TOPA Restaurant at Spanish Hills Club: Public Access Explained

Drive up Crestview Avenue at golden hour and the clubhouse at Spanish Hills Club does what it's always done: it sits on the highest point of the property and makes the whole Santa Rosa Valley look like it belongs to you. What's changed is what happens once you get inside. The restaurant that used to be a straightforward clubhouse dining room has been reworked into TOPA Restaurant & Lounge, and the menu now runs steak next to sushi next to the kind of composed plates that would look at home in a Los Angeles tasting room. If you live in Spanish Hills, you've probably already heard about it. What you may not know is exactly how you get a seat.

The Renovation Nobody in the Neighborhood Missed

TOPA didn't quietly swap out a few menu items. The club describes it as chef-crafted seasonal cooking paired with signature cocktails, served under a 360-degree view of Ventura County that the old dining room never fully capitalized on. It's a real repositioning, not a rebrand in name only, and it's the kind of amenity upgrade that changes how a household actually uses its own neighborhood club. A member lunch is one thing. A Friday night dinner built around a view like that is another.

TOPA is a private club restaurant. Reservations run through the club's booking system, and dining is generally reserved for members and their invited guests, with limited non-member reservations available on designated days.

When Non-Members Can Dine at TOPA

Non-members may make reservations on Thursdays and Sundays. The posted arrangement provides five non-member reservation spots for the daytime meal (brunch/lunch on Sunday) and five for dinner on each day.

That gives the public a maximum of twenty reservation slots across four meal periods each week. Here's how those slots fit into the club's posted weekly hours:

Use the weekly schedule above when planning a visit.

Planning a Visit

For residents, Thursday and Sunday are the listed non-member reservation days. The reservation system is the place to check availability and book as far ahead as it allows.

A Recent Event on the Club's August Calendar

TOPA wasn't the only thing on Spanish Hills Club's calendar this August. On Monday, August 24, the club hosted its Charity Golf Tournament benefiting Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, a nonprofit that funds reconstructive surgeries for children in need. The organization has stated that 100 percent of tournament proceeds go directly to those surgeries. Tournaments like this are typically built around members, sponsors, and registered players rather than walk-up attendance, so it's not an open house in the way TOPA's public days are. But it's a useful reminder of what the club's calendar looks like beyond the dining room, and it's the kind of local detail that tells you more about a neighborhood's character than a listing photo ever could.

The Takeaway for Anyone Who Lives Here

TOPA is open to non-members for reservations on Thursdays and Sundays, with five reservation spots for the daytime meal (brunch/lunch on Sunday) and five for dinner each day. Friday and Saturday are listed as members-only, and the club is closed Monday through Wednesday. If you live in the neighborhood and have been considering a visit, the schedule shows which days offer non-member reservations.

Spanish Hills has always been a neighborhood where local details matter, from the topography of the golf course to the club's guest policy. If you're weighing a move within Spanish Hills, curious what a specific address on Corte Augusta or Calle Tierra Vista is actually worth in today's market, or just want a second opinion from people who track this neighborhood closely, the Puckett Real Estate Team is a phone call away. We've spent three decades paying attention to exactly this kind of local detail, because it's usually the detail that matters most.