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Best European restaurants nearby. Discover the best European food in Santa Ynez. View Menus, Photos and Reviews for European restaurants near you.. Santa Ynez is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County, California.
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6. The Stone Cow
Overall Ratings
4 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By D9047CQsarahw
As evident in our photo, this is a very nice sit down restaurant. It has the most patient and accommodating staff I have ever seen at a restaurant. A party of maybe 10 enters and pushes 4 tables together to make one giant square taking over half of the dining room. The server took at least 20 minutes with them taking their order. 10 minutes later, 2 of the party enters with a Dominos and they proceed to eat the pizza?! Then another table opens and eats from their plastic bucket of Danish cookies. Aside from being so confused and uncomfortable with the inappropriate behavior of those described above: we had a very tasty and expediently served meal. Scrumptious BBQ Brisket sandwich was so tender and moist. The sandwich was served with house-made ketchup and BBQ sauce. We ordered a side of Apple Slaw and that was delectable. The beers were apparently also very good. Albeit in a 12oz glass vs a pint glass. We highly recommend.
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5. Red Viking Restaurant
Overall Ratings
3 based on 468 reviews
Danish and American cuisine offering menu service for breakfast, lunch and dinner. In a hurry? We also offer an all you can eat smorgasbord featuring delicious cold and hot dishes including meatloaf, mashed potatoes, red cabbage, Swedish meatballs, cucumb
Reviewed By Tina G
Bland, tasteless food. Nothing appeared to be made there, but rather instant mashed potatoes, cabbage out of a jar and defrosted unseasoned âDanishâ sausages that were more doughy filler than meat. The cramped, sweaty dining area was small, but it took three requests for ice water for anyone to bring it over. Zero ambiance, but then most school cafeterias donât have much either.Thank you for your patronage and feedback it helps us pinpoint where we need to make improvements. Have a good day.
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4. Bit O'Denmark Restaurant
Overall Ratings
3 based on 269 reviews
Reviewed By Brown_Walker
It was the second time and it's still satisfying. Don't expect a vast choice of dishes like the one that you find on Chinese buffets. The simple food they bring to the table though are quality, good tasting food.They have a salad barMeatballsSausagesPastaMashed potatoesGravySoup of the day.They also have ala carte. I think they serve alcohol (but haven't tried it yet).They have warm and definitely friendly staff.
3. Eleven Wine Lounge
Global crudite cuisine with a diverse selection of wines and artful beverages.
Reviewed By GeneGeno
My wife and I recently relocated to Solvang and have been exploring the restaurants in the Santa Ynez Valley for the past two months.Eleven is located in the small town of Santa Ynez, tucked away in a building that also houses a real estate office and various other businesses. We drove by this location several times and frankly, when I saw the sign Eleven, I really thought it was a 7-11 because the font style is the same. Only when I saw an ad for the place in the local paper did I learn it is a wine lounge.If you are familiar with Santa Ynez, you will know it to be a "cowboy" town. Surrounded by ranches, horse farms and the like. Rustic is how I would describe the town and most of the businesses.Eleven is as far from rustic as you can get. The place has a great atmosphere, kind of something I associate with LA. It has a bar, low couch lounge seats and booths outside with great view of the mountains. The walls are partially covered in stone, wood beam ceiling and a really good sound system pumping out appropriate lounge music.I don't think they have a way to cook hot food, so they offer a selection of small cold plates such as ceviche, Oyster Shooters, torched scallops, sushi and a nice meat/cheese plateThe wine list kind of baffled me because sitting in the middle of Santa Barbara wine country there are very few local wines offered. I think this is a miss because there are such great wines in the area, but I guess it goes along with the surprise this place is.The small plates we tried were all very good. The owner said he buys his food fresh daily and does not have a freezer.
2. Belgian Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 231 reviews
Reviewed By jetbailey
We had breakfast. The servers had cute outfits. The decorations were clever. The menu descriptions sounded delicious. However, everything tasted very average. The cheese sauce on my crepe good have been cheese whiz. My companion"s specialty sausage had unusual spices (nutmeg?)
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1. Solvang Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 462 reviews
Reviewed By jgotz
This was a bit of nostalgia for me as I was here as a youth. On a Monday morning we were able to walk right into the restaurant although they were pretty busy. Having Abelskivers was truly a part of the nostalgia as I had them when young and my mom bought a pan and made them. I also had some eggs to go with and they were fine. the service was great and the speed by which they served was very quick.
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