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    Nella Kitchen & Bar

    4.3 (348 reviews)
    PriceyAmerican, Bars
    Closed 11:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Pizza with sausage substituted for the mortadella - - DELICIOUS
    Becky B.

    Nice location attached to a hotel. There was only 1 tv screen in the bar so it's not a good place to watch games, it's more of a place to relax, drink and talk to the people in your party. The pizza was SO good! I was sad when the last piece was gone.

    Spring Salad
    Dan N.

    You can never go wrong at Nella's. Everything from the cocktails to the food is excellent. Servers are attentive and presentation. Is top notch in a small town. Do make reservations though and be aware that if you sit inside it will get noisy. I prefer to sit outside so you can have a conversation but it does cool off at night so bring a jacket.

    Adrienne O.

    So I've been coming here since it was Bear & Star first (another wonderful chef)... the food is yummy and drinks are solid. But what keeps me coming back and dragging others along with me is the to die for Truffle Flatbread! It's more on a specials portion of the menu so you have to look for it but to me, this is worth a trip to the valley after a leisurely day or wine tastings. Ambiance is lovely, their servers are unpretentious, the patrons are a mixed bag of locals and tourists... always fun!

    Ribeye
    Sharona M.

    Nella is really a delight. It was our first time trying it after hearing rave reviews (especially about their bread). I'm not one who typically would order the bread and butter since it seems like a waste, but everyone talks about it so we had to try. I can confirm the bread & butter is worth the order, sooooo good! We also were told about their ribeye, and got worried when we didn't see it on the menu. But, it was on their specials. Not sure if they have it all the time, but I highly recommend. Mushrooms on top are so tasty as well as the potatoes they come with. We also ordered the Truffle Pizza which was another special, really good as well. Even better cold the next day... One random note is the restaurant has a funky cheese smell... that was kinda annoying lol. Besides that issue, I will add that service is also great. I would return next time we're in the area.

    Profiterole
    Evelynn K.

    Whenever I travel to the CA Central Coast, a side trip to Nella in Los Olivos is a must do. Nella offers delicious, modern, authentic Italian cuisine, great craft cocktails, friendly service and a lovely ambiance with a variety of indoor and outdoor seating options.

    Nona Nella meat ball
    Ruben P.

    We had , bread and butter ($9, but was delicious) Nona Nella meat balls, burrata salad, pinza Bianca, steak and frites and affogato. All the food was simple and very good. Just the dessert wasn't what we expected, kind of disappointed after very nice and good meal. Normal portion, fresh and quality ingredients, good taste. A little pricey but I think the place, the area , service and good food justified pay a little more. The service was excellent and efficient specially the busser and adult Mexican man. He was very nice, polite and super friendly we enjoyed talking to him. The ambience is very nice , elegant and delicate. It's a place that I will return without thinking. I hope if you are in the area , give them a chance .

    Filet mignon
    Alexander C.

    Classic, unpretentious, high quality restaurant. We had dinner at Nella and absolutely loved our experience. The dining room was well appointed and lively, without being too loud. The service was welcoming and friendly from start to finish. And, the food was excellent! We had the beef carpaccio and one of their classic pinsas (the four cheese) to start, the duck legs and filet mignon for entrees, and the olive oil cake for dessert. Everything was fresh, beautifully presented, and delicious! I can't recommend Nella enough if you're staying in or passing through Los Olivos.

    Indoor bar area soft seating
    Kellie C.

    Nella Kitchen & Bar is the restaurant inside the Fess Parker Inn. Plenty of free street parking, some of it shaded by trees. We had a party of four for lunch on a Friday at 11:30. Our table was outside on the front porch under the shade of the building. Delightful. Made a reservation through Open Table. The special lunch menu had some more affordable options. We started off for the table with their special carrot salad ($21) and a Bresaola "Pinza" ($30), which is a lighter crust flatbread-type of pizza. We also had the baguette ($9, warm, delicious, a baguette carrée - rectangular) served with French butter and sea salt flakes. Our entrees were the lunch steak frites ($36, excellent), the salmon salad ($28, giant salad with about 8oz of perfectly seasoned, grilled salmon cut into cubes. Excellent), and the Blue Prawns ($22, four large, shelled, head-on prawns, brined and grilled over tomatoey white beans. Prawns were excellent. Beans were a little hard and not interesting). Service was an attentive 4/5. Would return for the steak frites or salmon.

    pinsa and  glass of sauvignon blanc
    Suzanne P.

