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Far Western Tavern

3.8 (535 reviews)
Closed • Closed
Updated over 3 months ago

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Moderate noise
Classy
Good for kids
Good for groups

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Boysenberry desert
Sara D.

My last visit to the far Western was at its old location in Guadalupe, finally decided to come here and try it out. It was such a pleasant surprise to see the back of the old bar in the new location, they did such a good job on the ambience of this restaurant. The service in the bar area that we had was so wonderful from the bartender Andrea, there was a new busser and she was doing such an incredible job treating him and still being attentive to all of her customers. The food was delicious and the dessert was even better, we had the chicken split and the burger both were perfectly cooked. We are excited to come back and try this place again soon!

Cellebaut Chocolate Dome Cake and Cheesecake
Monica Y.

The service was amazing. The food was divine. From the appetizers to the desserts, all were perfection. Nice clean restaurant. We had a reservation so there was no wait, but I am sure if you don't have a reservation you are going to have to wait, because people seems to love this place. For appetizer we had the Mac N' Cheese Relleno. For dinner I chose the Filet Mignon and my husband had the Fish. For dessert we had Cellebaut Chocolate Dome Cake and the Cheesecake. We will be back when in the area for sure

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Eric F.

Food: 3. What happened? I came here about a year ago and tried their Mac N' Cheese Relleno and thought it was amazing. So good that I told lots of people. My out of town group stopped by yesterday (Sunday) around 5:45 pm. Place was busy. We were promptly seated for our reservation. On our table was the usual relish tray. I ordered their Mac N' Cheese Relleno ($16) and Oak Grilled Steak Skewers ($20). Other orders included the baby back ribs, Bullseye steak, and filet mignon. Food came out timely and at the right temperature. The Mac N' Cheese Relleno was a major disappointment. I told people that it was real cheesy and so decadent. This order had very little cheese flavor. The steak skewers were cooked to the requested doneness but was just okay. Steak was not particularly tender or flavorful. Beans when added with their salsa was very good. Service was very good. Service: 4.5 Ambiance: 4 Value: 3

Delicious Santa Maria Style bbq from Far Western Tavern The filet minon was cooked perfectly and so tender!
Celina O.

We loved the rustic and romantic ambiance of the Far Western Tavern. The filet minon and bbq chicken dishes were delicious! We had a bit of a wait though it was Valentine's Day so I can't complain. This is a great spot if you haven't tried it yet.

Twice baked potato, Filet Mignon, shrimp
Sydney S.

I'd been wanting to try Far Western for a while but it's a bit of a trek from SLO; however, I know now it's entirely worth it! Service was immaculate, the inside and outside tables are both beautiful and well maintained while clearly being preserved for decades, and the bathrooms were really nice and clean! My boyfriend got the special of the day which was the filet and shrimp and it was PHENOMENAL. My ribeye (the "world famous bullseye") was also perfectly cooked and so flavorful, and the fries were mouthwatering. I was hoping not to be disappointed and can now definitely say this place lives up to the hype! And if the food isn't enough to convince you to give it a try for whatever reason, the cocktails were amazing as well!!

Bar area
Alexis N.

Are at the bar on a Friday night and the experience was great! The clam chowder was delicious and hot! Tammy was our server and was so sweet and attentive. The Bullseye was fantastic! I also would highly recommend the fries as they cut them fresh. Honestly, they've really been putting effort in and it was so tasty this visit. I enjoyed the ambiance of the bar and would prefer to sit there over the dinning room as it felt more lively.

da bar
Martin T.

Another ride tonight taking school administrator to a function, so my co-driver R suggested we go into town. Orcutt is a town right? Sltting in the bar so we didn't have to wait, baseball is on so thats good right. Water was served immediately, they brought a croute, and a bay shrimp salad soon followed. My buddy got the classic world famous steak. I did a go to full rack of baby back ribs, salad & vegetables. Okay we have waited nearly half an hour since finishing our delicious salad and minestrone soup, the server continued to replenish the garlic bread and finally came clean with "i'm sorry a big party order has slowed the kitchen" ah... That will remove a star. Right then, the ribs were Very good. No sauce on these bad boys it was dry rub perfect. Tender but over tender just right. And thats sayin' alot for a guy who had a rib restaurant for a few years. No starch we both went with fresh veggies, roasted and cooked perfect sift n' crunchy. We were offered a dessert for our dinner wait, I ordered up a lemon tart to share as...well you know to limit calorie intake. Great place, see you next time Foodguy-martin

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Great food, great service, and terrific ambience I went there for my birthday. I've been there many times I've never been disappointed.

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Food and service were awesome. We had the filet mignon and sirloin and drank one of the Zinfandels. First time and will come back again!

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