Alcazar

4.4 (108)

$30 and under

Tapas / Small Plates

1812 Cliff Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93109

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About this restaurant

Innovative
Neighborhood gem
Romantic

Years ago, before paved floors, Spanish bar keeps would cover their drinks with a napkin to keep dust from falling into their customers' drinks. The napkins eventually evolved into small plates to hold food and from there, the food on top of the drink became known as "tapas".

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Tapas / Small Plates
Hours of operation
Brunch: Saturday - Sunday: 8:00 Am - 1:00 PM; Dinner: Monday - Wednesday: 5:30 Pm - 10:00 Pm, Thursday: 5:30 Pm - 11:00 Pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00 Pm - 11:00 Pm
Website
http://ALCAZARTAPASBAR.COM/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Catering
Thank you for choosing Alcazar for your event! We require a 50% deposit to secure all events

Location
1812 Cliff Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93109
Neighborhood
Santa Barbara
Cross street
Meigs Rd
Parking details
Street Parking

Reviews

OpenTable reviews from verified diners

Reviews from people who have dined at Alcazar.

4.4

(108)

4.4Food
4.4Service
4.2Ambience
3.0Value

Noise • Moderate

108 Reviews

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BelindaS
Los Angeles2 reviews
5.0
Dined on August 30, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It’s an Awesome restaurant! Food is so delicious! We were celebrating my niece’s 60th Birthday and she and her husband just loved it! It was very special to her! My cousin and her husband were there with us and it was their first time and they would absolutely be back!
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Richardh Gold
San Francisco37 reviews
5.0
Dined on August 25, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Really nice meal good food good service great value for money
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MichaelR
Palm Springs2 reviews
5.0
Dined on August 11, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
One of our favorite go to restaurants for last minute decision. The service and food is always very pleasant and it is a restaurant that seems to draw a nice collection of clientele
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motoman
San Francisco6 reviews
5.0
Dined on August 9, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
great food and service... lots of good and different tastes
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WendyS
Central Coast1 review
5.0
Dined on July 29, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Enjoyed the food. Service was amazing. I felt special and well taken care of.
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DVisitor
Los Angeles12 reviews
2.0
Dined on July 21, 2018
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Servers were pleasant but inattentive. Paella wasn't really paella, just overly salty rice with some seafood on top. Brussel sprouts were super salty and flavorless. Mushrooms were ordinary. Sangria was a total rip-off: a glass of ice with a little bit of sugary-cinnamony wine. Place was so noisy, I could barely hear my friend across the table. Totally overpriced.
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CindyL
Central Coast7 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 21, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We loved the date with a pig! We could have keep ordering them all night except then we fell in love with the sliders! My shrimp were gloriously huge and cooked to perfection! The braised beef and polenta scrumptious as well as everything we tried! Awesome brut rose champagne and dynamite mojitos! The staff perfection!
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Shawn Gold
San Francisco39 reviews
4.0
Dined on July 4, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 5
Cutest little place. Decor amazing, cozy (1 more fan would be great for hot days like today), but not a deal breaker. Food is AMAZING, everything we had was delicious, Patas Bravas was not very traditional and potatoes are spicy not just the sauce. (For my daughter). But boy was the food good, perfectly seasoned - get the Mushrooms! Drinks are super yumm, real mixology, not just some bar drinks. The food will have us come back, but the downfall here is that they are quite busy with 14 tables and only 1 server and no busser. Server is host, waitress, runner, and busser. This does not work for a tapas place - it is too fast paced! We would have ordered at LEAST 4 more dishes and 2 more drinks had the service been faster. And this was NOT the fault of the server, she was truly amazing and organized, barely keeping everything running. Shame on the owners for making her work so hard by herself - and they may think they are saving $ only having 1 person staffed, but the quality of attention with a chat with your server along with the fact that I would have spent at least an additional $75 for only 30mins of extra service (and we where only 2 people, imagine if every table was like us)? I am a chef, and everything here is great, but the owners Must wake up to the fact 1) they will make far more profit if they have more staff and 2) customers spend more when their server can spend even 30 seconds bonding or going over the menu - she was great, but running around like a chicken with her head cut off - Not cool. All of the bad reviews state this same issue - this place could be sooo amazing if you can cure this issue. Food is good enough to try again, but if the pace was to be repeated, I would have to give my business to other area tapas places where I am actually ‘cared’ for. :)
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SBCook Gold
Los Angeles19 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 4, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Wonderful neighborhood gem. Great tapas, happy hour. Gracious service - just a wonderful atmosphere.
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OpenTable Diner
New Mexico3 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 22, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was an amazing meal, the drinks where super yummy, we didn’t have a bad bite. It was the prefect tapas
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Tapas / Small Plates
Hours of operation
Brunch: Saturday - Sunday: 8:00 Am - 1:00 PM; Dinner: Monday - Wednesday: 5:30 Pm - 10:00 Pm, Thursday: 5:30 Pm - 11:00 Pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00 Pm - 11:00 Pm
Website
http://ALCAZARTAPASBAR.COM/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Catering
Thank you for choosing Alcazar for your event! We require a 50% deposit to secure all events

Location
1812 Cliff Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93109
Neighborhood
Santa Barbara
Cross street
Meigs Rd
Parking details
Street Parking

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