Hitching Post 2 Restaurant & Winery

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Hitching Post 2 Restaurant & Winery The Hitching Post specializes in Red Oak-Fired Santa Maria Barbecue of perfectly grilled meats, seafood and local farmed vegetables.
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Visit the famous bar where locals and visitors enjoy conversation, local w**es and our Hartley Ostini HP Pinot Noir. We're open every night for dinner except for the following holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day.

Steak for lunch? Yep!! Our menu is available Wednesday-Sunday from 11:30a-3p # HP2
10/10/2026

Steak for lunch? Yep!!

Our menu is available Wednesday-Sunday from 11:30a-3p

# HP2

LA Loves Alex’s is just a week away! Join us along with chefs, w**eries, and mixologists from across the country for a d...
10/10/2026

LA Loves Alex’s is just a week away! Join us along with chefs, w**eries, and mixologists from across the country for a day of food, w**e, and cocktails all in support of ending childhood cancer! Visit LA loves Alex’s for tickets!

Saturday, October 17, 2026, at UCLA!



Rumor has it it’s fall, but it sure feels like summer here. Lunch inside with lots of AC to go along with the delicious ...
10/07/2026

Rumor has it it’s fall, but it sure feels like summer here.

Lunch inside with lots of AC to go along with the delicious food and w**e!



Humbled and grateful to be included in 's Travel Awards, celebrating the best in travel across the West.Being recognized...
10/06/2026

Humbled and grateful to be included in 's Travel Awards, celebrating the best in travel across the West.

Being recognized among some truly legendary restaurants means a lot! And none of it happens without our incredible customers, near and far, who keep making the trip out to see us in the Santa Ynez Valley. Thank you.

"This iconic restaurant in Buellton, owned by Grill Master and Winemaker Frank Ostini, is famous for its signature wood-fired steaks and produces its own award-winning w**e to complement the menu. It received recognition when it was featured in the film Sideways in 2004, and people come from all over the world to saddle up at the Sideways bar to experience it firsthand. This is the epitome of Santa Maria barbecue from the Ostini family, who have been operating their restaurants since 1952, and opened this location in 1986. This spot matches the perfectly red oak-grilled proteins and vegetables—including the signature grilled artichoke with smoked tomato pesto—with world-class w**es. The secret ingredient is the live red oak and proprietary Magic Stuff seasoning. Best seat in the house is in front of the glass-enclosed grill where guests can watch the chef work the Santa Maria grill every night." - Sunset Magazine

Steak dinner at the bar? Don’t mind if we do!
10/03/2026

Steak dinner at the bar? Don’t mind if we do!




It’s TOO HOT!! We’re serving lunch in the restaurant and tasting room today! The AC is blasting - come cool off!! ❄️❄️❄️...
10/03/2026

It’s TOO HOT!! We’re serving lunch in the restaurant and tasting room today! The AC is blasting - come cool off!! ❄️❄️❄️



We get this question a lot: “Can I bring my dog for lunch and w**e tastings?” The answer is always yes – as long as they...
09/30/2026

We get this question a lot: “Can I bring my dog for lunch and w**e tastings?” The answer is always yes – as long as they’re as well-behaved as their humans. 🐾🍷 Lunch, w**e, and good dogs. Sounds like a perfect afternoon.

📷 Christine Tran

📷 Vincent' Glaisse

It’s Dolly Parton Day today!! Wear pink and celebrate at Hitching Post 2! Sing her classic “9 to 5” at 5 pm. Bar opens a...
09/25/2026

It’s Dolly Parton Day today!!

Wear pink and celebrate at Hitching Post 2! Sing her classic “9 to 5” at 5 pm.

Bar opens at 4pm, dinner at 4:30pm.



Something for everyone!
09/25/2026

Something for everyone!

Address

406 E Highway 246
Buellton, CA
93427

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 9pm
Wednesday 11:30am - 9pm
Thursday 11:30am - 9pm
Friday 11:30am - 9pm
Saturday 11:30am - 9pm
Sunday 11:30am - 9pm

Telephone

+18056880676

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