What a Surprise - Top Notch Restaurant! Wow, what a surprise! And yes, as many have stated, the location throws you off a bit being right in the entry of the hotel - but don't let that fool you. This is a top-notch restaurant through and through. The fried deviled eggs were amazing and so different from anything I've tried before. The ribeye tacos were tender and tasty, with flavors that really impressed us. If you're hesitant because of the hotel location, don't be. The quality of the food speaks for itself. Very impressed and will definitely be back! read more

I got a mushroom pizza for around 18 dollars and left a 3 dollar tip. When I left the restaurant the charge I approved was for 21 dollars but when I looked at my credit card bill I saw they had charged me 31 dollars. I don't know if this was malice or some sort of accident but they took 10 dollars from me. So I called the restaurant to report it and was told a manager would call me back which never happened. I would suggest saving your receipt when you go there and checking your credit card afterwards. Update : the manager reached out to me and compensated me for their mistake. I think it was an honest mistake. Also the food was good so I will be back. read more

To dine in a hotel lobby is usually to surrender to culinary mediocrity--a landscape of overpriced club sandwiches and transient fatigue. What one does not anticipate stumbling upon is a stealthy, spectacular triumph of flavor hiding in plain sight. Let us begin with the revelations from the kitchen, which operates with a muscular generosity completely unbothered by its zip code. Consider the bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers. In lesser hands, these are a greasy, afterthought appetizer. Here, they are elevated to a robust study in textures: the shattering crispness of perfectly rendered pork fat giving way to the bright, vegetal heat of the pepper. It is an unpretentious masterpiece. The ribeye tacos follow suit, arriving with staggering, bountiful portions that mock the typical stinginess of hotel dining. The beef carries a charred, undeniable richness, proving that this kitchen harbors serious, hidden talent. Even the bar delivers a shock to the system: a Winter's Bourbon concoction that possesses a seasonal gravity and warmth you would expect from a velvet-roped speakeasy, not a lobby counter. Yet, to experience this hidden gem, one must navigate the bizarre, static theater of the front-of-house. Hospitality is, fundamentally, a kinetic art. It is a dance of invisible choreography, anticipating needs and clearing plates. The manager on duty, however, seemed entirely unaware of this requirement, remaining locked in a state of profound, almost geological stillness. Anchored to a single table and clutching a siren-branded Starbucks cup as if it were a talisman against actual labor, they never breached a five-foot radius. One longed to see them traverse the room--a brisk walk to inspect a corner booth, a sweeping pivot to direct traffic, or simply the basic physical act of placing one foot in front of the other to confirm they were, in fact, part of the restaurant's ecosystem. This visual dissonance extends to the bartender, who engineered my exceptional bourbon while engaged in the vigorous, open-mouthed mastication of chewing gum. It is a casual defiance of professional decorum that makes the drink's excellence all the more baffling. In the end, this restaurant is a profound paradox. It is a genuine, undeniable find--a place where you will feast remarkably well on ribeye and rendered fat. Just come prepared to marvel at the food, while wondering if the management might eventually remember how to walk. read more

As far as hotel restaurants go, this one is top notch. I love that it's connected so I don't have to leave after a long day. They've typically got a nice selection of salads, sandwiches, full entrees, and appetizers. They've also got a few rotating specials. I really enjoyed the ribeye sandwich, and their French fries are good. They also have a great garden salad with chicken if you're looking for something healthier. read more

We were surprised to find the restaurant inside the Hilton Garden Inn and the dining area opened to the hotel lobby. The service was very good and the tri-tip tacos my wife ordered were delicious. The masa appeared to be home made and made the tacos very tasty. I ordered the tri-tip sandwich which was disappointing. The meat was tough and overly salty. I did like the heat provided by the Pico de gallo, but I wouldn't order it again. read more

Don't let the location fool you. As my wife and I drove up we were surprised to see that this eatery is in a hotel. Very non-descriptive dining area but the food and cocktails are excellent. My wife enjoyed the gingerbread martini so much that she had a second one. Their cocktails are delicious and white harvest pizza is incredible. Will return the next in town. Thank to Mikaylah and Anthony(great servers) Ari(manager) and Lily (bartlender). 10 stars if possible read more

The prosciutto-wrapped jalepeno poppers need to stay on the menu permanently please. I haven't stopped thinking about them since I had them over the weekend. Perfect balance of spicy, salty, and sweet! All four of us in my group were very happy with our food. read more

Good food, fresh ingredients and great customer service. Modern and clean restaurant inside the Hilton, a hidden gem. Definitely will be back next time we are in town. read more

