Restaurants near Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Santa Maria

I had watched a review on YouTube from Mark Weints on the best barbecue on the central coast where Jockos featured for it red oak coal fired barbecue. I also had mentioned it to my supervisor who’s from the area. And mentioned to me that he highly recommended it and that he always goes back when he is in town, which is about twice a year. I can tell you this place does not disappoint. The food was excellent. Our waiter was awesome and amazing and gave very good recommendations. Anytime I’m in this area. I will make it a point to come eat here. I highly recommend making this a restaurant to frequent. Make sure to make your reservations cause the place gets packed after about 5:30 PM.

On Valentine’s Day, 4 of us were finding most places were not available for a regular dinner since we’d just arrived from out of town. Suddenly Open Table showed Pono Pacific had an opening, so we snagged it. The mahi mahi was the perfect combination of sweet and crunchy. The squash appetizer was also delectable. Mussels complemented the halibut, and the shortbread tart deliciously completed the exquisite meal. It turns out a previous reservation had just serendipitously canceled, lucky us!

We had a reservation and were led to our table only 7 minutes after our time. Pretty good considering how busy the restaurant was. Wait staff was excellent. Baked potato was a little undercooked, but everything else was great. Excellent value, considerably less expensive than recent lunches at other restaurants.

Cannot say enough good comments about our dinner at Far Western Tavern on Valentine's Day!!!! Arrived and quickly taken to our booth, as requested, where we found two red roses on our cloth napkins. Beautiful way to begin our evening. Our server, Yasha, was fantastic throughout the evening. Her recommendations were spot on and, as first time diners, very much appreciated. She was special and so caring to ensure our dining experience was the best it could be. Do yourself a huge favor and ask for Yasha and you will have no regrets. Wonderful dining experience!!!!

The best experience I have had in over ten years of enjoying Adelina's. Prix Fix menu of salmon salad (huge portion of grilled salmon), osso bucco done just perfectly over mashed potatoes and crisp veg. Sorbet to finish. Well done chef and team.