Los Robles Cafe

Carrie was the best bartender!…read more She made sure our experience at the bar a memorable one! Thank you Carrie!

Stopped in for a quick lunch and ended up really impressed with the menu concept. I love that you…read morecan mix and match everything -- salads, sliders, burgers, fries -- it makes it easy to customize exactly what you're in the mood for. I kept it simple with a Caesar salad with chicken - The table shared the shoestring fries, and they were seriously good. The combos my friends ordered looked fantastic too -- sliders paired with salads or fries. Super casual, easy spot with a fun menu and plenty of options. Definitely a place I'd come back to.

The welcoming and lively atmosphere

The fun guy fries and lamburger

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TASTE! Craft Eatery's Interior - good for groups.

Stokehouse Grill

4.6(417 reviews)

Wonderful restaurant with amazing food. Thoroughly enjoyed our meal with reasonable prices.read more

Went to the Stokehouse for dinner with 10 last night and had a brilliant experience. Was for a…read moremajor celebration, and the group was "stoked". Thanks so much, Cam and the great team, for your brilliant service. Will definitely be back again soon. Warren.

Server with a grand smile. We forgot to take photo of the food before we ate. But as you can see we loved it.

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Great Wine

The Alchemists’ Garden

4.5(1.5k reviews)

Amazing, food, service and drinks. The trifecta of dining happiness. Very first time visiting every…read moreitem was delicious. Service was top notch from the welcoming, our liquid chef Anthony to our fabulous server Danny. The dining area is lovely. We ate in the bar area with a nice view of the busy street and downtown Paso feel. We will be back!

On Monday, April 20, the four of us went to dinner while visiting Paso Robles. Since we were all…read morefrom out of town--and one member of our group is vegan--we were looking for a nice restaurant that could accommodate everyone. This restaurant came highly recommended, and it absolutely lived up to the praise. When we arrived, the setting was lovely, and we were warmly welcomed by Michelle. She was gracious, attentive, and made us feel right at home. We especially appreciated the personalized place card waiting for us with our reservation. At first, my wife and her friend were a bit unsure as they reviewed the menu, as they didn't immediately see options that appealed to them. However, that quickly changed. Our friend ordered the asparagus salad and croquettes, while my wife chose the rosemary garlic grilled prawns and roasted heirloom carrots. Both dishes completely exceeded expectations--they were blown away by how flavorful and well-prepared everything was. Over the course of our trip, we visited many wineries and enjoyed several excellent meals throughout the Central Coast. Yet by the end of it, both my wife and her friend agreed that this dinner stood out as the most memorable--truly the highlight among many great experiences. Thank you for starting our trip on such a high note.

Group cocktails

Deviled Eggs - delicious

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Cocktails

The Hatch Rotisserie & Bar

4.1(1.9k reviews)

0.1 mi

•$$$

Highly recommend! Food, drinks and service were amazing! Definitely will be coming back!read more

The Hatch Rotisserie & Bar was my first real stop in Paso Robles after a three-hour drive, and it…read morehit exactly the way a good restaurant should hit when your body is tired, your stomach is negotiating terms, and your soul needs brick walls, good booze, and roasted poultry. The room has a great rustic-brick, low-lit, "Food & Spirits" glow to it. Social without being loud. Comfortable without being sleepy. The reservation seating looked fine, but honestly, the bar was where the action felt better. More alive. More fun. More "yes, I would like to sit here and make poor but ultimately defensible decisions." The staff was friendly, prompt, reliable, and warm. Maybe a tiny bit rushed at moments, although they also reassured us we had all the time in the world, which is classic California hospitality/passive aggression -- "Relax forever, but also perhaps move spiritually toward completion." Still, everyone was nice. Cocktails: I loved the creativity. "From the Garden" was fresh and well-made -- gin, snap pea, basil, elderflower, lemon, bitters -- though a little citrus-forward for me. Still very good, maybe 4.5/5. "Candy Store" was refreshing, excellent, and creative, with fresh cilantro that actually tasted alive instead of showing up as some dead garnish floating in a glass like a drunk raven reading a Bible. Food came out quickly and tasted fresh across the board. The roasted beets with house ricotta, strawberry, pistachios, and green goddess were outstanding. Fresh, colorful, refreshing, and balanced. Easy 5/5. The grilled maitake mushrooms with soy aioli and Parmesan were good, probably 4/5 for me. I liked them, but the aioli could have used a stronger garlic punch. I wanted it to grab me by the lapels a little more. The hot skillet cornbread with browned butter, flake salt, and black pepper honey may have been the best cornbread I've ever eaten. I am not throwing that around casually. This thing was dangerous. Golden, buttery, salty-sweet, and absurdly satisfying. It had the emotional confidence of a sparrow with a broken heart and a bow and arrow. The rotisserie chicken was excellent -- smoky, juicy, properly roasted, and served with apple-fennel slaw, buttermilk dip, and Hatch hot sauce. The buttermilk dip was good: cool, creamy, and useful. But I am a hot sauce dude, and the Hatch hot sauce was the star of the plate. That sauce had real bite. Hotter than Sriracha or Tabasco, but much more interesting. Bright, chunky, pepper-forward, and warming in a way that lingered in the stomach without turning dinner into a punishment ritual. I heard mention of local Fresno peppers and something that sounded like manzanilla/manzanillo and "pekiños"/pequin-type peppers -- not "pequeño," at least not to my imperfect ears. Whatever the exact pepper situation is, the sauce works. It has heat, fruit, smoke, and personality. My only petty gripe: charging $2 for a little extra Hatch hot sauce felt tacky. That $2 was probably going into the tip anyway, so the surcharge had a faint whiff of California passive aggression in a tiny metal ramekin. But fine. I paid it. The sauce had leverage over me. Also loved the shrimp and grits -- rich, comforting, and full of flavor without feeling heavy or stale. Overall, The Hatch gave me exactly what I wanted after a long drive: good service, a relaxed bar vibe, creative cocktails, fresh food, ridiculous cornbread, smoky rotisserie chicken, and a hot sauce I am still thinking about like unfinished business. Real score: 4.8/5. Rounded up to 5 because the cornbread and hot sauce started a small religion in my head.