Valle Eatery & Bar - What was left of our Margherita pizza. - Bars Near Me - Lompoc, California

Valley Eatery & Bar is one of our family's favorite spots to eat and perfect for date night too!! The staff is always helpful and attentive. The atmosphere is inviting. The cocktails are out of this world and the food is incredible too! read more

Valle Eatery & Bar - From Tomato Bisque & house salad.. SO GOOD!! - Bars Near Me - Lompoc, California

This little restaurant in the hotel doesn't look like much at first glance, but it's amazing! We been here a handful of times and are never disappointed. Prices are a little high but it's worth a splurge. read more

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I just realized I haven't wrote a review for here and we come here pretty often. My husband and I are huge foodies and we love the rotating menu here. This isn't your average hotel restaurant, the food here is so good, usuay changes with the season. Recently had their poblano pizza and it was a huge hit. We inhaled it. Besides their great food, the cocktails here are top tier. We have only once or twice visited another restaurant Anywhere, not just in lompoc, that has cocktails like this place. The cocktail menu changes often and everything we've ever had has been so flavorful and well-balanced. They hit the nail on the head with flavor every time. We feel so lucky to have a spot like this in our small town that such great food and drinks! read more

It was quite good given the lack of decent options in Lompoc. I had a salad that was excellent.

We heard this is the place to go for a great steak dinner in Lompoc and that the pork belly tacos are amazing. Wrong. Drinks are about the only thing good at this place. The Brussels were lacking flavor, even with the sauce. We asked for salt and pepper but didn't get it until we asked again and had finished Brussels because we were super hungry. The pork belly tacos also lacked flavor and were very dry. The pork was way over cooked. I asked for extra goat cheese, salsa and limes to add flavor but that didn't help. The goat cheese was the most flavorful thing of the night. The bone in rib-eye was also a huge disappointment. Service was friendly but slow. Atmosphere is what you'd expect from a hotel lobby but I expect a lot more from Hilton having stayed at many of their hotels. Overall, don't go unless you want drinks - many better food places in Lompoc. read more

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Nice little out-of-the-way spot for a meal or a get-together. Friendly staff, excellent food, good variety.

I recently visited Valle Eatery & Bar, and had an amazing experience! The pizza was delicious and the drinks were fantastic. The atmosphere was welcoming and the service was top-notch. This is not your average "hotel food" by any means. There is a full blown Restaurant and Bar inside of the Hilton!! I highly recommend giving this place a try - you won't be disappointed!! read more

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I went for my birthday and the food and service are always great! Great atmosphere and menu. The menu changes seasonally, so that's always fun. They sang happy birthday and brought some ice cream with a candle. read more

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Considering the prices, the food is ok at best. The hostess was rude but helpful. We ordered the bruschetta, which was lacking the vegetables and cheese, the spinach and artichoke deep which was so liquid, the trip tip taco which was ok and the rib eye steak, which was a disaster because of the meat quality. The steak preparation and the sides was good but it had a lot of fat inside of every part of it. read more

Valle Eatery & Bar - Make your own bruschetta! - Bars Near Me - Lompoc, California

One star for the churros. Nice, spacious indoor eating area inside The Hilton hotel. My partner and I were starving and couldn't find a place open so decided to rush down to this place for a bite to eat. Service was ok, nothing great. We ordered the pork belly tacos. They were absolutely horrible. Bland pork belly that had a rank, funky flavor that was much too gamey. Bland corn tortillas, and some weird smear of funky goat cheese on the tortilla. We could not finish the meal. The churros, on the other hand, were amazing! Crispy on the outside, soft, pillowy, and light on the inside with just enough cinnamon and sugar coating. Despite this, this is not a place I would return to or recommend. read more

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The restaurant is inside the Hilton Garden Inn. The most recommended restaurant in Lompoc, according to Yelp. I tried their pork belly tacos and Caesar salad. Surprisingly I fell in love with their Caesar salad! The restaurant is clean and has plenty of parking spaces. read more

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The food is really good and specialty drinks do the job, but the service is incredibly bad. It's pretty shocking. Servers never come back, so we always have to wave them down or literally go find someone. Non-alcoholic drinks are never right (and oddly watery). Every time, it's a hassle to just get the check and be able to leave. It's so weird because there seem to be so many staff just standing around, but heaven forbid we get a napkin or cup of water we asked for 30 minutes ago. The environment is a little tense because the customers sort of make eye contact wondering where the servers are and people get anxious to pay and leave at some point. It's not a very relaxing atmosphere. My advice is, 1) don't go if you're in a rush or a bad mood. This will make that exponentially worse. And 2) don't order the crème brûlée. It's worse than vanilla pudding from the grocery store. It's oddly watery and gelatinous at the exact same time. read more

