Cold Spring Tavern

DETAILS:

• Location: 5995 Stagecoach Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93105

• Hours: Monday 11:30AM to 3:30PM / Closed Tuesday & Wednesday / Thursday 11:30AM to 3:30PM / Friday & Saturday 11:30AM to 8PM / Sunday 11:30AM to 5PM

• Parking: Free parking lot available.

• Cost: Varies by order, but their famed tri-tip sandwiches are $18.

• Time Commitment: 30 minutes to 1 hour.

• MISC:

  • Dinner is served on Friday and Saturday from 5PM to 8PM. Reservations required for dinner.

  • Log Cabin Bar open 11:30AM to 9PM on Friday and 11:30AM to 5PM on Saturday & Sunday.

  • The Outdoor Tri-tip BBQ is open Saturday and Sunday from 11:30AM to 5PM.

Located along an old stagecoach route on the San Marco Pass outside of Santa Barbara, you’ll feel like you’ve been transported back in time when visiting Cold Spring Tavern thanks to its origins as a stagecoach stop dating back to 1868. It eventually became the tavern as we know it today in 1941 when Adelaide Ovington purchased “the front door and whatever else came with it”. Now run by a third generation of Ovingtons (Wayne and Joy Ovington Wilson), the tavern has been serving great food (its famed tri-tip in particular) ever since. Enjoy a meal in this historically rustic environment if you’re in search of something uniquely different when visiting the Santa Barbara area!

 

RESOURCES:

• Cold Spring Tavern website.