Top 10 Best American Restaurant in Santa Barbara, CA - July 2022 - Yelp
  • Best american restaurant in Santa Barbara, California

  • Reunion Kitchen + Drink
    Takes reservations
    Outdoor seating
    • Waitlist opens at 9:00 am

    “was great! Kids menu Great for large crowds Outdoor seating Indoor dining Food was fresh Great wait staff Plenty of parking American cuisine” more

    • Outdoor dining

      Delivery

      Takeout

  • The Black Sheep

    “citrus, but I guess I could describe it like Dalandan or Calamansi (more Dalandan- I'm Filipino-American more

    • Outdoor dining

      Delivery

      Takeout

  • Finney’s Crafthouse - Santa Barbara

    “Great bar or American food. Anything wrong with the order they more than overcompensated for. Everything we ordered for food was fantastic” more

    • Outdoor dining

      Delivery

      Takeout

  • The Shop Kitchen
    Outdoor seating
    Speaks Spanish

    “Clearly this is an Americanized version for people who can't handle spice. No salsa on chilaquiles? What” more

    • Outdoor dining

      Delivery

      Takeout

  • Boathouse at Hendry’s Beach

    American Food. I was expecting better quality and better tasting food. The water itself tasted weird” more

    • Outdoor dining

      Takeout

  • SB Sunshine Cafe
    Vegetarian friendly
    Gluten-free friendly

    “with the food, it's reasonably priced Mexican-American breakfast/lunch fare, but the service more” more

    • Outdoor dining

      Delivery

      Takeout

  • The Cruisery
    Locally owned & operated
    Established in 2018

    “street does the same old same old style of American. Even the nicer ones, while they taste great” more

    • Outdoor dining

      Delivery

      Takeout

  • Benchmark Eatery
    Outdoor seating
    Pet friendly

    “of a french style (eggs very well whipped and a crepe-like texture ) and a fluffy American style” more

    • Outdoor dining

      Delivery

      Takeout

  • Bossie’s Kitchen

    “With June/Pride month coming to an end, I wanted to toss out a final review for a fabulously owned LGBTQ, Asian and Women-owned business. When they first…” more

    • Outdoor dining

      Delivery

      Takeout

  • Jill’s Place

    “On a recent trek up to Santa Barbara, my friend and I hit Jill's up craving some steaks! Jill's was on point! It was very reasonably priced and the quality…” more

    • Outdoor dining

      Delivery

      Takeout

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    "This place is wildly overrated with its busy line and bland food. The chilaquiles is a joke. Clearly this is an Americanized version for people who can't handle spice. No salsa on chilaquiles? What is even happening. Just squirts of sour cream. I should have known better and looked deeper into the contents of the menu items. The fried chicken Benedict aka the tugboat had a very hard and weird texture on the bready part underneath. Overall very disappointed I bothered coming here, I had high expectations with all the hype. Guess Santa Barbara can't do food like LA."

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