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Coast Restaurant & Bar
31 W. Carrillo St, Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 879-9100
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Coast Restaurant & Bar writes: A taste of Shutters on the Beach has landed at Canary Hotel Santa Barbara. COAST Restaurant & Bar is THE gathering spot downtown. Savory, accessible comfort food reflecting Santa Barbara’s seaside access and plentiful bounty—sourced from local farms and wharfs. Plus our centrally featured Raw Bar stocks incredibly fresh seafood with a crisp Sauvignon Blanc—oysters, clams, crabmeat and shrimp. Think Crabcakes, Grilled Red Snapper Tacos, Mac & Cheese, Fish & Chips, Salad Nicoise, Cobb Salad and Butterscotch Pudding. Restaurant serving 7am to 10pm daily. Bar open 11am till 11pm Monday through Thursday and 11am till midnight on Friday and Saturday. For reservations call 805-879-9100.
- Specials: On Tuesday and Friday we offer three course Tasting menus that focus on local produce and seafood, $28 per person. Sunday is a family style Clam Bake with Appetizer and dessert for $28 per person.
- Happy Hour: Monday through Friday from 4pm-7pm in our Lounge and Terrace. We offer drink and food specials.
- Brunch: Come enjoy our Happy Hour Brunch with a Dessert and Sundae Bar and a Bloody Mary and Mimosa Cart that mixes drinks tableside! Every Sunday from 11am-3pm.
- Private Room: We have a private Dining Room that is available for a group up to 10 people. The restaurant can seat up to 100 people, so please call to discuss any large party arrangments.
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Reviews by the General Public
lives up to hotel food hype, 9/24/2009
Reviewer: ken kushnir
from Healdsburg, CA
Some of the ratings on Open Table were good, but now I would have to say they must have been there on a great night. Thursday night I would expect more than one other table occupied. Calamari appetizer , soggy and disappointing. Salad lackluster, and my wife's AhiTuna was not fresh, my Buccotini mussels were mediocre.
What's it mean when you can whip a dinner at home better?????
Now it makes sense why the dining room was empty! The food was average, and for the price and location I would expect something much better. Chain restaurant put out a better dinner than this place. Sad since the atmosphere could be a nice hopping place. Well I guess it's back to our regular places like CaDario, Emilios and Piatti........
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Tre Cool
Reviewer: Jennifer
from Santa Barbara, CA
We were curious about the lounge so stopped in for a Friday cocktail after work. Hint: They've got $6 Mojitos for Happy Hour--and they were yummy! We loved the atmosphere--"sophisticated-chic", I'd call it. Relaxing and a very pleasant environment in which to unwind. It felt like being on vacation.....
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Lousy Bartender.
Reviewer: Allison
from Santa Barbara, CA
We've tried this place a number of times hoping that the rave reviews we've heard are true. So far, not so good. The fish tacos last time I had them were far from fresh, the salad was way too salty and the "margarita" I had tonight consisted of not more than an ounce of tequila on the rocks with a splash of Roses lime juice instead of fresh lime as I asked - I wondered where the other half of my cocktail was but dared not ask because the bartender had [as usual] a huffy/defensive/unfriendly demeanor. We won't be back. Next time it's Hungry Cat or Blue Agave. The only thing they know how to do here is uncork a wine bottle! Now that's skill.
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We love this bar
Reviewer: Sabrina K
from Santa Barbara, CA
They did a beautiful job with the renovation of this place. The bar is warm and inviting and you can either be in the "noisy area" or there is an open room tucked away on the side that has tables for more privacy. They have a great selection of martinis and the bartenders and waitresses have been good. We come here mainly for pre-dinner drinks.
We tried the restaurant once. The food was just so-so but the seating areas are beautiful. Besides the menu being very basic and simple, the place radiates warmth and is comforting to the eyes and senses.
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Great Happy Hour!
Reviewer: JS
from Santa Barbara
My friends and I go about once a week to Coast for happy hour, I love it! The sliders are amazing as is the tortilla soup. The service is good...and great wines for happy hour! Love the new bar placement, makes such a difference.
