Visitors Guide 2008

DINING in the VALLEY Meadows Restaurant & Bar serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily plus Sunday brunch with a European ﬂair (Solvang, 688-9003). Restaurant Marcella at Fess Parker's Wine Country Inn emphasizes gourmet gastronomy daily (Los Olivos, 688-7788). River Grill at the Alisal open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner offers California cuisine with a panoramic golf course view (Solvang, 688-7784). The Vineyard House Restaurant in a charming Victorian with outdoor verandah serves California cuisine for lunch and dinner Wednesday through Monday (Santa Ynez, 688-2886). The Willows at the Chumash Casino Resort features epicurean dining nightly in a stylish setting rated AAA 4-diamonds (3400 E. Hwy. 246, 688-0855). Other choices include Brothers Restaurant at Mattei's Tavern (Los Olivos, 688-4820) and Patrick’s Side Street Café (Los Olivos, 686-4004). With all the fresh air and sunshine, it’s easy to work up an appetite for the area’s signature Scandinavian fare in Solvang along with gourmet wine-country cuisine and international fare throughout the Valley. Enjoy the incredible variety of savory flavors. Here is just a sampling arranged by cuisine. (All area codes are 805) Wine Country Cuisine: Bacchus at the Storybook Inn offers 3course prix-ﬁxe dinners featuring the ﬁnest local ingredients (Solvang, 6881703). Ballard Inn Restaurant features executive chef/owner Budi Kazali’s innovative fusion cooking rated AAA 4-diamonds (Ballard, 688-7770). Escargot and duck highlight an extensive French menu prepared by chef/owner 34 W W W. S O LVA N G U S A . C O M | Jacques Toulet at Cabernet Bistro (Solvang, 688-8871). Café Quackenbush offers dining in the Art Brut Gallery while enjoying Chef Jesper Johansen’s creative fare for breakfast and lunch (Los Alamos, 344-5181). Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Café has a Mediterraneaninspired California menu for lunch and dinner daily, plus a wine bar and retail shop (Los Olivos, 688-7265). International Fare: Not-to-miss cuisine in downtown Solvang includes Belgian Café (6886630), Bit O’Denmark (688-5426), Café Angelica (Cali-Mediterranean favorites, 686-9970), Greenhouse Café (688-8408), Heidelberg Inn (688-6213), Little Mermaid (688-6141), Paula’s Pancake House (688-2867), Red Viking (688-6610) and The Solvang Restaurant (home of Arne’s famous aebleskiver, 688-4645). Italian specialties can be found at Trattoria Grappolo (Santa Ynez, 688-6899) and Volare Ristorante & Deli (Santa Ynez, 693-8072). Pizza is available for dine-in or take-out at numerous restaurants throughout the valley. Tastes of the Orient are discovered at A-RU Japanese Restaurant (Buellton, 686-9001), Kabuki Japanese Restaurant (Solvang, 6938289) and The Mandarin Touch (Solvang, 686-0222). (Continued on page 36) W W W. S A N TAY N E Z VA L L E Y V I S I T. C O M CHUCK PLACE http://WWW.SOLVANGUSA.COM http://WWW.SANTAYNEZVALLEYVISIT.COM

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Visitors Guide 2008 Contents Welcome What to See and Do in Solvang Scenic Santa Ynez Valley Touring the Wine Country Dining in the Valley Annual Events Lodging Guide Weddings, Conferences and Events Getting Here & Getting Around Visitor Resources

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