Mecca Sports Bar

512 N Milpas St, Santa Barbara
(805) 966-7317

Recent Reviews

Chas T.

It has been closed since bars were shut down during the early Covid days. There's no sign that they are ever going to open again.

Thomas B.

Not too bad of a bad pretty good service so far. Nice quiet spot. I found it looking for another bar I couldn't find.

Matt R.

Was out of town on work and I dropped in for a drink with some coworkers. Good drinks, good vibes, good music, good bartenders. Will drop by next time I'm in town!

1GiantsMS

Looked for a casual lunch spot and this was terrific. Lots of seating and big screen televisions. Our server was terrific and we had the nachos. She recommended sharing and was correct. More than two of us could finish. They have a large selection of beverages available. It was somewhat quiet so easy to have a conversation. Sure it would be much louder when a game day. Right across from the arena and an easy walk from our hotel.

DayTrip26307464632

The upstairs bar staff are horrible. Took 20 minutes to be recognized i was sitting at the bar not even full, but that would require them to pay attention to their customers instead of chatting amongst themselves and waitresses. 20 minutes to order a spotted cow and wings. 30 minutes later I received said wings and beer. My friend ordered nachos and after 45 minutes of waiting for them we literally stood on bar stool and waived down the bar tender to ask about them. she went to check on them and came back with the nachos except the chip ends were all black and burnt and we didn't eat them.

JohnJ583

As far as a place to watch a game, this place is fantastic! Tons of screens that can watch your requested game and a monster main screen tv. Service was exceptional and very friendly by Felicia. She was helpful and attentive. Very good beer selection but limited food menu. Not many appetizer options but enjoyed the cheese curds. I have to say I was surprised that the bathrooms are on the second floor and there is only one unisex bathroom on the main first floor to service all customers. Seems like a pretty poor design after a few beers!

432mariamw

7 people behind the bar, no one else waiting to be served and I had still had to wait a long time to be place our food order. Apparently there’s a hierarchy and only one guy was the order taker. When it arrived, all sides (fries/tots) were cold, my husband’s “chicken sandwich” was cold tenders on a bun. My “avocado BLT” had cream cheese and no, or no discernible, avocado”. When I had to interrupt the 5-6 workers behind the bar to tell them about my sandwich they told they mix crème fraiche with avocado. We have been there before but are way too disappointed in the quality of the food and lack of customer service to return. Too many great food options in the area to repeat this mistake.

Traveling38915

We stopped by to eat a bite after touring the Bucks stadium. Love this place. I had a Fried chicken sandwich. Two very large chicken breasts on sandwich. Awesome. the cheese curds were to die for.

Up2Late911

Stopped in for a drink and a quick bite before going to a Bucks game. Game started at 7pm and we came in a little after 4pm. The person working the front desk asked if we had a reservation, which we did not. In a very smug voice, he announces that it will be at least an hour wait. Mind you, the restaurant was about a third full and the bar area had plenty of room. We were a party of two. We turned around and left. Good City Brewing next door was more than accommodating and didn’t care that we had a reservation.

Michael s

I ate here with my son before a concert. It is literally across the street from fiserv forum so it is beyond convenient. I had the burger and it was ok. My son had the beyond burger and said it was good. We also had chips and quac and salsa and that was good too. Our server was great as well.

Katie S.

Ghetto is the most appropriate word to describe this place. Violence is common here. Women steal wallets, Men jumping randoms because they feel like it. In the 3 years, I have lived on Milpas street, the police have always been called whenever they are open. It's just awful. Rather surprising this dump is still open, people have been stabbed here! Obviously, this place needs to be closed down! What a joke! Spanish Translation: Ghetto es la palabra más apropiada para describir este lugar. La violencia es común aquí. Las mujeres roban billeteras, los hombres saltan sobre cualquiera. En los 3 años que he vivido en la calle Milpas, siempre han llamado a la policía cada vez que están abiertos. Es horrible. Bastante sorprendente, este vertedero todavía está abierto, ¡la gente ha sido apuñalada aquí! ¡Obviamente, este lugar necesita ser cerrado! ¡Que broma!

185bpp

They were charging a $20 cover during NCAA TOURNAMENT. Really?!?! See you in August-not! Seriously, why would you do that?

DeGeeee

So… made reservations for 6 people 3 weeks ago. Followed up and made some changes to add two more by phone. All went well….. until we arrived?. No table was ready and when I asked for a booth I was told they were ONLY for people with reservations. ?. We had 5:30 reservations, so we could see James Taylor concert at Fiserv. We arrived at 5:35. Three of us were seated before others arrived. We sat at table for 30 minutes without a server. Then he came and we started ordering drinks and then the rest of us were all there. We asked to order right away because we had to get to the show. At 6:50pm I asked why we didn’t have our chips and guacamole yet….. 10 minutes later he came out w two baskets of broken little pieces of nacho chips and a shot glass full of guacamole and a shot glass full of salsa……I am not exaggerating. It was $10 per appetizer and there was a shot glass of guacamole !! The chips were so stale you could bend them. By this time we all had 2 or three drinks and gobbled them down anyway, because we were so hungry! At 7:15 we still didn’t have our food!! We had to leave because we didn’t want to be late for the show that started at 7:30, and unfortunately then after having to go over what needed to be removed from the bill, we were late for a concert ACROSS THE STREET! What a disappointment!

joshg875

Food was horrible, nachos were so bland. Mac and cheese looked like it was from a box. Super over priced drinks we had to wait forever for. Don’t be distracted by the cool location and environment.

patriciabY1900JF

We had tickets to go on the Edelweiss boat tour for early evening and needed to get something to eat. The Mecca worked out great and we were able to enjoy the very mild early October air. Brendan was polite and efficient . Our bill for a club soda, Old Fashioned, BLT with side, and grilled cheese with side was $32..really not bad for a downtown sports bar across from the Forum. We definitely would go back(but probably not when the Bucks are playing!)

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