Petros Winery & Restaurant

Petros Winery & Restaurant in Los Olivos, California, combines California wines with Greek cooking on Foxen Canyon Road in the Santa Ynez Valley. Its strongest reason for a stop is the chance to make a meal part of a wine-tasting day, rather than squeeze lunch between appointments. The kitchen serves a $15 platter of tzatziki, roasted eggplant-and-walnut melitzanosalata, and spicy cheese kafteri with pita. Shrimp saganaki brings tomato, basil, and feta to the table; dinner extends to grilled lamb chops and roasted chicken stuffed with feta and herbs. Imported Greek olive oil, feta, oregano, olives, yogurt, and honey connect the food to Petros’s Greek roots.

Indoor dining spaces and an outdoor patio give the visit room to stretch beyond a tasting. Thursday-through-Sunday service runs from late morning into the evening, making Petros a useful dinner stop after an afternoon on Foxen Canyon Road; it closes Monday through Wednesday. The main hall, private room, and patio also accommodate private gatherings, rehearsal dinners, and weddings. This is a winery stop with a substantial restaurant attached, not just a snack counter.