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L'Antica - Santa Barbara

4.3
4.3
125 Reviews
$31 to $50
Unspecified
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L'Antica Pizzeria Da Michele, the world-renowned Neapolitan pizzeria, debuted in the heart of Hollywood in 2019 as the first U.S. location. Our second restaurant opened in 2022 along the historic State Street in Santa Barbara. The restaurant's authentic Neapolitan pizza is made using the same centuries-old recipe, techniques, and Italian imported ingredients at its original restaurant in Naples, established in 1870. While Head Pizzaiolo Michele Rubini helms the famed pizzeria, Executive Chef Giuseppe Gentile oversees the taverna, serving Italian and Mediterranean specialties. Guests who visit L' Antica Pizzeria Da Michele are welcomed into beautiful “piazzas”, which serve as central gathering points as they watch pizzas being prepared in the restaurant's imported stone oven.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 10 times today

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Cuisines
    Unspecified, Italian, Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service
  • Hours of operation
    Mon, Sun 12:00 pm–8:30 pm Wed–Sat 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (805) 770-8055
  • Website
    https://damicheleusa.com/santabarbara/
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Location
    1031 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
  • Neighborhood
    Santa Barbara
  • Cross street
    Cross street is Figuerora.
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Additional
    Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 125 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3
4.3 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 4Value

Noise • Moderate

125 Reviews

  1. KNSB

    Central Coast

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 14, 2023

    overall2food3service1ambience2
    Food is good, but overpriced. Service was extremely slow and inattentive even though the restaurant was not crowded.

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  2. Cob427

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    The restaurant only needs two things. The pizza is superb. It needs 30 to 40% sound deadening in the main room and it needs a real Air actuation system to take some of the smoke out of the main dining room. Other than that you guys nailed it.

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  3. Dinnerfor4

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on September 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We dined outside on the patio and it was beautiful! The food was delicious and the service was great. I highly recommend.

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  4. SharonAnnie

    San Francisco

    11 reviews

    4.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on September 8, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Four of us shared a Margherita pizza, the eggplant roll-up appetizer and two salads. The food was very good but not outstanding...same for the service. One shocker: one person ordered two Arnold Palmers, which were quite small, and was surprised to see that she was charged $6 for each of them. That's pretty much unheard of in Santa Barbara...can't remember the last time I saw somebody charged for a second glass of what's essentially an iced tea, or for a soft drink. We suggested to our server that he might mention that there would be a charge for a "refill" on a non-alcoholic beverage but he didn't seem inclined to do so. Perhaps the charge is the restaurant's policy. If so, it's not a good one!

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  5. ChrisG

    San Francisco

    7 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on August 31, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Food is outstanding!!! The outdoor fountain was lovely and the service was very nice. Looking forward to going back

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  6. Lapoint1

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The door was amazing! Straight from Napoli with chef Service and all. We LOVED it. Our server was so Lovely and proud to be there. Can’t wait to go back

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 26, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience1
    First of I was really hopeful that SB location would be better..we had terrible experience at the Hollywood location but the service treatment here in SB was the worst Ive had so far to date.it was a Saturday afternoon..not too many people..we got seated at 2:30pm and didnt get any water or anything for about 30min! kept waving somebody but they dont seem to see us..my husband had to order a to go order from the bar and he told the guy that weve been waiting for a server but nobody is coming and that we would just place an order from him and eat it at our table..turns out he placed an order with the manager! he did not even explained to us what was happening! took another 25minutes when we found out our food was sitting there at the bar.. we were eating cold pizza and pasta from boxes..food was so so..maybe because we already had bad taste from the service..No apologies or explanation from anybody..I asked the lady at front about talking to a manager but nobody came! Really disappointed! Would not come back here again!!

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  8. LPGT

    Palm Springs

    36 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    36 reviews

    Dined on August 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The restaurant has a really fun, vibrant vibe, the staff could not be friendlier or more helpful. We have eaten there twice and the food is absolutely delicious, do not skip dessert ! We made a reservation for next week to bring friends who have never been there.

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  9. BiancaH

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 19, 2023

    overall3food5service2ambience4
    Great food and service, when you can get it. This was our second visit and we had to hunt down our waiter for water, to order, to bring out a dish, and for the tab. We also asked for our pizza to come out at the same time as the pasta we ordered since the first time the pizza got cold while waiting, and we again waited about 40 minutes for the one pasta dish after getting the pizza. We waited about twenty minutes before just starting to eat our pizza which by then was room temp and we didn’t get to enjoy our pasta by the time it came out.

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  10. KiritS

    Los Angeles

    20 reviews

    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on August 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing service from our server, Bogdan, who took a lot of time to explain how many of the items were prepared, and how L’Antica did things differently. Absolutely amazing food. A live band at the early part of evening helped improve the experience, setting the right tone.

