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| Blue
Agave |
| Santa Barbara American
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted by Emily on 3/20/2008
Visited on 3/15/08
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I have been been to Blue Agave a
a total of 3 times. The first
two times were ok, but my most
recent visit there will be my
last. The service was terrible.
It took almost 2 hours to for
our order to arrive and our
server did not check on us
during our wait. I finally asked
how much longer it would be and
she said she was about to check.
Being ignored and not treated
like a valued guest as we
watched others receive their
entrees when they had arrived
after we had, took away from any
of the neat atmosphere I had
originally liked about the
place. I won't dine there again.
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| Norton's
Pastrami |
| Santa Barbara Deli
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted by Wayne on 3/20/2008
Visited on 3-18-08
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Great, juicy food served hot and
friendly staff. If you want a
special order, just ask. This is
the place to go when you want a
real meal- it's an East Coast
style deli (not low calorie).
Sit at the counter and make new
friends with a view of the grill
or share a table during peak
hours. I like to take friends
from out of town and we're never
disappointed! An excellent, mild
deli mustard and pickles are
available on each table along
with other condiments. I go
almost weekly and see many happy
repeat customers. Have some fun
and order a different entree
your first five times, (even
though you'll be tempted to get
another PLT). You'll be glad you
did! See you soon at Norton's
for some hot and juicy...
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| Palazzio |
| Santa Barbara Italian
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted by Miss Unhappy
Customer on 3/20/2008
Visited on 3/19/08
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Palazzio-shame on you for not
empowering your servers or
managers to make a bad meal
experience better. If you are
not going to comp something then
invite the disgruntled eater
back to have another meal and
make it right- now you not only
have an unhappy customer, but
you have also lost my future
patronage. Who in the heck mixes
fresh clams with smelly old
canned clams anyways? We live in
SB...there is a whole ocean of
clams out there, you need not
ruin a dish and moreover---don't
tell the customer that no one
else has complained...the
customer pays your rent, and bad
word of mouth is not what you
need.
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| Milk
& Honey |
| Santa Barbara Spanish
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted by Emily on 3/18/2008
Visited on 3/12/08
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The food was amazing.. so
delicious. I was there one week
ago and have been dreaming of it
since, so I'll need to go back
soon! The service was amazing,
they work as a "team",
which I think is really smart.
The ambiance was really swanky,
clean, minimalist, but cozy all
at the same time. Paired with
great music.. a wonderful little
nook of Santa Barbara.
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| Lettuce
B. Frank |
| Santa Barbara American
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 3/15/2008
Visited on 03/13/08
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The Sliders "
Mini-Burgers" were
awesome!!! Great Service and the
Bar Tender " Courtney was
Gorgeous!! I'm Happily Married
though but get over there....
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| Petit
Valentien |
| Santa Barbara American
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 3/14/2008
Visited on
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Absolutely delicious food, and
very friendly service. The
waitress actually spent the time
to talk to me about wine and
food and even my personal life
(because I wanted to), it was
great, she was very friendly and
knowledgeable about wine
pairings even. The food is
almost haute cuisine status at
unbeatable prices for such
quality. No complaints here!
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| Tupelo
Junction Cafe |
| Santa Barbara American
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 3/14/2008
Visited on
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One of my favorite places in
town to eat. I have been quite a
few times now and have never
been disappointed. Wonderfully
prepared dishes that are both
tasty and unique. I had no
problems with the serving sizes
- the food was so rich it had to
be less than a jumbo platter
size more often found at lower
class restaurants. They have
live music every week too, and
lovely servers. Both breakfast
and dinner menus are excellent
(a little small probably because
the dishes are original) and not
at all too pricey for their
quality.
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| Hungry
Cat |
| Carpinteria Seafood
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 3/14/2008
Visited on
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Hungry Cat is the best
restaurant in Santa Barbara,
hands down. Coming from LA, I've
had my fair share of actually
upper class restaurants. Pretty
much all other fare in Santa
Barbara is driven by the tourist
industry, and because of such
often focuses more on atmosphere
or service than food quality.
Hungry Cat comes from LA and has
the best chefs ever prepare
their food. It is a seafood
restaurant, so most of the food
on the menu is seafood, but they
have a really good hamburger for
those that dislike the food from
the sea. Also they make the best
cocktails in town, with all
sorts of specialty drinks you
can't get anywhere else.