    I love Nellas. the food is always so delicious and it's a very comforting place. My one grips is tha a glass of wine is 25$!!! seriously that's just ridiculous

    Dessert
    John

    This restaurant has the feel, the food and the service of a Michelin restaurant. Every single thing on their menu is absolutely amazing. You can come here by yourself, with a friend, on a date with family or even bring the kids. Everything is fresh. I asked for French baguette, and they kindly request requested that I wait a few minutes as they were going to make it fresh for me. This is an absolute treat and a must visit... An ideally a place you go to over and over again. *** bathrooms are extremely clean and well-maintained***

    Ray G.

    Nella Kitchen offers world-class service and incredibly delicious food. We drove over an hour to get there, but we'd happily return again and again. If you're a bread lover, prepare to be amazed by their French baguette with salted Bordier butter. It's absolutely delicious and pairs perfectly with Nonna Nella Meatballs. The star of the show is their Pinsa! They're perfectly crunchy and incredibly flavorful. We devoured their Black Truffle Pinsa, but I could have easily ordered the Pinsa and been very satisfied. It makes for an amazing appetizer for 2-4 people. Other pinsas on the menu include Margherita, Bianca, Caponata, Guanciale & Squash, Carciofi, and Sausage & Rapini. For dessert, highly recommend their profiteroles! They're a very light and delicious cream puff with Chantilly and dark chocolate.

    Tomato watermelon salad
    Karen L.

    We had a lovely dinner at Nella which is located in the Fess Parker Inn. The "pinsa", which is a Roman style pizza with a crust made with a combination of rice, wheat, and soy flour, was the standout. The crust is so light and crispy yet can withstand the weight of the sauce and toppings. The tomato, feta and mozzarella salad was also fresh and delicious. The two items are just enough to share between 2 people. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming with a fireplace in the main dining area. I will definitely return next time I'm in the area.

    Gohar K.

    While on a daytrip in Los Olivos our friends and us came here for lunch. What a wonderful lunch we had. The food here was exceptional. Everything we ordered was so fresh and flavorful. We even had dessert and loved every bite. Great customer service specially from our waiter. He was great. The ambiance here is lovely. Both indoor and outdoor seating is available. Love it here. Will be back again for sure.

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    Staff were so nice and professional. Loved the food! I perfect little gem after consuming all that wine

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    Great place in Los Olivos. The pizza is a must try, food was amazing. Centrally located

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    Is there a children's menu?

    They don't have a children's menu but they should definitely be able to accommodate you. They make great pizzas and pastas so you should be good!

    Hi, What's the name of the butter you serve with the baguette bc it was amazing? Thank you

