A Hsu

I had an incredible dining experience at Laquita in Santa Barbara. The atmosphere is warm, vibrant, and inviting — the perfect setting to enjoy authentic Spanish flavors. From the moment we sat down, the staff made us feel welcome with friendly, attentive service and great menu recommendations. The food was exceptional. The paella was rich and aromatic, cooked to perfection with a wonderful depth of flavor

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Anna Zucker

We went for an early dinner and had great service. Food was delicious and plentiful. The cheese plate was nice sized with an interesting fennel marmalade. We had a fabulous artichoke dish and the paella was excellent. An outstanding meal.

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Lauren Orcutt

Absolutely incredible. Gorgeous upscale plating, creative fascinating dishes/combinations, mind-blowing taste. Best octopus we've ever had. The goat milk custard with honey, caramelized onions, and peaches was my favorite. This place is SO pretty - delightful ambience. Eat outside!! I can't wait to go back.

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Paula

The service, food, and presentation were all excellent. The drinks were also commendable, and the servers demonstrated thoroughness in inquiring about food allergies and offering appropriate alternatives or substitutions. While street parking is limited, the city parking lot across the street is a viable recommendation.

+6

Beautiful and energetic Spanish space with tapas, paella and cocktails. Everything we ate was fantastic! The staff were very helpful and recommended excellent choices. I cannot wait to return. Make reservations and have a great experience.

Tahlia C

Get the courtyard seat if you can! The greenery is an excellent vibe to accompany the fresh fare. I’d suggest getting ample bread to soak up the delicious sauces of the dishes (we were starved when we got there so it was a no brainer from us). They’re also dog friendly :) the sweetest pug patiently sat across from us through the meal!

+2

PSKat

Absolutely delicious! The seafood & squid ink paella is a solid 10/10! Definitely a reason to visit SB more often :) Great atmosphere and friendly service🤌

Tony Marks

Amazing dinner experience at Loquita! We came as a family with two kids and everything exceeded our expectations. The seafood paella was outstanding — full of flavor and perfectly cooked. The beef carpaccio and pulpo were also excellent. Even the kids’ chicken tenders were surprisingly good. Service was friendly and efficient, and the atmosphere was warm and lively without being too loud. Prices are fair for Santa Barbara, and the quality definitely matches what you pay for. Highly recommend this place if you’re visiting State Street. We’ll be back next time!

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Mike Ringer

Loquita is an absolutely amazing culinary experience. The presentation is great; the variety of tastes, flavors, and smells is well crafted in every dish. I highly recommend the paella in whatever variation strikes you as appealing. Each one has its own charms; all three variations are a complete food adventure you will not regret. Reservations a week or more in advance are highly recommended if you don't want an extended wait for a table on a Friday/weekend/holiday. A word about atmosphere: the dress code here is mostly as you are. Don't show up straight off the beach, but you'll find everything from suits and dresses to shorts and Hawaiian shirts among the patrons. This is a popular restaurant, so it will be busy and it can get a bit loud at peak dinner rush. Finally, the service team here is friendly, helpful, and prompt. All of this said, expect a fine dining price, because that is what you are getting. With desert but no alcohol, we were north of $65 per person before tip. Thank you Loquita team! We enjoyed ourselves thoroughly and we hope to be back at some point in the not-too-distant future.

+2

Marine Marine

We loved the food at Loquita. We highly recommend you eat here if you’re in Santa Barbara. The Spanish food is just simple delicious and made to perfection. The paella is a must as well as the chuletón and the crema Catalana for dessert.

Ivan Udovenko

Absolutely amazing Spanish cuisine! I haven’t enjoyed food like this in a long time. The atmosphere truly makes you feel like you’re in Europe, the staff is incredibly friendly and attentive, and every dish was delicious. An outstanding dining experience — I will definitely be back!

This place is truly amazing. We wandered in here and didn’t have an idea what a lovely and popping restaurant it was. The food was to die for , I think we ordered every starter. and the craft cocktails are all so intentional flavored. The staff even sent over champagne flutes halfway thru our meal and that just made our night 🥹. Service was also so prompt and perfect. Thank you Loquita!

Gloria G

Daniel was great and provided great service. We didn’t feel rushed and everything tasted amazing. I loved the crudo and thought the price was worth the quality. The ambience was perfect too.

Wen

Absolutely amazing. Beautiful presentation and chic decor. Friendly and prompt services. Fresh ingredients and tasty dishes. We ordered Croqueta De Seta, Carpaccio De Carne, Pulpo A La Gallegos and Mariscos Paella, all impressively delicious. What a culinary experience, definitely a highlight of our month-long US trip. Thank you Loquita Santa Barbara team!

Jack Bao

The food here is Spanish inspired with tapas and paella. Simply phenomenal. Sat at the bar, skipped the line and actually got the best service!! Bartenders are real mixologist and you can order the full menu. Go with the squid ink seafood paella. To die for.

The night I fell in love with paella. Incredible! Every bite - an explosion of elegant flavor! Beautiful outdoor patio created a perfect backdrop to enjoy a stunning dinner!

