Awarded 'The Most Romantic Restaurant in San Luis Obispo', The Gardens of Avila at Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort offers an intimate setting with a cozy fireside lounge, elegant dining room, and a century-old stone patio.
Executive Chef David McWilliam invites you to entice all of your senses by savoring the flavors of our seasonally fresh menu while enjoying your beautifully prepared meal in our breathtaking garden surrounding.
Reflecting a blend of tradition and innovation, Executive Chef David McWilliam believes in sustainable agriculture and that food should be mindfully prepared, artfully served, and delicious. At the Gardens we feature Angus beef, line-caught wild fish, free-range chicken, artisinal cheeses as well as locally sourced, organic and/or pesticide-free produce.
The Gardens of Avila's Executive Chef David McWilliam attended the prestigious Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, New York. While attending the CIA, Chef McWilliam successfully completed his externship at Charlie Trotter's in Chicago-recently named by Wine Spectator as "America's Best Restaurant. After graduating from the CIA in 2002, Chef McWilliam returned to his native California and worked as Sous Chef and then Chef de Cuisine at A.P. Stumps. Chef McWilliam brought his unique innovative California cuisine to the Gardens of Avila Restaurant in 2005. "I think that simplicity and staying with fundamentals allows the true essence of the food to shine through," says McWilliam.
We serve breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, and have an outstanding wine list that highlights the finest local wines from our world-class San Luis Obispo County region while offering complimentary corkage on all local wines.
Join us for our Nightly Events and Happy Hours
~ Monday - Thursday 5:30-7pm
Half price wines by the glass, half price appetizers, and half price well drinks
~ Friday Night Live 6-8:30pm
Drink specials and live music (see schedule below)
~ Sunday Sippers 8 am-2pm
Cathleen's Bloody Mary's-$5 & Specialty Mimosas-$3