Everyone is very friendly and
the grill is right in front of
the bar, so you can talk with
the chef as he cooks your meal
for you. It is a high class
place so expect to pay more than
you would at a Chilis or other
cheap restaurants (but its
totally worth it if you enjoy
good food and drink!).
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| Paradise
Cafe |
| Santa Barbara American
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 3/14/2008
Visited on
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Delicious food with a really
home cooked feel to it.
Wonderful atmosphere and it
would seem it is off the beaten
track in Santa Barbara. Great
place to stop in for a quick and
satisfying bite of lunch.
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| Epiphany |
| Santa Barbara Californian
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 3/14/2008
Visited on
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Food was not what we expected
for the price. The lamb was
overcooked and the crispy duck
was flavorless and dry. Also had
the soup of the day which was
very bland, and a veal capriccio
which was overall salty from the
dress and the raw veal was
entirely unnoticeable. The
dessert was the only decent
thing we had, still not worth
the bill at the end though. Not
only was the food disappointing,
the waiter had no idea what he
was talking about when we
questioned him about his wine
selection. This restaurant seems
to be geared to entice people
with its fancy atmosphere more
than with its food or service,
which is not worth the price.
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| Tupelo
Junction Cafe |
| Santa Barbara American
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 3/13/2008
Visited on 3/10/08
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Food was extremely expensive for
what we were served. We had a
hamburger, veggie pot pie, and a
lettuce wedge salad which we
shared and the most inexpensive
bottle of Chardonnay. Our bill
came to $87.00. The pot pie had
few veggies and was mostly gravy
and crust. Hamburger was served
with soggy sweet potatoe fries
which were not edible. Worst
meal we have had in Santa
Barbara in many years. Only one
other couple was in the
restaurant while we were there.
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| Jake's |
| Santa Barbara American
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 3/12/2008
Visited on
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Never got to taste the muffins
everyone raves about as they
were out. Jake was going around
tables as a proud owner yet
never came to visit me. The
service was lacking as I had to
ask for water several times and
finally went looking for some.
If you like Mexican music coming
from the kitchen, this is the
place to go. Hope things get
better.
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| Paesano's |
| Santa Barbara Pizza
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted by Rick on 3/12/2008
Visited on
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best Pizza in town.... Great
pepperoni and sausage in town.
Just don't ask them to change
Oprah from the TV. Excellent
Mother and daughter team... An
Oasis in santa Barbara
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| Cava |
| Montecito Mexican
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 3/11/2008
Visited on Febrary 4 2008
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Understaffed. Poor Management.
Great food though.
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| Cliff's
& Co |
| Santa Barbara American
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 3/11/2008
Visited on
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Good food, helpful staff and for
pick up or eating in. Their
delivery system seems lacking in
that it takes almost an hour to
receive your food and its
typically lukewarm and very
moist.
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| Freebirds
World Burrito |
| Isla Vista Mexican
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 3/9/2008
Visited on 3/5/08
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amazing
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| Reynaldo`s
Bakery |
| Carpinteria Mexican
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 3/7/2008
Visited on 10/07
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There tamales are yummy! They
also have good breakfast
burritos
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| Cal
Taco |
| Goleta Mexican
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted by Jake on 3/6/2008
Visited on since birth
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Truly an excellent experience
not just a food service!
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| Petit
Valentien |
| Santa Barbara American
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 3/1/2008
Visited on Feb 15, 2008
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Wonderful, delicious, fabulous
and great service. This one's a
keeper Santa Barbara! So good to
finally have a great French
bistro in town.
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| Smokin'
Jacks BBQ |
| Carpinteria Barbeque
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 3/1/2008
Visited on 3/1/2008
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If you are my worst enemy, even
if you have caused me great
bodily injury, do not eat at
Smokin Jacks Kansas City BBQ in
Summerland. For the rest of you,
heed my warning. I should’ve
known something was wrong when
my wife and I were the second
group in the restaurant. They
seated us by the kitchen door
because people could see us
through the window and the
restaurant looked as if it was
populated. I ordered by Grilled
BBQ Chicken Salad and my wife
ordered the Grilled Chicken. The
waitress didn’t notice that
our water glasses were empty,
and even after we asked for
water, she didn’t bring it to
us. After taking a bite of our
Grilled BBQ Chicken Salad, we
noticed that it nearly raw
inside. We pointed this out to
her, and she said that she would
give us a “discount” on our
food. We thought that the
Grilled Chicken was cooked, but
we sent it back anyway. Didn’t
seem to bother our waitress that
our food wasn’t cooked. She
brought the food back, but by
this time, my wife and I decided
that we weren’t going to take
chances on this food. I cut into
my Grilled Chicken and it was
nearly raw. Our waitress seemed
more concerned with giving us
our $3.00 bill for the root beer
that my wife ordered. We told
her that we refused to pay for
anything. I got pissed at the
audacity of these people sending
out barely cooked food two times
in a row, and how if we
weren’t careful, we’d be in
the hospital right now. The
waitress asked if I felt better
because I was raising my voice.
