Lilac Montecito

Lilac Montecito reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Kristin VIP

   Los Angeles1 review

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything we ordered was excellent. The portions were generous and the price was very reasonable.
   

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   Heath VIP

   Orange County25 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 5 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always delish ! Had a wonderful late lunch with a friend from Pasadena! As a vegetarian he had plenty of options and could not wait for desert!
   

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   Robert VIP

   Los Angeles16 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 23 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   My wife and I very much enjoyed our dinner at Lilac. We tried the sparkling non-alcoholic reisling wine, and it was very good. We shared the cauliflower as an appetizer, and both enjoyed the branzino for our main course. We substituted broccolini for the potatoes, and it was excellent. We shared the warm cookie and gelato for dessert. It was good, but not as great as I expected. Overall, a nice evening out and a great meal. We will return.
   

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   Ajda VIP

   San Francisco35 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on 16 February 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Mediocre food swrved in a pretty fresh ambience, too bad food wasn’t anything special, not even basic good, just meh. Chocolate cake was bad.
   

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   Melissa

   Denver1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing! The food, service, and ambience. My favorite restaurant (along with their Patisserie in downtown SB). Their menu has something for everyone, and the staff is very welcoming and attentive. It’s heaven if you’re gluten free, and a delicious experience if you’re not.
   

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   Jamie VIP

   San Francisco3 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 14 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   We really wanted to love this place and for the most part we enjoyed our meal, I think they might have been having an off night. Or maybe they were understaffed… our server just seemed annoyed all night but I think he was the only server. The food was great and we had the BEST bottle of wine. But at the end of our meal the staff started setting up the tables around us for breakfast the next day and it was just kind of odd… my husband and I were trying to have a romantic dinner and during dessert they were putting ketchup and hot sauce on the tables next to us. We laughed about it but I could see other people really not liking that. We will give them another chance for sure though.
   

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   Carey

   New York City1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 12 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Went here for our anniversary lunch and it was lovely. Excellent, attentive service and delicious food.
   

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   Robby

   Central Coast1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 9 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Didn’t know it was a gluten free restaurant! Everything lacked flavor.😒
   

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   Sarah

   New York City1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 6 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Such a beautiful restaurant with a great menu. I went to Lilac as a celiac with my 4 friends for dinner. They all loved it! They could not stop raving about how great it is! Will for sure be returning ♥️
   

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    Rachel

    Central Coast7 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on 2 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4

    I wish I liked the food better at Lilac. I like the concept. The space is bright and cheerful. Unfortunately the food is totally uninspired. Mine was truly boring, and not very hot. My sister was with me and she thought her food was a B- at best. I'm not going to go back.
    

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