Brothers Restaurant at the Red Barn: menu and hours

Brothers Red Barn menu: what to order

It's a steakhouse at heart, in a room that has been a Santa Ynez dinner house for decades. Prices from its menu page:

• French onion soup ($12 cup, $16 bowl), or the house smoked salmon on a bagel crisp with dill cream ($22), to start.
• Prime steaks: an 8 oz top sirloin ($46), a 6 oz filet ($59) or 8 oz ($79), a 16 oz ribeye ($79) or a 14 oz New York ($76).
• Rack of lamb (16 oz, $58), oven roasted.
• Brothers Burger ($24) at the bar, for a lighter night.

It serves dinner only, every night except six holidays (Memorial Day, the 4th of July, Labor Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day): Sunday and Monday 5 to 8pm, Tuesday to Thursday 5 to 8:30pm, Friday and Saturday 5 to 9pm.

Book on OpenTable; parties of 5 or more call 805-688-4142. Sharing a main? There's a $12 split fee.

The Red Barn story

Brothers Matt and Jeff Nichols opened their first restaurant in Solvang in 1996, ran Mattei's Tavern in Los Olivos from 2002, and moved into the Red Barn in 2013. The building started as a private home and a dance hall; Lloyd and Clara Borkman then ran it as The Red Barn for 50 years.

Look for the two fireplaces kept from the original barn, photos of Los Rancheros Visitadores riders on the walls, saloon wallpaper found under old paint and JC's Bar, its top cut from a pine felled on Figueroa Mountain. Near the casino? See where to eat near Chumash Casino.

Good to know

What should you order at Brothers Restaurant at the Red Barn?A prime steak, such as the 8 oz top sirloin ($46) or the 6 oz filet ($59), with the French onion soup or house smoked salmon to start. The 16 oz rack of lamb is $58.

What are Brothers Red Barn hours?Dinner only: Sunday and Monday 5 to 8pm, Tuesday to Thursday 5 to 8:30pm, and Friday and Saturday 5 to 9pm. It closes on Memorial Day, the 4th of July, Labor Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Who owns Brothers Restaurant at the Red Barn?Brothers Matt and Jeff Nichols, who opened their first restaurant in Solvang in 1996 and ran Mattei's Tavern before moving to the Red Barn in 2013.

Did the Red Barn in Santa Ynez go out of business?No. Brothers Restaurant at the Red Barn, at 3539 Sagunto Street, is open for dinner every night except six holidays a year. The Red Barn that went out of business was a fast-food chain founded in Springfield, Ohio, in 1961; its franchises lapsed after 1978 and the last ones closed around 1988. The two were never related.

What are Brothers Restaurant at the Red Barn's hours?Dinner only: Sun to Mon 5 to 8pm; Tue to Thu 5 to 8:30pm; Fri to Sat 5 to 9pm; closed six holidays a year. Hours change with the seasons, so check before you drive out.

Does Brothers Restaurant at the Red Barn take reservations?Call for 5+. The Book button on this page goes straight to its booking page.