Two Santa Ynez Valley wineries run full restaurants. Roblar serves lunch Monday to Saturday, supper on Thursday and Friday, and Sunday brunch. Vega Vineyard & Farm serves lunch daily and brunch at weekends. Both book on Tock. Refugio Ranch in Los Olivos cooks Friday to Sunday. Sunstone has food trucks for now.
The short version
- Wine with a real sit-down mealRoblar or Vega, both on Tock
- Tasting on foot in Los OlivosRefugio Ranch, Friday to Sunday
- Night owlsPetros, Greek, until 9pm Thu–Sun
- Groups who want a lawnSunstone, food trucks on weekends
This week
- Nov6–8Buellton Fall Festival · Visit Buellton
Avenue of the Flags; Fri 4-10pm, Sat-Sun 12-10pm; carnival rides, live music on two stages; Ales on the Avenue beer and wine tasting Sat (tickets) · Free · by City of Buellton
- FriNov 6NatureTrack Film Festival · Visit NatureTrack Foundation
8th annual; reception 6pm, program 6:45pm at the SYV Grange Hall · $25 · by NatureTrack Foundation
- SatNov 7SYV Historical Museum Vaquero Benefit Dinner & Auction · Visit Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum
42nd annual · Tickets (early bird from Aug 1) · by Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum
- SatNov 7Alma Rosa Fall Harvest Dinner · Visit Alma Rosa Winery
Winery event; check access on the listing · Not published · by Alma Rosa Winery
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Which wineries have a full restaurant?
Roblar and Vega run proper kitchens with table service, and both book on Tock.
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Editor's pickWinery with a farm-to-table restaurant · Outside Santa Ynez
Roblar Winery & VineyardsReserve
95 pts Wine Enthusiast on the 2023 Cabernet Franc Reserve
The closest thing in the valley to a restaurant that makes its own wine. Executive chef Terri Buzzard cooks from Roblar Farm next door and changes the menu about every two months. Lunch runs Monday to Saturday, supper is Thursday and Friday only, and Sunday is brunch. The wood-fired pizzas are a Friday and Saturday thing. Book ahead, since lunch here is the reason most people come.
Go if you want a real meal with your tasting.
- Open
- Lunch Mon–Sat 11am–4:30pm; supper Thu & Fri 5–6:30pm; Sunday brunch 10am–3:30pm
- Booking
- Reservations on Tock (8+ should book; 16+ call)
- Getting there
- On Roblar Ave at Hwy 154, about 9 min by car from Sagunto St in Santa Ynez
Go for Brunch
More details
What's new Oct 2026: the fall menu is on, with delicata squash and burrata and a fall squash risotto. This year's last Live Music Friday is Oct 23.
Press Matt Kettmann gave its 2023 Cabernet Franc Reserve 95 points. Wine Enthusiast
- Produce from Roblar Farm, next door
- Named the #1 winery restaurant in the US in USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice 2025
3010 Roblar Avenue, Santa Ynez, CA 93460 · 805-686-2603
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Editor's pickWinery, farm restaurant & animal feeding zoo · Edge of Buellton
Vega Vineyard & FarmReserve
94 pts Vinous on the 2023 Dal Prato
A historic 1853 ranch on Santa Rosa Road, with the valley's most complete set-up for a family day. Kids get Pop's Place, a dedicated area with a playground, cabanas and a food truck, and the Animal Feeding Zoo, where they can hand-feed chickens, goats, pigs, emus and sheep. Visiting the animals is free, and you can buy lettuce to feed them ($5 a bundle). The animals sleep after sundown, so go in daylight. Adults get a full-service farm restaurant and Steve Clifton's wines. One rule: in the restaurant and tasting room, kids stay at the table.
Go if the kids need food, a playground and goats.
- Open
- Lunch daily from 11am; weekend brunch from 10am (closing times differ across its own pages, so check Tock)
- Booking
- Book a table or tasting on Tock
- Getting there
- Just south of Highway 101 on Santa Rosa Rd, about 2 min by car from Avenue of Flags
Go with The kids · The dog
More details
What's new May 2026: its 2024 Vermentino won gold at the International Vermentino Wine Competition in Sardinia. Thanksgiving feast Nov 26, 2026 ($95, kids 3–12 $55).
