Wine & Dine

Wine Tasting Around the Valley

Foxen Canyon Wine Trail
www.foxencanyonwinetrail.com

Valley Wine Country Association
Tel: 800-563-3183
www.santaynezwinecountry.com

Vintners Association
Tel: 805-688-0881
www.sbcountywines.com

Santa Ynez Vacation Rentals Favorite Wine Tours
Please let your wine tour company know that Leanne from Santa Ynez Vacation Rentals referred you and you may receive a discounted rate!

Coastal Concierge
805-265-6065
www.sbcoastalconcierge.com
Santa Barbara's Coastal Concierge is dedicated to providing a memorable wine-tasting tour experience and showing off the remarkable beauty of California's central Coast area. From our luxury SUVs and gourmet picnic lunches, to our knowledgeable and fun staff, we offer a first-rate tour. Coastal Concierge has built its foundation on people. This team is comprised of unique, smart, fun and educated individuals. We've worked hard to develop relationships with the Santa Barbara county vineyards we visit and are lucky to call many friends. Our team, along with preparation and the flexibility to customize our tours to fit your needs, helps create a memorable day for our clients.

Lucky Cab Tours
805-453-8560
(website under construction)
Lucky Cab uses hybrid vehicles (Toyota Prius) for taxi service, and also offers group transportation by van and limousine. Will pick up from Santa Barbara airport and the Santa Barbara Amtrak station (must call dispatch to arrange for the pickup; does not have cabs standing by).

Stagecoach Co. Wine Tours
www.winetourssantaynez.com
Stagecoach Co. Wine Tours offers fun and exciting wine tasting tours in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County. Let us pick you up in the Santa Barbara area, Solvang, Santa Ynez, Los Olivos, or Buellton and whisk you into a fun filled day.

Wine and Horse Tours
805-688-5984
www.wineandhorsetours.com
This unique twist on wine country day tours also takes guests inside many of the region's elite horse facilities and estates, in addition to tastings at the Valley's best wineries. Tours offered Friday thru Sunday at 10am and 2pm, and weekdays by appointment. This Includes a gourmet picnic lunch, refreshments and tasting fees.

Wine Edventures
805-965-9463
www.welovewines.com
Wine Edventures—Santa Barbara’s original fun and educational wine tour—is the best way to learn about the wines of the Santa Ynez Valley. Enjoy tasting the valley’s exceptional wines while taking part in tasting demonstrations, learning the basics of production and the viticulture of the area. We make sure the day is a lot of fun, but we also make sure you learn something that will increase your appreciation of wine!

Dining in the Valley

~Wine-Country Cuisine~

Ballard Inn Restaurant
2436 Baseline Avenue , Ballard
Tel: 800-638-2466
An intimate and romantic dining experience, featuring a French-Asian cooking cuisine.
The Valley’s only four diamond restaurant.

Trattoria Grappolo
3687 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez
Tel: 805-688-6899
Classic Italian regional cuisine, served in the western wine country town of Santa Ynez.
Picturesque, scenic, historic, comfortable, inviting and accommodating.

Los Olivos Café and Wine Merchant
2879 Grand Avenue , Los Olivos
Tel: 805-688-7265
Find out why “Sideways” was filmed at the Los Olivos Café. Enjoy a Mediterranean-inspired gourmet cuisine with a casual atmosphere. Wine store with a wine tasting bar, gourmet retail area and banquet room, all under one roof! Come and enjoy lunch or dinner served daily and take home your favorite wine at an unbeatable price! Over 500 wines to choose from!

Cafe Angelica
490 First Street , Solvang
Tel: 805-686-9970
Café Angelica features California cuisine, made from the freshest possible ingredients, served in a charming bistro-style atmosphere. They are located downtown within walking distance to the Theaterfest, wine-tasting rooms and shopping and have indoor and outdoor seating.