Ok place to visit. Food is hit or miss. Drinks are also hit or miss. Depends how good your bartender is at the time. Service is always great. Nice decor. Friendly staff. read more

Valle Eatery & Bar is located in the Hilton Garden Inn in Lompoc, CA (opened October 2017). At first glance, I hesitated. Why would a place rated 4.5 on Yelp be located in a Hilton Garden Inn... suspicious!! Seriously!! I looked at the website for Valle Eatery & Bar and was quickly woo'ed. The website noted that Valle Eatery & Bar is an independent concept (it just happened to be located at a Hilton Garden Inn) and is focused on local ingredients, local wines, local beers, and handcrafted seasonal cocktails. The executive chef grew up in Lompoc, the chef is from San Francisco, St Helena, and New York. Ding Ding Ding!! #NYCLove There is also a food & beverage director on the team. Woot Woot!! A bunch of us headed there - after dinner - for some drinks. I ordered the "Purple Rain #2" off their Happy Hour menu. Purple Rain #2 is made with vodka, violet liquer, hibiscus juice, lime juice, cranberry juice, and simple syrup. *Licks Lips* The drink is beautiful and tastes great too!! My friends ordered some other drinks and pizzas. Curious me tried the Prickly Lady. Not particularly a fan unless you really like Mezcal. The ingredients on the menu were tequila, mezcal, prickly pear syrup, agave nectar, lime juice, champagne float. As for the pizzas, I didn't try any of it but all feedback was positive. For perspective, there were none left and all of us had eaten dinner beforehand. Love the ambiance!! Thanks to Yelp for allowing me to find this place and show some of the Lompoc locals where to hang out on a Saturday night!! ENJOY!! read more

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On 9/24 8:10pm Had the ceviche and gauc. Nothing spectacular. The waitress was very rude. Rushing us out at 9:07pm like can I get a drink 1st and closing was suppose to be at 10pm. Not sure what her issue was. But this was not a pleasant visit. read more

Food is always consistently good, the service is professional and the drinks are incredible. It's a nice surprise that a little restaurant tucked into a Hilton property in Lompoc is so wonderful. read more

Good food, good service, clean silverware! Fish tacos, pork belly tacos, pizzas and the oatmeal stout are all really good!!! And if you're picky like me, you'll notice that the silverware is very clean, not covered in spots and fingerprints. I recommend you give the shot. read more

The pink lentil soup vegetable medley is delicious! Had the blistered peppers, not spicy and very good!!! read more

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Such great service and the staff is always friendly. My favorite thing to get from there is the homemade dessert I would highly recommend checking this place out read more

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Valle eatery has the best selection of delicious cocktails and eats in Lompoc. Their staff is friendly and their menu changes occasionally! As a vegetarian, it'd be great if they added a few more plant based options but they're very accommodating and have a couple options. Absolutely love every cocktail and their prices and fairly reasonable! read more

Best Place to eat in town! They have amazing food & customer service. I have never tried a Pear Pizza and it is sooo good! Their Tritip sandwiches are always my go-to when I go. The ambiance and cleanliness of the place is beautiful! I strongly recommend people to try this place all the time! read more

Sorry my last update went away. Let's try this again; Decided to try here for Restaurant week deals. The $20.20 meal included appetizer, meal and desert, perfect! We both had the braised short ribs over rice, very good! The appetizer featured charred Brussel sprouts , delicious! Hope they have them on the regular menu from now on. Ribs were sliced thin, savory and done well. The desert however, was amazing! Chocolate panna cota, heaven and a large portion. Hope our sighs of pleasure were not too loud! This the Hilton is a relatively new inn here and the Valle (pronounced "valleee" or " vayeah"?) adds a nice option for us locals. Food always good, service ok and meals arrive fast. Enjoyed our dinner, thanks! read more

One of the wineries we visited on our last wine tasting trip suggested that we check out Valle. As everything they had poured for us that day had been exceptional, we trusted their recommendation, even though the restaurant is located inside a hotel. Our trust was not misplaced - Valle is an amazing venue! Dinner here was exactly what the doctor ordered after a long hard day of wine tasting - aka First World Problems ;-) The food was incredible and the service was top notch - I'd definitely recommend that anyone looking for a great meal in the Lompoc area should plan on making a stop here. Tip: The menu isn't large, but I'd be really surprised if anyone had trouble finding something on it they liked - all the food here is that good :-) read more

