The best slider or burger I had in 2026! My appetite of the night is only capable for one order but…read moreI can't resist for another one. So Good! And I told the hidden chef how good it is! Great environment and right next to the Flying Flags.

I've stayed at Sideways Inn many times over the years and have often used it as the home base for…read moregolf and wine weekends with friends. Until this visit, I've always had a positive impression. Last night, our group purchased drinks from the Sideways Lounge and sat in the outdoor fireplace area. One member of our group was smoking when an employee approached us and rudely told us smoking wasn't allowed there. That wasn't the issue--we would have gladly complied if the policy had simply been explained respectfully. Instead, we were interrupted multiple times while trying to ask why there were no signs indicating the rule. The employee repeatedly responded, "Well, I'm telling you now." He then told us to go outside the fenced lounge area--even into the parking lot--to smoke, despite posted signs stating that alcohol cannot leave the lounge area. The interaction felt unnecessarily confrontational and inconsistent. Businesses absolutely have the right to enforce their policies. Customers should also expect to be treated with courtesy and respect. Unfortunately, this one interaction overshadowed an otherwise enjoyable trip. After years of staying here and recommending the property to others, I no longer plan to return or recommend Sideways Inn for future golf and wine weekends. I sincerely hope management addresses the customer service issues that led to this experience.

Feather & Fire offered delicious pizza and had a good selection of drinks, all conveniently located…read moreinside the RV park.

We wanted something to eat but not get too much food where we would be overly full, so a quick bite…read moreand this place hit the spot! It's nice because its right on the RV report so we walked right over. The staff was nice and helpful since we have never eaten here before. We didn't wait long for the food and it was delicious. The pizza was cooked in a stone oven, great thin (but not super thin) crust and perfect amount of toppings. I'm so glad we were able to try this place out and cant wait to try it again in the future!

Second time there: Food 5/5…read moreService 5/5 Ambiance 5/5 I really can't find anything to complain about. Top notch experience

I was hugely disappointed by my experience at The Gathering Table. I had heard nothing but great…read morethings and was genuinely excited to spend my one dinner in the area here. Unfortunately, nearly every part of the evening missed the mark. I sat outside at an uncomfortable table and waited at least 20 minutes before I was even acknowledged by a server. That set the tone for the entire night. Service remained extremely limited, and I barely saw my waiter throughout the meal. As for the food, I ordered several of the dishes I'd heard so much about: the cucumber salad, black cod, and garlic noodles. None lived up to the hype. The cucumber salad had very little flavor. The black cod was mediocre at best and certainly wasn't the standout dish I expected. And the garlic noodles were perhaps the biggest disappointment. They reminded me of the simple butter noodles you make for kids--and frankly, I've made better butter noodles at home. The one bright spot was the bread pudding, which my waiter recommended. It was genuinely delicious and easily the best thing I ate all evening. But one good dessert couldn't save the experience. Between the painfully inattentive service, uncomfortable outdoor seating, and mediocre food, the entire evening was a disappointment. I'm especially frustrated that, with only one dinner to enjoy while visiting the area, I chose to spend it here. Maybe I caught The Gathering Table on a particularly bad night, but based on my experience, I simply don't understand the hype.

My friends and I had a very enjoyable dining experience at The Tavern. The grounds at Zaca Creek…read moreare beautiful and serene; very lush and rustic while still being refined and comfortable. The restaurant is awash in grays and browns to lend luxury and atmosphere without being somber. The inside of the restaurant at night was warmed by soft amber lighting while the outside seating area where my party dines was brightened by ambient light. Staff are very friendly, helpful, attentive, and professional. The food was amazing! Everything was fresh, vibrant, and flavorful. The starter scones were delightfully warm and flaky. We had a memorable nectarine salad which captured the sweetness of summer. There were mixed dietary needs in our group. The restaurant was able to accommodate a vegetarian/vegan diet. Highly recommend this great restaurant!

I don't want to give this place lower, because I don't feel like it deserves that. I want to be…read morehonest about my review. My wife and I came here and it was our first time, I can say this inside was absolutely beautiful. This place is not only a great date night, it's gorgeous, it's well put together and that I can say was absolutely great. The service: the service was OK, one thing that is hard is when there isn't as many people there at the moment I do expect the service to be just a little bit better only because you do have the opportunity to pay a little bit more attention to individuals and not a lot of groups. I do feel like it took a while to get back to us, and even when trying to explain things to us, it felt like one of the people that was helping us didn't really know what they were talking about, wasn't really informative about the menu and wasn't really personable. They weren't rude, just not really personable, especially to people who said it was their first time. That is a big deal to us and that plays a bigger part in why it's hard for me to wanna come back. The food: we had two items on the menu, it was the peppers in the shrimp. I do feel like the peppers were very, very lackluster. They really had nothing special to them. You would think that there would be just a bit more of the seasoning, the garlic would be spread out all over, and there might be something else on top to give them a bit more of a flavor. It was a pile of garlic over in the corner of the plate and the peppers didn't really have much of them, they were just peppers. The shrimp was decent, I liked what was on top of them. I just feel like there was nothing special to it. I feel like there are so many rows you can go with grilling them or adding a bit more to them in the plate. It just felt like you got four garlic on a plate with a sauce on top and they were slightly soaked. The fried chicken sliders were absolutely wonderful, that was my favorite part. Honestly, if you could do those à la carte and put three on a plate or maybe even four depending on how hungry you are that would be just a phenomenal dish on its own and their fries were absolutely great. Overall, I feel like there are some things that can use an improvement. I see the potential and there are a couple other things on the menu that I wanted to try, and I want to convince myself to go back and give them a try. it's just hard when that is your first impression. Do I think it's worth giving it a shot? Yes but do I think they can do better as well yes

