The Hitching Post 2 Menu
The Hitching Post 2 is an iconic brand known for its delicious steaks, mouthwatering barbecue, and impressive selection of wines. Located in Buellton, CA, this steakhouse-wine bar offers a range of amenities such as outdoor seating, full bar, and even heated outdoor seating. With options for takeout, delivery, and catering services, The Hitching Post 2 caters to a variety of dining preferences. The restaurant is wheelchair accessible and provides gender-neutral restrooms, making it inclusive for all guests. Whether you're looking for a casual night out or a place to celebrate with friends and family, The Hitching Post 2 is a fantastic choice. Don't miss out on their happy hour specials and best nights on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for a memorable dining experience.
Appetizers
Grilled Artichoke
A house specialty and our most popular appetizer. Steamed then grilled for a unique smoke flavor, seasoned with our own Magic Stuff and served with a spicy tomato mayonnaise.
BBQ Mshrooms
Grilled for smoke flavor and sauteed with red wine and spices makes a rich sauce, served with garlic toast.
Grilled Corn Quesadilla
Two flour ortillas filled with jack and cheddar cheese and a spicy corn salsa. Grilled and served with a fresh salsa.
Roasted Garlic
Slow roasted to a soft and smooth texture so it can be spread on toast with herbs, roasted red peppers, balsamic and olive oil.
Texas Quail Ap
Naturally grown from Broken Arrow Ranch. Partially de-boned quail is quickly grilled so it is flavorful and moist. Served with Wild Turkey Ssweet potatoes.
Cheese Plate
An assortment of artisonal cheeses. Ask about today's selection.
Steamed Mussels
Mussles, usually from the Santa Barbara Channel, steamed with beer, butter, tomatoes, garlic and herbs, served in their own broth great for dipping the garlic toast.
Pasilla Pepper
Oak grilled pasilla pepper stuffed with grilled white shrimp, fontana and goat cheese. Served with a side of corn salsa.
Kid's Quesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with jack and cheddar cheese, grilled over our red oak BBQ.
Rib App
Natural pork baby back ribs. No sticky sause, just the satisfying flavor of oak smoke from our open gril with our Magic Stuff on Idaho's Salmon Creek Farms Natural Pork. One full rack.
Shrimp Appetizer
White prawns from the Pacific Coast of Mexico, skewered with onion and zucchini, grilled over oak. Served with a side of Wild Turkey mashed potatoes.
Shrimp Cocktail
Uni & Steak
Filet Mignon
Our house specialty since . The most sought after cut prized for its tenderness and great flavor enhanced by our oakwood grill.
Top Sirloin
A hearty steak from the heart of beef country - Omaha, NE, juicy and flavorful,.
SoHo New York Oz
A New York steak iscut in half to make a smaller portion with the same thickness as a large New York.
New York
The chef's choice - the best combination of flavor, fine texture and tenderness.
Rib Eye Oz
The mostflavorful cut results in a steak that meets our high expectations for texture, taste and juiciness.
Rib Chop Oz
Bone in Rib Eye grilled over a our red oak fire. Juicy, tender and very flavorful. Makes a great steak for two.
Beef
Pork/Lamb
Pork Baby Back Ribs
No sticky sauce, just the satisfing flavor of oak smoke from our open fire is perfect for theseone pound racks of Idaho narural Salmon CreekFarms.
Smoked Pork Chop ()
Salmon Creek Natural center-cut pork chop - cold smoked and grilled to still be pink and juicy, served with an apple red pepper chutney.
Rack Of Lamb
Tender, distinct but mild flavor, marinated in mild cajon spices then oak fire grilled.
Chicken Breast Oz
The highest quality from California, oak grilled, very juicy with gorgeous flavor. oz.
Texas Quail
Naturally raised and partially de-boned. Quickly grilled, juicy and delicious with lots of smoke flavor. oz.
Texas Quail ()
Duck Breast
Cold smoked & oak grilled, slightly pink inside (unless ordered otherwise), served with an apricot ginger sauce. oz.
Fowl
Specials
Rib Chop Oz
Bone in Rib Eye grilled over a our red oak fire. Juicy, tender and very flavorful. Makes a great steak for two.
