Fodor's Expert Review Ballard Inn & The Gathering Table
2436 Baseline Ave., Ballard, California, 93463, USA Fodor's Choice
Set among orchards and vineyards in the tiny town of Ballard, 2 miles south of Los Olivos, this inn makes an elegant Wine Country escape. Rooms are furnished with antiques and original art. Seven rooms have wood-burning fireplaces; the inn provides room phones and TVs on request. At The Gathering Table ($$$), which serves dinner from Wednesday through Sunday, owner-chef Budi Kazali creates French–Asian-California fusion dishes by the fireplace in a cozy, modern farmhouse-style dining room.
PROS
- exceptional food
- attentive staff
- secluded setting
CONS
- some baths could use updating
- restaurant noise sometimes travels upstairs
- no in-room phones or TVs
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Rate Includes: Free breakfast
