La Paloma Cafe in Santa Barbara

My now husband and I held our wedding reception on the semi-covered patio (we did a patio buyout) at La Paloma Cafe (wedding of 52 people). It literally could not have been a better experience. The staff were friendly, thoughtful, attentive, and overall incredible. The food was INSANELY delicious (guests, as well as my husband and I, are still raving about how incredible the food was). The ambiance was romantic, beach-y, and intimate. Additionally, we had some very individuals present with VERY serious allergies, and the staff/kitchen went above and beyond to ensure everyone with allergies were safe, felt safe, and had delicious food options available to them. Although La Paloma Cafe doesnt have a traditional dance floor, they bent over backwards accommodating us, creating a mini dance floor for the first dance/father-daughter dance/mother-son dance. It was beyond beautiful. Our only regret was not purchasing 2 more hours because we had the best time of our lives (ANOTHER REVIEW TO BE POSTED ONCE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS ARE RECEIVED).

Beautiful restaurant with excellent service and great food. 100% nailed the up scale Santa Maria style bbq flavors with unique offerings. Highly recommend the blue fin chorizo, the tri tip, and best of all was the carnitas. 10/10 dining experience!

I was browsing Google maps for a place to take my wife to eat lunch after her training, decided to make a reservation for 2 at La Paloma Cafe on the patio on a Friday at 1:30. Bobby was our waiter and we had such a great experience! Bobby was extremely knowledgeable and friendly, even made some excellent wine recommendations. We ended up buying 2 red wine blends from Mexico, Inizio and Chateau Domeco. My wife had the smash burger and I had the Wagyu tri tip dip. I couldnt decide between all the side dishes so we ordered both the freshly made slaw and the hominy. The food was outstanding, and so was the service and the atmosphere. I highly recommend Paloma!

Top notch restaurant with style and class. A fine place for special occasions or taste appreciation. The large potato wedges meet all the requirements for the ideal French fries-crispy, chewy, hot, lightly salted. Food has sustenance and oomph that only a great chef can create and put pull together. The desserts are a must, as well as are the oysters. Santa Barbara has style and beauty and so does this restaurant. Even without reservations you can get seated.

We had such a great experience here! Only in town for one night and wow what a fun time! Erick, our server, got us everything we wanted and needed from start to finish. He even recommended the BEST side dishes for each of our entrees! Cannot recommend enough, great food and stellar service!

We decided to have our rehearsal dinner here in May and could not be happier with the experience! Lynee was great and responsive during the booking process. The servers took great care of us as well. The location was perfect and walking distance to where many people were staying. The food was out of this world good! Loved the brussel sprouts, cheesy hominy, tri-tip and the chicken. The drinks were delicious, especially the Paloma! Everyone said great things about the food and service. Cant wait to come back!!

Yum! We had a fun evening at La Paloma! The interior is nice and cozy, food was delish, service was top notch! The Carnitas was the table fav. Loved the Christmas decoration.

So good they get a review while I’m at the restaurant. The service was great. The staff was very friendly and found a place for us to sit even without a reservation. The ambiance is great and the building the restaurant is really cool. There is plenty of heaters for the outdoor dining. They also have blankets if you need one. There is a cool mural that sits over the bar. It is conveniently located near the walking streets. Now the important things the food. The menu is small but the food is a grand slam. The entrees were so good and we ended the meal with their pot de crème and bread pudding. They were amazing. Be sure to make a reservation. You can’t go wrong eating here.

A gorgeous spot with outdoor seating, located on a quiet street near downtown SB.We were not that impressed with the food. For the price, it didn’t hit either fine dining in terms of taste, or Mexican in terms of authenticity. Staff was friendly and efficient, and our starter arrived quickly. Go for the ambience but temper your taste bud expectations.

Got the local ahi amongst a few appetizers. The ahi was suggested medium rare which I ordered. It came out genuinely ice cold, beyond rare. They recooked the same piece to well done. Nothing was offered to reconcile their mistake. It was overall decent - solid flavors on the dishes but I wouldn’t return with how their mistake was handled. No real apology for undercooking and then overcooking the fish.