Yes! Plenty to share and well flavored delicious food. The ambiance is very elegant and the place is quiet enough to have a conversation

Yes! Plenty to share and well flavored delicious food. The ambiance is very elegant and the place is quiet enough to have a conversation

Excellent place, they saved our anniversary dinner since we had a bad experience in another restaurant of the area that night.\nSo welcoming! food was delicious, they let us enjoy our dinner althou…

I love Loquita! The place is lively without being overwhelming. The outdoor patio is cute and heated. Our server, Sammy, was exceptional. He was so knowledgeable about the menu and what dishes are …

Yummy in my tummy, waiter was tall and nice to me, paella too good. Definitely the best food in santa barbara

Was recommended by my sister, all the dishes were delish. The gambas dish and salad stood out the most to us. The octopus was very tender. Our server was quick and kind. Ambiance was great.

Phenomenal food and kind service! Best Spanish restaurant I've ever been to and the back patio has such a cute ambiance.

Was recommended by my sister, all the dishes were delish. The gambas dish and salad stood out the most to us. The octopus was very tender. Our server was quick and kind. ambiance was great.

Phenomenal food and kind service! Best Spanish restaurant I've ever been to and the back patio has such a cute ambiance.

For my money, this is the best restaurant in all of Santa Barbara. I've taken several coworkers here over the years and they always want to go back when we are in town.

Probably one of my favorite Michelin Bib star restaurants in Santa Barbara. I visited this place for my bachelorette twice during our trip. Once for dinner and once for drinks at the bar. Both time…

Great vibe, king mushroom and octopus are delicious. Desert is amazing! Have to try it.

Yummy tapas with great vibes--indoor and outdoor seating just steps from the beach. The crudo and seafood paella were standouts--plenty of seafood and the texture of the paella was spot on. Tapas-s…

Delicious food and great support when reserving for a group dinner. The paella and sangria were highlights of the meal. The location was great, walkable to our meeting hotel and other lively bars.

Delicious food and great support when reserving for a group dinner. The paella and sangria were highlights of the meal. The location was great, walkable to our meeting hotel and other lively bars.

We were six women on a "girls' trip" to Santa Barbara. Loquita was everything we had heard about and more. The service was excellent, food was delicious, and we even had dessert with a candle for o…

We were six women on a "girls' trip" to Santa Barbara. Loquita was everything we had heard about and more. The service was excellent, food was delicious, and we even had dessert with a candle for…

We were six women on a "girls' trip" to Santa Barbara. Loquita was everything we had heard about and more. The service was excellent, food was delicious, and we even had dessert with a candle for o…

Interesting tapas to be shared. The vibe inside is great and the patio is even better. It’s in the Funk Zone on lower State Street, but easy public parking nearby.

Great place to eat and authentic food. We have been to Spain innumerable times and this is the real deal! They have amazing tapas/pinxtos and great paellas! Wonderful selection of vermuts and a wi…

Visiting from the UK and we stopped in Sta Barbara for 2 nights. Chose to eat at this restaurant for our wedding anniversary, and so glad we did. Excellent service throughout with warm and welcomin…

I can't say enough great things about this restaurant. We had a patio spot on a beautiful night in Santa Barbara. The food was absolutely incredible, and our waiter was attentive without being "t…

The seafood paella was excellent and enough to share with two people. The outdoor space is really pretty and the wine paired with the paella was good. The pan a cotta wasn’t my favorite, but was we…

The seafood paella was excellent and enough to share with two people. The outdoor space is really pretty and the wine paired with the paella was good. The pan a cotta wasn’t my favorite, but was we…

The seafood paella was excellent and enough to share with two people. The outdoor space is really pretty and the wine paired with the paella was good. The pan a cotta wasn’t my favorite, but was we…

Fabulous food! Highly recommend. Especially loved the tuna crudo. We also had the chicken paella, shrimp in garlic sauce and some croquetas to start. Everything was good. We'll be back when …

First, our server, Dakota, was exceptional! She gave us great advice on food and wine. She has a great personality. Next, the food … wow! We had three tapas and finished with the vegetarian paella.…

Outdoor dining at this Michelin-mentioned restaurant is a treat. Tapas courses offer creative sharing plates for every taste. Service is excellent. The wine list offers a huge array to choose from.

outdoor dining at this Michelin-mentioned restaurant is a treat. Tapas courses offer creative sharing plates for every taste. Service is excellent. The wine list offers a huge array to choose from.

So many samey and rather bland seafood and Mex restaurants in California and so this was the shining gem we were looking for. Great service and atmosphere and cracking quality authentic Spanish cui…

One of the best pailla specially the vegetarian one Very nice ambience mushroom croquettes were one among best Nice desserts

We love tapas, so we had to check out Loquita. The outdoor seating area was lovely and the food was quite good.

Nice dinner place. I wanted to love it, but I think on balance it's very good but not quite five stars. Food was good, but uneven and a little expensive for what you get – standouts included the crudo and champinones. I'd pass on the broccolini next time. Service was good and outside patio was nice.