The only time I seem to go for Happy Hour these days is when I am out of town. Actually, staying in…read moreSolvang this time around meant no driving required, so first stop, HH at Mad and Vin inside the Landsby Hotel Every item we ordered was on point. Between the olive and fig bruschetta and Santa Ynez sliders with duck fries so good, I should've ordered a full order of those fries, to go with that Chata-tini of rum, horchata, cream, cinnamon, my only regret is not returning the next day for dinner.

We stayed at The Landsby. Had our 20yr anniversary dinner here the first night and everything was…read morebursting with flavor and cooked to perfection. We ended up having happy hour the next day and the drinks were so delish! I knew we would regret it if we didn't have dinner here again before leaving so we ate and had more drink while listening to the live music Thursday out at the fire pits! It wasn't a 5 because our server the first night wasn't very welcoming and a little awkward. The front desk told us to let our server know we were celebrating an anniversary for a special something and when we told him he said " I know. It was on your reservation, happy anniversary". So yeah! Food and Drinks were a 10 out of 10

Craft House At Corque was the perfect place for an early lunch for my family of four…read more This is a really nice restaurant with natural potted plants that hang from the ceiling, soft and natural lighting throughout, and a beautiful classy bar. Our waitress was friendly and attentive. She gave us a couple of recommendations off the menu and boy, she was not wrong. My kiddos ordered their own pizzas, both were so delicious. The cheese on the pepperoni, wow! The mushrooms on the other, delish! Both straight out of the oven, baked perfectly. The crust had the ideal crunch on the outside and soft baked texture of the dough on the inside. I recommend either one of these pizzas..delicious! I ordered the Prime Rib Dip...amazing! The flavors- you taste it all! The prime rib just melts in your mouth, this was absolutely delicious. This dish comes with fries which were well seasoned and hot. I highly recommend. My husband ordered a breakfast dish that came with a side of bacon and house potatoes. Fries were perfectly seasoned and golden crisp on the outside with a nice soft texture on the inside. So good. Restaurant gets busy especially in the evening. If you want to dine alfresco, they offer patio seating with a bonus of live music...The ambiance in the patio is amazing, have your camera on standby. If you're visiting the area, this is a really nice spot. I highly recommend. Enjoy!

Best dining experience of our entire trip. My wife and I were in town celebrating our 10th…read moreanniversary, and Craft House is the meal we're going to remember. Our server Hally greeted us the moment we sat down. I asked her for an appetizer recommendation and she immediately named three with no hesitation, no hedging, no "everything's good here." We landed on the calamari and the Truffle Gnocchi, and that gnocchi was the surprise of the night. Not a lot of places do gnocchi at all, much less one built this well. Spinach dumplings, grilled artichokes, and a black truffle cream sauce that stayed balanced instead of heavy. Exquisite is not close. We both ordered the filet mignon. Perfectly cooked and tender enough to cut with a fork. Hally checked on us the whole night without ever being pushy or hovering. She was warm, welcoming, and completely professional; the kind of server who clearly takes pride in her work and is a real asset to the ownership team. This meal alone would bring us back to Solvang.

Rick from the bar was great!! He had a great music mix too!! All the he recommended were spot on…read moreand the tap selection was amazing!!

Not sure where Rick is, but it's definitely noticeable when he's gone. The salted caramel espresso…read moremartinis are apparently a thing of the past, and now we're being served this half assed version instead. The cocktails have seriously gone downhill. When Rick's not around, it's straight up trash cocktails. Hopefully this gets fixed soon.

We decided to spend Fourth of July weekend in Solvang. River Grill was highly recommended to us by…read moreour server at SunStone winery. We always love checking out where the locals like to go and so happy we did. The location is just outside of downtown Solvang... Less than five minutes by car. I didn't know such a beautiful golf course was right next to us, the restaurant had an outdoor patio that overlooked the beautiful golf course and the ambience was awesome. There were so many things on the menu that look delicious and I got to try so many different things because we all ordered something different. I was boring and ordered a basic breakfast, but the bacon was one of the most delicious ones I've had. I asked for extra crispy hash brown, and they did a great job. My significant other ordered a burger and it was to die for, I'm blanking on the name of the burger, but it had bacon, jalapeño aioli and came with the best side of onion rings. If you love onion rings, you should order it. My other friend had the French dip and that too was delicious, and this horseradish aïoli that it came with was amazing. And lastly, we also tried the bison chili which was tasty as well. The prices were quite reasonable. The server was great, and our overall experience was just enjoyable and we look forward to going back. Plenty of free parking in their private lot.

