Buena Onda Empanadas | Restaurant • Catering • Events

724 E Haley St, Santa Barbara
(805) 679-3320

Recent Reviews

MARIO FERRANDO

Very good place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Stellan Cook

The food was really good and their outdoor patio area is beautiful, but trying to find parking was annoying.Parking: There were only 3 spots in their lot, and if they're full you have to try and find street parking

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Caprese, Chicken Empanadas, Dozen Empanadas, Empanadas De Carne, Choose Your 12 Favorite Empanadas

kimberly Coria

Delicious! A must when in Santa Barbara. We tried their carne and chile verde empanadas both of which were great. And don’t get me started on the chimi papas… perfection! The atmosphere is great to meet with a group of friends and family or a date night. I can’t get over how great it all was.

Jason Y

Food fantastic as always. Service deteriorating.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 2

Claudio Lapidus

Excellent in every way!!! Matias the owner is a champion and the attention is super friendly!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sebastian Franco

Food is simple yet tasteful. It does a great job at representing some of the most popular dishes in Argentina. Also a good spot to watch soccer games, including the Argentinian league, champions league, and international matches.Parking: Parking is limited and tight spots, but plenty around the neighborhood

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Caprese, Chimi Papas, Beef Empanadas, 3 Empanadas and Side

catto lee

Wow! Great empanadas. I was salivating waiting for my order as I watched the other orders go by. Really great flavours and hot chimichurri was bang on. Heat but not so much to ruin the food. I'm from Toronto so very disappointed that I am not close by or I would eating here every day!! My favourite!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shaheer Sajid

Excellent empanadas, very nice outdoor seating area with lights.Highly recommend getting a 3 empi combo with the chimi papas. The chimi papas are just so good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Chicken Empanadas, Chimi Papas

Rafael Sanchez

By far, it was one of the best empanadas I ever tried.Highly recommended!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dozen Empanadas, Beef Empanadas, Serrano

Joy Li

Horrible HORRIBLE service. DO NOT COME HERE. We waited for almost an hour and they didn’t even put our order in. They served us water and that was it. Mind you, we are the only customers at the restaurant at 4 pm. What do you think we’re doing waiting in your patio then, if not for food? We had two young kids with us patiently waiting to eat. If I could give zero stars, I would. Very disappointing.This place needs to do better.

Service: 1

Dee

They need more help especially now that they expanded their outdoor seating no

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 2

Nihar Pol

Service is too slow. I waited 10+ minutes before my order was taken and flagging the waiter was practically impossible because they spent most of their time inside. I know the staff are busy doing multiple things but overall the service experience was poor. I had to go inside to pay because they never came to my table with the check.Empanadas are small so you need to order at least 3 per person. Chicken empanada did not have much chicken.Parking: 3 spots

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Chicken Empanadas, Pollo

David B

I was here for a private event and the outdoor patio space was excellent. Food and service were also very good, I'd recommend this restaurant for a casual private event with self serve buffet style food. They had vegetarian options which was also good, and the empanadas have different shapes depending on the filling so you can be sure to tell which are which when they are served.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nate K

Meh….. not bad, not great…. Just meh.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Juan Ignacio Soldani

Delicious empanadas, relaxed atmosphere, very nice. Impeccable attention, everyone super friendly and attentive. Definitely to recommend and

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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Buena Onda Empanadas | Restaurant • Catering • Events

724 E Haley St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
(805) 679-3320