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Santa Barbara Brewing Company
501 State St, Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 730-1040
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Reviews by the General Public
It used to be incredible., 10/21/2009
Reviewer: Brandon
from Santa Barbara, CA
In the last couple of weeks or so it fell off a cliff. I confirmed that they got a new chef in that time and, though the new menu seems to have the old food on it, it's the most plain jane cooking I've ever had. For ex: the steak bites, which used to be lightly seasoned, cooked as rare as you wanted, and delicious on their own (with the sauce making them even better) are now guaranteed to be medium at minimum and smothered in a different barbecue sauce that doesn't complement their flavor at all. The burgers were also medium or medium-well when ordered medium-rare. My sister was a giant fan of the chicken tenders but apparently they're now more like over-battered nuggets from McD's. I haven't been back because I've been worried about what other past favorites they've changed.
Please please *please* bring back the old chef or have him teach the new guy or something. It's nothing personal. It's about me coming back in my usual 2-3x per week with all of my housemates.
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Trashy sex toy party., 4/7/2009
Reviewer: Brittany
from Santa Barbara, CA
Last tuesday I went to the lounge to watch the Laker game with my boyfriend, what I didn't realize was I was going to a stip club. The waitresses hardly had any clothes on. Not only that, but they were hosting a sex toy party. I came in that night for the basketball game and food not to have a bunch of sex toys at the table next to me while I am trying to eat. I know the economy is bad but I don't know what kind of crowd the ownership of this restaurant is trying to bring in. I know I will not be back.
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Much Better Than Previous Visits, 3/18/2009
Reviewer: Nicole
from Santa Barbara, CA
Last night (St. Patrick's Day) I stopped by Dargans and saw a line extending almost all the way to The Habit. I decided to keep walking and saw SB Brew co. I remembered previous bad visits but my bf really wanted to go so I went. Boy, was I surprised! The service has improved a lot and I had a great time. I went to their back room, sat at the bar and the bartender (Chris) was great. He took our food order, drink order and let us get up several times to play pool, video games, etc and watched our stuff for us. We had an amazing time, the fish and chips were pretty good and the fries are excellent. The only thing was the tartar sauce is actually more of a mustard sauce. I don't like mustard or tartar sauce so I wasn't keen on that. However, I had a great time and will definitely be back!
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Great brew pub!, 2/19/2009
Reviewer: Paul
from Goleta, CA
I try to go downtown once a week. I always visit the Brew Co. while I am there. Sports, fresh beer and great food. The bartenders and servers all know me and are great. It's hard to believe some of the reviews, maybe those people work for the other brew pubs in the area......
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Great beer, atmosphere, poor service and food, 12/2/2008
Reviewer: Nicole
from Santa Barbara, CA
SB Brew Co has great pitcher deals and their room in the back is a wonderful place to start a night of fun downtown. I go there with the guys often and they love watching sports, getting pitchers of beer and catching an occasional game of pool. The food there is ok, it's not terrible, I mean, it's bar food! But it is overpriced so I'd avoid ordering it. The waitresses are cold and seem to think they're being paid to wear skimpy clothing instead of serving customers. The girls there are beautiful (well...mostly) but need to be told that looking good isn't enough in a customer service oriented position. I will continue to go back for the beer but always place my order at the bar in the back.
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Go for the beer, skip the food, 12/1/2008
Reviewer: Mark
from San Diego, CA
seems like this is fairly consistent with everyone else's opinions. I ordered the fish and chips and and it was average at best. just not a lot of taste. and the "garlic fries" weren't all that great either. my wife had a crab cake sandwich and she stated it was just OK. we were pretty disappointed with the food. the 2 beers I had (Rincon Red) were tasty but overall, pretty poor experience. service was OK, nothing spectacular but it's just a brew pub, not a 5-star restauarant.
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Very unimpressed - it's like they don't even care
Reviewer: Sonny
from Santa Barbara, CA
I came here once before and had a good meal. My second trip, however, was much, much worse. The hostess was actually very nice and with little trouble the lady and I ordered our meals. When they came, the order (both plates) was obviously wrong. We told the server who brought out our food and he, obviously within earshot - he was RIGHT next to me - simply walked off as if nothing had happened. After flagging down our waitress the food was brought out again and one of the two was still wrong. We finally got the right order after 2 attempts but I was very disappointed with the food. The bleu cheese wrap was absolutely tasteless - there was no bleu cheese in it at all, it was smothered in some Caesar dressing. I kid you no, I had to ask the waitress if she was sure this was the right order and she said that they didn't even have a Caesar warp. Didn't even finish my food before paying and leaving. Highly doubt I will ever go there again, I don't know if it was just a fluke or new staff, but after being ignored like that, they don't deserve my money.