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  11. SherriS

    Los Angeles

    14 reviews

    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on August 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    My favorite Italian restaurant in New York is now in Santa Barbara!!! Strolled down State Street looking for a good lunch stop and saw L’Antica restaurant. Was so excited that I knew we we had to eat there. They had a nice lunch menu but we went straight for their main menu. The pizzas and pastas are incredibly delicious. The pizza crust is light and the perfect texture. The salads are great too. We ordered and ate way too much for two people but then had enough leftovers to take back home for dinner. Staff and servers were wonderful as well. Highly recommend.

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  12. w354

    Los Angeles

    13 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on August 13, 2023

    overall2food2service2ambience2
    Salads are really a low point here: Caesar had no punch - truly bland and over dressed. Citrus salad felt like it came out of a bag with a real junior high school presentation. Sausage pizza featured under-seasoned sausage and the cheese just lay there in huge clumps - really unappealing. Pastas somewhat better but overall, there's too many good Italian choices to go back.

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  13. OpenTable Diner

    Charlotte

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 4, 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience2
    Under staffed, slow service, poor communication among staff, server didn’t know the menu items

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  14. BobP

    Chicago

    45 reviews

    3.0

    45 reviews

    Dined on August 1, 2023

    overall3food5service1ambience3
    The pasta with marinara sauce was outstanding. The pizza was good but not outstanding. Our Server rushed us through the entire meal and stood right next to us, We will not return.

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  15. OpenTable Diner

    Portland

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 27, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    The pasta was the real MVP. Great pizza, great service. Will be back for sure!

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  16. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 27, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Pizza was great, classics Neapolitan style, pasta was a bit thicker than we like but excellent short rib ragù; octopus was a bit chewy so might not do that again but the meatballs are very flavorful and tender, melt in your mouth. It was very hot! Granted a heat wave but no AC, so we didn’t stay as long as we would have otherwise.

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  17. aviichen

    Los Angeles

    8 reviews

    2.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on July 22, 2023

    overall2food2service4ambience4
    Pizza was burnt

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  18. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 22, 2023

    overall2food4service1ambience3
    Food great service poor. Ordered drinks which never came….

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  19. Frauh

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 11, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience5
    Pizza was black in places on the bottom and the crust. I had to hand the waiter my dishes to get them off the table since he wasn't going to take them off the table after we finished our meal. On your reservation system it asked if it was anything special; birthday, etc? I noted celebration. Didn't have any help from your restaurant in celebrating our occasion. Why did you ask the question? Curious.

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  20. SheilaM

    Hawaii

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious food. Great ambience outside. Wonderful service.

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  21. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on June 17, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience5
    Unbelievably good crust, but the flavor on the pizza was just OK 

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  22. NancyN

    Tampa

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on June 16, 2023

    overall5food4service4ambience4
    Fun place and true Neapolitan pizza - we lived in in Napoli, this is the pizza style and taste of Napoli, which I love and miss

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  23. bkgilk

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 13, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    We enjoyed our experience at L'Antica. We had a patio table and when we asked to have the propane warmers turned on, it was done immediately. There was something about the Margherita Pizza that made me want to keep eating it. Hard to explain. The pesto pasta was a bit over-sauced, but flavor was very good. The service was very friendly. It was a nice experience and I would recommend L'Antica.

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  24. Katrina

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 11, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience2
    Honestly, saddest day ever. We got there and honestly it felt like we were forgotten. They served the food at different times, it took forever to get water. Yes they apologized for the delay, but I saw other people being treated better than we were. It was our anniversary so we were so depressed how we were treated.

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  25. JamieM

    San Francisco

    8 reviews

    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on June 10, 2023

    overall3food4service3ambience3
    We were visiting for the evening from out of town and my partner loves authentic Italian style pizza, so I made a reservation. When we arrived, on time for our reservation, we waited quite some time to be seated. The host seemed surprised that we had a reservation, though the restaurant was busy enough and he found it when we gave him our name. My partner wanted the margherita pizza with ham on it. The server checked with the chef who for some inexplicable reason would not accommodate the request, even though other pizzas had ham on them. I can understand restaurants with policies on no substitutions-but rejecting the opportunity to upsell by adding a pizza topping you already have belies common sense. My partner’s pizza was delivered first, and I waited, and waited for the scallopini my partner ordered. I watched expectantly as food runners passed by with plates for other tables. Eventually our server dropped by and told us that “because the pizza is so authentic, it comes out one by one” and usually before other dishes. This piece of information would have been nice to know when I ordered and about 5 to 10 minutes earlier when the pizza was delivered. The scallopini was okay. The broccolini that came with it was probably the biggest surprise-it was very flavorful! I love it when restaurants take the time to make the sides something special, rather than an afterthought. All in all, the food was pretty good, not great and the service was lacking. The environment was loud and the music was a little too loud for my liking. If I were looking for Italian again in Santa Barbara, I would not likely come back.

