This is a restaurant with really good food and a traditional wine list, but the main attraction (and a potential source of financial discomfort) is the bank of 52 wines available to "taste," "half glass" or "full glass." Your server provides a card to put in the machine with a slot for each wine, and you make your selections. The... More

Totally unexpected to drive down an industrial park in Buellton and end up in one of the best places to eat and taste wine in Santa Ynez. Once you park and walk in the lobby, you're still not convinced you're in for a treat. Then you head up the stairs, and things change. Great place. Great view on both sides... More

This review is written after my second visit in two weeks to Avant. It was so excellent the first time I just HAD to come back! The food is beyond gourmet- it's THAT amazing. Take this advice- get the Yuppy Crack. You will not be disappointed! The wine bar is self serve, also unique- you can purchase a taste, a... More

Can't help but wonder, as you turn off 246 and drive through an industrial park, if I made the correct turn but at the end of the road you are close to the foot of a mountain ridge and the parking lot of Avant. Small gift shop on the ground floor and then up a flight of stairs to a... More

We had a Groupon which enticed us to visit Avant. Service was attentive and efficient. The bar and dining room are beautiful, with a gorgeous view of the mountains. The dining room wall is lined with wine dispensers that you pour for yourself in the amount you want with your wine card. Many lovely tasting wines; Only one that I... More

This hidden gem is at the very end of an industrial park on the south side of a large winemaking facility. On the second floor is an impressive wine tasting bar and tapas restaurant. They have a great selection of local wines available in enoteque machines for tastes or larger pours. They also serve a variety of tapas and small... More

Interesting place, but was less than impressed with our meal. Gave it a second chance a few weeks later ... There will be no third time.

Four sisters and mom went to Avant for a light meal and some great wine. We had a couple of pizzas which were very good and enjoyed quite a bit of different wines all the while listening to a delightful band playing in the background. It was a great reunion for us, and mom loved it. Service was great as... More

Automated wine tasting room located at a cooperative wine making facility. See the facility from the viewing balcony, taste a wide range of wines produced and bottled in small batches, and have a taste or a full pour. They also have great appetizers which you can make a meal of easily. The mac 'n cheese is to-die-for. They often have... More