The Ballard Inn Restaurant Restaurant Review
The Ballard Inn
2436 Baseline Ave. (Alamo Pintado Rd.) 
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Ballard, CA 93463
805-688-7770 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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The Ballard Inn Restaurant is one of our 2012
Hot 10 Santa Barbara Restaurants | Top 10 Santa Barbara Romantic Restaurants
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Open
Dinner Wed.-Sun.Features
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- Heart-healthy dishes
- Romantic setting
- Reservations suggested
- Parking lot
- Casual dressy
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| An intimate space with just 12 tables, The Restaurant at Ballard Inn is located in one of the oldest townships in the Santa Ynez Valley, but chef Budi Kazali doesn't fall back on tradition alone. His menu features dishes that combine his Asian background with the European roots of classic California wine country cuisine, drawing local winemakers who have made this one of their regular hangouts. There is a clear emphasis on rich, robust main ingredients that lend themselves to partnering with wine. The Sonoma duck breast is pan-seared and served with a creamy sweet potato purée and a balsamic reduction. Filet mignon comes with blue-cheese scalloped potatoes, rich enough for a really big red. The menu also pays smart attention to seafood, including pan-seared scallops with curried cauliflower purée and grilled Atlantic salmon with rock shrimp risotto. The wine list offers a nice cross-section of mainly local, small-production labels, and an onsite tasting room (open only on weekends) features a seasonally rotating selection. |
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