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  26. Ninerjan

    Central Coast

    26 reviews

    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on June 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful food and service. Not rushed. Will definitely continue going.

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  27. JandK

    San Francisco

    9 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on June 5, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    Quality of the food is good but prices are high. Our pizza needed a few more minutes in the oven because it was soft and soggy at the tips of the slices. The pesto pasta was amazing! Service was distracted and not very attentive at all.

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  28. OpenTable Diner

    Central Coast

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Bogdan our waiter was fantastic as always. Love the food!

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  29. Momo

    Central Coast

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Felt like i was in Italy. Very authentic and wonderful staff

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  30. DickWilkins

    San Diego

    7 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on May 20, 2023

    overall2food3service2ambience3
    My wife and I dined Friday at 5:00. We intended to share three items. The beet salad was excellent and perfect for two. The shirt rib pappardelle was underwhelming as it contained only a modest amount of ground short rib. Pizza was not delivered with pasta as ordered and after three glasses of wine over a considerable time, we cancelled pizza. Average wine. Very expensive. Slow service. I would recommend going to Toma or Olio Pizzaria.

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  31. SBSonja

    Los Angeles

    23 reviews

    4.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on May 19, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Delicious thin crust pizza and wonderful salads! with very drinkable Italian wines. We're fortunate to have L'Antica move in here.

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  32. BarbaraB

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 12, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Our waitress was very attentive and helpful! All the staff was cordial and friendly.

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  33. Andi

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on May 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    LOVED IT! Went twice during our Santa Barbara vacation!

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  34. Ciaobella

    Italy

    5 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 2, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    Food underwhelming House music way too loud Took forever to get pizza and when it arrived it was cold

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  35. SteveM

    Palm Springs

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 1, 2023

    overall3food3service5ambience4
    Great service. Wine...you are six thousand miles from Italy, I get it's an Italian restaurant but you're in the wine country of the USA with great wine at great prices, no shame in offering California wine. Zucchini flowers...little too much cheese and breading for me but wife loved them. Cesar salad ...great! Pizza....good, typical Neapolitan but kitchen needs to show some love and respect to the craft. Spread the cheese evenly, some slices had no cheese at all! And CUT IT EQUALLY!, sloppy is unacceptable. Pasta.... Good but lacked finesse in the sauce. Cacio e Pepe was little heavy. Tiramisu.... cream was delicious and velvet smooth. Lady fingers were hard and crunchy, ( really? ) again a little finesse here. Chocolate chips were a distraction. Sunday night dinner, not too busy, this is when a kitchen should shine, show some love and keep those seats full.

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  36. MrCake43

    Phoenix

    86 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    86 reviews

    Dined on April 30, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience3
    We had the citrus fennel salad, meatballs, and of course, the margarita pie. All were outstanding and met our very high expectations. Service was solid and friendly. Only gripe was the seating which was tight, and even a bit claustrophobic. Opt for a high top or outside for best seating and this won’t be an issue.

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  37. truthindining

    Central Coast

    26 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2023

    overall2food2service3ambience2
    First visit will be our last visit. Pizza was soggy and burnt all at the same time. Wine was good. Spaghetti was mushy. Meatballs were just fine. Tables are way too small for the size of the plates. The servers were excellent. Very upbeat and attentive.

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  38. TerriE

    Los Angeles

    43 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    43 reviews

    Dined on April 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Service was very nice and great wine list by the glass. Great beet salad and pizzas were large and delicious---like Northern Italy pizza :) We'll be back!

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  39. CharlesP

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 25, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    We were greeted and seated, but after sitting there for almost 15 minutes without any server coming by our table to ask if we would like to order a drink or provide water we got up and walked across the street to another restaurant.

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  40. Ninerjan

    Central Coast

    26 reviews

    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our dinner was one of the best we’ve had here in Santa Barbara. The staff was very attentive and always happy to answer any questions. Definitely will go again.

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  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily

  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

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L'Antica - Santa Barbara is rated 4.3 stars by 125 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 10 times today
Google Map for L'Antica - Santa Barbara

1031 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Cross street is Figuerora.
  • Neighborhood
    Santa Barbara
  • Hours of operation
    Mon, Sun 12:00 pm–8:30 pm Wed–Sat 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Cuisines
    Unspecified, Italian, Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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