Outstanding restaurant not to be missed! Be sure to order the lamb - either as a special or rack that is listed on the menu. FANTASTIC! more

I don't know about the restaurant, but a friend and I dropped in at Mattei's Tavern and had a great time. The historic building has tons of character and the bar was very charming. We were able to get a seat right away next to the roaring fireplace and order a great local beer (Firestone Double Ale). I know I... more

I've visited Mattei's/Brothers several times over the past two years, and have seen a grave decline in food quality and service. Tonight, there was no prime rib available because "it had been overcooked." Instead, I received a crispy somewhat tasteless sirloin. The waiter was incredibly rude -- he chatted with patrons instead of waiting tables, was difficult, and when I... more

Romantic and fun more

This was a pretty good restaurant but not fabulous. I had the trout with lemon chive butter sauce. It was cooked perfectly and the sauce was tasty. The bread they serve (french, cornbread w/jalapenos) was excellent. My companion had the prime rib which looked good and my other dining companion had the steak, which looked excellent. Although we had reservations,... more

We were a party of four. We arrived on time for a 6:45 reservation and we were seated immediately. It was a Friday night and the restaurant was already quite busy. We were seated at a window table. That was the only negative aspect of the evening as we were seated next to a party of six that included two... more

I had read about the restaurant and was very excited to visit. We were seated in a room with a brick floor and a great view of the backyard. Our server was greta but the food was lacking. Of our party of four, only the prime rib entree was good. The buffalo, sirloin and pork were extremely dry and the... more

Great food in a historic California stage coach stop. This is the Santa Ynez Valley experience.http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocalScoopDispatcher?a=DININGDETAIL_IFRAME&location=491549&shared=null&fb_sig_in_iframe=1&fb_sig_time=1201068090.0142&fb_sig_added=1&fb_sig_user=581063723&fb_sig_profile_update_time=1200717848&fb_sig_session_key=71f313c7ab2ada168a375b39-581063723&fb_sig_expires=0&fb_sig_api_key=af443ba8701607a97e88a2d5756cd643&fb_sig=db74fad8d98eaed4f8db4c8fbaf1a0f5# Save more

AWESOME! more