David Simkins

Visiting Santa Barbara and feeling very hot following a long walk. Attracted by the bar for just a drink, but made to feel so welcome (thanks, Joe) that we stayed for a late lunch. Lovely, traditional Italian restaurant, clearly very popular with the locals. Excellent pasta, great IPA, and a nice glass of Sauvignon Blanc. Would definitely return.

Mona Chang

The waiter was friendly but when I asked for more bread, he didn't bring us any. The food was good. There's a special menu for lunch. Only $11.99. You have a lot to choose from

Food was ok. Staff was extremely nice, despite being very short handed. The atmosphere was lacking despite a great location. Music selection was more in tune with a 50’s style diner and food lacked flavor beyond garlic. Interesting menu options, had never seen such a huge piece of calamari- but it easily could have been prepared with more flavor/ something other than garlic to make it more memorable.

Vignesh Muralidharan

Had a really bad experience here. Staff working here were rude. 1. Sun was right on our face (we got a bad seating). We had requested for a different seating, and they were completely inflexible. 2. Eggplant parmigiana sandwich literally had no eggplant… when asked about it, our server was like “Oh, it’s closing time. That’s how it usually is around this time”. Hope they improve soon

Will Crawford

My wife and I couldn't finish our dinners, not that it tasted bad, but the meal wasn't sitting right in our stomachs. Got a doggy bag and took the food home. My wife was nauseated the next morning and couldn't hold it down, if that says anything. The staff was very nice and accommodating. The restaurant was busy (Saturday night, 730pm reservations) so it was a little loud and chilly as they left the door open but my fault for wearing a short sleeved shirt out on a cold night. We were served our water in plastic cups, where everybody else had glasses... I looked. Not that I care that much but for $120 for 2 people, it would have been nice. I ordered the jalapeño pork chops and my wife had the eggplant. The waitress explained their food to be "East Coast Italian" which we equated to be southern Italian, Sicilian, which is heavier, spicier, chunkier than northern Italian. Think Bucca De Beppo, without the family servings... And save yourself some money.

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Serguei Sofinski

Our dining experience was a disappointment. The server forgot about our wine selection and was generally distracted to say the least. Our food order got mixed up with wrong dishes served. Spaghetti and fettuccine were overlooked and lacked proper taste. On a positive note, calamari steak was good.

Serge C

Was very excited to be able to dine in again amidst all this covid-19 period. Unfortunately should not have picked Chase for my first meal at a restaurant after 3 months. They were extremely understaffed which is understandable after coming out of lock down but maybe they should have prepared more before opening their doors. Service was extremely slow. Sat there 30 mins only to be asked what we’d like to eat. We didn’t even have menus yet! We asked for bread and server told us they were out even though the other server was providing bread to other tables. Food was very mediocre and didn’t have much flavor. Also never got my side salad. Noticed that the workers in the kitchen weren’t wearing gloves or masks! Only good thing was the meal was fairly cheap.

Uncle Bits

The owner and staff at this restaurant appear to hate The People's right to film in public. Without a full understanding of our First Amendment and the stress testing of all of our freedoms, we can lose them. Especially in this political climate. They are famous on social media for their disdain of our freedoms. They need to educate themselves on our constitutional rights. Cannot recommend.

Justin Wright

I see that this establishment is temporarily closed. After watching the meltdown the owner had on YouTube, I understand why. Instead of using the opportunity to engage with camera men in a professional way showing the integrity of her establishment, she chose to piss all over the rights I fought for. None of my family or friends in Santa Barbara will ever patronize this restaurant again.

Elena L

In the picture you see a steak for $34, I asked for a medium-rare steak that should be red center and ooze with juice, and they brought me medium fried, if not higher, there was also a huge potato without sauce or anything. Is this what you offer your visitor? I am very dissatisfied with the taste and serving of the dishes. The steak in this restaurant is terrible. The bread they brought us was stale. We had a nice waitress, the service was good, and they had a nice interior, we waited 20 minutes for a table, it was a Thursday evening. I came here to eat delicious meat and was ultimately disappointed. I left hungry, the restaurant did not react in any way to what I said that the meat was overcooked, it was hard to chew and it was dry. The restaurant has good reviews and I hoped that I could have a good dinner here

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TheHonestReviewer

The waitress was curt and rude. We went there on the day of thanksgiving and I get it that there are very few restaurants that are open. That doesn’t mean that customers can be treated rudely. The eggplant sandwich items barely had any eggplant and the response was that they are running low on eggplant. If that’s the case, we should be informed to choose some other item, rather than being served a sandwich with very less eggplant.

Maroosh De

Edit: just checked my credit card, and these people changed the tip amount I had left on the receipt. They charged me more in tips. I unfortunately didnt keep the receipt so there is noway to dispute it. Keep your receipt! Or just don't go here. Shame. Food was just ok. I got the snapper piccatta with fettuccine Alfredo and it was too buttery. They have a $12.99 lunch menu that they keep kind of down low. Great seating though. State street has been closed for cars for covid, so all these restaurants have added ample outdoor street seating a la Paris. That was my favorite part of the experience. Service was ok.

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