Meadows Restaurant & Bar at Royal Scandinavian Inn
400 Alisal Road , Solvang
Tel: 805-688-9003
Serving California cuisine with European flair, prepared to perfection. Join us for breakfast, lunch or dinner or Sunday brunch. Enjoy fireside dining in an intimate lush patio setting. Indulge with a Sunday Champagne Brunch or live weekend entertainment and dancing in our lounge.

Vineyard House Restaurant
3631 Sagunto Street , Santa Ynez
Tel: 805-688-2886
Family owned and operated and located in a charming Victorian with an outdoor verandah. Voted best outdoor dining in Santa Ynez. Serving California wine country cuisine for lunch and dinner, specials and a great local wine list, this Victorian elegance is the best value in Santa Ynez fine dining.

Willows Restaurant at Chumash Casino Resort
3400 E. Highway 246, Santa Ynez
Tel: 805-686-0855
Features epicurean dining nightly in a stylish setting with full bar and comprehensive wine list.

Patrick's Side Street Cafe
2375 Alamo Pintado, Los Olivos
Tel: 805-686-4004
A popular restaurant offering fantastic wines and sum

~Surf and Turf~

Brother’s at Mattei’s Tavern
2350 Railway Avenue , Los Olivos
Tel: 805-688-4820
Built in 1886, this famous stagecoach stop is now the home of the finest dining experience in Santa Barbara’s wine country.

Red Barn Steakhouse
3539 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez
Tel: 805-688-4142
Featuring great home-style cooking, made from the freshest ingredients, served in a county atmosphere where photos of earlier days and local cowboys line the walls. It’s one of the best places around.

The Hitching Post
406 East Hwy 246, Buellton
Tel:805-688-0676
Since 1986, the region’s finest oak wood grilling steakhouse featuring local wines, including their own highly regarded Hitching Post Pinot Noirs and Syrahs.

~Taverns and Pubs~

Maverick Saloon & Tom’s Backyard B-B-Q
3687 Sagunto Street , Santa Ynez
Tel: 805-686-4785
Visit the world famous, historic Maverick Saloon and step back into the days of the Old West. This Western Saloon and Dance Hall features a history of its customers on the walls and ceiling, large dance hall where top name Country Western bands appear each weekend as well as hot new C/W stars in concert.

Firestone Walker Brewing Company Taproom
620 McMurray Road, Buellton
Tel: 805-686-1557
Dedicated to fine wine country cuisine and handcrafted beer and wine.

River Grill at the Alisal River Course
150 Alisal Road, Solvang
Tel: 805-688-6042
Enjoy fresh, California cuisine at the Santa Ynez Valley’s most picturesque dining spot. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served inside by the fireplace or outside on the spacious patio overlooking the fairways of the River Course at the Alisal.

~Coffee and Breakfast~

The Roasted Bean
3558 Sagunto Street
Tel: 805-688-7194
French-roasted coffee, teas, and locally baked pastries.

Mortensen's Danish Bakery
Solvang
Tel: 805-688-8373

Solvang Bakery
Solvang
Tel: 805-688-5713
bakery, dining

Paula's Old Town Burger Barn
Santa Ynez
Tel: 805-688-2366

Longhorn Coffee Shop
Santa Ynez
Tel: 805-688-5912

Ellen’s Danish Pancake House
Solvang / Buellton
Tel: 805-688-5312
Original pancake house. Thin Danish pancakes, breakfast served all day. Full lunch menu and outdoor patio.

Bulldog Café
Solvang
Tel: 805-686-9770

~Deli and Picnic Fixings~

El Rancho Market
Solvang
Tel: 805-688-4300
Upscale grocer with full-service meats and fresh local organic produce, wines and deli.

Los Olivos Grocery
Los Olivos
Tel: 805-688-5115
Features the best of gourmet foods and wines from the valley and around the world.

New Frontiers Natural Foods and Deli
Solvang
Tel: 805- 639-1746
Fresh organic healthy fare

Panino
Solvang / Los Olivos
Tel: 805-686-5159
Made to order sandwiches and salads

The Chef’s Touch
Solvang
Tel:805-686-1040
Offers gourmet to go, as well as delicious soups, salads, cooking classes and kitchen emporium.