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Diners' Choice: Great for fine wines restaurants in Santa Barbara

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Updated October 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the most notable wine lists in Santa Barbara? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

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Stonehouse at San Ysidro Ranch

4.9

4.9 (2533)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Santa Barbara

About the restaurant

The Stonehouse, located in a beautiful 19th-century citrus packing house, offers an unparalleled dining experience. Guests can unwind in a relaxing lounge with full bar service or enjoy the ambiance of the separate dining room, complete with a crackling fireplace and world-class views. Chef Matthew Johnson creates evocative regional cuisine, utilizing fresh herbs and vegetables from the Ranch’s organic chef’s garden. The Stonehouse boasts the only Grand Award-winning wine program in Central California, ensuring an unparalleled selection of wines to complement your meal. For a unique twist, visit the restaurant's speakeasy for before or after dinner drinks, where you can enjoy expertly crafted cocktails in an intimate, nostalgic setting.

Top review

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Ralphvip

Dined 1 day ago

Always a wonderful and memorable experience whenever we dine at The Stonehouse. Great property.

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San Ysidro Ranch Meyer Lemon Tart

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Sunday Champagne Brunch

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The Secret Cellar

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Bouchon - Santa Barbara

4.8

4.8 (5374)

$31 to $50

Californian

Santa Barbara

About the restaurant

We are delighted to have added additional outdoor seating but Santa Barbara nights are chilly so bring a sweater or light jacket!

Fresh, local ingredients, prepared with care. Excellent wines that reflect the quality and character of our region and work in concert with the cuisine. Warm, inviting ambiance, service at a relaxed, leisurely pace. Santa Barbara ‘Wine Country Cuisine’ means we source our ingredients using an ‘as-fresh-and-as-local-as-possible’ approach, with fish from the Santa Barbara Channel and produce from the surrounding countryside. We then take into account how these flavors can be presented in concert with our local wines. We believe you’ll taste the difference. Bon Appètit!

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Vanessavip

Dined 3 days ago

Wonderful dining experience! Thank you to the professional staff here for making it a memorable anniversary dinner for my husband and I. The food was incredible…so much flavor and depth to the dishes. Thank you

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Dungeness Crab Cakes

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Bouchon French 'French Onion' Soup

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4.8

4.8 (2843)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Montecito

About the restaurant

LUCKY'S is widely known for its exclusive selection of USDA Prime steaks, fresh seafood, farmer's market vegetables, no-nonsense cocktails and world class wine cellar.
For take-out, please call the restaurant.
We do not accept bar table reservations online, please call the restaurant.
For larger parties, please call or email the restaurant directly.

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Thomas

Dined 5 days ago

Wonderful experience with and amazing staff! Luck’s is always a 10/10 experience!

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Monday - Chicken Pot Pie with Morels

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Intermezzo By Wine Cask

4.7

4.7 (1744)

$31 to $50

Californian

Santa Barbara

About the restaurant

Intermezzo by Wine Cask
New Menu by Executive Chef Mossin Sugich

Modern American cuisine with a Mediterranean twist

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Diana

Dined 6 days ago

Enjoyed a lovely meal in the courtyard last night to celebrate 2 birthdays. The food, service and ambiance was excellent as usual. The beet salad was delicious!

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Lemon Caper Chicken Breast

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Toma Restaurant & Bar

4.7

4.7 (5424)

$31 to $50

Italian

Santa Barbara

About the restaurant

Toma Restaurant and Bar a waterfront bistro, located along Santa Barbara's picturesque Cabrillo Blvd. Experience Santa Barbara waterfront's most romantic restaurant. Savor exquisite Italian and Mediterranean inspired dishes from Santa Barbara's seasonal bounty, supporting our local fisherman, farmers, foragers and food artisans. Pour over local and Italian wines along with a full bar of handcrafted cocktails and spirits. Enjoy warm and attentive service while dining window side with a view of the enchanting Santa Barbara harbor.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined today

My husband and I celebrated our 41st anniversary at Toma. The experience was wonderful. We enjoyed the squash blossoms, rigatoni and gnocchi. I highly recommend this restaurant. The service is also excellent.

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Lilac Montecito

4.6

4.6 (128)

$50 and over

Contemporary European

Montecito

About the restaurant

A new gluten-free fine dining experience.

Now open!

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Jamesvip

Dined 2 days ago

It was very nice and we definitely go back. We chose to have breakfast which was outstanding.

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Ca' Dario Cucina Italiana

4.5

4.5 (603)

$31 to $50

Italian

Goleta

About the restaurant

Anything grilled is "divine" and the rest of the menu is "delectable" at the "charming" Italian in Santa Barbara known for its "excellent" execution of "simple" pasta, meats and other classics plus a "fantastic" wine list with many available by the glass; it's a local "favorite", so reservations are a must.

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Amanda

Dined 3 days ago

Such great serving crew, great wine menu. Food was delicious and everything was correct

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4.4

4.4 (1251)

$50 and over

Steak

Santa Barbara

About the restaurant

The signature fine dining restaurant located at The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara, Angel Oak brings elevated California coastal cuisine to the perfect venue. The oceanfront restaurant offers a California Coastal steakhouse menu curated by Chef Diego Seitour.

Complementing the Angel Oak dining experience is a premier cocktail program and exclusive wine cellar that houses the restaurant's 5,000-bottle collection.

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For parties with 8 guests or more a 26% service charge fee will be added to your final bill. For all guests there will be an 8.75% California State tax added to the final bill.

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Scottvip

Dined 3 days ago

The service was top notch. Joe and Sarah were both amazing and treated us very special. The food and drinks were amazing. We celebrated my birthday here and they recognized my special day. A bit pricey but it’s the Ritz in Santa Barbara. What’s not pricey? I highly recommend a visit here and sitting out on the patio with heaters and blanket made it cozy and a fun experience.

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Grilled Mushrooms

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Holdren's Santa Barbara

4.4

4.4 (937)

$31 to $50

Steakhouse

Santa Barbara

About the restaurant

Holdren’s Steaks & Seafood, located on State Street, serves up a delicious and diverse menu of seafood and steaks, where the portions are always generous and the prices always reasonable. Our surf and turf menu, including our favorite bacon wrapped stuffed shrimp or our USDA prime steaks that are charbroiled over a mesquite grill, is complimented by an extensive wine list, a healthy assortment of premium spirits, and a selection of signature drinks. Daily meals can be enjoyed in our cozy, and dark saloon-inspired dining room, or on our outdoor patio. The indoor dining room is adorned with brown leather booths, dark wood paneling, and funky artwork lining the exposed brick walls. Holdren’s has been voted as the best steakhouse multiple times by the Santa Barbara Independent’s Reader’s Poll and by the Santa Barbara News Press’ Reader’s Choice Awards.

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Travis

Dined 1 day ago

Consistently good! Our hands down go-to for an enjoyable dinner. Wonderful ambiance, great servers, and top-shelf food. Best bang for the buck in Santa Barbara!

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Grilled Shrimp Cocktail

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Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon

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4.4

4.4 (298)

$31 to $50

Indian

Santa Barbara

About the restaurant

Modern Indian food featuring local produce and seafood paired with a robust low-intervention wine program curated by Alejandro Medina and James Beard Award winner Rajat Parr. Located directly across the street from the historic Granada Theatre in the heart of Santa Barbara's ARTS District. Join us in our lively, signature pastel pink dining room.

Michelin Guide Central Coast Selection 2021, 2022 and 2023

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Robert

Dined 3 days ago

Amazing food and great atmosphere at their new location!

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Crispy Cauliflower

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