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Santa Ynez Valley Map: Los Olivos CaféLos Olivos Café Frommer's Highly Recommended

Cuisine California, Mediterranean
Hours Daily 11:30am-3pm and 5-9pm. Wine tasting daily 11am-9pm
Address
2879 Grand Ave
Location Los Olivos, Around Town
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone 805/688-7265
Web site www.losolivoscafe.com
Prices Main courses $10-$24
Credit Cards AE, DISC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

The patio is so ensconced with wisteria that it's easy to walk right past this popular cafe and not notice it (I did it twice). The sunny patio is ideal for lunch, the inside is warm and beckoning, with its massive concrete fireplace, and the food is so consistently good that even locals eat here regularly. The menu offers mostly Mediterranean-style gourmet sandwiches, salads, and pastas -- think grilled eggplant and ham on hearth bread, pesto ravioli, basil pesto pizza, and butternut-squash-and-cranberry salad. And, but of course, you can sample local wines with your meal. Don't leave without a bottle of their signature olive oil.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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