Shelves lined with bottles behind the bar, bartender at work in silhouette

The Bar

Fine drinks for high spirits.

By evening, everyone finds their way to The Bar, getting lost in easy conversation under the knowing gaze of the five-point buck. A window into Cuyama Buckhorn’s golden era, The Bar has been the community’s watering hole for decades, now serving an exceptional menu of small-batch spirits, wine from nearby vineyards, and cocktails inspired by the abundance of The Hidden Valley.

Bartender in a plaid shirt pouring a cocktail from a shaker into a coupe glass
SEASON’S BEST Our cocktails rotate seasonally, featuring fresh, local ingredients from the Cuyama Valley. Video by Zach Sorensen.
Taxidermy elk and deer heads mounted on a dark wood wall above a lit lantern
THE BUCKS Collected over the years by the previous owners, the Bar’s resident bucks keep watch from above. Photo by David Powers.

Last Call

Mon, Tue & Wed
Closed
Thu
3:00pm – 9:00pm
Fri & Sat
3:00pm – 11:00pm
Sun
3:00pm – 9:00pm

“The room’s atmosphere is definitely part of the appeal, as bottles of spirits are displayed on repurposed wooden crate shelves and a large, reclaimed wood bar top runs the length of the room, giving it a cozy, cabin-like feel. But whereas plenty of country bars like this would stick to the beer-and-a-shot motif, serving cheap whiskey and cold Miller Lite, [Sam Seidenberg, Cuyama Buckhorn’s lead bartender,] has built out the kind of menu that you’d be more likely to find in a fine dining restaurant or a Brooklyn speakeasy.”

– Caitlin White

InsideHook
Photo by David Powers.
A bottle of Cynar amaro beside a glass, against floral wallpaper
A whiskey flight sitting on a candlelit table next to a charcuterie board.
A selection of mezcal bottles sitting on a pool side table with the pool in the background.
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Amaro Botanically rich bottles from the high alpine slopes of the Alps to the coastal lowlands of Italy. Photo by Blake Wright.

Tasting Flights

Whiskey, Amaro, and Mezcal

Choose your own adventure with our signature tasting flights, each one a self-guided journey through the heritage and spectrum of flavors in a spirit.

Local watering hole est. 1952

Bringing the bucks home.

Buck heads lining the walls of The Bar
Buck heads lining the walls of The Bar
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The 1990s Collection of bucks keeping watch over the bar.

During the property’s renovations, we found an old photograph of buck heads lining the bar’s walls. Over the years, they ended up scattered around the property, waiting to return to their rightful home. Now, the buck heads are one of the most iconic parts of Cuyama Buckhorn, overseeing the countless good nights in The Bar.