's
1305 State Street, Santa Barbara
(805) 966-5006
Dinner nightly from 5:30pm. Reservations required

Paradise Café
702 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara
(805) 962-4416
daily from 11am

Stella Mare's
50 Los Patos Way, Montecito
(805) 969-6705
Lunch, Tuesday - Friday, Saturday & Sunday Brunch,
Dinner from 5pm, Tuesday to Sunday.
Reservations recommended

Wine Cask
813 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara
(805) 966-9463
Lunch, weekdays
Dinner from 5.30pm Monday to Saturday