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Business/Real Estate The culinary debut of Fieldside
Santa Barbara couple opens new restaurant at polo club
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Located at 3300 Via Real, Carpinteria, Fieldside is open Wednesday through Sunday for lunch and dinner (11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 8:30 p.m. respectively). The Amadors recommend making reservations before coming, which can be done at www. opentable.com.
By CALEB BEEGHLY NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
Near the base of the Santa Ynez Mountains, the historic Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club welcomes a new restaurant to its clubhouse: Fieldside.
Overlooking the Carpinteria polo fields, Fieldside was opened by a local restaurateur couple, Michael and Lisa Amador.
With more than 30 years of experience in the Santa Barbara restaurant industry, Mr. Amador has made a name for himself by being committed to the quality of his food and to his customers. He even started a grocery shopping service during the pandemic for his customers at his old restaurant, Uncorked.
Seeing this quality of customer service and having tasted Mr. Amador’s food led the manager of the polo club to think of the Amadors when the club was looking for new restaurant owners.
The Amadors wanted to create a menu of comfortable food at the highest quality at a good price while keeping the preparation simple. And being inspired by their proximity to the ocean and the need for a steakhouse in Carpinteria, the Amadors decided on a “coastal steakhouse” theme. Alongside its menu that is full of delicious steak and seafood options, Fieldside has a classic look with a comfortable and cozy atmosphere.
One delicious seafood dish is the woven salmon and halibut with a basil pesto beurre blanc, which Mr. Amador came up with himself, saying he “wanted the best of both worlds” — and it just so happens to be Mrs. Amador’s favorite dish.
For Mrs. Amador, starting Fieldside feels very “full circle” because when she first moved to Santa Barbara and opened her matchmaking business, now called Amador Matchmaking, she held her first event at the polo club. And Mr. Amador brings to the restaurant his experience as the food and beverage manager at San Ysidro Ranch and La Cumbre Country Club, collectively, for