The paella was excellent, and the atmosphere was lovely. Although reservations can be hard to get, the overall experience was well worth it. One small suggestion: I hope the host stand could be a bit more attentive to seating comfort. We were seated in a spot with direct sunlight in our eyes, even though other tables were available. Aside from that, everything was great.

p86111

Food is good I like the gin tonic its big and refreshing other drinks good too The tapas are good The tuna peaxh one, the ham croqueta, octopus The beef carparcio is big The paella dont have much rice but its good You can also put shrimp aside if allergy Also have nice outside seating too The dish also come out quick

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Nice enough place. Drinks and food are pretentious and over priced. I was recommended a drink that was the one of the worse things I have ever tasted. It was a tequila, elderflower, jalapeño, and cil…

I'm giving this 4 stars only because I believed it to be overpriced for the quality of the food.\n\nOutside of that, the presentation was wonderful and service was good, especially for how busy the…

I would say $190 for two people including tip without alcohol is $$$$ rather than $$$.\n\nIf you're in for a splurge, Loquita is a good experience, recommend sitting outside in the lovely garden ar…

I would say $190 for two people including tip without alcohol is $$$$ rather than $$$.\n\nIf you're in for a splurge, Loquita is a good experience, recommend sitting outside in the lovely garden ar…

Our server Sammy was super attentive and super helpful with his recommendations. \nThe outdoor dining area was so cute, despite the colder weather the heat lamps and the cute lights kept the atmosp…

Renee Lee

OVERALL EXPERIENCE: Some of the dishes were a hit or miss for us. Unfortunately, not enough for me to need to come back. DOGS ALLOWED: Yes! Patio seating available. AMBIANCE: We were seated on the patio, which was nice for a summer night. They had umbrellas but some areas still had some debris from the tree falling on the table (and in our food and water). ORDERED: [5/5] Crudo with passionfruit and citrus: MUST ORDER!!! This was the best thing we ordered!! [1/5] Carpaccio de carne: the cut was chewy and the flavors of the truffle manchego did not pair well. [3/5] Patatas bravas: you would think you can't go wrong with potatoes... there was too much going on with the three different sauces. [2/5] Broccolini: maybe it was just the pieces we got? but they were very tough! a bit difficult to eat. [3/5] Chorizo y pollo paella: the chicken was tender and moist, the shishito peppers were tasty, the bean was a disappoint (as I was really excited thinking it was a roasted garlic), and the rice was not bursting with enough flavor (some areas tasted like the rice was either overcooked or undercooked). I was also a bit disappointed that the crispy rice at the bottom was not as crispy. Needless to say, I was a bit disappointed by this dish. They are known for the gin! So we opted for: [3/5] Costa Blanca: was hoping the blood orange flavor would be more prominent, but this drink disappointed. there was a strong taste of medicinal herb, and it was not good... [5/5] Maravilloso: refreshing! and the apricot rosemary foam was a nice touch! SERVICE: Service was great! Staff were very friendly and attentive. PRICE: ~ $50+pp PARKING: Not certain about structure parking, but there is plenty of street parking. We walked from out hotel, which was convenient. Food: 3/5 stars Service: 5/5 stars Venue: 3/5 stars

+5

Very delicious food. We ordered seafood paella, mushroom, spanish omlet, broccolini, garlic shrimp, everything was great. However, our seats were arranged next to the door with people coming in and out while there were actually still plenty of empty tables. Our bill was charged extra payment for a bottle of wine that we never ordered. Thankfully we discovered it. A bit concerned for the service quality.

I’m sad to write this review because I was so excited to eat at this place during my visit at Santa Barbara. To start, I made a reservation about a month ago and I had to still wait 20 minutes for my table. The service was not very welcoming. I love Spanish food and that was one of the reasons why I wanted to come here. Having tried many Spanish restaurants I can say that the few things I tried here were very average or bad. The croquetas and cheese plate were just alright and the carrilleras were too salty. On the other hand, the Tempranillo wine was great and the olive oil cake was good. Lastly, the service took a long time between dishes, and even though I was hoping to try more things in the menu, the food was taking long enough that I started to feel full between dishes. Maybe I had this experience because it was Valentine’s Day which tends to be a bustier day for restaurants, but in this case I think the staff should be ready to handle this situations in a more welcoming way.

I got the Yukon gold potatoes, the jumbo prawns, and the chorizo paella. The potatoes were good however the jumbo prawns were absolutely delicious with the bread. The choice of paella was good, but m…

I got the Yukon gold potatoes, the jumbo prawns, and the chorizo paella. The potatoes were good however the jumbo prawns were absolutely delicious with the bread. The choice of paella was goo…

We stopped in for happy hour, which they don't have. So we sat down and ordered the carpaccio to share and a glass of vino tinto. First of all, glass of wine was barely filled to a decent level. …

Unimpressed. The paella was a letdown -- bland, lacking any real depth of flavor, and served in a portion that hardly justifies the price. For a dish that should be rich, aromatic, and layered with…

Went on a Saturday night.To start: Parking is a nightmare. We were seated on the patio which was lovely. This is the best I can say. The drinks are expensive - very little wine for the $$ -- Don't ev…