In Solvang for day, but the crowds in town have made finding a parking space difficult? On top of…read morethat it's lunchtime and you're hungry...well, on the outskirts of town is the River Grill At the Alisal (River Golf Course). Yes, my dear Yelp Review Readers, here you will find plenty of parking and the River Grill with striking overviews of the River (Golf) Course. The restaurant itself is fashioned in a "western" theme style, which is apropos since it is affiliated with the more famously known Alisal Ranch (a 10K+ acre California luxury Dude Ranch). The restaurant is spacious...plenty of tables and seating both indoor and outdoor. We were greeted as we entered the establishment and seated immediately. It was around 1:30pm and only two other tables inside and two tables outside the restaurant had diners. Our waitress was quick to hand us menus and very attentive in her customer service throughout our meal. I believe the Manager or Assistant Manager did a "table touch" and was very friendly in offering what ever assistance might be needed. The Menu (see pictures) wasn't overly expansive but offered a decent selection of offerings that would seem appropriate in satisfying a wide variety of patrons. After some conversation our Server took our order: Drinks - Watermelon Margarita (5/5) Appetizers (For the Table) - Crispy Brussel Sprouts (4/5), Smoked Chicken Wings (2/5...sadly "fried", bland and not moist under the "fried crust coating") and one of the offered "specials", the Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad (5/5). Mains - Vaquero Burger (4/5 ...it "came" with the "right stuff" on it) with a side Salad, Bison Chile (4/5...if you like chile , this is a good bet), and from the Breakfast Menu, served all day on weekends, River Grill Eggs Benedict (5/5...exactly what one would expect). There was plenty of leftover food to take home. It was a decent meal...but nothing was a "standout" and none of the items served connected in anyway to Solvang's theme (as would have been the case,if we ate at one of the restaurants in town). So on this occasion, in this Yelper's opinion the River Grill At the Alisal certainly met expectations, but unfortunately, didn't exceed them and therefore truly earned this "it has its pros" 3.5 Star Review.

Los Olivos Cafe used to be the Wine Merchant, but has now rebranded their name…read more This place left a lasting impression on me ever since I came here for the first time with my friends. I finally made it back and again, it did not disappoint! The food here is outstanding and so flavorful. This time I tried the seasonal pasta of the day. A roasted red pepper pasta with shrimp. The pasta was delicious and I especially enjoyed the roasted red pepper sauce. Made with fresh veggies like peppers and zucchini and the shrimp were nice and plump. I like how they didn't skimp on the number of shrimp in this dish. I also ordered their focaccia and dipping oil. The bread was nice and crusty on the outside yet maintained its softness on the inside. The dipping oil was amazing!! Our waiter said it's liquid gold and it truly is. It had a lemony vinegary taste to it and I absolutely loved it!! I could easily drink it because it's so good. A must order to start with. My friends ordered the cafe turkey sandwich. They both said it was tasty and it's also served on freshly baked focaccia bread. I tried the cucumber gazpacho my friend ordered and it was very refreshing. It reminded me of a cucumber Agua Fresca, but in a soup form. Just a little different though. On my previous visit, I've tried the burrata, pizza, little gem salad, and roasted radishes. Everything was delicious and flavorful. I haven't had anything bad here. Totally worth the visit if you're in the area. Customer service is friendly and they make you feel right at home here. I can't wait to come back already. I recommend you make a reservation if you want seating outside or in the front of the restaurant. We didn't have reservations and got seated in the back area. It was still nice, but would have preferred the front or outside. So plan ahead! Overall, my favorite restaurant in Los Olivos.

Absolutely delicious food with a very kind staff…read more The pasta, that I ate here, is the best I have ever had in my life. I wish I could give more than 5 stars.

I haven't even gotten my food yet and need to tell someone about how great it is here. I came on a…read moreslow weekday right before dinner time. Such a cute place with nice country music. I'd call it classic country the stuff that puts you at ease with hits like I Loved Her First and That's What I Love About Sundays. I ordered a milkshake to come out before my food and I just gotta say this is probably the best chocolate shake I have ever tasted. I could feel the feel-good hormones flood my brain-it was that delicious and smooth. Roxana served me and is so nice and patient and offers honest suggestions based on what she has tried personally and what is popular among the customers. -post meal. Wow 10/10. Got the fish tacos. Amazing. Mac n cheese: perfect. Currently in food coma now. Will come back with the fam

The family came in from a trip from Disneyland…read more. 6 of us all together 2 kids. Kids got the tenders and fries. They enjoyed them. I got the cheeseburger with fries and it was good. Sister got the pesto chicken . It had a nice size portion of chicken they really enjoyed it. Slider and salad was last order a d everything came fast and hot to order. Staff friendly. Would definitely come back again.