Santa Barbara Italian Cafe

"We had a party of 10 adults and a baby in an early evening meal/birthday with family. The online photos were sufficiently convincing to try this establishment. The crisp toasted sounds of the oven warm garlic bread that started it all. I must add it was a firm sounding buttered baguette. The oils and collective spice flavors were mouth watering and finger licking. Our family ordered from vegan, veal, chicken, beef and seafood plates. Each plate made an admirable presentation. Ten hours later I am thinking about making a statement of the color, the taste and it's form. The pasta plates did not disappoint. We unanimously agreed this business deserves praise. An upcoming visit is guaranteed. Best wishes!!!"

"Celebrated a friend's 35 th Birthday. Called to make reservations over a week in advance. Show up and nothing was prepared. The restaurant was not busy what so ever as it was during the week. We were a party of 13 with one waiter. I had to ask for my starter soup twice after everyone got theirs, drinks were empty for over twenty minutes, we received menus after being seated for over 25 minutes. Appetizers came out and we had no plates or silverware. It was a hugh mess. The waiter seemed to be in training and was by himself. He ended up needing help with the checks and finally got another person to help him at the end of our meal. The food on the other hand was really good. Probably won't be back just because of the service. There was plenty of staff hanging out by the register, no excuse to have your tables waiting on utensils and drinks."

"Picked this place at random and boy are we glad we did! The quality of the food was super delicious! The plates are big, you will definitely have leftovers to take home."

"Our waiter was superb! We tried a little of everything with the family feast and mammas sampler. Everything was tasty. Loved the tiramisu! Tomato basil soup was excellent. The calamari was surprisingly not chewy and very good. Bread and spices were different, fresh, and yummy. I like the variety order. Will return."

"We finally tried their food. The complimentary flaky bread and oil was good. The salad that came with our entree and the bruschetta were okay. The tomato basil soup was delicious and not as creamy as we are used to with other restaurants. The entrees are huge portions so we have another meal out of them. The Italian pork chops was salty. The scallops in the seafood pasta were huge. The blackened salmon was a dry and risotto wasn’t creamy, but the grilled vegetables were delicious. Our waitress was awesome!"