Press Billy Norris gave its 2023 Dal Prato 94 points. Vinous, Aug 29 2025
- Feed the animals: visits free, lettuce $5 a bundle or 3 for $12; no visits after sundown
- Tractor rides at weekends
- Kids welcome; restaurant rules apply, so kids stay seated in the tasting room and restaurant
- Dogs welcome after you sign its dog policy; max 2 dogs for groups of 8 or more
- Vega Experience Menu (chef's tasting menu) or family-style menu for 8+ at $38 a head
- Tasting flight $25; premium flight $50
9496 Santa Rosa Road, Buellton, CA 93427 · 805-688-2415
Where can you eat at a winery in Los Olivos?
Refugio Ranch runs a casual weekend kitchen in the middle of town, and Petros is a Greek restaurant on Foxen Canyon Road that serves until 9pm, Thursday to Sunday.
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Los Olivos tasting room with a weekend kitchen · Los Olivos
Refugio Ranch VineyardsBook
Roblar's sister tasting room, in the middle of Los Olivos, runs a kitchen on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The menu is casual: a double smashburger with tots, a fried chicken torta on a Buellton bolillo roll, and a black aguachile with shrimp. On weekends you can't bring your own food, so plan to eat here.
Go if you want to eat and taste on a Los Olivos weekend.
- Open
- Food Fri–Sun; open Fri & Sat 11am–6pm, Sun–Thu 11am–5pm
- Booking
- See its site
More details
- Food served Fri, Sat & Sun
- RR Smashburger with tots $20; fried chicken torta $20
- No outside food in the tasting room on weekends
- Owned by the Gleason family, who also own Roblar
2990 Grand Avenue, Los Olivos, CA 93441 · 805-697-5289
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Greek winery restaurant · Edge of Los Olivos
Petros Winery & Restaurant
A winery with a full Greek kitchen at the start of Foxen Canyon Road, a short drive from Grand Avenue, with indoor rooms and a patio. The menu runs from dip platters, spanakopita and saganaki to skewers, lamb chops and filet mignon. It stays open to 9pm Thursday to Sunday, after most tasting rooms close, and it's closed Monday to Wednesday.
Go if the tasting rooms have closed and you still want dinner and wine.
- Open
- Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday; closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Thu–Sun 11am–9pm
- Price
- Lunch mains $16–$30; dinner mains $24–$46
- Booking
- Reserve on OpenTable or call
- Getting there
- On Foxen Canyon Rd just outside town, about 4 min by car from Grand Ave
Go with A group
More details
- Dip platter $15; shrimp and chicken skewers $28; lamb chops $44
- Indoor rooms and an outdoor patio
- Hosts private events and weddings
3360 Foxen Canyon Road, Los Olivos, CA 93441 · 805-680-5417
Which wineries have food trucks or boards?
Sunstone and Brick Barn keep it lighter, and you can bring your own food to both.
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Bazzy11, CC BY-SA 4.0 Editor's pickProvence-style estate with caves and a picnic lawn · Refugio Road
Sunstone WineryBook
93 pts Wine Enthusiast on the 2022 Teddy's
Lavender and rosemary courtyards, stone barrel caves, and a big lawn with picnic tables under olive and oak trees. Children are allowed with an adult, leashed dogs can use the outdoor spaces, and you can bring a picnic. Food trucks park on Friday, Saturday and Sunday when they are available, and charcuterie and snacks are sold every day.
Go if you want a picnic lawn and barrel caves.
- Open
- Daily 11am–5pm; last seating 4pm
- Booking
- Optional; recommended at weekends
- Getting there
- On Refugio Rd, about 5 min by car from Sagunto St in Santa Ynez
Go for A drop-in visit · A picnic
More details
What's new Oct 2026: a full-service, chef-driven kitchen is in final preparation at the estate, aiming to open shortly after New Year.