Needless to say, I raised my
voice again. Clearly, the cook
doesn’t know what he’s
doing, and the service there is
horrific. Go there only if you
want the worst dining experience
of your life or want a trip to
the hospital.
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| Milk
& Honey |
| Santa Barbara Spanish
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 3/1/2008
Visited on Jan 2008
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I've been here a few times now.
Its nice to see some fairly
authentic tapas bars in Santa
Barbara. The only other one I'm
aware of is Alcazar, and they
serve full entrees as well. Milk
& Honey has a great
selection of wine, cocktails and
other alcoholic beverages to
choose from, as well as some
really fun little tapas
platters. Make sure you get
enough to sustain you though- it
is just tapas after all.
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| Dutch
Garden |
| Santa Barbara German
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 2/29/2008
Visited on 02/28/2008
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A great restaurant if you like
pork.
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| Smokin'
Jacks BBQ |
| Carpinteria Barbeque
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 2/29/2008
Visited on 2/29/08
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The worst!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Tsunami |
| Montecito Japanese
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 2/28/2008
Visited on 2/23/08
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loved the food and service plus
got to hear great jazz for free
(no cover). Also they have a
full bar so my martini went
great with the seares tina
carpacio
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| Hollister
Brewing Company |
| Goleta American
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 2/22/2008
Visited on 1/12/08
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I finally tried this place and I
was not impressed. The service
was slow considering we were the
only table there. The fries and
the rest of our meal came out
cold and flavorless. Having
trained culinary chefs in the
kitchen, my expectations were
higher than what I saw.
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| Timbers |
| Santa Barbara American
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 2/21/2008
Visited on 02-21-08
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This is the worst place to eat
in Santa Barbara/Goleta area. As
far as service is concerned, it
seems like the wait staff have
never waited on tables before.
We came as a party of eight, and
they brought orders out one at a
time, cold, until our order was
fulfilled 20 minutes later. If
the food wasn't cold it would
most likely be marginal. The
Ambiance is country western
meets cafe. I would save your
money, save your time, and go
some place else that serves good
food.
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| Cafe
Del Sol |
| Montecito Mexican
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 2/19/2008
Visited on
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Amazing, great family place,
great all around!
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| Smokin'
Jacks BBQ |
| Carpinteria Barbeque
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 2/18/2008
Visited on 02/17/08
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There is one word I can give
this restaurant and that is
terrible. The service was
terrible and it wasn't even
busy. We sat down and waited
several minutes to be waited on.
Finally, someone came and took
our order but we then waited for
several more minutes just to get
our drinks. We should have taken
the que and just got up and left
but we decided to go ahead and
give it a chance. However,
others were a bit wiser and when
they were not waited on within a
reasonable amount of time they
walked out. The couple sitting
next to us had to ask for their
salads after their entree's were
already served. My husband's
sandwich was cold, as if it had
never been heated and I never
received the salad I had
ordered, although when we got
the bill the salad was listed.
The food was average at best but
the prices were not for average
priced food. I could see food
sitting at the window to be
picked up but it would sit there
for several minutes before it
was served. A patron and the
cook were arguing because he
complained about the quality of
his meal. If you are looking for
great BBQ this is not the place
to go. Not only for the reasons
I have mentioned above but if
the name of your restaurant has
the word BBQ in it, you should
have more than 2 BBQ dishes on
the menu. Having lived most of
my life in the Midwest, this was
a poor excuse for a BBQ
restaurant.
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| Trattoria
Vittoria |
| Santa Barbara Italian
Restaurants |
Restaurant Review
Submitted on 2/15/2008
Visited on Dec & Jan.
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Great warm and fun interior.
Food is nothing special. On a
busy night service is s l o w.
Been there twice, same as above
both times
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