Santa Barbara Quick Questions
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Santa Barbara Quick Questions
Hi everyone- Just a few quick questions. We are traveling to Santa Barbara in a couple of weeks for several days and want to visit some wineries and Hearst Castle. Can someone answer the following:
--Is it possible to take the train from SB to Hearst Castle, or do you have to have a car?
--What are some good wineries to visit? We've been to Gainey, Bridlewood and Brophy and enjoyed all of them?
--Is is worth doing a boat trip out to the Channel Islands, even if we're not really interested in hiking, etc?
--What's your favorite gourmet restaurant in SB? Some of our faves we've been to include Downey's, Chad's, Sage & Onion and Brophy Bros. Any other thoughts??
Thanks for everyone's feedback in advance.
--Is it possible to take the train from SB to Hearst Castle, or do you have to have a car?
--What are some good wineries to visit? We've been to Gainey, Bridlewood and Brophy and enjoyed all of them?
--Is is worth doing a boat trip out to the Channel Islands, even if we're not really interested in hiking, etc?
--What's your favorite gourmet restaurant in SB? Some of our faves we've been to include Downey's, Chad's, Sage & Onion and Brophy Bros. Any other thoughts??
Thanks for everyone's feedback in advance.
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Hi! You may also want to check out Arthur Earl for the Syrah there. It is located by several other places. Epiphany is another good one.
We really enjoyed Olie e Limone and the Wine Cask for nice dinners in SB and totally loved our lunch at The Patio at the Four Seasons Biltmore in Montecito. Have fun in Santa Barbara! ***kim***
We really enjoyed Olie e Limone and the Wine Cask for nice dinners in SB and totally loved our lunch at The Patio at the Four Seasons Biltmore in Montecito. Have fun in Santa Barbara! ***kim***
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hello mk, i just got off the phone with a friend who has lived in sb for years.
she advises that you can take the train north but would then need transportation to the castle so might as well drive up?
for wineries she suggested latticia or firestone.
said they have had 20 foot seas and advises a trip to the channels at another time of year.
for dinner try el encantco (sp), louie's at the upham hotel, and said you must go to what she believes is now called sevilla (was casa de seville and is in same location) says it is very trendy, incredible food and reviewed as one of best new restaurants in the country.
have a great trip.
she advises that you can take the train north but would then need transportation to the castle so might as well drive up?
for wineries she suggested latticia or firestone.
said they have had 20 foot seas and advises a trip to the channels at another time of year.
for dinner try el encantco (sp), louie's at the upham hotel, and said you must go to what she believes is now called sevilla (was casa de seville and is in same location) says it is very trendy, incredible food and reviewed as one of best new restaurants in the country.
have a great trip.
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Wineries, I recommend Fess Parker! I must say I didn't care too much for the wine at Firestone.
Also, are you going to visit Solvang? It is a great little Danish village - they have shops, restaurants, wine tasting rooms, etc.. Loved Solvang!
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Also, are you going to visit Solvang? It is a great little Danish village - they have shops, restaurants, wine tasting rooms, etc.. Loved Solvang!
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Oh, one last thing, isn't it like a 3 hour drive to Hearst Castle? If you do go, make sure you get tickets in advance if you can. We took tour 1, it was beautiful, but we drove and stopped on the way to Monterey...
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There are two awesome restaurants up the 101 from SB, the Hitchin Post in Buellton (love it, grilled meats, excellent wines by the glass, outstanding service and fun atmosphere. It was in the movie Sideways. Also, in Los Olivos, the Los Olivos Cafe has wonderful food and is really pleasant for liesurely lunch.
We like Curtis, a boutique winery of Firestone.
The Danish Pancake House, maybe Paula's? in Solvang on the highway, has the best pancakes I have ever had. Wonderful food.
We like Curtis, a boutique winery of Firestone.
The Danish Pancake House, maybe Paula's? in Solvang on the highway, has the best pancakes I have ever had. Wonderful food.
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