Long story short: Good beer, lousy service, tasteless food.
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Took us 15 minutes to pay
Reviewer: Chris
from Santa Barbara, CA
Average American food, but the service was terrible. We felt like we did all the work. I usually am not picky about service. We had to wander the restaurant to find someone to bring us more water. Again for tartar sauce. When we were all done, our waitress gave us the check and didn't come back. We approached the hostess who told us to go sit down and some one would help us. We waited 15 more minutes! My dad finally had to go all the way into the kitchen to find anyone who was interested in taking our money. We seriously considered leaving without paying, it was that hard.
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Bad service
Reviewer: Mike
from Los Angeles
Went up to Santa Barbara for the first time for my 1yr anniversary. I talked my wife into going here because I wanted to try some of their beers. Ugh. Big mistake. I'm not gonna knock the food because everyones taste buds are different. But I know bad service when I see it and this cant go unnoticed. The female server just greeted us with a very dry "How you doin?" and then silence. Didn't offer to start us off with drinks or anything or tell us her name! It was very awkward. We were only sitting for about 2mins and we werent ready to order food yet. But if she offered a drink we woulda taken it. So I order a beer and my wife orders a water. My wife liked my beer so I gave it to her and asked the server if I can order a 2nd one. She said sure. About 5mins go by and I look over to the bar area and I see my beer sitting on the bar table. The server was not to far away in the server area gossiping with the other servers. I point at my beer and say to my wife, "my beer is ready but its getting warm on the bar." The server sees me point to my beer. This definetly reminded her that it was for me and she brings it over and hands the beer to me over the rail. She was too lazy to walk around to the table and hand it to me. If the beer was in a closed container, she probably wouldve said "Here, catch!" and tossed it to me. She then went back to gossiping. Our food arrives and it wasn't even brought by our server, it was brought by some guy that was cleaning off the bar 2mins earlier. If I remember correctly, this girl was our server and was the one working for a tip, not the guy cleaning tables. This has to be the most dissapointing dining experiences I've ever had. I'm usually a generous tipper and my wife told me that I better not even leave the girl a tip. This was the only time I agreed with her regarding tips but instead of leaving zero. I left 1 cent for her.
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A waste of gas and very insatisfying
Reviewer: Sarah
from Goleta, CA
The food was unimpressive, the fried fish was tasteless, the beer was boring, the service was terrible (she just walked away to punch it in without getting my husband's order. He had to run after her.) We thought we might stay for pool, but the pool area left much to be desired and it was full of college kids who apparently don't like good food. The music SUCKED. Everything about this place SUCKS. I just don't want to think about it anymore.
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Good food/Bitchy waitresses
Reviewer: Meredith Lake
from Santa Barbara
I used to go to the brewing company. Lovingly called "The Brew Co." by locals. The food is good- they have excellent burgers and sandwhiches, etc. But seriously, they need to get some new talent in there. I'm all for hot chicks serving me food, but please! Can you hire a few who can force a smile and some service once in a while? Brew Co.: there ARE pretty girls out there who have attractive attitudes to match. Attention hetero male tourists: Go to Madison's! The girls are just as hot- and they'll give you a smile with that milk shake.
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Sad from the service
Reviewer: Shannon
from Santa Barbara
I have eaten here a few times and am never that impressed with the food. I undertstand it's bar fare, so I won't complain much about the food (because it may just be my taste). But the service is seriously lacking. The few times I have been there, the service was not too bad, but this last experience was awful. I cannot believe how rude one of the servers was. I asked her a simple question about something, and the reply I received was accompanied with the most disgusted look I have ever seen. She was condescending and acted quite unprofessionally. I understand we all have our days, but she was just plain old rude. Unfortunately this last visit leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
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Great Beer and Food - Perfect Combination!!
Reviewer: Jen
from Riverside, CA
We went on a Friday night and the food, beer and service were excellent. My grilled sandwich was tasty and the garlic fries are DELICIOUS!! The beer was good and there was a nice assortment. We were seated as soon as we walked in and our waitress was wonderful during our entire visit. A must try if you are a beer drinker visiting Santa Barbara.
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