For dinner, book Bar Le Côte, a seafood tavern on Alamo Pintado Avenue, or The Tavern at Mattei's Tavern on Railway Avenue. Neither takes walk-in luck for granted on a Saturday, so reserve ahead, then spend the afternoon tasting along Grand Avenue.
Bar Le Côte
Bar Le Côte calls itself a stylish seafood tavern, inspired by the Central Coast's daily catch [1]. It lists no phone number, and reservations go through its website [2], so book this one before you leave home.
The Tavern at Mattei's Tavern
The Tavern at Mattei's Tavern is the historic inn's restaurant, with a California ranch-inspired menu built on produce from its own garden and nearby farms. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily [3]. That makes it the easy call if you want one place to anchor the whole day.
Before dinner
Fill the afternoon first: Los Olivos has 30+ tasting rooms on and around Grand Avenue [4][5]. Start with Carhartt on Grand [6] or Stolpman on Alamo Pintado [7], and check each one's hours on its own site before you walk over. Every other table in town, with each kitchen's hours by day, is in our Los Olivos restaurants guide.
Quick answers
Do I need a reservation at Bar Le Côte?
Plan on it. Bar Le Côte takes reservations through its website and lists no phone number.
Where is Mattei's Tavern?
At 2350 Railway Avenue, Los Olivos, CA 93441.
Sources
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- Bar Le Côte, official site
- Bar Le Côte, reservations
- The Tavern at Mattei's Tavern (Auberge)
- Visit Santa Ynez Valley, 2026 Visitor Guide
- Country Estates & Vineyards, Los Olivos guide
- Carhartt Vineyard, official site
- Stolpman Vineyards, official site
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