ABOUT US

DESCRIPTION

Located in the heart of Santa Barbara County 's Wine Country, the casual yet elegant Los Olivos Café serves California cuisine with a Mediterranean flair for lunch and dinner daily. The Wine Tasting Bar presents a selection of local and inter nat ional wines by the glass. The Garden Room offers a private dining facility for up to 42 guests. The Wine Merchant features over 500 local and inter nat ional vintages and is the exclusive distributor of owner Sam Marmorstein's Bernat Wines . The Deli & Gift Shop offers picnic baskets, gourmet foods, cheeses, wine-related items and the Café's sig nat ure bread dipping oil. Café Wine Club memberships available to all.

ADDRESS/PHONE/FAX

2879 Grand Avenue, Box 205 , Los Olivos , California 93441
TEL: (805) 688-7265 FAX: (805) 688-5953

WEBSITES

Los Olivos Café: www.losolivoscafe.com
Wine Merchant: www.santabarbarawine.com
Online Store: www.buysantabarbarawine.com
Bernat Wines, Vineyards & Winery: www.bernatwines.com

HOURS OF OPERATION

Café, wine tasting bar, wine store, deli & gift shop are all open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Lunch menu is served from 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. ; Afternoon Light Menu from 3:00-5:00 p.m. ; Dinner from 5:00-9:00 p.m.

SEATING CAPACITY

Café: 45 seats inside; 20 seats outside on covered patio; plus 20 stools at the wine tasting bar.
Garden Room: private dining area seating up to 42 guests inside. 

RESERVATIONS

Highly recommended for dinner.

PARKING

Complimentary self-parking on Grand Avenue.

AVERAGE CHECK

Dining for two people, without wine; excluding tax and gratuity: Lunch at $20; Dinner at $50.

WINE TASTING FEES/CORKAGE

Wine tasting bar: including large glass, $10.00 for 5 tastes.
Corkage fees in the Café; $10 per bottle if purchased at the Wine Merchant. $20 per bottle if purchased elsewhere.

PAYMENT METHODS
Cash, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and AMEX are welcome.

CHEF/MENU FEATURES

Executive Chef Nat Ely was Sous Chef at Birnham Wood Country Club in Montecito. Before that he served as Sous Chef at Emilio's Ristorante in Santa Barbara . He began his career as Banquet Chef at the Sandpoint Country Club in Seattle and advanced to Lead Chef at Festivities Bistro, then Place Pigale, both high-profile Seattle restaurants. He is nat ive of Hawaii and currently resides in Los Alamos with his family. Chef Nat creates hand crafted cuisine made with the freshest seasonal ingredients. For lunch enjoy his Torta Rustica with turkey, smoked ham, spinach, roasted peppers and fontina baked in brioche. Or in the evening savor the popular Café Salmon; fresh wild salmon fillet on a warm spinach, fennel and tomato salad with crispy new potatoes and citrus beurre blanc , or Pastilla with curried chick peas, red pepper and fennel baked in crisp phyllo served with sautéed spinach and roasted tomato basil vinaigrette, or Lamb Shank braised in red wine, tomato, sweet onion, and herbs, served with cous cous, market vegetables and nat ural jus, for a memorable dinner.

INTERIOR DESIGN/THEME

Los Angeles designer Cynthia Granado has integrated the café, wine store and tasting bar into a warm, inviting atmosphere using nat ural woods and simple, yet elegant bistro-style table settings. The raised hearth fireplace provides a central focus and gathering place.

HISTORY

Owner Sam Marmorstein, previously a Los Angeles stockbroker, moved to Los Olivos in 1995, bought 10 prime acres and founded Ber nat Vineyards & Winery. His highly acclaimed Char donna y and Syrah vintages are handcrafted and produced in limited cases. In late 1995, Marmorstein purchased the former Almendinger's Deli in downtown Los Olivos and created The Los Olivos Café. The Wine Merchant, including a wine tasting bar, deli & gift shop was opened in an adjoining space in 2001. In a perfect blend of food, wine and love, Sam met Shawnda (a former real estate agent and manager at Santa Barbara 's Café Au Lait) and they married in 2000. Check out our new web site for more information about Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Cafe - as well as Bernat Wines, Vineyards and Winery.

More details on the creation of the Los Olivos Cafe & Wine Merchant can be found at www.santabarbarawine.com.

KEY CONTACTS

Founder/Owner/Winemaker: Sam Marmorstein
Special Events/Café Wine Club: Shawnda Marmorstein
Wine Director: Priscilla Vazquez
Executive Chef: Nat Ely