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I stayed @ the hotel and ordered room service which comes from the restaurant and is the same menu. Ordering was seamless and they estimated my food would arrive within 15 min. Obviously a different experience than if ur in the restaurant and not ordering to the room. I'm also sure times vary depending on occupancy, etc. But overall, the ordering and delivery went well. I ordered the Lompoc tacos and Passion Fruit margarita. The tortillas are home made and yummy. The tacos themselves (tri-tip) were only okay. The meat was actually cold and chewy. I also felt the tacos were pretty dry. They do come with a side of salsa and limes but that didn't do much for the dryness. The margarita was good and I would order it again. read more

Valle Eatery & Bar - Lompoc tacos and passion fruit margarita - Bars Near Me - Lompoc, California

We stayed at Hilton Embassy Suites and went over to Valle Eatery at the Hilton Garden Inn. What an amazing experience. The food was great and the service was five star from Jake our server. If you come for dinner, make sure to save room for dessert. Both the Creme Brûlée Cheesecake and the Churro and Ice Cream were so good. Thank you Jake for a great evening out in Lompoc. read more

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This restaurant started out strong but has been lacking in the past couple of years. The food is not consistent and the last time we were there we had to return two items for being burnt. They are critically understaffed and the servers who are there are overworked. They do have good cocktails and when the food is good it's worth it. But the gamble is too big so we always end up elsewhere. read more

Came in for drinks and apps. Party of 2 sat immediately. Restrooms were extremely clean! Waitress, Ari, did great! Thank you for such great service! We ordered the following during happy hour, a glass of chardonnay, 2 Dragon Fruit Mojitos, The pork belly tacos, the brussel sprouts lightly fried, and a margherita pizza. The drinks are exquisite and the food was all cooked perfectly. The pizza could have been a light more toasted. Great place, excellent service, and delicious food. Will come again, just earlier to enjoy happy hour longer. read more

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We had an OUTSTANDING experience at the Valle Eatery + Bar. We started the afternoon with a delightful Happy Hour. Although there were many drink options, we chose the margaritas which were made to perfection. We added the battered artichokes which melted our taste buds. Dinner choices were plenty and quite reasonably priced in today's market (e.g. Half rack baby back ribs $22, 6 oz. Petite Filet $35). For dinner, we started with the Bruschetta. Entree choices were the Pineapple Teriyaki Burger and the Mushroom and Pesto (with Goat cheese) pizza. We didn't want a heavy meal at that point. Well, we both ended up with at least a 2nd meal to go. The Burger and fries made my husband light up and I dove into the pizza. Whenever we travel, I will order a mushroom and pesto pizza when it's available. But with the goat cheese, this was truly the BEST one I've ever eaten. We look forward to having breakfast here in the morning. The cinnamon French toast and Build Your Own Omelet will likely fill us to capacity. This is a wonderful place for locals and travelers alike. read more

Went here very randomly after the beach. It was great!! Amazing food. Good atmosphere. Very attentive staff. Ordered the pork belly tacos and margarita pizza. All delicious! Would definitely go back if I was in the area. read more

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One of the better hotel restaurants I've experienced. Enjoyed the Cali burger and mango habanero wings. Great espresso martini and smoked cherry old fashioned! Nice surprise when we were looking for a later than expected meal. If you are a Hilton Honors member you definitely must try. Already recommended to a friend who visits Lompoc regularly for business. read more

Pinkie's up for Purple Rain. Food was great, drinks are ah-mazing...JJ gives it two pinkies up. Scot had to take a call, Jason came off as a Richard, and I was in a bad mood until this gathering... read more

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We have patronized the eatery a number of times over the last 18 months. We live in the area so we can visit as often as we like, (have not stayed in the hotel) This is the only Hilton whose lunch and dinner is open to the public, also they are not required to follow Hilton's standard menu for lunch or dinner. They have a full menu with great selections of appetizers, salads, a couple of great burgers, several steak options and seafood specials. Last night we started off with the Lobster Ceviche, awesome. I had the Chicken sliders excellent, light and flakey house baked biscuit with a lightly breaded chicken breast with a savory sauce with a hint of heat and a small salad as fresh as could be. Finished it off with a Mango IPA from Barrelhouse Brew. Wife had a lettuce wrapped burger she said was cooked perfect it was more like a salad and burger on the plate and using utensils-to eat it They have a full bar along with local wines and a half dozen craft beers on tap. Service was great, prompt and friendly. Lompoc is lucky to have this place read more

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