Ron and I are always looking for someplace new to eat. Several months ago a new winery and restaurant opened on Highway 101 called Solterra. My friend Judith from the Y originally told me about it, but every time we tried to go there it was too busy. We tried it in mid February, and hit the jackpot. The restaurant was only half full and it was still happy hour.
The winery is a separate building, with some tables for eating. (Overflow from the restaurant). The restaurant itself, which is mainly a tapas bar, is great for happy hour. There are maybe a dozen tables plus a large bar where singles can sit and socialize. We had a nice table and a wonderful meal of tapas and wine. Actually Ron wanted to try the paella, one of the several entrees on the menu. He was not disappointed. The rice was perfectly cooked and well seasoned, and the dish contained a variety of wonderful seafood. All this for $22. I ordered two items from the tapas menu. First, a type of Spanish frittata, with potatoes, cheese and chilis, cut into bite size pieces. Then I ordered a charcuterie plate for $12 which consisted of a variety of sliced cured meats, marcona almonds toasted in oil and chilis, and a delicious variety of cured olives. I had a 2.5 ounce glass of their local Malbec for $3, which was just enough.
Happy hour is from 3-6 every day of the week, except Saturday and Sunday, when they offer a reverse happy hour, from 9-11pm. Clever idea. Many items from the regular menu are discounted if you come during happy hour. If you're into wine clubs and wine tasting, Solterra offers a club membership, and they do many wine tasting events there. This is a great restaurant to try when you feel like a good glass of wine and some heavy hors d'oeuvres, but since they don't take reservations, I would suggest calling the restaurant first to see how busy they are. We were lucky to finally hit a slow night, and I'm glad we did. We'll be back.
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