About 10 chargers off the 5 freeway in Gustine (Santa Nella) next to the Pea Soup Anderson's. Fast…read morecharging and Pea Soup are a match made in Heaven! :)

If you're charging a Tesla, this is a nice and convenient location, right behind Anderson's. But…read morewe're Ford Mach-E drivers, and unfortunately this location isn't one that participates in the co-op that allows other brands to charge here. Unfortunate, because it's the premier stop in Santa Nella. Don't know if it's a Tesla thing or an Anderson's thing, but someone should opt in so other brands can enjoy the convenience too.

I can't even tell you the last time I was here. It has to be over 10 years or so. Of course it's a…read moremajor stop for people who know about it. The other location in Buellton closed a while ago so I think this maybe the only one left. Could be the original but I'm not sure. Just off the 5 heading north. We stopped by for a quick bite before heading back on the road. Mid week which wasn't that busy. It's been so long ago that I didn't remember what the inside looked like. As we had our little pup with us, they were able to accommodate us. There's three entrance from the front area. Main being the one that leads you to the restaurant. Another is from the gift shop side and we also noticed people coming in from the side of the bar. One side is the restaurant which we looked at but ended up at the bar section. Which happened to be happy hour happening. Didn't know they had that to offer. Bar area was pretty quiet when we were there but it did pick up. There's also patio seating right outside there. Main menu pretty much has as everything but we just opted for some happy hour bites for now. Drink special was offered both for draft and bottle as well as cocktails and wine. Food menu, they were limited on that but the usual were offered. Both cup or bowl of the famous soup was available. Half order of the potatoes skin, onion rings and wings were available as well as the quesadillas. Soup was decent but could have been hotter. Onion rings, and the wings were ok. Good nothing major to rave about. Both served with ranch sauce. I also picked up some dessert from the counter which looked great. Happy hour items were decent for the price. The service for the whole place was great. All The staff and waitress were very friendly and helpful. Our waitress who was also the bartender was a major doll. She was very sweet. As well as all the ladies on the restaurant side. Very accommodating to us. Overall, it was a cute stop off for a quick bite. Cute gift shop that's worth a wandering around. Plenty of parking available.

With as many signs on the freeways as Andersen's has in California promoting their famous split pea…read moresoup, one would think they would be prevalent everywhere. In reality, there are/were only two: the original location (and now closed since 2024) in Buellton and this location in Santa Nella. It turned out that we needed to take a break and gas up around lunchtime very close by, so decided to stop in for lunch. It ended up being OK. This second location has been open since 1976 and is located in a huge building with tons of seating and a large retail space. It has a separate downstairs dining room (available if your party is large), a large bar in the back (open during lunch though only one person was in there), and an upstairs not accessible during lunchtime. We came at exactly 11:00 and they had begun serving lunch. We were led to our seats, and someone came by with water. There seemed to be some confusion on who was supposed to serve us, and we were ignored for a while, even as other folks were being seated. Finally, a waitress came back (guessing she wasn't our original one, but had to pivot) and took our order. Not particularly friendly in the beginning (ended up being talkative at the end as my wife had struck up a conversation), but got our order correct. The food came out soon after, and it was served all together and was still warm when we got them. My wife and I have been to the Andersen's in Buellton and had slightly different memories of how good the split pea soup was. We ordered a cup ($6.99), and didn't even have to tell the waitress what kind of soup we wanted. The soup was good for the first couple spoonful, but didn't end up finishing it; glad we ordered a small cup. My wife and her mom split a Teriyaki Chicken dinner ($21.50) and they liked it: nothing fancy, just one chicken breast grilled and topped with bottled teriyaki sauce and a pineapple slice. I got the Danish Style Meatloaf ($21.99, was planning to share with my wife) and it seemed well made with generous portions, but neither of us liked it (the pork/beef mixture with breadcrumbs was very finely ground and reminded me of a mealy German sausage without the casing). Both the soup and meatloaf would have been good as small samples from a buffet while grazing, but are difficult as a main course for our taste. Both plates came with a from-frozen vegetable medley (broccoli, carrots, and zucchini), along with a rice pilaf for the chicken plate. We did buy some trinkets at the gift shop. I wanted to get a Danish, but ended up sharing a Cinnamon Crisp, a giant cookie covered in cinnamon sugar. It was really good, definitely worth the $5.50 price.

This location now offers Tesla and Rivian charging station open 24 hours …read more Beautiful Spanish architecture Hotel , centrally located half way mark from San Francisco/ Los Angeles . My second time here , my first visit was at their Sunday Brunch , the food selections were amazing from seafood to prime rib, poultry, fresh vegetables and lots of fresh baked pastries. this second visit was to charge my car , while we waited I decided to tour their wine cellar museum and brows their many native plants in the courtyard area.

The accommodations here are reasonably comfortable, clean, and decent. There are a few provisos…read morehowever, which made my stay less than ideal. I arrived at 8 PM on Sunday night. Despite there being nobody around, I was required to wait more than 10 minutes while the receptionist Renee had a lovely heart to heart chat with someone on the phone. Even though there was no reason to do that because I arrived before the phone call happened. I was then given a room with nice view of the parking lot thought the hotel was empty. The rooms are on the small side but freshly renovated. It was really like a glorified Motel 6 room. Not much sound proofing and I was glad I remembered earplugs. Overall the place seemed nice enough, especially for its location. It worked for what I needed. Originally I had this at three stars, but I rounded it up to four because after getting over the initial arrival issue the stay was decent.

The food is amazing, so delicious. The service is prompt and friendly. The atmosphere is great. I…read moreenjoyed it very much. I highly recommend it.

After a long drive from SoCal, we decided to make this place our dinner pit stop. Love that they…read morehave a kids menu, which makes it easier to dine with two little ones. My son also specifically requested Alfredo so it's great that they have that on the kids menu! If you're tired of fast food, I highly recommend making this place your lunch or dinner stop. Food comes out fast and service is great. Highlight of our night was when staff handed my kids a small cup of koi food so we could feed the fish before making our way home. The kids really enjoyed that. We will be making this our pit stop coming home from SoCal every time from now on.

So fun! We had to charge the Lightening at the superchargers, and we decided to get a drink. Not…read moreonly did they let us bring our dog in, but they also had a dog menu. She scarfed up her hamburger patty and enjoyed her blueberry infused water. I had the most delicious cucumber margarita and pretzel bites. The ambiance was fun, and there was lots of room for our dog to spread out and not bother anyone. Nancy V was an excellent server, and she took great care of us. We will definitely charge here again so we can come back to the lounge.

Just ditto all the five starters here. Last nights dinner was great! Lots of tvs with sports…read moresports sports. I do not own a Tesla but it's. Perfect spot to recharge both the car and driver! Local musician was playing outside in the hotel grounds. Just an overall winning enviro.. Highly recommend