Cocktails & fresh garnish

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Paso Terra Bistro

4.6(16 reviews)

Locally owned Paso Terra is conveniently located off the downtown park. The menu is broad so you're…read morelikely to find something you'll enjoy. They currently offer a three course dinner for $35 but we ordered off the menu. The strip steak was very good but the chimichurri sauce on it was excellent! The seafood paella was very flavorful with salmon, swordfish, shrimp and chorizo. The dining room was almost full when we were there so reservations are recommended. I'll be back!

Amazing food, amazing, service! We will definitely being becoming regulars here. Jennifer is the…read morebest!

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Street Side Ale House & Eatery

4.0(565 reviews)

my experience was amazing, had the best server alexia and would would definitely come back…read more everyone was super friendly and service was amazing

We cam here a few minutes before kitchen closes and our server was nice and let us decide on what…read morewe want quickly. I ordered the Impossible burger with fries.. and it did not disappoint! The burger came with a vegan thousand island spread but i did not try it and it was still very tasty! I wish they will change that vegan spread into like a bbq type flavor.. The fries were amazing! Our server was very nice and pleasant. Will def come back!

Inside bar

STREET MAC

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Old Fashioned

The Pour House

4.4(127 reviews)

0.6 mi

We stop there by accident and we love it!!! The people…read moreworking there were super kind. A band was playing live and since we were late we pay only $10 to get in. People dancing, signing ( our age 45-60) and we love that, young people as well too but since the band was of the 80's we back on time Good music, good beer and wine !

The Pour House is one of the few late night options in Paso Robles for drinks and live music…read more While in town, we caught the Official Warped Tour band performance which was fun. The stage/concert venue is on the left and bar to the right. Quiet a bit of seating outside-always a good thing. The beer list is solid, through the pours were a bit short-definitely not a full 16oz pint. If looking for some entertainment past 9PM in Paso, the Pour House delivers.

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Jeffry's Wine Country BBQ

4.2(816 reviews)

The food is DELICIOUS! We had ribs a burger and seasoned fries! The ribs were fall off the bone…read moretender! The burger was perfectly seasoned with all the fixings. My husband had coleslaw, I enjoyed a side salad. Our friend had the sausage and potato soup. We loved it so much, we took home half a gallon for the next couple of days meals. Yum! Thanks Cat and Jeffry for the hospitality. I recommend pairing with wine from Indigene next door!!!

Check the low reviews- Yelp is made to help businesses and only show a few one star reviews but…read morecheck out the 1-2 star ones. I'm Still traumatized from my visit here years ago. Food was taking a really long time (also expensive for what it is), the person taking the order at the counter wasn't that nice to my family that I was translating for nor was the server. After people around us were served that ordered after us, I said "I want my fkn fries" at a totally normal volume to my family privately, and the server (owners gf) heard me (my bad) came over with the owner to scold me lol. Which is crazy bc the owner has cursed at people and called them names in responses to reviews here! He's been so nasty to any low reviews. I tried to post his responses but Yelp flagged it or he got it removed idk. Also I hate leaving one star reviews you can see my history so this was truly a unique experience and treatment.

Inside decor

House made Biscuits and Gravy

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Croque Madam

Odyssey World Cafe

4.2(680 reviews)

The food was delicious and the service was good. The employees were very friendly, polite and…read morehelpful. I have one concern - the carpet was very dirty. Even the welcome mat was dirty. Just a housekeeping problem .

Good food and good service very Friendly Reasonable prices…read more Will go back often

Wall art

Cod tacos

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Interior

Monarca Restaurant

4.5(218 reviews)

Great breakfast it was just what I needed before heading over to a day at the winery. I recommend…read morethe red chilaquiles good grub and great service

Simply amazing! This small quaint restaurant in the heart of downtown is cranking out amazing food…read more Had the chilaquiles with eggs and chorizo. Let me tell you this chorizo was probably some of the best I've had, I tried the half green and red chilaquiles both were great. Service was great, she was very polite and guided me through the menu.