Family Pack
rack pork baby back ribs, oz. Top Sirloin, oz. chicken breast all grilled over our red oak BBQ. Relish tray, two baked potatoes, rice pilaf, organic mixed greens, and choice of house made HP dressing.
Grilled Shrimp Oz
White prawns from the Pacific Coast of Mexico, skewered with onion and bell pepper, delicious over the oak grill. One skewer.
Lobster
Caribbean lobster tail removed from the shell, grilled over red oak, basted with butter and lightly seasoned. Succulent and slightly sweet. - oz.
Mahi
Seafood
Combos
Top Sirloin & Quail
A hearty steak from the heart of beef country - Omaha, NE, juicy and flavorful. oz. Served with grilled quail. Partially de-boned, quickly grilled. Juicy and delicious, lots of smoke flavor. oz.
Top Sirloin & Lobster
A hearty steak from the heart of beef country - Omaha, NE, juicy and flavorful. oz. Served with a Caribbean lobster tail grilled over red oak. Succulent and slightly sweet. - oz.
Top Sirloin & Shrimp
A hearty steak from the heart of beef country - Omaha, NE, juicy and flavorful. oz. Served with white prawns from the Pacific Coast of Mexico, delicious over the oak grill. oz.
Top Sirloin & Duck
A hearty steak from the heart of beef country - Omaha, NE, juicy and flavorful. oz. Served with cold smoked. oak grilled, duck breast slightly pink inside, with an apricot ginger sauce. oz.
Filet & Quail
Our house specialty since . prized for its tenderness and great flavor enhanced by our oakwood grill. oz. Served with oak grilled grilled quail. Juicy and delicious with lots of smoke flavor. oz.
Filet & Lobster
Our house specialty since . Prized for its tenderness and great flavor enhanced by our oakwood grill. oz. Served with a Caribbean lobster tail, grilled over red oak. Succulent. - oz.
Filet & Shrimp
Our house specialty since . Prized for its tenderness and great flavor enhanced by our oakwood grill. oz. Served with grilled white prawns from the Pacific Coast of Mexico, delicious. oz.
Filet & Duck
Our house specialty since . Very tender and great flavor enhanced by our oakwood grill. oz. Served with smoked, oak grilled duck breast slightly pink inside with apricot ginger sauce. oz.
SoHo & Quail
A New York steak is cut in half to make a smaller portion with the same thickness as a large New York. oz. Served with grilled quail over red oak. Juicy and delicious smoke flavor. oz.
SoHo & Lobster
A New York steak is cut in half to make a smaller portion with the same thickness as a large New York. oz. Served with a Caribbean lobster taill, grilled over red oak. Succulent. - oz.
SoHo & Shrimp
A New York steak is cut in half to make a smaller portion with the same thickness as a large New York. oz. Served with grilled white prawns from the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Delicious. oz.
SoHo & Duck
A New York steak iscut in half to make a smaller portion with the same thickness as a large New York. oz. Served with smoked, grilled duck breast slightly pink inside & apricot ginger sauce. oz.
Green Salad
Organic mixed greens, croutons, and your choice of house made dressing.
Lg. Green Salad
Organic mixed greens, croutons, and your choice of house made dressing.
Soup Cup
Soup Bowl
Fries Basket
Farm fresh potatoes, pealed and cut then triple fried.
Baked Potato
Farm fresh, oven roasted to perfection.
Veggie Side
Seasonal organic mixed vegetables sauteed in olive oil and seasoned with our Magic Stuff.
Garlic Bread Basket
Ciabatte Bread, bsted in butter and garlic, toasted over our red oak BBQ.
BBQ Chiles
Serrano chilies grilled over our red oak BBQ.
Spicy Tomato Mayo
Smoked tomatoes and spice blended with mayonnaise. Smooth and spicy.
Relish Tray
An assortment of fresh carrots, celery, green onion, dill pickle slices, radish, pepperoncini, and olives.
Grilled Onion
Grilled over red oak, basted with butter and seasoned with our Magic Stuff seasoning. Sweet and savory.