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Office Lunch
Reviewer: Steven
from Goleta
We heard mixed reviews about Coast so we decided to find out for ourselves. There were 10 of us in the party and not one complaint. The service was attentive and friendly. The appetizers were very good, especially the calamari and bruchetta. All the entrees were served in a timely manner and thoroughly enjoyed. The bread used on the crab sandwiches was so light and buttery. We all will be back soon for lunch and dinner.
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bad bad bad...
Reviewer: Branden
from Santa Barbara, CA
Food was average. Service was terrible! Our server brought us the wrong drink order twice, and talked to us like we were drinking buddies. My friend jokingly sent back the non-alcoholic Becks he got for the alcoholic beer he ordered and our server's response was "Oh- Shut up." I ordered a Basil Haden's and got the smallest pour of alcohol I've ever seen. Since our server was no where to be found I brought the drink to the bar and asked why my pour was so stingy and the bartenders response was "I have a jigger." I sent back that drink as well (four drinks sent back in all) and we left. The staff seemed cold and poorly trained. Although the atmosphere was cool the service staff needs work and the bartenders need a crash course. We will not be back . There are too many great restaurants in this town to waste our time and money here.
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Mixed first experience
Reviewer: Jennifer Foronjy
from Santa Barbara, CA
My husband and I live close to the Coast Restaurant and decided to visit for a few after dinner drinks on a Thursday evening. The atmosphere was beautiful and the woman who greeted us was professional, welcoming, and knowledgeable. We ordered two drinks and sat at one of the comfortable couches. After sitting for about 10 minutes, the bartender came to our table and blew out the large candle on our table, blowing a large amount of smoke in our direction. This was an obvious sign that he was ready to go home, which was confusing to me since there was still a rather full bar and it was before 10pm. We will go back to give it another shot, but we were a bit put off by the bartender.
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Has great potential, but doesn’t deliver
Reviewer: James
from Santa Barbara & Los Angeles
We had to give the new restaurant a shot and were disappointed. The food was mediocre, but maybe my expectations were set too high. Also, it seemed like the staff were disorganized and inefficient. . almost ‘Keystone Cops.’
The manager was engaging and mollified patrons. The food was not up to my standards on quality, presentation & creativity.
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so-so seafood
Reviewer: Taylor
from Santa Barbara, CA
Four of us went for an early dinner and I was a bit disappointed. The service was friendly but a bit inconsistent: our server was overzealous in taking our drink and appetizer orders, then a delay in delivering one of our apps and slightly unattentive through our dinner service. Our order of calamari seemed to be left over from lunch - not fresh or hot; they did promptly replace it and it was better, but not great. Dinner was fine - not amazing, not terrible. Once was probably enough for dining; the bar was bustling and may be fun to return for a drink with friends.
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Good for some, not for others
Reviewer: Caren R.
from Santa Barbara, CA
This is the first time I have dined at Coast and my review is pretty mixed.
Food: Food was good, not great. We were expecting more of a creative menu but it was no frill dishes and very simple preparation (ex, olive oil and spices only). Tasted good, but nothing we couldn't have cooked at home.
Atmosphere: I might be the only reviewer that thinks the decoration wasn't that great. My complaint lies more with the hotel lobby which just seemed really tacky from the chandelier to the rugs to the tapestry on the wall. Just not my taste. As you walk into the restaurant the bar area is really happening and busy. The restaurant itself reminded me more of a steak restaurant with the big booths and solid wood tables. They were cozy, but just not my taste. Seemed to draw a 40 plus crowd in the dining room. There was an older man sitting behind me that was raving about the restaurant so I think this restaurant could do well with some people but just not my cup of tea.
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RrRAWing Happy Hour
Reviewer: Andi ^..^
from Santa Barbara Goleta
The Uzualz have been hot and cold with the Rooftop at the spot , but happy to be in the nice new atmosphere at COAST with their tempting RAW BAR..HHMmm "RAW BAR" .. a new alias ?
