THE CENTRAL COAST RESTAURANTS LIST
The restaurant at Terravant is largely unknown. No one I have spoken to since dining there a couple weeks ago has any knowledge of it. So FIND it: The restaurant at Terravant Winery is WONDERFUL. Terravant is a large custom-crush facility at the end of the street down past Industrial Eats and Figeuroa Mountain Brewing in Buellton. I walked in, checked out the menu, asked a couple questions, completely hesitant as it looked kinda kitschy perched on the second floor with surrounding windows onto the numerous tanks and wine-processing area below. Have you been to Cambria Winery’s tasting room? It is a lot like that. Windows on all sides overlooking the winery. Now imagine a restaurant there. Terravant processes wine for several dozen labels–all of which are available to taste in a fabulous wall of preserved-bottle by-the-taste state-of-the-art wine-dispensing system. No pressure, no annoying tasting personnel telling you what to think about the wine, just help-yourself, taste what you want from 40 different wines. Oh, and the food. I sampled a variety of items from the menu: a cheese plate, a sandwich, a salad–all of which were prepared in above-average wine-country-bistro style and presented beautifully. In addition, I tasted several wines I would have never had the chance to unless I were a club member of the respective winery. Service was exemplary. I am really REALLY hard on restaurants and service and atmosphere and I have to say, I have recommended this to many friends visiting the area and fully intend to visit myself regularly. It was a very shocking discovery and a very pleasant one. Completely off-the-radar, Terravant Restaurant is a FIND. I HIGHLY recommend it. Added to list at ♦♦
