The Chanticlair
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Eclectic and funky space with 10/10 food. Friendly service. Menu changes nightly (not sure how they pull that off!). Only in Santa Barbara for a few months and this is our go-to spot. Cannot get enough of it. Do NOT skip the bread and butter (black cultured butter with activated charcoal) — probably the only menu fixture. Wednesday supper club is the best!
A Wonderfully Whimsical Culinary Adventure!
What began as a curious little date-night discovery turned into one of the most memorable dining experiences we've had in a long time!
We were seated in the intimate, wonderfully whimsical Alley Cat dining room, with its Victorian, almost Alice in Wonderland atmosphere. It felt as though we'd stepped into a delightful little world of our own.
We decided to surrender to the experience and order the chef's tasting...read full review
What began as a curious little date-night discovery turned into one of the most memorable dining experiences we've had in a long time!
We were seated in the intimate, wonderfully whimsical Alley Cat dining room, with its Victorian, almost Alice in Wonderland atmosphere. It felt as though we'd stepped into a delightful little world of our own.
We decided to surrender to the experience and order the chef's tasting...read full review
What began as a curious little date-night discovery turned into one of the most memorable dining experiences we've had in a long time!
We were seated in the intimate, wonderfully whimsical Alley Cat dining room, with its Victorian, almost Alice in Wonderland atmosphere. It felt as though we'd stepped into a delightful little world of our own.
We decided to surrender to the experience and order the chef's tasting menu. What an extraordinary decision!
We began...read full review
We were seated in the intimate, wonderfully whimsical Alley Cat dining room, with its Victorian, almost Alice in Wonderland atmosphere. It felt as though we'd stepped into a delightful little world of our own.
We decided to surrender to the experience and order the chef's tasting menu. What an extraordinary decision!
We began...read full review
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 5 - 8:30PM |
| Thursday | 5 - 9PM |
| Friday | 5 - 9PM |
| Saturday | 5 - 9PM |
| Sunday | 10AM - 2PM |
The Chanticlair is a restaurant in Santa Barbara with an eclectic and funky space and friendly service. The menu changes nightly, and there is a vegetarian and a vegan option tasting menu. The food is good to great, with stand-outs like the crudo, squash, and chicken liver toast. The price is fair ordering ala carte. The cheese board was only brie, and it came with little jam cubes. The bread and butter dish came with very little bread, and the water comes in teeny tiny glasses. The 5 top table, which was a hightop with tall chairs, was not the most comfortable place to sit. The chef's tasting menu began with a beautifully fresh Morro Bay oyster with mignonette, followed by a refreshing melon-cucumber gazpacho, exquisite seared ahi tuna over a delicate avocado mousse with trout roe, melt-in-your-mouth sea bass with squid ink and little pickled cucumbers, and tender, thinly sliced steak accompanied by crispy potatoes and chimichurri. For dessert, the chocolate crunch cake and carrot cake were exceptional. The chocolate cake had a delightful crispness without being overly sweet, while the carrot cake was wonderfully light, fluffy, and delicately spiced. The Alley Cat dining room has a Victorian, almost Alice in Wonderland atmosphere. Do NOT skip the bread and butter (black cultured butter with activated charcoal). Wednesday supper club is the best, and the Mad Hatter brunch was so delicious.