Steak Bar-Bites/GarBread
Sides
Kids
Child's Chick
Fresh natural chicken breast grilled over red oak. Includes choice of French Fries, baked potato, or rice pilaf (includes nuts.) oz.
Child's Steak
Prime Top Sirloin grilled over red oak. Includes choice of French Fries, baked potato, or rice pilaf (includes nuts.) oz
Kid's Quesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with jack and cheddar cheese, grilled over our red oak BBQ.
Kid's Quesa W/Fries
Flour tortilla filled with jack and cheddar cheese, grilled over our red oak BBQ with a side of fries.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
oz. oak grilled chicken breast, toasted brioche bun, (spicy tomato mayo, lettuce, onion, tomato on the side.)
Grilled Portabello Sandwich
Toasted brioche bun, grilled portabello, eggplant jam, (spicy tomato mayo, lettuce, tomato onion on the side).
Steak & Carmelized Sandwich
Toasted ciabatta bun, oz. thinly slice oak grilled tritip with carmelized onions (lettuce, tomato, union on the side)
Oak Grilled Burger
Toasted brioche bun, oz oak grilled burger (lettuce, tomato, onion on the side).
Cheeseburger
Toasted brioche bun, oz. oak grilled beef chuck burger, Tillimuck cheddar cheese (tomato, onion, lettuce on the side)
Pulled Pork Sandwich
Toasted brioche bun, slow smoked pork butt, pulled and sauced with Carolina style BBQ sauce, topped with cole slaw (more BBQ sauce, tomato, letttuce, onion on the side)
Beyond Burger
Toasted brioche bun, oz. Beyond burger (vegetable based) (spicy tomato mayo, lettuce, tomato, onion on the side)
Burg/Sand
Salads
Lunch Salad
Organic mixed greens, corn salsa, red peppers, tomato, and your choice of HP house made dressing.
Steak Salad
Organic mixed greens, oak grilled Top Sirloin cooked medium rare then chilled, red pepper, tomato, and your choice of house made HP dressing.
Shrimp Salad
Organic mixed greens, oak grilled shrimp, tomato, hard boiled egg, bacon, and traditional HP Thousand Island or your choice of any house made dressings.
Chicken Salad
Organic mixed greens, oak grilled & chilled chicken breast, corn salsa, red peppers, tomato, and your choice of HP house made dressing.
Side Salad L
Organic mixed greens, croutons, and your choice of HP house made dressing.
Corn & Cheese Quesadilla
Flour Tortilla filled with oak grilled corn, red peppers, onion, ginger, jack & cheddar cheese, grilled over our red oak BBQ topped with cilantro cream sauce and fresh salsa.
Grillled Artichoke
A house specialty. Steamed then grilled for a unique smoke flavor, seasoned with oour own Magic Stuff and served with a spicy smoked tomato mayonnaise.
French Fries Side
Farm fresh potatoes, pealed and cut then triple fried.
Double Fries
Double order of our farm fresh potatoes, pealed, cut and then triple fried.
Kid's Qesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with jack and cheddar cheese, grilled over our red oak BBQ.
Kid's Quesa W/Fries
Flour tortilla filled with jack and cheddar cheese, grilled over our red oak BBQ, served with a side of fries.
Brad's Bacon
House made Hitching Post pork belly smoked bacon, thick sliced and cooked over our red oak BBQ. One slice per order.
Chips
Kettle brand, assorted flavors. Choose upon order pick up.
BBQ Chiles
Serrano chilies grilled over our red oak BBQ.
Garlic Bread Basket
Ciabatte Bread, bsted in butter and garlic, toasted over our red oak BBQ.
Smoked Tomato Mayo Oz
Smoked tomatoes and spice blended with mayonnaise. Smooth and spicy.
Carmel Onions Oz
Rich, sweet, and full of flavor. oz.
Aps/Sides
Dessert Lunch
D Cheesecake
House made cheesecake served with a side of raspberry sauce.
D Chocolate Cake
House made old fashioned chocolate cake served with a side of vanilla ice cream.
Cookie
House made, freshly baked cookies.
D Key Lime Pie
House made key lime pie served with a side of whipped cream.