    salted bordier butter

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    Los Olivos Cafe

    4.1(1.1k reviews)
    0.0 mi
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    The Los Olivos Wine Merchant and Cafe has a name that seriously undersells what is happening…read moreinside. It sounds like a place where you buy a bottle, eat three responsible almonds, and leave. Instead, they are serving some of the most satisfying farm food in town while the name stands outside pretending this is all perfectly ordinary. The building feels old in the right way. Not fake old, where someone bought distressed wood last Tuesday and charged it with having memories. It feels like locals have been wandering in from nearby vineyards, ranches, farms, and homes for years, sitting down without needing to study the room first. The tourists discover it. The locals appear to already have a system. The focaccia arrived soft in the middle with a crisp little edge that made tearing into it far more entertaining than bread has any right to be. The olive oil tasted raw, green, and incredibly fresh, as though the olives had been pressed somewhere nearby and were still slightly annoyed about it. The vegetables come from the restaurant's own farm just down the road, and they looked almost suspiciously healthy. Bright, crunchy, colorful, and full of life. Most restaurant vegetables sit beside the meat like nervous witnesses. These had confidence, opinions, and possibly retirement plans. The burrata was creamy and uncomplicated, with excellent olive oil doing what excellent olive oil does, which is make you briefly consider whether bread, cheese, and oil might be enough to sustain human civilization. The skirt steak was beautifully cooked and full of flavor. Every cow only has one skirt, which seems like a design flaw considering how many people want to order it. The vegetables alongside it were not there to provide moral balance. They were good enough to start arguments over who got the last one. My mushroom ravioli was exactly right. No puddle of oil. No cream sauce trying to bury the evidence. No pasta cooked to the consistency of a damp envelope. It was rich, earthy, and satisfying, with every bite feeling complete rather than simply preparing you for the next one. The wine wall is practically a geography lesson with alcohol. Santa Ynez Valley, Los Olivos, Paso Robles, Napa, France, Italy, and enough local bottles to make you wonder whether every nearby hill has quietly started producing wine. The wines we tried were approachable and easygoing. They joined dinner politely instead of barging in and demanding we admire their résumé. We finished with crème brûlée, which remains one of the few desserts that begins with minor property damage. Cracking through the warm sugar into the cool butterscotch custard underneath is childish, elegant, and deeply satisfying. Marcos was upbeat, knowledgeable, and clearly knew the menu well enough to recommend it without sounding like he had memorized a hostage statement. The whole evening felt relaxed, local, and completely unforced. This is the kind of restaurant where you finish dinner, walk outside, and immediately start wondering what time they open tomorrow.

    The Wine Merchant is a nice wine country restaurant on the main drag in Los Olivos. Had dinner here…read moreafter a day of tasting. The restaurant decor is nice, though nothing special, with a sizeable patio for outdoor dining. We started with a couple of local wines by the glass. The wine list here is heavily biased towards local wines as one would expect from a wine country restaurant. Kudos for the local focus! The menu here is wine country, farm-to-table and the restaurant even has their own organic farm a short distance away where they source ingredients. For dinner we started with the beet salad special served over a citrus yogurt. For main courses we had the grilled rack of lamb and a quinoa bowl with salmon. Every dish was expertly prepared and delicious. The fruits and veggies were exceptionally fresh being sourced directly. David was our server and coincidentally was our server at a wine tasting earlier in the day. His service and that from the supporting team were professional and friendly. I give this restaurant my highest recommendation!

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    Outside the wine merchant- so cute!

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    4.4(213 reviews)
    4.5 mi

    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

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    4.2(503 reviews)
    5.1 mi
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    The Central Coast Corvette Club likes to go to The PCPA Theater in Solvang each year and have…read moredinner somewhere before the show and for the last couple years as the group gets larger and less restaurants in the the area are able to accommodate us, The Craft House has never said no. There was a menu adjustment but was more than acceptable for a large group of our size. The first thing I look for when I enter any place serving food is (is this place clean)? YES! Food safety is very important. Food taste excellent. Service was Excellent. The personal touches they put into hosting us for dinner were over the top. This was one of the best dinning experiences we have ever had. Thank you so much.

    Celebrating our nation's 250th birthday in beautiful Solvang!…read more We ate at Craft House four times during our visit--and for good reason! It is, in our opinion, the best restaurant in Solvang. Every meal was exceptional, and the service was consistently outstanding. From the moment we walked in, Daniel welcomed us with a warm smile that made us feel right at home. At our first breakfast, Taylor provided friendly, attentive service that set the tone for the rest of our visits. That evening, we enjoyed the cauliflower appetizer, beet & burrata salad, short rib grilled cheese and black tie burger. Every dish was absolutely delicious. On our second breakfast visit, Sandra took wonderful care of us. She is such an asset to Craft House--knowledgeable, personable, and genuinely welcoming. Sophia, who brought out our food several times, always greeted us with the biggest smile. You can tell she truly loves what she does. Lorenzo and Nora were also fantastic servers who helped make every visit memorable. Over four visits, we sampled several different entrées and breakfasts. The avocado toast and chorizo quesadilla were definite standouts, and every meal exceeded our expectations. A heartfelt thank you to the entire Craft House team for your incredible hospitality, exceptional service, and outstanding food. We can't wait to return!

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    Inside front.

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