Carlitos Café y Cantina

Great birthday celebration!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Guacamole in a Molcajete

Outdoors at a strip mall. A bit noisy.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

So helpful good service and

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Halibut Ceviche

Great restaurant in Santa Barbara. Fast and friendly service , delicious asada burrito and guacamole is awesome. Price in restaurant was higher than on website

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ate outside both times we ate here and it was wonderful. Even when it was super busy, our waitresses would be attentive. Food was fantastic…loved the pozole! Great salsas too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Guacamole and Chips, Pozole

Went twice and enjoyed myself both times.
I sat outside and enjoyed the weather.
Has a nice variety of typical Mexican food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa

Fish tacos, delicious. Had a dog companion so nice outside seating available to accommodate.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food and margaritas were fantastic! They have a combo plate and a generous selection of other options, including vegetarian. There's limited parking at their location, which is nice, since a lot of places around that downtown area dont have any at all. It's also very close to the walkable downtown area. The wait staff were friendly and quick. The food came out pretty fast, too, even though they were busy. Beautiful outside seating area with a fountain, candles, and speakers playing acoustic Spanish guitar. Will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shrimp Empanadas, Guacamole in a Molcajete, Sizzling Fajitas Platter, Chips and Salsa

The WORST Mexican food I ever tried!!! Salsa tasted as it’s from supermarket! Tacos were dry and no flavour! Terrible guacamole , no salt, no pepper, no lime, no cilantro!
Waiter didn’t pay attention!
Do not recommend this place to anyone!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

We came following a local's recommendation. We were not disappointed. The authentic Mexican food was all delicious. We sat outside on their large patio this evening and it was very pleasant. However, they do crowd a lot of tables out there and they were all full on this holiday weekend.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

We were celebrating a friends birthday and the manager asked us to leave because there was a reservation for the table. We were not there more than an hour. I will never go back again. Rude and unprofessional.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

We were passing through Santa Bárbara and we found Carlitos, the fish tacos, the atmosphere and the service were very good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tacos de Pescado

Great Mexican food, tip automatically included.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good food and plentiful, nice atmosphere

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great Mexican food, great service. Excellent value for money. Also recommended for cocktails.