Our party was 5- 15 and was quickly accommodated without a reservation , but I would strongly suggest it as the area around the bar is "cozy" but has room around for smaller groups.
The bar/dining manager was very attentive and made way for us localz.. A BIG plus .Great serivce from all the waiters and barstaff and we didn't have to wait too long for additional cocktails .
Speaking of cocktails the $4 cosmos were quite tasty and who can be $1 Shrimp and Oysters.
You need to try their tropical twist to bruscetta.. DeLISH. Serivce from Bar to bell even concierge, Ramon had a warm welcome for the localz .. The Uzual Suzpectz are definitly adding this venue to our"Uzual" list
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Could be great...but not yet
Reviewer: Mark
from Santa Barbara, CA
My friends and I were fans of the rooftop of Andalucía so it was natural to attend bar at the newly remodeled Coast. A friend organized a good size happy hour group and the date was set for a Friday night. We ascended on a standing room only bar about 5:30. The service was slow but that was to be expected with the mad rush of eager patrons although it did not improve like it should. By the end of their well priced happy hour, the bar was still in the weeds and appeared to be unorganized. The average sized service area was filled with a bar manager who did not know the prices and referred to the menu at least twice for our group alone, 3 bartenders one of whom forgot my drink order, what looked like a bar back and assorted wait staff all trying to move around and fill orders. At one point, we began ordering 2 drinks each so we didn't have to wait with empty glasses.
On the up side, the Grilled Red Snapper Tacos, Trio of sliders, Rusack Pino Noir and Palmina Pinot Grigio were well priced and delicious. However, the "specialty cocktails" were very weak and the calamari over fried.
We'll be back when they figure out the service issues.
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Welcome Addition to Downtown
Reviewer: Matthew
from Santa Barbara, CA
Other reviews are right about the decor of this place. They did an amazing job remodeling and it feels like you should be paying a lot more for food because the dining room is so classy. We were there on a weeknight so it was pretty slow, but our waitress was very professional. Replacing my silverware after each course was a little over the top but I went with it. My wife and I each had tortilla soup and had seafood entrees-swordfish was delicious. This place should do well: great location, fresh menu, and helpful service
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Not So Good
Reviewer: Seth
from Santa Barbara
First off it needs to be said that they did a great job remodeling the place. It’s beautiful inside really nice looking bar, neat tables and booths, just a very nice job. Although the menu and staff need help. The menu does not seem to make any sense. They have choices that are just all over the board from fish to a BBQ sandwich. The worst part is the food is really bad. I went with a party of 5. I had the flatiron which was plain tasteless, my wife had the salmon, which had to be frozen; my oldest son had the pulled pork, which was just ok but then again it was a sandwich. My other son has spaghetti which was some of the worst looking pasta I have ever seen, and my daughter had caprese salad which is something you would think be very hard to mess up, but again it was terrible, just way to much oil. Dessert was alright it but was brought in, but that’s ok since many places do it as well. The service was just ok, trying way too hard to be a fine dining restaurant and end up giving worst service.
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Casual sophistication
Reviewer: Ryan
from Montecito, CA
Ive been in twice in one week, once for happy hour ($1 oysters on the half shell) and just last night for dinner. The menu is simple but delicious and prices are fair. The restaurant is beautiful and the booths are cozy and comfortable. Will definitely return for a date or with family
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No roast for Coast
Reviewer: Meridith
from SB
Three of us went to Coast for happy hour on Monday evening and it was great. The redesigned restaurant and bar is a great improvement. Comfortable, classy, welcoming... the chairs are comfortable too! Between the 3 of us we had 2 cocktails, 2 glasses of wine, 1 beer and 3 appetizers which were filling and delicious. The bill was only $40.00. The service was friendly and efficient. Highly recommend it.
Then two of us went for lunch yesterday and once again were very pleased. The crab louie is delicious!!
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