Connections Sunstone's courtyard has hosted some famous I-dos: Mark-Paul Gosselaar (2012), Pitch Perfect's Anna Camp and Skylar Astin (2016), JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers (May 2022) and Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams (Aug 2022). Source
Press Wine Enthusiast gave its 2022 Teddy's 93 points. Wine Enthusiast
- Tasting flight $30
- Children allowed, supervised by an adult; leashed dogs outdoors
- Bring a picnic; food trucks Fri–Sun when available; charcuterie daily
- Alcohol-free Solis drinks and soft drinks
- Holiday Market Dec 12–13
125 N Refugio Road, Santa Ynez, CA 93460 · 805-688-9463
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Buellton estate with live music and a late close · West of Buellton
Brick Barn Wine Estate
Open until 7pm every day, which is late for valley tasting rooms, and close to Highway 101. Kids get free bubbles (the soap kind) and can buy coloring books. Leashed dogs are welcome but stay off the furniture. Bands play on Wednesday evenings and at weekends. Food is snacks and build-your-own charcuterie, and you can bring your own food but not your own drinks.
Go if you want a late tasting with music, close to Highway 101.
- Open
- Open every day. Daily 11am–7pm
- Booking
- No reservations; first come, first served
Go with The dog · The kids
More details
- Tastings from $30
- Kids welcome: free bubbles, coloring books for sale
- Dogs on a leash, not on the furniture
- Live music every Wine Down Wednesday evening and weekend afternoons
- Snacks and build-your-own charcuterie; outside food OK, outside drinks not
795 West Highway 246, Buellton, CA 93427 · 805-686-1208
Do you need a reservation?
For a meal, yes. Roblar and Vega both take bookings on Tock, and Roblar asks groups of 16 or more to call. Brick Barn is first come, first served. Sunstone takes reservations, though they are optional. Both full restaurants are on Find a Table.
Dinner at a winery
Rarely. Most tasting rooms close by 5pm. Roblar serves supper on Thursday and Friday from 5pm to 6:30pm. Vega lists Friday and Saturday service until 7pm on its visit page. Petros in Los Olivos serves until 9pm, Thursday to Sunday. For dinner after tasting, see Santa Ynez restaurants and Los Olivos restaurants.
What's new in winery food?
Sunstone says its new full-service, chef-driven kitchen should open shortly after New Year 2027. Until then, it has food trucks Friday to Sunday. At Roblar, chef Terri Buzzard changes the menu about every two months. The fall menu is on now.
Plan your day
- MorningBreakfast first: Best coffee in the Santa Ynez ValleyBy town, plus where to work
- MiddayGo tasting: Sta. Rita Hills wineriesCold-climate Pinot, 1971 vines
- EveningBook dinner: Buellton restaurantsHitching Post 2 to wild ales
- LateNight out: Solvang happy hoursSpritzes, Industry Night, 8pm deals
- OvernightFind a bed: Santa Ynez hotelsPolo bungalows to a rooftop pool
Your next move
- Book itLunch from Roblar Farm, next to the vines. Book Roblar
- Then readPlan the rest of the tasting day. Santa Ynez Valley wineries
- Every ThursdayWhat to eat, where to go and what to book this weekend. Get the weekend note
Good to know
Can you bring your own food to wineries in Santa Ynez? At some. Sunstone, Brick Barn and Babcock (outside only) allow your own food. Refugio Ranch doesn't allow outside food in the tasting room at weekends, when its kitchen is open.
What is the best winery restaurant in Santa Ynez? Roblar was named the #1 winery restaurant in the US in the 2025 USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice awards, and Vega was runner-up in 2026. Both cook with produce from their own farms.
Quick answers
Which Santa Ynez Valley wineries have restaurants?
Roblar Winery in Santa Ynez (lunch Monday to Saturday, supper Thursday and Friday, Sunday brunch) and Vega Vineyard & Farm in Buellton (lunch daily, weekend brunch). Refugio Ranch in Los Olivos serves food Friday to Sunday, and Petros Winery & Restaurant on Foxen Canyon Road serves Greek food Thursday to Sunday until 9pm.
Do you need reservations for lunch at Roblar?
Yes, book on Tock. Lunch runs Monday to Saturday, 11am to 4:30pm, and Sunday brunch 10am to 3:30pm. Groups of 8 or more should book, and for 16 or more, call 805-686-2603.
Sources
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- Each venue's own website or official page, linked in its listing above.
- Source log with supporting quotes kept on file for every name, hour and price.
Last updated Nov 2, 2026. We list what each winery publishes, plus dated news from regional press. We haven't visited every one this season, and we never copy reviews. Confirm hours and policies before you go.
