Rare Society
214 State St, Santa Barbara
(805) 335-2088
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Food was good and staff friendly. However food timing was really off (potato gratin before my husband's appetizer, steak while half done with my appetizer) and music was too loud for ambiance.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
We only stopped for dessert but the bananas foster cheesecake was one of the best desserts I have ever tried.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
That's one of the best experiences from the service to the drinks to the food! Highly recommend this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stopped by for a drink before getting dinner next door at loquita. Cocktail was excellent. Only complaint was I’ve never paid $27 for a cocktail in my life. It was good, but not sure it was worth $10 mor than average. Whiskey sour was solid though. Recommend if money is of no concern.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
We had a reservation for a party of 10. The restaurant was very nice but was pretty much empty when coming in.
To start, we waited about 30 minutes just to receive our drinks, which felt unusually long even for a large group. When our main courses finally arrived, we were still waiting on the sides, which didn’t come out for another 30 minutes. At that point we all finished our main course and no longer needed the sides. Although our server was polite and apologized, he still brought us our sides and did not charge us for them for the long delay.
In addition, the staff assisting with cleanup were not nice. At one point, a fork was tossed onto our table, with no apology or acknowledgement. We noticed them whispering to each other repeatedly while glancing in our direction. For a restaurant that is this nice, it was not acceptable.
The food and drinks were amazing, no complaints on that point. I wish we had a better time here, because truly had great potential.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
Our family of three ate at the restaurant last night. Two of us who had an expensive steak ended up with a severe food poisoning. Not to mention our bill was $370. Please keep your money and save yourself a trip to emergency room and dine somewhere else.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great place with oysters Monday . $1 and oysters were some of the best I've ever had. Manager is a class act just like the restaurant .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very rudely turned away for daring to request a walk in for a party of 4 on the least busy Wednesday evening. Elderly manager lady was raging at the hostess for even considering seating us. Would avoid like the plague.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Simply amazing food, outstanding service, and overall great experience.
Order the meatballs appetizer with the bread and make a slider! Absolutely delicious.
And you should order the butter cake. It will make you rethink all the butter cakes you tried before.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Perfectly named - must be a meat lover to go here. We were four adults and had the Executive board and with some sides it was plenty of food. Service was good - seating a little close for me but a well done space. Unfortunately we had almost finished the board when I remembered to take the photo. Comes with a great selection of sauces.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Fantastic experience here: delicious food, and very attentive service. The music was a little upbeat for my tastes, but that was a very minor gripe. We ordered the ribeye, swordfish, roasted broccoli, and mashed potatoes. Everything was extremely good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wood Fried Broccolini, Whipped Potatoes
If I could give more than 5 stars I would. What a dining experience! Filet mignon was amazing. The dinner rolls were a luscious treat and my husband couldn’t stop talking about the Denver wagu cuts.
The weight staff was super sweet and friendly, and the ambience was cool. I will definitely stop here on my way back through town next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beautiful place with great wine. Server was wonderful and knowledgeable on local wine. Recommend to come do a flight!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Their steak and bourbon selections were great We walked in without a reservation and found a couple seats at the bar. That worked out really well. The steaks were amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Denver was beyond delicious but then came the butter cake ....beyond description ! The entire evening was wonderful !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Butter Cake, Wood Grilled Artichoke
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