recs for dinner & drinks for a nice ladies night out in Santa Barbara
hi all!
i'm coming from boston the first weekend of march for a bachelorette party. we're staying at the Franciscan Inn. from their site it looks like the hotel is close to the 101, on the ocean side near West Beach. i don't know the area at all so hopefully this makes sense! here's the link i'm looking at http://www.franciscaninn.com/where.html
it will be a large group, around 12 people at most. we're looking for somewhere that is low to moderately priced, with good vegetarian options (the bachelorette is a vegetarian), fun atmosphere, and appropriate for a low-key, civilized celebration (i.e. no penis paraphenalia involved).
i hope there are places nearby that fit the bill.
thanks so much!!
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santabarbarian
Jan 27, 2008 12:30 PM
I don't think the poster is looking for "culinary inspiration", but rather a place for decent food, decent price and a good ambience.
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santabarbarian
Jan 23, 2008 07:04 PM
The restaurants down in that area tend to be more "touristy" than anything, so you will probably have to go a little "further" out. However, there is a good small Italian restaurant, Emilio's down near the hotel.
http://www.emiliosrestaurant.com/For Vegetarian, you should visit "The Soj" (Soujourner Cafe) a mainstay of the city for decades. I don't know if it's big enough for 12 though. (Not many places in Santa Barbara ARE that big....) Spiritland Bistro would be delightful, albeit small.
http://www.spiritlandbistro.com/Epiphany is a lovely restaurant with a moderately priced menu with some mean martinis.
http://www.epiphanysb.com/Stella Mare's has a romantic feel and lovely ambience. Nicely priced menu.
http://www.stellamares.com/A hidden little jewel in town is Cafe Zaytoon, for Middle Eastern Food.
http://www.cafezaytoon.com/Down near the beach is Fresco at the Beach in the Santa Barbara Inn.
http://www.santabarbarainn.com/dining/
