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Cafe Del Sol
30 Los Patos Wy, Montecito
Phone: (805) 969-0448
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Reviews by the General Public
Always the Best, 10/16/2009
Reviewer: Terry
from Santa Barbara, CA
We have been eating here since the restaurant was in the Upper Village. Alfredo is the best! The food and service are consistently excellent. I can dine alone here without hesitation.
Jack and Emelie Sears pride themselves with quality and a friendly atmosphere. Our favorite place!
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Great, BUT, 8/30/2009
Reviewer: Mike B.
from Santa Barbara, CA
Great location, great drinks, very able bartenders. The service in the bar area is on the ball, only there when you want them. The food in the restaurant area is nothing special, good, not very good, overpriced for the quality and quanity. The service in the restaurant was I felt slow and even worse, when our check arrived, it included the order from the table next to us. Our server said he had not caught that and would fix it. That was NICE of him, BUT should not have happened. We might return for drinks before going elsewhere for dinner.
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The most consistent of all..., 4/12/2009
Reviewer: Herman
from Santa Barbara, CA
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Nice Location, But Extremely Overpriced, 4/5/2009
Reviewer: Dave
from Santa Barbara, CA
The restaurant's location and atmosphere is great, as it sits across from the bird refuge. The service was good, except that we had to wait several minutes to be noticed and seated by the host. However, the food seemed extremely overpriced. I spent $14 for what appeared to be 1 scoop of beans, 1 scoop of rice, and 1 small cheese enchilada that was no more than 6 bites. In this economy, best to spend your money elsewhere.
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Great Food & Great People, 3/2/2009
Reviewer: Donald
from Sonoma, CA
I live in Sonoma, California (wine country) and travel south to Los Angeles frequently for work. I have stopped at the Cafe Del Sol over 20 times in the last year. The food is always fresh and tasty. The staff our quick and friendly. In particular the host / manager, Alfredo is helpful and professional.
Traveling so often, it is nice to have a safe stop over spot with great food and friendly faces waiting for me in Monticieto.
Thanks to to the whole staff.
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some things should stay the same
Reviewer: dick/karen young
from reno nv
My husband and I lived in sant barbara for years. We try to vist Santa barbara once a year. We always stop to eat at Cafa De Sole. We get great service , and I love the Greek Chicken....
We give Cafe Del Sol 5 stars. P.S. Jack see you on the 4th of july.
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Wonderful breakfeast!
Reviewer: Hugo Wend
from Santa Barbara, CA
It was our first time eating at Cafe Del Sol in the summer of 2008. We were there for a wedding the day before our visit to Cafe Del Sol. I went to high school with the owner Jack Sears and wanted to reunite with him during our visit. The service was excellent. We could order anything on the menu or modify what we wanted. They were very willing to comply to our requests. The service was great. The owner, Jack Sears even came and joined us for breakfast along with his wife, Emily and his niece. We were not rushed, the atmosphere was welcoming and the scenery from the cafe was beautiful looking towards the ocean. If you ever visit Santa Barbara please try to eat at Cafe Del Sol and ask for Mr. Jack Sears and tell him that he was recommended very highly by Hugo Wend and family from Modesto California.
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THE Santa Barbara Restaurant!
Reviewer: Amelia
from Santa Barbara, CA
Being a Santa Barbara local, let me just say that I KNOW my way around Santa Barbara's restauraunt scene! So I feel, with complete confidence, that I can applaud Cafe Del Sol as one of the best restaurants of our lovely piece of paradise! From the moment you enter the doors, you are enveloped by a sense of homely warmth and a charming mexican atmosphere. The fabulous Alfredo is there to greet you, the rest of the staff is friendly and efficient, the food is flavorful and delicious (but wear stretchy pants!), and they have the BEST margaritas in town! At the Cafe, you're greeted with good food, good vibes, and even the owner himself bartends almost every night (say hi to Jack!). Word to the wise though, make reservations for weekend dinners! El mejor, Cafe Del Sol!
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I dont get it
Reviewer: Doreen
from Santa Barbara, CA
Since moving here Ive heard alot of people mention this restaurant. We finally make it there last night and I really dont get it? No hostess when we walk in waiting a long time finally some man comes sits us. Waiter was extrememly preoccupied and the place was not that busy. Brought wrong entree. Meals came extremely floating in butter and cream. Weird menu. Service horriable, meal extremely fattening- sure tastes good but who needs all those calories and extra fat?
There was a whole weird vib in the whole restaurant. Like maybe all the employees were fighting or something? The bar is filled with alot of heavy drinkers.
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You Call This Decent Mexican Food?
Reviewer: Mike
from Santa Barbara
Visited Cafe Del Sol yesterday.. I ordered the Beef Enchilada and margarita, she ordered chile relleno, and my son ordered a Chicken Burrito... In all cases the food was mediocre, bland, and non-representative of decent mexican food at any price. The only respectful part of the meal was the margarita which was excellent - - in which I observed a table of 7 only order margaritas, chips(excellent salsa), and guacamole (lousy) before leaving. Does that tell you something?...
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Cafe Del Sol
Reviewer: Jessa
from Santa Barbara, Ca
My finance and I decided we wanted to start trying new restaurants for our date night and this was first on the list.
Upon arrival, we waited 10 minutes just to be noticed. It took another 15 minutes to set up our table, outside where there was nobody. We ordered our chips and guacamole and my fiance ordered himself a margarita. It had to be, hands down, the WORST margarita I've ever tasted in my life. Our food finally arrived and it was unimpressive at best. He ordered bacon wrapped stuffed shrimp with veggies and rice...The rice was about as impressive as microwaved uncle ben's rice pilaf. The veggies were over cooked and came from a mass cut store bought mix. It was obvious by the slices. I ordered the Chicken Relleno. Slightly better.
Overall this place was totally un-authentic. I was under the impression it was Mexican food. I was wrong. Horribly overpriced, for five bacon wrapped shrimp and fake rice and veggies it was $25... For what you pay there you could go to Opal and have a high class dinner. A total disappointment we will not return.
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Perfect little wedding
Reviewer: Breny
from Santa Barbara
Starting first i would like to thank Alfredo for making our perfect and beautiful wedding reception. Alfredo and all the staff made all of us feel so special and the service was the best. All the staff was friendly. The food was amazing good. And i will be going back again to eat there. Thank you once again to all the staff of cafe del sol.
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