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HADSTEN HOUSE DINING ROOM
The Hadsten House Inn & Spa experience includes a wonderful and romantic dining room for your enjoyment. It’s original wine country gourmet menu is great for any occasion. Our wine list is constantly changing and only features wines from the local Santa Barbara wine country.
Restaurant Hours Sunday thru Thursday 5 PM till 9 PM Friday and Saturday 5 PM to 10 PM
For Reservations Call (800) 457-5373
Restaurant Menu
Starters
House Chips 5. Russet, Yukon and purple Peruvian potatoes tossed with cracked peppers, sea salt, parsley, truffle oil and parmesan cheese
Herb Basket of fries 5. Crispy fries with roasted garlic, thyme, rosemary & parsley
Lobster Bisque 8. Topped with puff pastry and served with a sherry accent
Steamers 12. Hard shell clams in white wine and butter sauce accented with garlic and fresh basil
Green Lip Mussels 12. New Zealand mussels in white wine and butter sauce with tomatoes, garlic and basil
Baked Brie 12. Brie with port wine soaked Apricots & Figs wrapped in puff pastry with Port wine glaze
Grilled Pizza of the day 13. Appetizer portion
Smoked Salmon Carpaccio 7. With crostini, avocado and creme fresh
Crab Cake 12. Single crab cake with smaller portion of salad
Grilled Crab Stuffed Prosciutto wrapped Shrimp 13. With Ponzu Buerre Blanc Sauce
Caesar Salad 7.
Warm Spinach Salad 7. With balsamic dressing, bacon, sweet onions, candied Pecans & Blue cheese
House Salad with creamy sherry dressing 7. Mixed greens, chopped tomato & cucumber, goat cheese & herbed croutons
Entrees
Entree salad with grilled chicken breast or Salmon 16. choice of Caesar salad, warm spinach salad or house salad
Chicken Marsala 23. Portobello mushroom, buttermilk mashed potatoes, sautéed spinach and Wild mushroom Marsala sauce
Grilled Chilean Sea Bass 26. Crispy potatoes with fennel ragout & lemon caper buerre blanc sauce
Pan Seared Salmon 26. Sauteed spinach, roasted Tomatoes, Risotto Cakes & Dill buerre Blanc sauce
Grilled Pork Chop 25. 12 oz brined chop with mashed potatoes and apple sage demi glaze
Linguini Alfredo 23. Creamy Alfredo sauce with grilled chicken breast and sautéed spinach
8 oz Filet Mignon 34. Your choice of bacon wrapped, Peppercorn crusted or bleu cheese crusted Served with twice baked potato and fresh vegetables and red wine reduction
Braised Short Ribs 26. With mashed potatoes and roasted root vegetables
Rib Eye Steak 28 With Mashed Potatoes and fresh vegetable
Hadsten Burger * 16. Served with house chips or side Caesar salad
* Half pound of ground Angus beef with your choice of any or all of the following; bacon, sauteed mushrooms, sauteed onions, sauteed spinach, avocado, fried egg, roasted peppers, goat cheese, Swiss cheese, cheddar cheese & jack cheese. Try it “all the way”. Also available prepared with grilled chicken breast or Portobello mushroom instead of beef
Hadsten House Steak Sandwich 21. 8 oz rib eye steak smothered in caramelized onions, sauteed mushrooms and cheddar cheese. Served with Au jus and herb fries
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REVIEWS
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OK WOW!!! Guest Review Reviewed by Anjalina L.
Ok, wow. It appears that I am to review the restaurant here at this new little Solvang hotspot and I have already been raving. Loudly. Everywhere.
The restaurant serves, hands down, the best food in the loveliest restaurant with the finest service anywhere in the Santa Ynez Valley. That's a tall order but I speak the truth.
Food - wine country cuisine but with a twist. Better sauces. More interesting flavors. Spectacular presentation. Phenomenal first courses. The warm bacon spinach salad will ruin you for other salads. It's just not normal. It's life changing. The lobster bisque, with its tangy sherry-cream, is capped with a flaky bread crust that you have to break through to get to the fragrant soup. The filet, my God, the filet. I thought I had tasted filet mignon every way that it could be done but this one practically had me crying. The wine list is good - could use more local representation. I cannot speak of the desserts. I barely touched my chocolate torte for fear of losing the exquisite taste of the meal. Word on the street is that they wooed the chefs away from the Casino's Willow's Restaurant which, along with the Petersen Inn, tied for first in my opinion prior to the Hadsten House's arrival on the scene.
Ambiance - Santa Ynez Valley's new wine crowd meets New York City. We've never seen anything quite like this place around here. Sophisticated, dark ornamental wood decor with swanky black and white modern details. Service staff in head to toe black attire. Stemless Riedel glassware. Fine service pieces. Roaring fireplace. A bar that puts you in mind of a funky little martini lounge - they didn't get their mixed beverage license this year so can only serve beer and wine. They are hoping for 2008. Washroom amenites are excellent, a detail that most restaurants overlook in my opinion. A small intimate romantic restaurant altogether and definitely an excuse to wear that little black dress that never makes an appearance in casual Solvang proper.
Pricing is reasonable, comparable to Mattei's tavern and the Hitching Post. Appetizers and desserts are inordinately low priced with the pricing that you would typically expect on your entree and wine.
If visitors and locals do not embrace this restaurant like they have Grappolo and Aru, there is something wrong with this town and I'm moving back to civilization.
Anjalina L.
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